Magic Seven Layer Bars

Magic Seven Layer Bars

I grew up knowing this treat as Seven Layer Bars. Others know it as Magic Bars. So I guess I’m just gonna hafta call this recipe Magic Seven Layer Bars!

Magic Seven Layer Bars

Magic Seven Layer Bars

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Healthy Almond Coconut Granola

Healthy Almond Coconut Granola

I’m always making granola of one type or another but never seem to actually post recipes. Maybe because in real life I’m more of a dumper than a measurer, at least when I make granola. This Healthy Almond Coconut Granola, though is just too good to be missed, so I measured! Feel free feel to tinker, though, to suit your tastes.

Healthy Almond Coconut Granola

Healthy Almond Coconut Granola

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German Chocolate Cookies

German Chocolate Cookies

Just the other day I got an email from the New York Times “What to cook this week.” Do you get them? They charge a subscription for their site but you can view the recipes in the email at no cost, at least for a while. They’ve become kind of a highlight for me, just a minute or two of reading editor Sam Sifton talk about food. One of the food items he mentioned recently was German Chocolate Cookies.

German Chocolate Cookies

German Chocolate Cookies

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Coquito - A Coconut Rum Cocktail

Coquito – A Coconut Rum Cocktail

I kind of fell in love with the idea of the Coquito – A Coconut Rum Cocktail, before I ever had my first sip of this cocktail concoction. Thinking back, I’m not even sure where I first heard about the creamy, frothy, coconut deliciousness laced with Rum and touched with cinnamon that is the Coquito. Def not when I was growing up in Iowa, lol! The Midwest weather, especially in Minnesota, where I live now isn’t traditionally considered to be too hospitable to people used to warmer climes – or even to us born here. The Coquito will make me forget all that, even though it’s January, now!

Coquito - A Coconut Rum Cocktail

Coquito, a creamy, frothy coconut & rum cocktail

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