Toffee Pretzel Bark

My to-bake list is a mile long. I always get so excited for fall and the holidays, I love to bake for friends and family and neighbors. I bookmark recipes all year long and usually end up with so many recipes I don't know where to start. I've had this Pretzel Toffee Bark recipe on my list forever it seems and I thought I needed to test it out before making it for friends and family. Because that's the kind of girl I am.

 

The great thing about making bark is it's fairly easy. If you can melt chocolate, you can make bark. This bark is a layer of dark chocolate that is mixed with toffee pieces and pretzel pieces. It's then covered with white chocolate and toffee and pretzel pressed into the top. It's easy, it's fast, and it's delicious. Perfect for holiday gift giving!!

I cannot recommend this bark enough. It would be a refreshing change from peppermint bark over the holidays. Although I do love peppermint bark too! I made this bark with some girlfriends one night and it's so easy you can make this AND enjoy a watermelon martini at the same time. Here is the official recipe, from the Brown Eyed Baker food blog: Toffee Pretzel Bark.

Happy Friday and thanks for stopping by!!

Scalloped Circles

From the first day I bought my scalloped circle punches, I've been in love. I have the 3 inch and 2.5 inch punch and I use them all the time. I have seen these grid/block design layouts and I finally got around to trying one. And I brought out my trusty punches to help me out.

 

I used some lovely Lost & Found My Minds Eye papers that I purchased from Scrapbook Express. I love the matching buttons and bling and labels that go along with the papers. My favorite is the big bling/pearl swirl.

No wait, I think the buttons are my favorite!

 

I love the blues and greens of this line, makes me think of the beach. Do you think I could take my scalloped punches to the beach? That would be awesome, my two favorite things in one place. I'll try not to get sand in them.

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Cards with Scraps

I have a love/hate relationship with my scraps. I love to save them to use for a rainy day, but it rarely rains in Southern California. I hate to store my scraps and then I forget I actually have them and then end up in the recycle bin anyway. So in an effort to tip the scales more toward love, I decided to tackle my scrap pile. And make some cards.

First up...Bo Bunny scraps, Papertrey Ink sentiment and using the Cricut for that strawberry!

Isn't it cute with the added bling? Bling makes everything better.

Next up...Echo Park scraps, lace paper scrap and more Papertrey Ink stamps.

  

Yes, bling does make everything better!!

Hope you all have a happy scrappy Monday!!! Thanks for stopping by today...

My Heart

Want to see what my heart looks like? It looks like these 2 cuties...

 

They like each other, it's proof!!! Actually, i'm kidding. They really do like each other. I am lucky that they get along so well. Most of the time. Kayla thinks Kevin is AWESOME and he watches out for her on the playground at school. Although he's getting too cool to admit that. 

Lots of fun shapes...rectangles and flowers to make a banner...

A big circle and flags for more embellishing...

Hope you're having a great Saturday! We have soccer, soccer, and more soccer today. Hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes

Oh, Pumpkin. It's the quintessential fall flavor. Making pumpkin muffins in the spring just doesn't seem right. But come September, pumpkin is the hot flavor for sure! And I jumped right onto the pumpkin bandwagon to make these great little cheesecakes.

These little cuties were made in a cupcake tin. You add the cupcake liners, drop in a gingersnap for the bottom crust and then fill with pumpkin cheesecake mix. So easy!

 

Add some whipped cream and a drizzle of caramel and you got yourself a nice little pumpkin treat. To kick off the pumpkin season!

If you are in the mood for some pumpkin baking, check out some of these recipes. I can personally vouch for them all. 

Pumpkin Spice Granola

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins 

Pumpkin Scones

Happy Fall Baking everyone!!

More Soup for Me

Hi Everyone! Is it fall yet in your neck of the woods? It's not really fall here, still hot and more hot. But it is cooling down a bit at night, which is definitely nice. And my husband made Chicken Tortilla Soup tonight for dinner and it was fantastic! Here is the link to the recipe we used: Chicken Tortilla Soup. So good, even better as leftovers.

And here is another kind of yummy soup, Jillibean Soup!

It's Dutch Mustard Soup again and some fun corrugated cardboard shapes!

One more bowl card for you...

 

Yes, i'm still madly in love with Baker's Twine. The Twinery has some new colors out that i'm dying to get my hands on!!

Hope your Tuesday was fabulous...Thanks for stopping by!

Hammock Time

Happy Monday! When I was on my scrapbooking retreat last weekend I brought along some Jillibean Soup papers I've had for a while and haven't had the time to play with. I really loved this Dutch Mustard soup collection when it came out earlier this year. And I finally had a chance to use it for something.

 

We had a great camping trip to the Sequoias last summer and this is just one of a zillion photos I took on that trip. This hammock is always a big hit when we are camping!! I love all the letter stickers and embellie stickers that come with the Jillibean Soup lines.

Lots of fun punchouts and shapes as well. I *heart* Jillibean Soup.

I hope you all had a great weekend. I met up with some girlfriends this weekend for a baking and martini night. I can't wait to show you what we made!! Thanks for stopping by today!

Twix Caramel Brownies

I found something out this week. Brownies are hard to photograph. But I also found something else out this week. They are EASY to eat!!!

 

Bites of twix cookie bars mixed in with rich chocolate and pockets of caramel. I'm not making this stuff up, people. Look at the caramel.

 These were super easy to mix up. It's a one-bowl recipe and they bake in about 25 minutes. They would make a great Saturday night movie night treat! Here is the recipe from the Two Peas & Their Pod food blog: Twix Caramel Brownies.

Enjoy your Saturday, friends!!