Old Soul, Young Heart

Fruity Crispix Crunch Recipe from: Sis Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon baking soda ½ cup butter or oleo 1 jar marshmallow creme (7½ oz) 1 small package any flavor Jello 6 cups Crispix Directions: Melt butter in large bowl Stir in marshmallow creme and Jello powder Microwave for 2 minutes or until it boils; stir after 1 minute Stir in baking soda Microwave for 2 more minutes; stir after 1 minute Pour over Crispix and gently toss Spread onto waxed paper lined container Another recipe from Sis Piss!  Man, I love this stuff. It's hard to describe its taste and what the appeal is. I might like it so much because it's just nostalgic. But also delish! It's hard to stop eating it once you start. Strawberry is my favorite flavor and go-to, but orange is also delightful... or raspberry!

  Puppy Chow Ingredients: 6 ounces milk chocolate chips ¾ cup peanut butter 1 tablespoon butter 8 cups Crispix 2 cups powdered sugar Directions: Melt chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter in the microwave in a large bowl Add Crispix and stir to cover all Put powdered sugar in a large paper sack and pour in the cereal mixture Shake well Pour onto waxed paper to cool Classic! I have made puppy chow many thousands of times over the years. Alright, maybe not thousands. Hundreds. It's a crowd-pleaser! I used to follow the recipe above, but now what I do goes a little something like this: Melt together a shit ton of chocolate chips (milk and semi-sweet) and a shit ton of peanut butter, however much butter seems good, and a splash or two of vanilla Pour over the entire family size box of Crispix to cover all  Follow remaining steps above Now, I did always use a paper sack from the grocery store for the shaking part, but I realized I have a huge popcorn bowl situation with a lid,...

Pecan Pie Squares Ingredients for crust: 3 cups flour ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar ¾ cup softened butter ¾ teaspoon salt Ingredients for filling: 4 eggs (slightly beaten) 1½ cups sugar 1½ cups light Karo syrup 1½ teaspoons vanilla 2½ cups chopped pecans 3 tablespoons melted butter Directions: Grease 13x9 pan Beat crust ingredients in a large bowl on medium until crumbly Press firmly into pan Bake until light golden, about 20 minutes Mix filling ingredients, minus pecans, until well-blended Stir in pecans Pour over baked layer and spread evenly Bake until filling is set, about 25 minutes Cool and cut into squares I wasn't going to make these until November which is much more of a pecan pie type of season, but the recipe I was originally going to do calls for milk and I didn't get any milk at the store. Whoopsie poopsie. Change of plans! I am a huge pecan pie fan and I figured that out from my mom making these bars! These were more of a Christmastime treat. I think my mom made ...

Tollhouse Pan Cookies Ingredients 2¼ cups flour 1 cup soft butter ¾ cup brown sugar ¾ cup white sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs 6 ounces chocolate chips optional: nuts Directions Mix above and spread into a greased and floured jelly roll pan Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes Cool and cut into squares I decided on a whim to make these tonight since it's National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. So here is a whole pan of chocolate chip cookies. Can't go wrong! Very easy to throw this together! Use a stand mixer if you can.