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Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bars

Original recipe is at the bottom… wasn’t really a Pinterest fail, but lessons learned are below. 🙂 I used a large cookie sheet that is about 16″ x 17″ to make these. For the tin foil, I’d suggest using the size that is much wider than 12 inches. If I made these again, I would…

Day 5: Omar Porter

On Saturday, December 5th, 2020, our beer tonight is called Omar Porter, which we have had in a previous craft beer advent box before. The only snow right now where we are here in the U.P. of Michigan, is what you are seeing in my painting… so sad! This porter is OK… not the best…

Day 4 – Be Civil

On Friday, December 4th, 2020, our beer for tonight is an American Brown Ale – Be Civil, by Civil Life Brewing Company out of St. Louis, Missouri. For the most part, I’ll tolerate a brown ale… not one that I would go out of my way to drink though. I will say, that this does…

Day 3: Breakfast Stout

On Thursday, December 3rd, 2020, our beer of the day is Breakfast Stout by Founders. This is a double chocolate coffee oatmeal stout. We are a huge fan of a lot of the different types of stouts that Founders brews. This does have a little bit of a bitterness to it, but the flavor is…

Day 2 – For The Graham

On December 2nd, 2020 our beer of the day is called For The Graham – a S’mores inspired stout. We have had s’more flavored stouts before, so this was exciting to get to try. This is brewed by The Modern Brewery, Inc. out of St. Louis, Missouri. It comes in a 1 pint can and…

Day 1: Brownie Points

It’s an exciting time of year – trying new craft beer from the adult craft beer advent box! This was ordered from the Craft Beer Cellar in Clayton, MO and yes – they did ship to us! This year is a bit different – we are sharing an advent box instead of us each having…

Crockpot Chili

Chili is one of those dinners that are nice to have on a chilly day. It is not cold here today, but I wanted to share this for when that cold weather does hit us again. The original recipe is found at the very bottom. This one you can easily put in the crockpot to…

Stuffed Mini Sweet Peppers

Are you looking for something semi-healthy as a snack? These are a great go-to. Ingredients: Bag of mini sweet peppers (red, yellow, orange) Your choice of cream cheese – a full block (8 oz) is definitely needed if you don’t use spreadable cream cheese in a tub. **Optional – dry ranch mix **Optional – Bacon…

Beef and Broccoli with Rice

If you are a fan of beef and broccoli with rice, this is a great one to have. With the exception of hamburger, I marinade pretty much any meat that is cooked. The longer it’s marinating, the better, in my opinion. Marinades that I make include a beer or whiskey that isn’t the best, red…

Crescent Roll Tomato-Basil Squares

I was thinking this would be more of a snack, but ended up turning out to be part of dinner. Lessons learned: don’t forget minced garlic and place tomatoes closer to the edge… and maybe don’t cook as long. 🙂 Ingredients: 1 package of crescent rolls 2-3 tomatoes cut thin and dried with paper towel…

Mushrooms stuffed with cheese & pasta sauce

Recipe straight and to the point… I had a vision of what I wanted to do with the mushrooms and put this together. Ingredients: Mushrooms Cheese (any kind) Pasta Sauce (I used a full regular sized jar) Spinach or Kale (full frozen bag is what I used, after it thawed) Anything else that you want…

Peanut Butter & Jelly Shots

Love peanut butter and jelly? If you also have patience to try making these on your own, here is the recipe! This is a no-bake recipe, but you do have to wait for the first two layers to set (30 minutes each). You’ll Need: Cooking spray Bread pan Ingredients: Peanut Butter Mix: 1…