Sweet Treats with Peggy

Most of the time I make things from scratch.  But sometimes I need to make something in a hurry and use prepackaged mixes as a starting point.  Chocolate and peanut butter are a heavenly combination.  Add peanut butter cups and it's even better.  This is a really simple cake.  I made it for my kids for Valentine's Day.  If there is anything that they both like, it is chocolate and peanut butter.

If you're like me,  you might have a lot of candy canes left over from Christmas.  Or, you might wait until they are 90% off and pay next to nothing for a box.  I think I paid 20 cents for 44 candy canes.  I love being able to take one thing and use it for another.  All you need to make this heart is two candy canes and red ribbon.  I hot glued the top and bottom of the candy cane. Then I tied a ribbon and curled the ends and glued it to the front of the heart.  I took another piece of ribbon, made a loop and tied the bottom and glued it to the back.  That's it!  Cute! February 20, 2013 Here is my patriotic version.  Some friends of mine helped me make over 100 of these last night to hand out at the  Veteran's Breakfast that will be held March 2nd in Pepperell, MA.  My daughter, Megan and I organized a little variety show for the Veterans.  Megan and her sister, Ryan will be dancing along with a lot of their d...

Adapted from recipe found on iVillage website March 1995. This is the perfect recipe to start off this blog.  I can honestly say that I have passed along this recipe more times than any other recipe I have ever made.  I've also been told that those I have shared this recipe with have also passed it along to their friends.  I found this recipe almost 17 years ago.  My oldest daughter, Ryan, was four months old and we were using the Ferber method  to teach her how to fall asleep on her own.  (By the way, it worked so well, we used it with my second daughter, Megan.)  While she was crying, I went into the next room to surf the web. I came across this website:  iVillage  .  It was the perfect place for a new mom to hang out.  I found two recipes that night that I have have made over and over again.  The first was the Cookies and Cream recipe and the second was Bailey's Irish Creme Fudge.   I love to hav...