Get ready for Valentine’s Day with a simple shortcut to homemade toffee, no candy thermometer required! What better way to celebrate one of the sweetest days of the year than by layering chewy oats with semisweet chocolate. Toasted coconut and chopped pecans add a final touch of crunch to this quick-fix candy that’s guaranteed to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘oatmeal’
Re-post: Monster Cookies
As I approach the one year mark of the launch of Just a Taste, I realize many of you may not have seen some of the earliest recipes - including the recipes that were the original inspiration behind the site. There are unbeatable favorites like Noni’s Baby Back Ribs, Hungarian “Little Guys,” Curry Crab Dip, [...]
Blended Oatmeal Cookies
Despite the fact that I’ve never met a cookie I didn’t like, I found these Blended Oatmeal Cookies to be among the best I have ever baked (or tasted). The recipe was inspired by the infamous Neiman Marcus Cookie recipe, which my sister sent me, but I’ve added the grated Scharffen Berger chocolate and the [...]
