snack saturday

OREO Ice Cream Bars

20 Oreo Cookies, chopped (about 2 cups)
3 Tbsp. butter, melted
4 cups butter pecan ice cream, softened
1/2 cups caramel ice cream topping
1-1/2 cups thawed Whipped Topping
1/3 cup peanuts, chopped


COMBINE cookie pieces and butter; press onto bottom of 9-inch square pan.

SPREAD ice cream carefully over crust; drizzle with caramel topping. Cover with whipped topping and nuts.

FREEZE 3 hours or until firm. Cut into bars.

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happy valentine's day Jim

And happy early 40th bday. I got you the bestest gift ever.




See you in a few days!

snack saturday

New York-Style Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake Squares

1 cupGraham Crumbs
3 Tbsp. sugar
3 Tbsp. butter, melted
4 pkg. (250 g each) Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. flour
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 cup sour cream
4 eggs
1/3 cup Strawberry Jam

HEAT oven to 325°F.

LINE 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Mix crumbs, 3 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press onto bottom of pan. Bake 10 min.

BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, flour and vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust. Microwave jam in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 sec. Drop small spoonfuls of jam over batter; swirl gently with knife.

BAKE 40 to 45 min. or until centre is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil handles to remove cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.

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wordless wednesday

birdie stitchery

I finished block 1 last week and just haven't taken the time to trim the block down and add the 2.5inch squares. I really love how it turned out. I'm still debating about filling in some of the scarf and the ear muff. Will keep pondering it.



There's still lots of time to join in the fun. Click on the link in my right side bar or find the details here.

we care

We Care is operated through one of our local quilt quilds. The quilts are baby/lap size quilts and get donated to various charities/organizations(the hospice, transition housing, community services)

Tina brought in these two for me to do.

This first one was made from leftover quilt blocks; perfect idea for a we care quilt.


quilted with Cotton.


And a quick charm square quilt.


quilted with Crazy Puzzle.