Chocolate Oatmeal Granola Bars

June 12, 2013 · by · Leave a Comment
Chocolate Oatmeal Granola Bars | Kathy's Kitchen Table

Chocolate Oatmeal Granola Bars | Kathy's Kitchen Table

We absolutely love these Chocolate Oatmeal Granola Bars. I have been making them for some time now. They are healthy, delicious and loaded with good for you nutrients that you get from the oats and wheat germ in these bars. These Chocolate Oatmeal Granola Bars are quick and easy to make. The only hard part is letting them chill in the refrigerator.

These bars are great for a sweet tooth, as the chocolate is oh so good! Serve these with a glass of milk and you have  a great, filling afternoon snack or breakfast.

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Chocolate Oatmeal Granola Bars
 

Ingredients
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • ⅓ cup honey
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 2 tablespoon wheat germ
  • ½ cup coconut
  • ½ cup bittersweet chocolate chips

Instructions
  1. Line an 8×8 or 9×9 baking dish with aluminum foil or parchment paper and set aside.
  2. In a medium saucepan, melt the peanut butter, honey and butter over medium heat, stirring constantly. Turn off the heat when melted.
  3. Stir in the oats, wheat germ and coconut. Stir until combined.
  4. Add in the chocolate. Stir until all the chocolate has melted.
  5. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish and place in the refrigerator to chill for 1-2 hours.
  6. Once mixture is firm, turn out onto a cutting board and slice into bars.

 Recipe Source: The Marathon Mom

Filed Under: Breakfast, Chocolate, Oats, Peanut butter, Snack · Tagged: breakfast, , oats, Peanut butter, Snacks

Parmesan Breadsticks

June 10, 2013 · by · Leave a Comment
Parmesan Breadsticks | Kathy's Kitchen Table

Parmesan Breadsticks | Kathy's Kitchen Table

These Parmesan Breadsticks are a must for your next Italian meal! I am quite a fan of having bread with my meal. Since I have been making our own bread now for a couple of years I am finding out how easy and delicious it really is.

I enjoy breadsticks with Italian meals because you can really sop up the sauce with them! These Parmesan Breadsticks are soft but sturdy and have a great flavor full of herbs, Parmesan and butter! My kids love helping me make these. They fun have spreading the butter and sprinkling on the herbs. Oh, and eating the dough! They like raw dough! They also have fun twisting them before they go onto the pan and they enjoy seeing their breadsticks on their plate when they are done. It is such a fun bread to make, especially with your kids!

 Parmesan Breadsticks | Kathy's Kitchen Table

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Parmesan Breadsticks
 

Ingredients
  • 1½ cups warm water
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon instant yeast
  • 4-5 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons butter, melted
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • Italian herb mixture
  • freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer (or a large bowl if mixing by hand), combine the water, sugar and yeast.
  3. Add 2 cups of flour and the salt and mix. Gradually add more flour until the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl. You want a smooth and soft dough.
  4. Let the dough rise in the bowl for 10 minutes.
  5. Combine the butter garlic powder in a small bowl.
  6. Roll the dough into a large square out onto a floured surface.
  7. Brush with 3 tablespoons of the butter mixture and sprinkle Parmesan cheese liberally on top. Sprinkle the Italian herb mixture to taste.
  8. Fold the dough in half so that the buttered sides are touching.
  9. Cut the dough into small strips using a pizza cutter. Twist the strips and place on the baking sheet.
  10. Let rest for 10-15 minutes.
  11. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown and delicious. Once they are done, brush with the remaining butter and sprinkle with more Parmesan cheese.

Recipe Source: Adapted from The Baker Upstairs

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Beyond the Kitchen Table 6/8/2013

June 8, 2013 · by · Leave a Comment
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Welcome to this week’s edition of Beyond the Kitchen Table! We are enjoying summer break, and hope you are too!

 

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Kids

We had breakfast at a great little restaurant called the Koffee Kup on Saturday with our friends and youth leaders. We had a great time (and so did the kids) and great food!

PeteandStephen

We had a couple days of cool, less humid days this week. We took advantage of that one night and had dinner outside at Chipotle with Nan!


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On Thursday, we had our weekly dinner at Nan’s house. The kids got to enjoy some of the first corn of the season and they also got to help Nan wash dishes, which they thought was so cool!

Peanut Butter Fingers | Kathy's Kitchen Table

Once again, the most popular recipe this week was the Peanut Butter Fingers. Have you tried them yet? They are amazing! Just be prepared to eat the whole pan if you make them!

After eating at the Koffee Kup a couple of times now for breakfast and seeing some really great recipes for waffles, I’m thinking I need a waffle maker. This Angel Food Cake Waffle sounds so delicious and light!

It is truly amazing what a simple song can do to your heart. Lately as I am (hopefully) making my way to the other side of Post-Postpartum Depression I have found certain songs have really expressed what I have been going through. by Kari Jobe is a great song!

Have a great weekend!

 

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Hello Dolly Cookies

June 7, 2013 · by · Leave a Comment
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Hello Dolly Cookies | Kathy's Kitchen Table

Have you had Hello Dolly Bars or 7 Layer Bars or Magic Chocolate Cookie Wafer Bars (my husband’s name for them) before? If not, here is a basic recipe for the bars. Well, these cookies are based of the Hello Dolly Bars. The brown sugar, coconut, chocolate and butterscotch chips really make the flavor of these cookies shine. As much as I love cookie bars, sometimes a girl just needs a cookie! [Read more...]

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

June 5, 2013 · by · Leave a Comment
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake | Kathy's Kitchen Table

This Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake is so fun! It’s fun to make, decorate and serve! I was nervous the first time I made a cookie cake. I guess I was thinking that it would be so much harder than it actually was to make. But, it is so easy to make! If you can mix cookie dough and shape it into a circle, which is super easy, then you can make a cookie cake! It is fun to decorate. I’m not much of a decorator. My mother-in-law gave me her set of tools but I do not have the eye or the hand to make things look cute on a cake. But this cookie cake is so easy to decorate. All you need to do is spread a layer of frosting over it and add sprinkles, and you have made a very nice looking cookie cake! This Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake is fun to serve because it is not something people make at home often. Sure, you can buy them at the mall or even at the grocery store, but when it takes all of 15 minutes to put together, why not just make it at home? This cookie cake is soft and chewy with lots of chocolate chips! [Read more...]

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Sausage and Cheese Oven Pancake

June 3, 2013 · by · 2 Comments
Sausage and Cheese Oven Pancake | Kathy's Kitchen Table

Sausage and Cheese Oven Pancake | Kathy's Kitchen Table

Do you ever get tired of cooking the same thing for breakfast? Or for breakfast-for-dinner (what I call BFD)? I mean, you can only eat pancakes, eggs and bacon so many times before it gets boring. And I for one get tired of standing over the oven flipping pancakes. So, when trying to figure out something new for BFD, I found this recipe for Sausage and Cheese Oven Pancakes. I have seen oven pancakes before. But, this one intrigued me. Not only is it a pancake, but it is a pancake sitting on top of sausage and cheese! I love the sweet and salty combo, so I thought this would be great! [Read more...]

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Beyond the Kitchen Table 5/31/2013

June 1, 2013 · by · Leave a Comment
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It’s hard to believe it is already June. It seemed as if May just flew by! Here are some pictures from our week:

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Creamy Potatoes

May 31, 2013 · by · Leave a Comment
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Creamy Potatoes | Kathy's Kitchen Table

My sister-in-law loves potatoes. If something has potatoes in it, you can be pretty certain she is going to love it. She is always put on “potato duty” for any holiday in need of a potato side dish. While I don’t think she has ever had this dish, I am pretty certain she would love these Creamy Potatoes. [Read more...]

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Peanut Butter Fingers

May 29, 2013 · by · 11 Comments
Peanut Butter Fingers | Kathy's Kitchen Table

Peanut Butter Fingers | Kathy's Kitchen Table

This recipe for Peanut Butter Fingers is from our dear friend, Robin. My kids call her Nan. She is our “adopted” family away from family. I’m not really sure what we would do without her. I know one thing, we would not have today’s incredible recipe if it were not for Robin. When she first made these bars we felt like she had been holding out on us. They were incredible and she had not shared these with us in the last 7 years! What?! Oh, but once she shared the recipe with us, I have been making up for lost time.

I have had made these Peanut Butter Fingers over and over and over again. They are quick, easy and a huge hit with everyone. I mean, it’s chocolate and peanut butter! The base to these bars is just like a giant peanut butter oatmeal cookie. When you bake it, the edges and bottom layer gets nice and crisp. Then it is topped with chocolate chips and a peanut butter sugar glaze. It is sweetness overload! But in a good way! You cannot stop eating them. I think this is called Peanut Butter Fingers is because you cannot keep your fingers out of the pan! My kids kept reaching their little hands over the top of the table for more. I kept cutting tiny little pieces (because if they are tiny, the calories don’t add up, right?).

I hope I have convinced you to give these Peanut Butter Fingers a try. And make sure you share them with a friend and a big glass of milk!

Peanut Butter Fingers | Kathy's Kitchen Table

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Peanut Butter Fingers
 

Ingredients
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ⅓ cup peanut butter
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup quick cooking oatmeal
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • For the Peanut Butter Glaze:
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup peanut butter
  • 2 – 4 tablespoons evaporated milk (regular milk works fine, too)

Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 11×7 (a 9×9 would work, too) pan and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, guars, egg, peanut butter, salt and vanilla. Add in the flour, baking soda and oatmeal. Stir until well mixed.
  3. Spread into the prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes.
  4. Immediately after the cookie is done, sprinkle the chocolate chips on the top. Let sit for about minutes to melt and then spread around the peanut butter cookie.
  5. To make the peanut butter glaze, in a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, peanut butter and evaporated milk. Mix to combine, adding more milk if needed.
  6. Drizzle the mixture over the top.
  7. Let cool and cut into bars.

Recipe Source: Robin A.

Linked to: Buns in my Oven, Mom on Timout, Back for Seconds Social, Tidy Mom, Weekend Potluck and Chef-in-Training

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Beyond the Kitchen Table 5/25/2013

May 25, 2013 · by · Leave a Comment
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Welcome to this week’s edition of Beyond the Kitchen Table! It was a busy week for us as we were winding down the school year. Here are some pictures from our week.

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