Category: bars

• blueberry crunch bars

  

  These came about because we saw dehydrated blueberries for sale at Costco. And we thought, why not. Then it ended up sitting in our cupboard for a few months. I had made cookies with dried blueberries and Rice Krispies cereal, and so I thought, why not make them into bars this time? This time around,…

  Dave G

  February 22, 2020

  baked goods, baking, bars, berries, cookies, food blogging, snack

  bars, breakfast bars, cookie bars, died blueberries, refined coconut oil, rice krispies

• guava lemon bars

  

  Happy Valentine’s Day! This wasn’t a planned thing, but since I’ve often made stuff with guava for the month of February, and I just happened to have some leftover guava paste in the fridge, this was bound to happen. And I simply used a common recipe online for lemon bars with shortbread crust to make…

  Dave G

  February 9, 2020

  baked goods, baking, bars, food blogging, pie, snack, tart

  bars, guava bars, guava lemon bars, guava paste, guayaba bars, lemon bars, shortbread crust, tropical fruit

• red quinoa banana oat bars

  

  Sometimes you come across a recipe online that is so basic, so memorable, that you make a mental note of it and try to recreate it without needing to look at the source online, because it’s incredibly easy and basic. And after making it a few times, you’ve made some minor changes and tweaks, and…

  Dave G

  September 5, 2017

  baked goods, baking, bananas, bars, breakfast, dairy-free, egg-free, food blogging, healthy, low sugar, snack, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetarian

  banana oat bars, granola bars, oat bars, quinoa, red quinoa

• tamarind fig cake bars

  

  “Ooey gooey rich and chewy inside Golden flakey tender cakey outside Wrap the inside in the outside Is it good? Darn tootin’! Doing the Big Fig Newton (Here’s the tricky part) The Big Fig Newton (One more time) The Big Fig Newton!” Hi Folks! Summer is in full swing! And what better way than to…

  Dave G

  July 29, 2017

  baked goods, baking, bars, dessert, food blogging, ginger, quick bread, snack, tamarind

  figs, tamarind, tamarind fig bars, tamarind fig cake bars

• red bean brownies

  

  One of the few vegan and gluten-free things on my blog! Not low carb or low-sugar though, but I’m working on it. This is definitely not a traditional brownie. Adzuki or aduki bean paste, is a popular Asian filling for sweets and pastries, especially in Japan. It is a canned product and ready to use,…

  Dave G

  May 6, 2017

  adzuki. red beans, baked goods, baking, bars, brownies, cocoa, espresso powder, food blogging, gluten-free, snack, vegan, vegetarian

  adzuki, adzuki bean, adzuki red bean brownies, red bean brownies

• cranberry shortbread bars

  

  As I went to the grocery store to buy fresh cranberries for this recipe, it dawned on me that this was the first time ever to use fresh cranberries in anything! I’ve purchased the premade cranberry sauce for numerous Thanksgivings. I drank a lot of cranberry juice, but never have I used the fresh kind! So…

  Dave G

  December 18, 2016

  baked goods, baking, bars, berries, christmas, food blogging, snack, tart

  bars, christmas bars, coconut, cookies, cranberries, cranberry bars, cranberry shortbread bars, shortbread, white chocolate

• cherry wink cake bars

  

  Cherry winks are popular holiday cookies originating in the US in the 1950s. This cookie usually calls for a maraschino cherry in the center of each cookie with Kellogg’s Corn Flakes® cereal coated around the sides of the cookie and baked. I instead chose to use sour cherries and fine cornmeal in a cake, still topping it with…

  Dave G

  November 27, 2016

  baked goods, baking, bars, berries, breakfast, brunch, cakes, food blogging, snack, snack cakes, teacake, Uncategorized

  bars, cake bars, cherries, cherry wink cake bars, cherry winks, christmas bars, cookies, corn cereal, corn flakes, corn meal, kellogg’s corn flakes, sour cherries

• International Peace Day and National Pecan Cookie Day

  

  Being that today is both International Peace Day and National Pecan Cookie Day, this was pretty much an inevitability that I repost, even though I made these back in July! Actually, peace was the farthest thing from my mind yesterday, what with all the ongoing news of horrible events and injustices in our country and…

  Dave G

  September 21, 2016

  baked goods, baking, bars, christmas, christmas cookies, cookies, dessert, food blogging, snack

  coco lopez, coconut, coconut cream, coconut extract, coconut oil, cream of coconut, international peace day, macadamia nuts, national pecan cookie day, pecan cookies, pecans, rum, white chocolate chips

• peace cookies

  

  Sorry for being withdrawn and uninspired, visitors and fellow food bloggers. Life felt overwhelming these last few weeks. Not all of it bad. The world and US national news definitely felt overwhelming, and still feels overwhelming, but my personal life has been relatively good. Ben and I have been adjusting to the new permanent resident…

  Dave G

  July 9, 2016

  baked goods, baking, bars, christmas, christmas cookies, cookies, dessert, food blogging, snack

  coco lopez, coconut, coconut cream, coconut extract, coconut oil, cream of coconut, macadamia nuts, pecans, rum, white chocolate chips