White Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies

For the last few days, I've been...well...blah.  Kinda off, kinda bummin', kinda...blah.  It's just been a few of those kinds of days.  Today I decided to dust myself off and bake something yummy.  A dear friend has been sending me home from the stable with baked goods and I have a rule about not returning containers empty.  I've been wanting to test out this recipe for two reasons.  First, it looked uber easy and second, I couldn't wait to add Reese's pieces to the batter.  It came out phenomenal.  Operation pick me up:  Success!

 

White Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies

1 1/4 cup white chocolate chips
5 tbs butter
1 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup reese's pieces

In a small saucepan, melt the butter and 3/4 cup of the white chips on low til just melted.  In a mixing bowl, beat sugar, vanilla and eggs to combine and add the melted chips/butter til blended.  Add flour, salt, and baking powder and mix to just combine.  Add the rest of the chips and reese's pieces and bake in a greased 9 x 9 pan at preheated 350 for 20-25 minutes.

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Slow Cooker Ribs With Homemade BBQ Sauce

Landscaping has really been booming this week so hubs and I both have been putting in 12 hour days.  The first half of my day, of course, being spent working at the stable then doting on the new addition to the family, Patron Viho (Fresian Percheron Cross), after I clock out.


Our Horse, Patron Viho

 My slow cooker this week has been a life saver and I've got this homemade bbq sauce thing down.  Ribs are good after 6 hours but will fall off the bone at 8 :)

 

Slow Cooker Ribs With Homemade BBQ Sauce

 

3-4 lbs ribs

1 c ketchup

1/2 c water

3 tbs vinegar

3 tbs worcestershire

1 tsp dijon mustard

3 tbs molasses or agave nectar

1 1/2 tsp garlic powder, divided

1 1/2 tsp onion powder, divided

 

Preheat oven to 350. Sprinkle ribs with 1/2 tsp each garlic and onion powder.  Bake for 30 mins, flipping once halfway through.  Heat rest of ingredients in small saucepan ten minutes until slightly thickened, stirring.  Place ribs in slow cooker, cover with sauce.  Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

 

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Semi-Homemade Butter Cake With Buttercream Frosting

The man's birthday is here.  I  did a semi-homemade cake using a boxed mix as a starter.  No dealing with cake flours, sifting, powders all over the counter.  Genius right?  It came out fabulous and I just had to cover it with sprinkles.  I got the recipe from a book a dear friend let me borrow titled Cake Mix Doctor  and I'm addicted to it.  Seriously, I can't stop reading it.  You would think it had a plot and dramatic ending.  Well, it will be dramatic when she has to tear it from my clutches because I don't want to return it.  I may just bury it in the yard...after we finish eating the cake of course.

Basic Butter Cake

1 package white cake mix
1 cup whole milk
8 tbs melted butter
3 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 and grease 2 round cake pans and set aside.  Place cake mix, milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla in large bowl.  Blend with electric mixer on low for one minute then medium for two minutes.  Batter should be thick.  Divide between two pans and smooth.  Bake 25-27 minutes til golden brown and springs back when lightly pressed.  Cool for 10 minutes in pans.  Remove from pans and cool on rack completely before frosting.

Buttercream Frosting

8 tbs room temp butter
3 3/4 cups confectioner's sugar
3 or 4 tbs milk
2 tsp vanilla

Blend butter with mixer on low until fluffy, about 30 seconds.  Add sugar, 3 tbs of milk, and vanilla.  Blend 1 minute on low then 1 minute on medium.  Blend in more milk if too stiff.

Original Recipe found in The Cake Mix Doctor