365photochallenge - Day 37

Day 37 - Chocolate chip peanut butter cookie bars #365photochallenge #chocolatechippeanutbuttercookies #food #baking #betterhomesandgardens

A photo posted by Sydney Cassatta (@scassatta) on Feb 6, 2016 at 1:03am PST

Pie crust was on sale at the store for $1.50.
Made Better Homes and Gardens blueberry pie filling, had an excuse to use the "Heart Pocket Pie Crimper" I got in the clearance bin at Pavilions after last Valentines Day.
Finally.
I LOVE hearts and Valentines day stuff and I always think I will use it all year round and then I never do... 
Pretty good! Filling wasn't too sweet. I will do this again very soon.
I need to work out my own crust. I shouldn't be buying crust when it's so simple to make. So, that's next.

Here's what happens when you over fill these things:

Homemade coconut allspice diamonds from co-worker. Mmmmmmmm...cookie itself is like a shortbread. Very buttery and flaky.

LAST of the sugar for me for a while, I need a detox! Been sluggish. July sucked. Starting over now that it's over. EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!!

Sugar, Sugar

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Lower right corner says:

"Note to Mothers: Exhaustion may be dangerous – especially to children who haven’t learned to avoid it by pacing themselves. Exhaustion opens the door a little wider to bugs and ailments that are always lying in wait. Sugar puts back energy fast – offsets exhaustion. Synthetic sweeteners put back nothing. Energy is the first requirement of life. Play safe with your young ones – make sure they get sugar every day."

Lemon poppy seed

Last bite of the lemon poppy seed bread I made this week.

Lesson learned in this recipe? The reason you "zest" lemons with a grater is because simply chopping the rind creates hard, bitter chunks in your bread.

I need a new grater or an actual zester. The small hand held one I have is dull cheap crap and the stand up one I have was my mother's and is 30 years old...can it be sharpened I wonder?