Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

These are yummy, but very rich. Keep them refrigerated and serve them cold. They are sweet, so I cut my into little 1'' squares.


Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies


Batter
1/2 C butter, cut into small pieces
2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped
4 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
2/3 C flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. coarse salt
3/4 C sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla

Filling
1/4 C butter, melted
1/2 C powdered sugar
3/4 C creamy peanut butter
1/4 tsp coarse salt
1/2 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 325. Butter and line a 8'' square pan with parchment paper.

Batter
Melt chocolate and butter over stovetop. Let cool slightly.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
Whisk sugar into chocolate mixture. Add eggs and whisk until mixed together. Stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture and stir until combined.

Filling
Stir together filling ingredients in a bowl until smooth.

Assemble
Pour 1/3 of batter into pan and spread evenly. Dollop 1/2 of peanut butter filling on top of batter. Pour the remaining batter on top and carefully spread it out. Dollop the rest of the filling on top. Create a swirled, marbled effect with a butter knife.

Bake for about 45 minutes.

Egg Salad

I LOVED egg salad when I was a kid. I totally forgot how yummy it is! I like mine on toasted bread!

Egg Salad

6 hard boiled eggs
1/4 C mayo
2 T Dijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste

Peel and dice the eggs. Mix in the mayo and mustard and season it to taste with the salt and pepper. So yummy, so easy.

BBQ Chicken Quesadillas

I printed off this recipe last summer and FINALLY got around to cooking them! We really liked them and will definitely have them again! I cooked these in the oven to make things easier in the kitchen, but next time I'm going to make them in a pan. I also think bacon would be a really yummy addition!

BBQ Chicken Quesadillas

2 T oil
1 1/2 sweet onions, sliced
2 T honey
3 chicken breasts, diced
3/4 C BBQ Sauce
1 C shredded Mexican cheese
4 10" flour tortillas

Heat 1 T of oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the onions. Cook until caramelized. Add the honey. Remove from pan and set aside. Add the remaining oil and chicken. Cook until chicken is cooked through. Cover with barbecue sauce and heat through. Layer the chicken, onions, and cheese on the tortillas and bake for 20 minutes at 350.

To cook on stove top: Spray skillet with cooking spray. Place tortilla on the skillet and sprinkle the cheese over the whole tortilla. On half of the tortilla, add the chicken and onion. Heat until the cheese is melted and edges of the tortilla begin to brown. Fold over and let it sit for about a minute.

Strawberry Bread

Since strawberries were on sale I needed to do something with the abundance of them that I had! We ate some straight out of the package, I covered a few in sugar and let them sit before eating, we had the strawberry cheesecake, and then the rest of them went to this! I had Book Club last night and this yummy bread is what I took to share.
The recipe comes from my sister Krystal and her family. Anytime I've been to a shower (wedding or baby) given by her side of the family they make this bread. I guess I should clarify that she is technically my sister in law, but I hate saying that. She is my sister, my one and only!

Okay, back to the bread. So they make this yummy bread and a really yummy spread to go with it. I didn't make the spread this time, but I'm including the recipe for it because I know how yummy it is! The recipe also calls for frozen strawberries and I used fresh. This is a perfect spring dessert, breakfast, snack, whatever you want it to be!
Strawberry Bread
Source: Krystal and her family
3 C flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
2 C sugar
2 10 oz packages or frozen strawberries (thawed and sliced) OR 2 C fresh strawberries chopped
1 1/4 C vegetable oil
4 eggs, well beaten
1 C chopped pecans (I left this out)

Mix together all of the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Create a well in the center. Add all the wet ingredients and stir with a spoon. Don't use a mixer! When it's all mixed together, pour into 2 greased loaf pans or 1 bundt pan. Bake at 350 for 40-60 minutes.

For the spread
1/2 C strawberry juice (from the frozen strawberries)
8 oz cream cheese

Mix together in a blender until smooth and creamy.