Bake or Break

Black-Bottom Coconut Bars

View a printable recipe or more photos I found this recipe when I was searching for something to make for a friend's birthday treat. Luckily for me, that just happened to be a friend who loves coconut. I don't get many chances to bake with coconut, so I take every opportunity I get.

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Chocolate-Caramel Bars

View a printable recipe or more photos For those of you still keeping tabs on BoB, don't give up on me. I have not been able to bake and post with the frequency I'd like. I hope to remedy that as best I can. Happy holidays, everyone! These days, I'm all about quick and easy. The time of all-day baking sprees has passed. I take what baking time I can get. This recipe is a perfect example of making the most of very little time and few ingredients.

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Best of BoB 2008

As some of you may know, I went back to work full time a couple of months ago. For about a year, BoB was my primary job. I'm still trying to figure out how to keep updating as frequently as I would like. I have been baking quite a bit for the past several weeks, so I do have many things to share with you. In the meantime, it seems like a review of the last year would be appropriate.

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Chocolate Pecan Cheesecake Bars

View a printable recipe or more photos Some of you may have noticed that I've been absent of late from BoB. I have many excuses, but I won't get into all of that. The important thing is that I finally share with all of you some of the things I've been baking. First up are these amazingly delicious bars. Imagine a buttery pecan crust. Now, let's put some cheesecake on top of that. But not just any cheesecake - chocolate cheesecake. Sounds good, huh? Well, how about a pecan pie layer on top of that? I know!!!

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Peanut Butter Candy Bar Squares

View a printable recipe or more photos This Halloween, if you have any candy left over, this recipe is just the thing. Of course, just to make sure, maybe you should go ahead and set aside some of that candy. You're definitely not going to want to pass on these.

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Dark Victory Brownies

View a printable recipes or more photos For my recent birthday, I received Tish Boyle's The Good Cookie. This book is packed with a good variety of cookies in all shapes and sizes. It seems not quite right that the first recipe I made from this book is not a cookie at all, but these wonderfully rich brownies. However, having sampled these brownies, I stand by that decision.

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