Whether it’s a bake sale, class party or pot luck, one thing you can count on is that Rice Krispie treats will disappear. The fact that they’re inexpensive and easy to make is a bonus, but there are a few things to remember.
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If you’re looking for a last minute New Year’s Eve treat, this might be just the ticket. The recipe is from my friend David Harap, a successful executive recruiter by day, who by night becomes culinary instructor extraordinaire! Along with teaching classes at Central Market, David hosts an underground supper club called Austin …
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Published on December 31, 2010
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My favorite Rice Krispie Treat recipe is adapted from an old brand name recipes cookbook. About 3 years ago I posted it with the title Marshmallow Treats from the ‘80s . In hindsight, that wasn’t a very good name since the key to the recipe is the phrase “…melt the butter completely until …
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Published on April 26, 2010
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Yesterday, while on a mad de-cluttering spree, I decided to part with a bunch of old cooking magazines. Just as I was about to throw away an issue of Cooks’ Country, I saw this recipe and remembered why I’d kept it. It was the issue where they’d tried to improve the classic rice …
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Published on December 1, 2009
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Scotcheroos are one of my all-time favorite cookies, so you’d think I wouldn’t forget their name. But that’s exactly what happened this weekend when I got an email from my friend Janet with a recipe for a Rice Krispies bar made with peanut butter and corn syrup and topped with chocolate and butterscotch chips. …
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Published on November 10, 2009
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Today’s recipe is based on a cookie served at The Swag Inn, a country inn in Waynesville, NC known for its beautiful hiking trails. It also appears in the current issue of Cooking Light where there’s kind of a cute story about how the cookie got discovered. I’ll let you buy the magazine …
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Published on January 11, 2009
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All good things must come to an end, so this is my last batch of Rice Krispie Treats — at least for now. This weekend we’re co-hosting our annual Memorial Day party with the neighbors and I’m thinking Red, White and Blue, but today’s treats are Neapolitan, which is a word I really like to [...]
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Published on May 20, 2008
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The second Track and Field Day recipe is from Katrina, who has been experimenting with layered Rice Krispy Treats. She started with two layers then graduated to three layers – chocolate, peanut butter, plain. I used Katrina’s recipe, but changed the proportions slightly. The bars turned out great. My only issue is the peanut butter [...]
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Published on May 19, 2008
