Hi, friends! I hope you’re having a fabulous Saturday!
My weekend got off to a great start. I slept until 9:00 AM, ate a delicious pancake breakfast, took Murphy for a long walk around the neighborhood, and then drove out to my grandmother’s house to have lunch with her, my mom and sister. The four of us had a nice time cooking, catching up, and chowing down.
My sister offered to cook lunch for us, so she arrived with everything prepared and ready to go to make chicken stir fry.
All we needed to do was cook it up!
A short while later, it was time to eat!
Delicious!
For dessert, I baked a batch of Butterscotch Oatmeal Bars to bring to my grandmother’s house, and, of course, I enjoyed one after lunch. (FYI: The recipe is my Oatmeal Raisin Bars with butterscotch chips instead of raisins.)
After lunch, we hung around and chatted for awhile longer before I hit the road home.
Dinner
By the time I got home, I was starving for dinner, so I threw together a ham sandwich with the most delicious (and surprisingly healthy) Caramelized Onion Dip spread on it. The flavor combination was unreal. YUM!
I also poured myself a glass of white wine to enjoy with dinner.
After dinner, I ate another Butterscotch Oatmeal Bar.
I’m sure there will be another glass of wine in my near future, too!
I’m off to relax with M & m! Enjoy the night!
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Those bars look amazing – I love the super sweet taste of butterscotch!
mmm those butterscotch oatmeal bars sound great! i always forget how much i love butterscotch…. i think i need to make something butterscotch-y soon.
I made a stir fry last night for dinner too.
Those Butterscotch Oatmeal Bars look really good, though I’m not sure if I’d be able to leave any for other people if I made them – I don’t think they’d last very long.
Looks like such a fun afternoon! And those butterscotch oatmeal bars sound delish!
Those butterscotch bars look too tempting, they might be in the making in the future
After experiencing the huge m&m store in NYC I can’t stop craving m&m’s! Have you visited the store? It’s amazing!
@Bjorg: I think I did at some point? I remember the one in Las Vegas because it had a Bank of America ATM in it!
Have a great Saturday eve
Oooo… where did you get the caramelized onion dip? That sounds SO GOOD!
@Stephanie @ The Travelling Tastebuds: I made it!
@Tina: *gasp* HOW?!
@Stephanie @ The Travelling Tastebuds: Just click on the link! There’s a recipe!
Those butterscotch bars look incredible! I love butterscotch. I actually had pancakes with butterscotch chips in them for breakfast!
@Megan @ Megan’s Munchies: Mmmmm… those sound amazing!
Whenever I drink wine with dinner (last night, for example) I always crave sweets. It’s a huge problem. Last night, I made my husband drive me through the DQ drive-through for a giant Oreo blizzard after having two glasses of red wine with my meal! Not my proudest moment…
So…if it had been me, I probably would have eaten three of those butterscotch oatmeal bars after dinner
They look delicious!
Is your sister in the Coast Guard?
@Olivia: No, it’s just a sweatshirt!
I never think to buy butterscotch chips. I always go for chocolate chips. Might have to pick up some at the store tomorrow to do a taste test!
Mmm…homemade onion dip ROCKS and I’m betting those butterscotch squares do too! Sounds like a great day.
Mmmm butterscotch oatmeal bars sound delicious!!
Onion dip! Yum! I’m going to have to make that!
Mmmmm butterscotch ANYthing is good. Those look delicious!
I want that sandwich right now mmmm! I can tell I would love that combo.
Butterscotch oatmeal bar + white wine = I’M SO FREAKING JEALOUS!
I love getting together with family for lunch! Even if it is just for a quick visit, it is totally worth it!
What a fun family day with the girls! It’s always fun to end the night with some vino!
Looks like you had a lovely lunch with the family
The Butterscotch Oatmeal Bars look devine!
What a great day! Nice lunch and the Butterscotch Oatmeal Bars look delish!!!
Those butterscotch bars sound like absolute heaven! Cookie saturday?
That dip sounds great- bet it would be yum atop grilled chicken!
Loving the sound of those butterscotch oatmeal bars.. yum!!
How was 12.3?
@Carly: Terrible.
I’m going to blog about it later today.
@Tina: yuck. I was sick and the had no time today so just didn’t do it. I will do it tomorrow even tho it won’t count. I heard it was tough
That dip sounds amazing! I bet it paired so well with the ham!
I have a date with my mom, aunt, and Grandma at the end of the month – I can’t wait. It’s been too long since we have all spent time together, but I guess that is what happens when you live 6 hours away!
Your dip reminded me of a caramelized hummus recipe I saw yesterday and need to make! They both sound amazing.
Here is the recipe for the hummus – http://www.veganculinarycrusade.com/2012/03/caramelized-onion-hummus-and-chocolate.html
Those butterscotch oatmeal bars look seriously delicious! And so does that ham sandwich, sometimes plain and simple is the way to go.
That dip looks absolutely amazing. Onion dip is probably one of my biggest weaknesses, so thanks for finding a way to make it healthy!!
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