Best Cookies: PB & Jam Bars
by: Donna Monday
Peanut butter and jam make great sandwiches, but these two winners make even better cookies. These cookies have a crispy texture with a yummy chocolate peanut butter topping. Best of all, they?re no bake cookies, so leave your oven off.
PB & Jam Bars
Bar
- 3 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
- ? cup butter
- 4 ? cups crips rice cereal
Filling
2/3 cup strawberry, apricot, or peach jam
Topping
- ? cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon crunchy peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons shortening
Directions
Melt marshmallows, 1 cup peanut butter and butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth (4 to 5 minutes). Add cereal; quickly stir until well coated. Press mixture into ungreased 11x7-inch pan.
Spoon jam by teaspoonfuls over hot cereal mixture; gently spead over top.
Melt chocolate chips, 1 tablespoon peanut butter and shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth (2 to 4 minutes). Gently spread over jam layer. Refrigerate until chocolate layer is firm (about 2 hours). Cut into bars.
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Best Recipes: Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake
Best Recipes: Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake
by: Donna Monday
Smooth, creamy, and oh so sophisticated ? that?s chocolate velvet cheesecake.
Crust
1 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
? cup chopped pecans
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Filling
2 8-oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
? cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 6-oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate pieces, melted
3 tablespoons almond flavored liqueur (substitute 2 tablespoons milk and ? teaspoon almond extract for almond flavored liqueur)
Topping
2 cups sour cream
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Combine crumbs, pecans, granulated sugar and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 10 minutes.
Combine cream cheese and brown sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a...
Best Recipes: Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake
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Google Adwords Failure is Not Always a Marketing Failure
Google Adwords Failure is Not Always a Marketing Failure
by: John Robb
When is a failure not a failure?
When it's market research.
If you are conducting a marketing campaign of some description and it doesn't generate the results you are expecting then to most people this would be considered a failure.
This is why large companies often conduct trials, focus groups or some other type of market research.
Large companies what to have small failures and large successes.
This type of research can be an expensive process that requires specialized skills but there is an alternative - Google Adwords.
Google Adwords is a popular advertising medium that displays ads based on what someone enters in to the Google search engine.
These ads are contextually aware.
That means if you are searching for 'milk chocolate' you will likely see ads for companies selling something milk chocolate related....
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Sweet Gourmet: Baking Chocolate Guide
Sweet Gourmet: Baking Chocolate Guide
by: Donna Monday
Several types of chocolate may be used when baking cookies, pies, cakes, bars, and other sweet treats. The amount of cocoa butter and sugar can affect the texture and taste of chocolate?from bitter to very sweet. Below is a quick guide to the most popular kinds of chocolate used in baked goods.
=> UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE ? Unsweetened chocolate contains nothing but pure chocolate and cocoa butter. There?s no sugar added. This chocolate is dark in color and has a strong flavor.
=> UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER ? Unsweetened cocoa powder is pure chocolate that?s had a majority of the cocoa butter removed.
=> SEMISWEET AND BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE ? Semisweet and Bittersweet chocolate contains at least 35% pure chocolate. Cocoa butter and sugar have been added. This type of chocolate is often used in cookies and can be used interchangeably.
=> MILK CHOCOLATE ? Milk chocolate contains...
Sweet Gourmet: Baking Chocolate Guide
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Best Recipes: White Chocolate Brownies
Best Recipes: White Chocolate Brownies
by: Donna Monday
Here?s a twist on the traditional chocolate brownies. Flip the script and make these delicious brownies made with real white chocolate. White Chocolate Brownies are a different, but equally yummy taste sensation. The chocolate chips sprinkled throughout, not only add traditional flavor, but make them look pretty too.
- ? cup UNSALTED butter
- 6 oz. white chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 2 eggs
- ? cup sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ? tsp. salt
- ? tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly grease an 8x8x2-inch baking pan; set aside.
In a small heavy saucepan, melt butter and HALF of the white chocolate over low heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
In medium bowl, beat eggs with electric mixer on medium to high speed until foamy. Gradually...
Best Recipes: White Chocolate Brownies
Chocolate > Best Recipes: White Chocolate Brownies
Chocolate razr phone Best Cookies: PB & Jam Bars
Day Trading Computer
Day Trading Computer
by: Dan Alvarez
Computers are so cheap nowadays that almost any new computer will be sufficient for day trading. Below I will highlight the basic components that you need for your day trading system: hardware, software, Internet connection, and system protection.
Hardware for day trading
This is a typical trading computer setup with two monitors connected to the same computer. This allows the day trader to...
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