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Favorite Recipes and Dishes

S’mores Bars

Yep. That’s it folks. That’s the article. Just kidding Everyone, but truly how much more need I say. These five ingredient S’mores bars take just 32 minutes in the oven and are always the first to go at any function- whether that be a banquet or a back yard bar-b-que (Covid safe of course). They are ooey-gooey in the middle with light accents of “crispity-crunch”, as my coworker described them, coming from the toasted marshmallows on top. These bars will immediately transport you to your favorite warm summer nights by the bonfire.

To make them start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F. While that preheats mix together 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 2 cups crushed gluten free graham crackers (we love Kinnikinnick’s S’morables gluten free graham crackers), 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips, and one stick of butter. Line a 9” square baking dish with parchment paper and pour in the graham cracker mixture. Spread it evenly to cover the entire bottom of the pan and lightly push the mixture up the sides of the pan. Bake the mixture for 30 minutes. Remove the bars from the oven and evenly distribute 3 cups of mini marshmallows over the top of the bars. Turn the oven off and the broiler on, broil the bars until the marshmallows are your favorite level of toasted (for me that’s about 2 minutes). Remove the bars, sprinkle with semi-sweet chocolate chips, cool, and serve. Ta-da! An instant favorite! Give these bars a try and let us know if you love them as much as we do (I think you will ☺️). Wherever you are reading this from enjoy the sunshine, be kind to yourselves, and eat well.

Until next time,

Brynn

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Local Favorites

Twigs

Hello Everybody, I hope this post finds you well and enjoying your week thus far. Y’all I have an exciting post today and if you will be anywhere near Rochester, MN I 100/10 recommend heading over to Twigs for a bite to eat. Last week my roommate and I were driving to her hometown and on the way we stopped in Rochester for lunch. Relying on our handy dandy “Find Me GF” app we came across Twigs and thought we would give it a go. They had a full on GF menu y’all! I’m talking aps, soups, salads, mains, and desserts. Pages upon pages of gluten free goodies in all of their glory. I know at this point you have to be thinking wow this is too good to be true, what’s the catch? That’s just it, there isn’t one. In fact it gets better… they have a seperate gluten free kitchen! Complete with a serene outdoor patio that would make Martha Stewart swoon Twigs has made it to my top 5 favorite restaurants of all time. My roommate ordered gluten free/vegan onion rings and I ordered gluten free butternut squash ravioli. Both menu items were such a rare and delicious treat. We half joked about making regular trips down to Rochester to catch Thursdays on first and grab some more food from Twigs. Here is a link to their website: https://www.twigstavernandgrille.com/ . I’m telling you, Everyone go check this place out. You will be more than pleased. That’s all for me now so, my lovely people, eat well and enjoy the Summer weather. ☀️

Until next time,

Brynn