Saturday Morning Lemon Bars

Ahh, Saturday morning…my favorite time to bake.  This morning was particularly peaceful – whether it was because the Oregon rain and clouds had descended upon us or that most of my family was out of the house, I don’t know.  :) Maybe it was knowing that I don’t have to work today if I don’t want to.  Or that I was baking with LEMON.  That might have been it…I love lemon.

 I made these.  My first attempt at lemon bars.  Unfortunately, forgetting to set the timer, I let the crust cook a little too long.  I should never EVER depend on my memory; it always gets me in trouble.  Oh well.  They still tasted fabulous…at least I thought so!

Creamy Lemon Fudge

Today has been filled with many food-related activities.  We were invited to a BBQ tonight and asked to bring a fruit salad, and we were also invited to a BBQ tomorrow and asked to bring a dessert.  Both will appear later…

But first!

I am very excited to announce that I have mastered Taste of Home’s Creamy Lemon Fudge.  Many people have problems with it, as I most definitely did the first time I tried it.  The gooey icky mess I produced a few weeks ago did not get its photo taken…

Here is the simple bunch of ingredients (plus butter, and minus one thing) - I really have no idea how Mr. Vanilla jumped into the picture…

I’m transporting them to our friends’ house tomorrow night, so this is the final product before being fully wrapped up for the night.

  

Yea!  That was fun.