239563 five minute butter bars Recipes

chocolate cookie pie crust, cold milk, instant chocolate pudding mix or 2 (3 1/2 oz) packages vanilla instant pudding mix, frozen non-dairy topping, thawed and divided, chocolate-covered wafer candy bars, cut into 1/4 inch pieces, divided (kit kat bars)

butter or 3/4 cup margarine, graham cracker crumbs, cocoa, sugar, sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk), semi-sweet chocolate chips (hershey s), raisins or 1 cup dried apricots, chopped or 1 cup miniature marshmallow, nuts, chopped

all-purpose flour, brown sugar , packed, salt, rolled oats (twenty minute type), margarine (solid type or butter), white sugar, flour, chocolate syrup (hershey s), smooth peanut butter, cream cheese

unsalted butter, room temperature, canned pumpkin puree (to remove any excess water) or 1/3 cup fresh pumpkin puree, strained (to remove any excess water), oranges or 1 tbsp lemon zest, finely grated, chinese five spice powder, salt, sugar (optional) or honey powder, for sweeter applications (optional), chopped walnuts (optional) or 1/4 cup pecans (optional)

five ways to stay positive in negativity, by julie fuimano, easy to be positive in a positive environment. it s when things are emotionally draining and negative that you re challenged to behave differently. but you have the opportunity to be the beacon of light for others around you. by your actions and responses, you can demonstrate and teach others how to behave in an appropriate, positive and professional manner., positive energy catches on just as quickly as negative energy. sometimes people are simply stuck in a habit or pattern of behavior and are accustomed to acting a certain way. if the environment is really caustic, then it s what people are used to and may be all they know., it takes some time and effort as well as a commitment to do something differently to create sustainable change. you must be willing to identify and stop tolerating what s not working, do the right thing even if it s initially unpopular and then teach others to do the same., here are five ways you can be a positive force in your workplace ., first step is awareness, recognize the negativity around you. sometimes you can even feel your energy being drained by the words being spoken. if it feels bad or uncomfortable, then it s negative. these feelings are a form of intelligence similar to a tap on the shoulder letting you know something is not right. if you can identify what is happening, you can make good choices about handling it., it all starts with you, in what ways are you contributing to the negativity around you are you listening to gossip or participating in conversations where the only focus is to denigrate, diminish or criticize language matters. everything you say has an impact; saying something negative not only dishonors the person you re speaking about and the person you re speaking with, but it also makes you feel bad even if you don tsp realize it. learn to respect people s humanity and their right to be themselves. complaining without end does not focus on creating solutions; rather, it perpetuates and magnifies the problem, wasting everyone s precious time and energy., speak up, tell the other person how you feel by saying , this doesn tsp work for me. it s nonjudgmental, since you re making it about you, not them. also, people often don tsp realize they are being negative. point it out in a gentle, caring way: do you realize you are complaining just bringing it to their attention can be enough to shift the conversation. over time, people will learn what they can and cannot discuss with you, and it will stop being an issue. if you say nothing, your silence conveys permission to continue., be constructive , positive, meaningful and beneficial, what is the point or purpose of what you re saying is it to hurt or help and at the end of the conversation, is there an action step to take constructive conversations are empowering and leave people a little better off from having participated in them. become the kind of person who takes your time and words seriously., praise and acknowledge, amazing what a few words of praise and acknowledgement can do. you want to be the kind of person people gravitate to because they know they will be uplifted by you, not put down or drained of life-sustaining energy. in short, you want people to feel good after being in your presence., no matter what is going on around you , you control your inner environment and how you choose to respond to external events and situations. it s your responsibility to become the kind of person you enjoy being and with whom others enjoy being around., it takes a true leader to walk a path different from the crowd. so when others are negative, stretch your boldness muscles and be positive in spite of what others do or think. it s the only way to create a ripple of change. and if we all do our part, then slowly but surely, we will make a difference in our work environment and the larger community.

five-spice powder, salt, freshly ground black pepper, skinless, boneless chicken thighs, sugar-free seedless blackberry jam (such as smucker s), cider vinegar, water, grated peeled fresh ginger, fresh blackberries (optional)

minute steaks (if you don tsp see this cut of meat, ask the butcher), oil, for frying, salt, self-rising flour , for dredging, cream of mushroom soup, milk, mushrooms or 1/2 lb fresh , sliced, butter

butter, softened, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, old-fashioned oats, baking soda, salt, milk chocolate chips , semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, white baking chips and butterscotch chips

ground beef, italian sausage, tomato sauce, tomato paste, fresh zucchini, bell pepper, chopped, white onion, chopped, mushrooms, spaghetti noodles, minced garlic clove, butter, day-old white bread , presliced

canola oil, fresh salmon fillet, skinless, cut into 2 pieces (not too thick or cooking time will increase), blackening spice , recipe follows, soy black beans, drained (available at health food and specialty stores), fresh spinach, cleaned, unsalted butter, sour cream, for garnish, kosher salt, paprika, dry thyme, ground black pepper, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, ground white pepper

semisweet chocolate morsels (12 oz), butterscotch morsels (3/4 of a 12-oz bag), sweetened condensed milk (14 oz), vanilla extract, walnut halves (8 oz), currants (a couple handfuls), cake pan , lightly greased with softened butter, candied red and green cherries, for garnish (optional)

sweet potatoes, salted butter, chinese five-spice powder, orange peel, grated

butter, onion, minced, five-spice powder, chinese vinegar, baby spinach, cream, salt and black pepper to taste

butter, vegetable oil, minute steaks (beef), button mushrooms, left whole, shop bought taco sauce, chopped fresh parsley, salt, fresh ground pepper

minute steaks, enough for 4, garlic powder , to taste, seasoned salt , to taste, margarine, onions, cut up, mushrooms, thickly sliced, red wine

peanut butter, light brown sugar, vanilla, confectioners sugar , sifted, butter, melted, chocolate chips, melted (1/2 milk and 1/2 semi-sweet)

minute rice, uncooked, broth (chikcen or beef), rotel or 1 (10 oz) can tomatoes and green chilies, mostly drained, cilantro, chopped, shredded cheddar cheese, chili powder