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Jackie Thoms is a rebel in the kitchen. She loves in your face flavors that explode in your mouth and have your taste buds screaming for more. She believes cooking should be simple, spices and fresh herbs can turn ordinary into extraordinary

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Peanut Butter Cookies are my husbands favorite cookie of all time, and since I added oatmeal and butterscotch chips, they are now my new favorite as well. I love oatmeal in cookies; they give the cookies such a great texture, and make them seem a bit healthier. The trick with making cookies, is to beat the sugar and butter for a few minutes until it is fluffy and very well mixed, then when adding the flour mixture, just mix to combine ingredients. Do not overmix the batter once the flour has been added. This batch will make approximately 48 cookies. 1 cup soft butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup peanut butter 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla Make them!Make them! 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 1/2 cups oatmeal 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1/2 cup peanut butter chips 1/2 cup butterscotch chips 1/2 cup chopped peanuts (slivered almonds are a nice substitution)

1. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, peanut butter and sugar until well combined. Scrape down the bowl to make sure everything is well incorporated. 2. Add eggs, one at a time, and mix well. Add vanilla. 3. In another bowl, combine flour, oatmeal, salt, and baking soda. Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, and mix until just combined. 4. Add the peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips and nuts. 5. Using a small ice cream scoop, portion cookies on baking sheets, flatten them a bit with a fork and bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes. I like to rotate my baking pans halfway through the cooking for even baking

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I was at an Italian shop with my mom for her birthday and of course we had to have some Gelato for dessert. The salted caramel was my absolute favorite, so I decided to try and make my own at home. Turns out it is amazingly simple to make and is delicious.

The base is only 2 ingredients, but you can add a variety of flavors. I have added toffee bits, chunks of brownie and chocolate covered espresso beans. Enjoy!!

2 cups heavy cream 1/2 can of dulce de leche sweetened condensed milk 3-4 Tbsp of coffee syrup, depend To Make it!!! To Make it!!! ing on your taste 1 tsp vanilla extract Pinch of sea salt

1. Whip the cream in a large mixing bowl or stand mixer until you have nice firm peaks. (make sure the cream is cold) 2. Add the vanilla and coffee syrup. Taste and see if you want to add more coffee flavoring. Whip again to combine. 3. Fold in the condensed milk and salt until well combined. 4. Pour into a freezer safe container and freeze for a couple hours or until firm.

*For a fast treat, take a scoop or two of your gelato and top with some hot coffee or espresso and enjoy an Italian dessert known as "Affogato" .

*For an even better treat take scoop of this and sandwich between 2 of my peanut butter, oatmeal cookies for am awesome ice cream sandwich