Turn Up for Scotcheroos, State and Summer.. ☼

So summer 2014 is finally here and that means one thing: Hannah, Olivia and I are semi-officially seniors.    In honor of our new status we spent time after our final exams hanging out, watching Criminal Minds and

making Scotcheroos aka a delicious twist to the common rice crispy treat.

Ingredients:

1 c. light corn syrup

1 c. sugar

1 c. creamy peanut butter

1 tsp. vanilla extract

6 c. rice crispy cereal

2 c. semisweet chocolate chips

2 c. butterscotch chips

Directions:

1. Spray 13x9-inch pan with non stick cooking spray; set aside.
2. In a medium saucepan, heat together light corn syrup and sugar until boiling.  Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla extract.
3. Stir in rice crispy cereal and then gently pat into prepared pan (the harder you press, the thinner your bars will be).  
4. In a microwave safe bowl, melt together chocolate and butterscotch chips and stir until smooth.  Evenly spread mixture over the top of the rice crispy bars.  Let cool until topping is set.  

Yield: 2 dozen bars

 Finished Product..

    Recipe and details found here. :) 

For the third consecutive season my high school sent yet another team to Columbus to participate in state contests. We sent our football team to state playoffs in the fall, our basketball team was crowned state champions in the winter and so the last day of school arrived and instead of attending, everyone packed up and headed out to watch our baseball team play in a final four match for the second year in a row. The thing about baseball is that you have to have a little luck, and unfortunately, it was not on our side that day. After leading by three the whole game, we were tied in the bottom of the seventh inning and the defeating run was scored by an unreal steal at home plate on the pitch. Watching our senior classmates end their season on such an abrupt note left us fans in utter shock and devastation, but when you realize that some students from other schools never have the opportunity to travel to state it really makes you feel proud and blessed to be a part of it all. Go Knights!♥

   

And in closing, happy summer, and enjoy your scotcheroos!

Han, Lo, Liv♥