Neiman Marcus Bars

Neiman Marcus does clothes, shoes, accessories etc like no one does. Now they’re even taking over the bakery world?! These are Neiman Marcus bars and they. are. AMAZING. They're very rich& chewy & decadent, almost like a kicked up brownie. It has a vanilla cake bottom, and a sweet crunchy creamy cheese topping. 

Ingredients

1 box Betty Crocker yellow cake mix

1 stick butter, melted

3 eggs

1 block Philadelphia cream cheese

4 C powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheated oven to 325 °  

Beat 1 egg, butter, cake mix

Pat into a 9x13 dish

Mix soft cream cheese and 2 eggs

Stir in powdered sugar

Spread over cake mix

Bake for about 45 minutes until done

*It may still jiggle a little right in the middle, it will continue to cook a little after you remove it from the oven. You don't want the edges to get overdone.

You have to have a glass of milk with these. Or try them hot with a scoop of ice cream. Or if you’re like my sister & I, have one with milk, then go back & have the second with icecream! 

-N.

Pike Place for the win!

I love living in Washington, & what makes me love it even more with each passing day is the access to the fresh seafood and produce. It’s officially Springtime now & the farmers markets are starting to pop up in every neighborhood! :)

Monday was amazing. The sun was out to play, I did work on a surprise lab exam, and was released from class 3 hours early! It was THE perfect day. With all that extra time in the sun, I went down to wander Pike and to pick up the makings for dinner. I love Pike Place Market. The goodies and treasures are ENDLESS! It's always so alive down there. I could seriously wander that place for hours and hours on end. 

Now onto the yummy recipe I have for y'all! Citrus grilled salmon with a side of buttery garlic spaghetti! 

Ingredients for Grilled Salmon

-1 large fillet of salmon (cut into 4 single serving size fillets)

-1 lemon ( ½ sliced, ½ squeezed)

-2 oranges (1 sliced, 1 squeezed)

-4 T olive oil

-4 T butter, divided

-1 T garlic, pressed

-1 tsp garlic salt
-1 T dijon mustard

-1 tsp garlic powder

-2 tsp dried parsley

-salt & pepper

-Instructions

-make a make-shift “pan” out of tin foil so that it can be placed on the grill

-lay down orange slices

-lightly salt and pepper both sides of each fillet & place ontop of orange & lemon slices

-in a small bowl combine orange juice, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, dried parsley, garlic salt, dijon mustard & garlic powder

-pour mixture all over salmon

-top each fillet with a tablespoon of butter & a lemon slice

-grill for about 10-15 minutes (salmon should be pink & flaky)

Ingredients for Garlic Spaghetti

-½ box thin spaghetti, cooked

-½ cup grated Parmesan
 cheese

-5 tsp olive oil


-3 clove garlic, pressed

-1/2 lemon

-4 T butter, melted

Instructions

-Pour in olive oil and chopped up garlic into a small frying pan and let it cook over low, until the garlic starts to brown on edges. Immediately remove from heat and reserve.

-In a large bowl, toss cooked spaghetti, olive oil, butter, Parmesan cheese, and the garlic oil you had on reserve.

-squeeze lemon on top & serve with salmon.

Enjoy! 

-N.