Today I'm in the kitchen making these delicious bites!

My husband loves turtles (above) but I'm getting sick of making those each year and decided to try something new. Shhh, he doesn't know that yet.

I found this recipe and thought I'd try it. Doesn't it look delicious?

Ingredients

3 Cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
4 eggs
1/2 cups light corn syrup
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3 tablespoons butter melted
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9X13 pan WELL!

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, 1/2 cup of sugar and salt. Cut in 1 cup of butter until mixture resembles course crumbs. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the prepared pan and press in firmly.

Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven.

While the crust is baking, prepare the filling. In a large bowl mix together the eggs, corn syrup, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 3 tablespoons butter and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the chopped pecans. Spread the filing evenly over the crust as soon as it comes out of the oven.

Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until set. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing into bars.

I'm hoping they taste as good as they smell in the oven.

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I started something that I've never done this week!

I've been on the 3 day diet for the past 2 days. It's called "The Military Diet"

Visit this link for the details.

Not such a good idea when I'm having to do all this baking for Christmas. However, my husband and I both decided to do it to get our Thanksgiving weight off before we go into Christmas. It took some convincing for him to do it especially since he has never dieted before.

We weigh in tomorrow so that should be interesting. I'll let you know how we did. It's been pretty brutal but we have managed. I keep telling myself it will be worth it. He keeps telling me that I tricked him into it, ha ha. No caffeine for 2 days has been the brutal part. HOWEVER....get this....you get a cup of vanilla ice cream each night. Woo Hoo!

I've also been busy making some changes to my website and blog. You will notice my new "follow me" buttons to the right. Aren't they cute? I'd love for you to follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter. It's a great way to see what I'm working on daily as well as a way for you to be inspired for your home with DIY projects, ideas, etc.
Just click them and they will take you to each site, so easy!

I'm taking a few weeks off to be with family over the holidays. Thank you for following me this year on my blog. I sure appreciate all of you that comment and all that I bump into that say they follow my blog religiously. It means so much to me to have this support and I appreciate YOU so much.