I inherited my maternal grandmother's recipe card box after she passed away. To be honest, it's probably best served in someone else's hands. Perhaps my sister should take ownership, since I'm the least helpful in the kitchen. I have no interest in cooking or baking -- and detest the cleanup work after! My sister at least gets the urge to bake every now and then.
In the meantime, the recipes all have a home in my pantry, with the exception of one that carries more weight in my opinion. My family's Chocolate Almond Bars are really just to die for.
I actually didn't think the recipe had been written down anywhere, but when I went searching through the box, sure enough, I found the card. And a few years ago, I decided it would be nice to memorialize that recipe in a special way for my mom's birthday.
I was able to get it glazed onto a dish! An added bonus is that the recipe is written out in her mother's handwriting -- a very nice token to remember her by.
And while my mom hangs the dish up on the wall, it certainly could function in the more practical fashion as a plate for the almond bars. I seem to recall us nicknaming these as seven-layered cookies, but perhaps it was only four or five-layered cookies, given the ingredients: granola, chocolate bits, coconut, and almonds. I also believe my mom subs in pecans for the almonds. Either way, they're sweet and delicious, and I think should be enjoyed by all.
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