Berry Oatmeal Cheesecake Cookie Bars

If we like a more choclatey flavor, can I use regular choc chip?

Hi, Lindsey!

I just discovered your absolutely (hearing angels singing in the background) beautiful site! Seriously.

There’s not that many food blogs that rock my socks off, (usually I just like several for a recipe or two and hardly ever comment. I mean it hardly E.V.E.R.) call me a food snob perhaps? I admit I’ve been spoiled. Both my grandparents were retired chefs and my great grandparents immigrated here from Italy and at 20 years old my great-grandfather opened up a N.Y. Mom and pop neighborhood pizza/simple pure Italian food shop (he always called it a shop never a restaurant) though many people came who were miles from the neighborhood shop lol) that is still in business today. The menu wasn’t large but what they did they did with pure simple ingredients and love. Word of mouth and belly are powerful tools! Though on a larger scale and the help of social media that’s what I see here. Pure simple lovely soul warming recipes made with love and it shows and shows within the first 30 seconds of looking at the smorgasbord of delightfulness. My bestie is also a graduate of the C.I.A. ;). Got to eat literally a LOT of homework. lol

I didn’t know which recipe to comment on while still looking at your blog some 1 hour and change later. So I just kinda did a close your eyes and point sorta thingie. Actually I had my eye on something and it was my daughter who said, “OHHH mom you MUST make THESE” pointing at your Oatmeal Strawberry/Blueberry Cheese Cake Bars. It’s now on the “to do list” for tomorrow though I did have a fleeting thought of making them tonight to have for breakfast. After all it does contain oatmeal right? 😉 🙂

How refreshing it is to have all sweets, treats and celebration recipes in ONE spot.

For someone that hardly ever comments on food blogs I’m doing a pretty good job with this forever long post. Making up for lost time. lol. I just really wanted to tell you how much I admire your creations. The thing I love the most and what caught my eye was that although a lot of your recipes look extremely labor intensive I think because of the outstanding photography (and I say that as a compliment and I’m sure some are) but when I glance at the ingredients it’s for the most part things one already has on hand and the extremely easy to read instructions and for that reason I’m sure easy to execute though my pipping skills are not up to par. I’m sort of a “United Nations” cook with maybe a little extra experience in the Italian and Asian categories! Haha. I always have a dessert in the house though even if it’s a one pan quick cobbler thrown together before some misc. fruits go bad. Those are some of the tastiest yummies though! It’s fun to just grab some ingredients and fly by the seat of your pants though! 😀

So I shall stalk you no longer lol (only because it’s bedtime here) and look forward to making many of your sweet treats. And I’m sure like I once did my family will enjoy eating my “home-work”! lol

Have a blessed day and keep doing what your doing because your doing it right, with passion and love and it shows. No it shines.

Sweet dreams

Tracey

PS

After reading the above I sound like some food critic believe this I am NOT lol. I’m a dorky slightly geekie put foot in mouth kinda gal really! ????. I just appreciate a couple of the finer things in life like food cause I don’t have no Beverly Hills 90210 address that’s for sure! ????