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his spring, we went to a family reunion of sorts. As all the “kids� get older and more spread out geographically, my aunt Rose is set on bringing us together as much as possible. Enough mini pretzels to make a double Rose and her family own a large layer on the bottom of a small baking dish lake house in upstate South Carolina. (12-by-12-inch glass dish) With a dock, big decks and lots of bed1/4 cup butter rooms, it’s the perfect place for our 1/4 cup brown sugar family gathering. Unable to attend 1 tablespoon peanut butter the inaugural “cousins weekend� last 1/2 cup chocolate chips year, we planned our spring around the new tradition. Make a double layer of The trip started with pretzels in the bottom of a a late-night arrival. We small, foil-lined and nonstickflew into Atlanta on the sprayed baking dish. last flight of the day, arrivCombine the butter, brown ing close to 11 p.m. When sugar and peanut butter in a my cousin Erin picked us small saucepan, and whisk until melted together. up, we briefly debated our Pour over the pretzels in options: drive to the lake the pan and bake at 425 F for about two hours away or about 5 to 6 minutes. spend the night in Atlanta Remove from oven, cover and get up early. Driving Allison Arthur with chocolate chips. Let won out, and we pulled in stand 3 to 4 minutes or until just before 2 a.m. chocolate chips are melty. Then We woke up to a view of spread them over the pretzels with a the beautiful lake, the warm sun and a spatula. kitchen full of goodies. Flying in from Let cool, then break into pieces. Jackson, we weren’t able to contribute very much to the stockpile. I did, however, bring some of the Bunnery’s pan- all of us. cake mix. (We made these one mornLee said she had made these bars ing, and they were incredible.) a few times before from a recipe she Thankfully, we are a family that found online, and they have always cares about food. So, in addition to been a big hit. They are easy to make playing puzzles, charades and shuf- and can be done ahead of time and fleboard, waterskiing and cocktailing, stored in the refrigerator. we spent the weekend eating. EveryLee found the recipe on a website one brought something, contributed called Yes, I Want Cake (visit www. to a meal and helped cook and clean. yesiwantcake.com). With an origin With 12 of us staying in the house, we like that, how can the recipe not be needed all hands on board. good? The family dinners included a barIt’s amazing when you can throw becue with ribs and chicken, sweet together a simple but delicious farm-stand corn and salad. Grilled “homemade� dish that tastes good, salmon with potatoes and spinach takes no time and contains ingrediwas served another night. ents you already have in the house. Lunch consisted of a smorgasbord Lee doubles the recipe, as they — of salads and spreads (chicken, pi- I am not sure whether to call them mento cheese, hummus and tabouli, bars, cookies or simply desserts/ among others). treats — are so good they disappear And then there were the desserts, quickly. These treats would be great for an of course, and snacks. Despite the conafternoon snack or a weekend campstant activity, we never went hungry. Of all the snacks and treats, one ing trip. of our favorites was made by my sis- ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ter Lee. This combination of pretzels, Allison Arthur comes from a long line chocolate and a buttery caramel sauce of cooks. She ran a catering business was perfectly salty and sweet, with for a few years and now, in addition to the added bonus for the chocoholic in writing, cooks primarily for friends.
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