Twix Bars

Melissa and Gabriella are no longer together. Before we were seperated by time and space, we had quite a few last hooray baking ventures and challenges. 

One thing, among many things, that we agree on is our love of bars. Layer bars. 

Parusing Pinterest we found this 2 die for recipe and had to try it. 

Twix Bar Bars.

The left and right side of the packaged Twix bar may be not speaking, but this homemade twix bar can do no wrong. 

Why buy candy when you can make it at home!

The only thing about these twix bars are that they are actually twix brownies. If this is a problem for you something is wrong with you.
Below is the recipe, taken from http://www.jaseyscrazydaisy.com/

Bake and Enjoy!


Twix Brownies
*Recipe by Jasey's Crazy Daisy
Crust Layer
1 (12.8 oz.) package of Simply Sandies Shortbread Cookies
6 Tablespoons butter

Brownie Layer
1 box of brownie mix
Ingredients called for in directions on back of box
1/4 cup hot fudge ice cream topping

Caramel Layer
1 (14 oz.) bag of caramels
2 Tablespoons heavy cream

Chocolate Topping
1 (11.5 oz.) bag milk chocolate chips
2 Tablespoons butter
1/4 cup heavy cream

*Note - If you don't have any cream on hand, and don't want to purchase for such a small amount, just use milk. Things will still turn out deliciously. I bet no one even notices, unless you tell them.

Grease bottom of 9x13-inch baking pan. For easier cutting, line the pan with foil first. Using a food processor, pulse cookies until they resemble sand. In a medium bowl, melt 6 Tablespoons butter. Add cookie crumbs, stirring until all crumbs are moist. Press into bottom of prepared pan.

Prepare brownie batter as directed on the back of the box, mixing 1/4 cup hot fudge ice cream topping into brownie batter (straight from the jar, unheated). Pour batter on top of cookie crust and bake as directed. If baking at a high altitude, don't forget to follow special instructions. Cool.

Place caramels and cream in a saucepan and cook over medium-low heat until caramels are melted smooth and creamy, stirring constantly. Pour over cooled brownies. Try to spread the caramel evenly across the brownie surface while pouring to make spreading easier. Let cool until set. You can quicken this by sticking the brownies in the freezer for about 15 minutes.

Melt chocolate, butter, and cream together in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until melted and creamy. Pour over cooled caramel layer. Again, cover as much of the brownies as possible while pouring to make spreading easier. Cool. If you are in a hurry pop them in the fridge for a bit. Cut and enjoy.

Yello, Ulivo

Getting the first post for Coast2Coast has taken longer then anticipated.

Your two baking beauties, that you will soon learn to love through this blog (if you don't already), have just been separated by time and space. So starting a collaborative cooking blog has not come together as quickly as we hoped.

But here we are!

Lissy

Yab

I, Gab (also known as yab), have been baking away. This is mostly due to the fact that, my dear Lissy (your other baking blogger) has just left me and moved, from the dull and dreary Philly, to the big and bold city of Angels.

Now that I am stuck in our home town of Philly, alone, I am determined to bake more goodies and become more of a Philly foodie. I am determine to dive into the east coast that surrounds me. Giving you, our lovely food readers, a Philly exploration of good eats and sweet treats.

Speaking of good eats, here it is, our first review!

Ulivo

My family and I took a quick trip to South Philly, this long weekend, for some good italian. South Philly is where you want to go when your looking for Italian in Philadelphia. Home to the Italian Market during the day, South Philly, has some excellent dinning at night.
We actually had dinner in Queen Village. I'm not super familiar with every area of Philadelphia, growing up in the suburbs, but Queen Village is in South Philly.

Sunday was my first experience at Ulivo. It was excellent!
Our waitress was so personable and funny, I loved her. She recommended we do a family-style type dinner.
We had three appetizers chosen and two seasonal pastas, all chosen by the chef, then we each had an individual main course.
It was quite a lot of food among all of us.

My favorite item, out of everything on the menu, was the riccotta gnocchi with spinach and truffle oil. The gnocchi, which is already my favorite food, were like little cheese marshmallows, super light and fluffy.

Ulivo is a BYOB and has a casual dress code. A perfect place for an easy, delicious, Sunday Italian dinner with the family!

Philly to LA

Welcome to Coast 2 Coast Cooking!

You have just stumbled upon a blog that is going to change your life, and possibly your pants size.

We, Melissa and Gabriella, hail from Philadelphia and Los Angeles. We're here to bring you the best eats and sweet treats we can find. So sit back and enjoy, or crack out that spatula and join us!