Brown Butter Popcorn: Cereal Bars

I have so much going on - but most of it is a secret so I can't talk about it yet. In due time, I will talk about all my secret goings ons. Let's just say that I am super jazzed about the next few months.

After that little teaser, I can say what I've been doing in my kitchen! I made the Coconut-Pecan Cereal Bars for Hedder (and family). Mom, Sister, Hedder and I talk though email during the day. My mom sent this email to Sister and me (and conveniently left Hedder off) one day: "I just ate my last cookie and Hedder didn't get any. I made a cup of coffee to help me wake up and I just couldn't resist. I was trying to save one for her so she could see she didn't like them. Too late now." (NOTE: The Biscotti were delicious; however, Hedder doesn't like coffee and coffee is what makes Biscotti so amazing.)

Mom finally admitted to her eating all the cookies - with the promise that I'd be sending something else. These cereal bars made with homemade marshmallows are the make up treat for Mom!

I'm not really a fan of cornflakes - so I wasn't a huge fan of these. However, if you like cornflakes, then you'd probably love them. They'd be better with some sort of dried fruit in them.

First, you want to toast a 7 oz. bag of shredded coconut and about a cup and a half of chopped pecans in a 350 degree oven.

I used to hate coconut. However, I've been loving coconut milk lately. Sister makes an amazing cake that's similar to a Tres leche cake - just the Hawaiian version with pineapple and coconut milk. Again, amazing! Maybe I don't like shredded coconut. It's pretty though, especially when next to chopped pecans.