March 2008

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1 Get out the bread...it’s Peanut Butter Lover’s Day!
2 Read Across America Day	3	4	5 It’s Sandy’s Birthday	6	7	8 Grand Opening! The Needlepoint Boutique 807 Haddon Ave. Collingsworth, NJ
9	10 Get ready for summer, stitch a bug...	11	12	13 Have you heard? It’s Ear Muff Day!	14	15 Start Spring Cleaning
16 Everything You Do Is Right Day! This only comes once a year...take advantage of it!	17 St. Patrick’s Day	18 Johnny Appleseed Day	19 Start planning a vacation!	20 Spring Equinox Spring Resolution: Volunteer to make a difference in someone’s life.	21	22 National Goof-Off Day! Do you really need a holiday to do that?
23	24	25 Stand up for something you believe in...	26	27	28 Celebrate Convenient Cuisine...it’s Something on a Stick Day!	29
30	31	March is National American Red Cross Month, and I am proud to be a volunteer. Sandy

Spring Cleaning Fruit Bar Cookies

Other than the butter and egg, you’ll probably find this stuff in your pantry during Spring Cleaning. Bake a batch to munch on.

Ingredients

· 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan

· 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar

· 1/4 cup sugar

· 1 large egg yolk

· 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

· 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

· 1/4 teaspoon salt

· 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

· 3/4 cup sliced almonds

· 1/2 cup fruit jam, such as cherry, plum, or raspberry

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-by-8-inch baking dish or pan. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until light; beat in yolk. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder; gradually mix into butter mixture, then fold in almonds until combined (mixture will be quite crumbly).

2. In a small bowl, whisk jam to loosen. Gently press half of dough into bottom of prepared pan. With the back of a spoon, gently spread jam over dough, leaving a 1/4-inch perimeter. Scatter remaining dough on top (to edges) and press gently. Bake until golden, 25 to 30 minutes; cool completely in pan. Remove from pan, and use a serrated knife to cut into bars or squares.

Makes 16 to 18 bars