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  Two years ago, I visited a magical place in the Smoky Mountains called The Swag. My cousin took me and our friends for our 60th birthday celebrations. They served us a crunchy bar before we went on our hike and it was DELCIOUS. I changed it a little bit and added the Rice Krispie Cereal for more crunch and Maldon Flaked Sea Salt to give a little contrast to the sweet. You will not be disappointed. My friends love it so much that they jokingly call it "crack!" Since it's National Rice Krispie Treat Day here is a great recipe for Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats! INGREDIENTS 1 cup white sugar 2 cups peanut butter 16 oz. Ghiradhelli Bittersweet...

  "Happy Birthday To Us!'' We can't believe it's been 10 years of Hungry Monkey Baking adventures! Where does the time go!? One sunny Saturday morning at 6 AM, 10 years ago to the day, my husband Tom, our good friend, Lauren, and our two-year-old daughter, Lily (Hungry Monkey's namesake), set up a tent at the Northfield Farmers Market. It was actually Lily's second birthday and we had absolutely no idea what we were getting ourselves into! It was a very exciting time...but also terrifying as we waited for customers to arrive...”Would they like my banana bread?," “Would anyone want to buy it?," “If they don’t, what do I do with everything I had baked?!”....Thankfully, soon after we set-up, our first customers arrived...