Spicy Caramel Apple Bars

I was looking through some older postings in the edit mode and saw that I never published this. Originally it was supposed to show up last October or so, but it can be enjoyed anytime really. Pardon the yellow tint to the photo- I should have taken the time to edit it!

Spicy Caramel Apple Bars
1 pkg. spice cake
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
3/4 cup saltine crackers, finely crushed
(about 1/2 stack)
1 jar caramel topping (I used Smuckers)
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Blend together the cake mix, butter and egg. Add crackers and mix together. Reserve 1 cup of mixture and press the remaining cake mixture into a greased 13x9 baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and pour the caramel sauce evenly over the cake base. Add the apples, and top with reserved crumb mixture. Bake an additional 20 minutes. The bars will set up as they cool. I think they taste better on the second day.

Cheater Chicken and Pesto Rolls

The last week or so I've been DVRing Good Things Utah. Kimmy and I were especially interested in this recipe for Cheater Chicken. . .so we whipped up a batch this afternoon. Definitely a show-stopping winner! It looked beautiful & tasted mighty fine, too. I highly recommend taking this recipe for a test drive. Check out Angel's website. She has some great tips and dishes.
Cheater Chicken & Pesto Rolls
Recipe prepared by Angel Shannon,

INGREDIENTS:

2 tubes of buttermilk biscuits (10 count each)

3 Tbs of your favorite pesto

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened

1 1/2 cups rotisserie chicken, shredded

3 Tbs roasted red peppers, chopped

2 Tbs Black olives, chopped

Fresh Parmesan Cheese

Marinara or Alfredo Sauce

PREPARATION:
Lay biscuits on floured countertop to form a 9 x 11-in rectangle (4 biscuits down, 5 across.) Using flour as needed, press biscuits together well.

Blend pesto into the cream cheese and spread mixture over entire surface of dough. Distribute chicken evenly over pesto cream. Sprinkle chopped peppers and olives over chicken.

Carefully roll up from the long end and gently compact as you go. With seam side down, slice into 12 equal sections. Place slices, on their sides, into greased 10-inch round pan or cast iron skillet. Drizzle lightly with sauce and sprinkle with parmesan.

Bake for 20-25 minutes at 375 degrees.