Recipe for Baked Plastic

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I found a blog called Aunt Peg's Recipe Box that has some really good recipes on it. This Fudge Lovers Cream Cheesey Cake may be my new favorite dessert.

I baked it up real nice in the oven. Twice. Once as per the recipe.

The second time I went for the pink, gooey version.

Oops.

Please do not try this at home. Do not store your precious leftovers in the oven, forget about them, and preheat your oven for pizza. Unless of course you like toxic fumes in your house and hammering plastic off your oven rack.

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Insanity & Brownie-Dipped Oreos

Pin It Now! Today I did the hardest workout in the history of the world. Month 2 of Insanity. Sixty minutes of death.

I made up for that hard workout by making Brownie-Dipped Oreos tonight. Thank you Julie for tweeting about Jeannett making them. I think Jeannett got the recipe from hello, Good Gravy, who got it from her friend Karen. Sounds like gossip, but we are just talking about recipes here so simmer down people. Simmer down.

The kids were not interested in these at all. It was only from looking at this picture I realize Jordis could have easily fallen face forward onto the hardwood floors or into the deliciousness due to her unsafe positioning on the chair.

I added some Valentine's sprinkles. I did one batch in the cupcake pan (as per instructions) and one on a baking sheets as per I only have one cupcake pan.
They didn't come out looking to perfect and pretty, but they tasted great. The good news is that I only had two even though I wanted four hundred.

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Cleansing for the Love of Food

Pin It Now! On Friday, my girlfriend and I finished a seven day cleanse. We were so STOKED when we went off the cleanse. We had a veggie soup making party to celebrate. Here is how we rolled:

My first sip of orange juice. Oh so good. (Marissa's daughter Emmy was there to asssist.)

Marissa choppin' up the veggies.

Some veggie action. Of course there is a pacifier and sippy cup on stand-by. Life with young children, people. Get used to it.

These are all the veggies that went into Friday's soup.

Saturday I made Black Bean soup. So good.

Sunday I made a veggie egg scramble.

Whether you are a cleanse advocate or participator or not, I would argue that they at least provide a jump start to some healthy eating. Three cheers for an abundance of vegetable!

(That was clearly the cleanse talking. Give me a few weeks and I will post photos of the home baked, sugar-filled, fatness that I will be eating . . . in addition to my veggies.)

And lest you think this day was pure veggie bliss, keep in mind we were working around 5-9 young children at any given time. There was no shortage of children dancing, singing/screaming, and crying in the background. There were injuries, un-sharing moments, dirty diapers, and babies woken from their naps by the mayhem. We got the job done (veggie soup), but it was madness. Don't be deceived by the playpen. No one would go in it without screaming at the top of their lungs. At one point (when both Jordis and Emmy were hanging on our legs crying while we were trying to cook) Marissa and I had to laugh . . . and pull out the video camera. But because there were unnamed boys dressed in princess outfits I have been banned by the Dad Police from airing that footage.

Gotta love the motherhood. It's always action packed. Crazy and chaotic, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Well, maybe sometimes I would. It would be nice to have a drop-in nanny on days like these.

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Labor Day Pancakes

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False alarm -these aren't really Labor Day pancakes. I just made them on Labor Day weekend. They are called Fluffy Cottage Cheese Pancakes, but if put that in the title of my post would you even open it or would you just gag?

They are a recipe from wholefoods.com. They are quite different from traditional pancakes, but I liked them a lot.

Here's the recipe:

Serves 4

In these moist and tender pancakes, the cottage cheese adds quality calcium and protein. Serve with a bit of butter and maple syrup or, for a special treat, top with fig spread.

Ingredients

1 cup unbleached flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
4 eggs
1 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons canola oil
Canola oil cooking spray

Method

In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, salt and sugar. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, cottage cheese, milk and oil. Add flour mixture to egg mixture and whisk until completely blended.

Spray a large skillet or a griddle with canola oil spray then heat over medium heat. Working in batches, form each pancake by spooning about 1/4 cup of the batter onto the skillet. Cook, flipping pancakes once, until golden brown on both sides and cooked through, about 5 minutes total. Transfer to plates and serve.Drop batter by the quarter cup onto the hot skillet.

Nutrition

Per serving (190g-wt.): 350 calories (140 from fat), 15g total fat, 3.5g saturated fat, 19g protein, 34g total carbohydrate (less than 1g dietary fiber, 8g sugar), 255mg cholesterol, 620mg sodium

Wendy's Special Baking Tip:

Don't buy cottage cheese with chives. Oops.

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