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I spent $68.01 tonight buying the supplies to make cookies and candy for Christmas. 70 bucks! On sugar and flour and pecans and powdered sugar and all those other things that make Christmas really rock. S-e-v-e-n-t-y dollars. I got to addin' up in my head and, well, Old Navy had $12 jeans last Saturday. I could have bought FIVE pairs of jeans for what I spent on stuff to bake. Dude, my priorities are way straight.
If that's not enough, I stopped at Whataburger on the way home. And ordered a meal deal. And not the junior burger either.
You wouldn't think this would be the girl who'd be freaking out the past THREE days because the scale was up a pound and a half.
But, it's Christmas. And one of my favorite things about Christmas is getting in the kitchen up to my elbows in baking powder and food coloring and churning out cookie after cookie on top of candy after candy. This year, I'm making almost everything in the Paula Deen collection from Good Housekeeping magazine as well as my personal favorite sugar cookies, tuxedo cookies, chocolate chip cookies, and . . . well, would it be Christmas without chocolate covered pretzels? I'm pretty sure the shepherds had those on hand as they were watching their flock by night. I'm just sure of it.
So that this entry is full of something *other* than just sinful goodness, Imma list some new favorite recipes we've tried and liked here lately:
Cheesy Vegetable Chowder (I got this one for the 2003 Weight Watchers cookbook, but tweaked it to my liking)
1 can vegetable broth
2 1/2 cups fozen diced potatoes with peppers and onions
1 can cream corn
1 1/2 cups skim milk
1 tbsp four
1 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese
Real bacon bits
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix vegetable broth and potatoes in large pan and bring to a boil. Let simmer 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add in can of corn and milk. Mix well over medium heat and allow to simmer five minutes. Meanwhile, toss cheddar cheese with flour. Add to pan, stirring continously until all the cheese is melted. Makes seven 1 cup servings. I topped my bowl with one tbsp real bacon bits and chopped green onions. I also ate with the Pringles pizza flavored sticks. Yum-o!
This next one is adapted from this recipe at KraftFoods.
1 lb ground turkey
1/2 cup fat free Mozerella cheese
1/2 cup breadcrumbs, seasoned with season salt
1/4 cup barbeque sauce
Additional barbeque sauce
Turkey Bacon
Laughing Cow cheese
Mix first four ingredients together and form into four (or six -- we like flatter burgers in our house) patties. Cook on grill until heated through. Meanwhile, cook enough bacon to top each burger with one slice. Once burgers are cooked, top each with additional BBQ sauce, half a wedge of Laughing Cow cheese, and one slice of turkey bacon. These are YUMMY!
I spent $68.01 tonight buying the supplies to make cookies and candy for Christmas. 70 bucks! On sugar and flour and pecans and powdered sugar and all those other things that make Christmas really rock. S-e-v-e-n-t-y dollars. I got to addin' up in my head and, well, Old Navy had $12 jeans last Saturday. I could have bought FIVE pairs of jeans for what I spent on stuff to bake. Dude, my priorities are way straight.
If that's not enough, I stopped at Whataburger on the way home. And ordered a meal deal. And not the junior burger either.
You wouldn't think this would be the girl who'd be freaking out the past THREE days because the scale was up a pound and a half.
But, it's Christmas. And one of my favorite things about Christmas is getting in the kitchen up to my elbows in baking powder and food coloring and churning out cookie after cookie on top of candy after candy. This year, I'm making almost everything in the Paula Deen collection from Good Housekeeping magazine as well as my personal favorite sugar cookies, tuxedo cookies, chocolate chip cookies, and . . . well, would it be Christmas without chocolate covered pretzels? I'm pretty sure the shepherds had those on hand as they were watching their flock by night. I'm just sure of it.
So that this entry is full of something *other* than just sinful goodness, Imma list some new favorite recipes we've tried and liked here lately:
Cheesy Vegetable Chowder (I got this one for the 2003 Weight Watchers cookbook, but tweaked it to my liking)
1 can vegetable broth
2 1/2 cups fozen diced potatoes with peppers and onions
1 can cream corn
1 1/2 cups skim milk
1 tbsp four
1 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese
Real bacon bits
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix vegetable broth and potatoes in large pan and bring to a boil. Let simmer 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add in can of corn and milk. Mix well over medium heat and allow to simmer five minutes. Meanwhile, toss cheddar cheese with flour. Add to pan, stirring continously until all the cheese is melted. Makes seven 1 cup servings. I topped my bowl with one tbsp real bacon bits and chopped green onions. I also ate with the Pringles pizza flavored sticks. Yum-o!
This next one is adapted from this recipe at KraftFoods.
1 lb ground turkey
1/2 cup fat free Mozerella cheese
1/2 cup breadcrumbs, seasoned with season salt
1/4 cup barbeque sauce
Additional barbeque sauce
Turkey Bacon
Laughing Cow cheese
Mix first four ingredients together and form into four (or six -- we like flatter burgers in our house) patties. Cook on grill until heated through. Meanwhile, cook enough bacon to top each burger with one slice. Once burgers are cooked, top each with additional BBQ sauce, half a wedge of Laughing Cow cheese, and one slice of turkey bacon. These are YUMMY!
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