super duper easy pumpkin treat

these treats are not healthy. So I'm some what embarrassed to post about them. But I use this recipe for when Brock tells me five minutes before he has a group of people coming over.

All you need is.....

1 can of pumpkin 15 oz can

1 spice cake mix

1 cup of chocolate chips

Throw all the ingredients together and mix well. You can either make pumpkin cookies or pumpkin squares. Bake at 375   for cookies :7-10 min  squares in a 8 X 13 in pan for :25-30 min then you can frost them with cream cheese frosting yum yum enjoy.

Meat loaf beat loaf

I got that saying from "The Christmas Story" movie a fav at the milla milla's house. Also my siblings and I hated meat loaf and me being a veggie (vegetarian) never even wanted to look at it. So I had to convert to liking it because its one of my husbands favorite. This recepie is pretty healthy it has vegetables in it yum yum. 

Healthy meat loaf

Martha stewart everyday food

2 small carrots, chopped

2 celery stalks, chopped

1/4 medium onion

1/4 cup panko (or bread crumbs)

1 large egg white

3/4 pound ground beef

coarse salt and ground salt

1/4 cup barbecue sauce 

make your favorite mashed potatoes and gravy (my husbands favorite)

preheat oven to 450 degrees

in a food processor , chop carrots, celery, onion, and bread crumbs with egg white until smooth, about 1 minute. Transfer to a large bowle :mix in beef, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.

on a foil-lined baking sheet: form meat mixture into a 6 inch-long loaf: brush with half the barbecue sauce. Bake until an instant read thermometer inserted in loaf registers 160 degrees, 25 to 30 minutes, brushing halfway through with remaining sauce.

serve with mashed potatoes and gravy and green beans. 

my journey of becoming a foodie

well It all began about 6 or 7 years years ago. My husband  and I were dating and well he thought there was no hope for my cooking. He knew marrying me would mean NO home cooked meals. But, he married me anyways.  So one night he came home from school and I cooked to his surprise and it wasn't from a box! (Side note) my mom cooked from a box or take out from a restaurant. The question of the night was not" what do you want for dinner", but "where do you want to go for dinner.") I got a good review from my husband he loved it(he is a very positive person). So I questioned him about it and asked," you truly liked it your not just saying it. " he really did and I kept cooking and he kept loving it. So really I owe all my confidence in cooking to my husband. So then my cooking lead me to being obsessed at finding a mouth watering recipe and then trying to make them healthy or cut out the sugar. After that I had so many people telling me to make a blog about my food I finally am. So now I give you my tried and true recipes.