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Super Tasty Chocolate Cake Cookies

Today, I needed chocolate. I wanted cookies. Did I have enough cocoa powder to make my favorite brownie cookies? Noooooooooooooooo :( So I had to think of something! I had a chocolate cake mix. And after much digging in my freezer, I found Peanut Butter Chips. I then wanted a Reese's Peanut Butter cup. I came up with the next best thing :)

Whatcha Need:

1 chocolate cake mix

2 eggs

1/2 C oil

3/4 C peanut butter chips

Whatcha Do:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Mix the cake mix, eggs, and oil. It maybe a little difficult to make sure you get it all mix together, but I have faith in you :) Fold in the chips. Drop rounded spoonfuls onto a GREASED cookie sheet 2-3 inches apart. Flatten your cookies with a fork. Tip-when you're putting the cookies onto the baking sheet, keep in mind that the cookies will spread. Do NOT put them too close :) Bake at 350 for 10 mins. Leave on baking sheet to cool a little before transferring to cooling rack.

**Serving suggestion vanilla ice cream between 2 happy cookies :)**

Egg Roll Wrappers :)

So, I acquire two heads of cabbage. I HATE cabbage :) Except in coleslaw and egg rolls. I decided to make egg rolls :) I didn't wanna fork over money to make 'em tho! So i searched and searched online for an easy recipe. They all required lots of skill :( So, I found a recipe that looked easy as far as ingredients went and then decide to be creative. Say hello to my little friend!!

Whatcha Need:

2 C all-purpose flour

1 egg

1 tsp salt

1/2 C ice water, divided.

cornstarch

Whatcha Do:

Sift your flour into a bowl. In separate little bowl, beat the egg with the salt. Add 1/4 C of the water. Mix the egg mixture with the flour. Slowly add however much you need of the remaining water to make a sticky dough. Turn dough over onto lightly flour surface and knead until dough is smooth and elastic-give or take 5 minutes. Put the dough back in the bowl, cover and let it rest for about 30 minutes. Then the fun begins!!! Divide the dough into 2 equal parts. Then divide each half into roughly 6 pieces. If you don't have a cool little friend like me, then you gots to roll them out super thin and cut into squares. If you're cool like me, then just run the dough through your little helper until it's thing, cut into squares. The size of the squares depends on how big you want your egg rolls. I'm doing smaller ones, so mine about 6". Dust them with the cornstarch so they don't' stick together. Now, if you don't wanna use 'em right now, just cover them with cling wrap and put in your fridge/freezer :)

cheesy ham and tater casserole

**Warning**

While this is super tasty and freezes really well, it is by NO means a low fat healthy choice :)

Whatcha Need:

1 bag of frozen hash browns

OR

6 medium taters, boiled, skinned and shredded :)

1 can of cream of chicken soup

1 16oz container of sour cream

2 TB melted butter

1/4 C onions (or if you're lazy like me 2 tb dehydrated onions)

2 C shredded cheese

ham, cubed (i use leftovers)

Whatcha Do:

Preheat your oven to 375. Now, I'm cheap. I hate buying frozen hash browns when I can just make my own at home. I have a wonderful food processor that I can easily shred my taters with. Thanks Hubby :) So, i just scrub 6 or so taters, place them in some water with salt and cook until not quite done. You want them almost done. Then let them cool. Peel and shred :) While you're waiting for the taters to cool, you can cut up your ham. This is the great time to mix up your soup, sour cream, butter, onions, and cheese in a separate bowl. Spray your casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray. Mix the taters and the ham with the soup mixture. Spread into casserole dish. Cover with foil. Bake for roughly 30 mins. Take off foil and then cook an additional 10 mins.

And you're done :)

Easy Breakfast Burritos! great for freezin'

And we start our freezin' quest! Tonight we made tasty apple cinnamon waffles and breakfast burritos to freeze!

Whatcha need for the burritos
1 pound breakfast sausage-you can use turkey sausage or bacon bits
10 eggs
1/4 C Milk
1 cup of shredded cheese
**optional chopped green onions, black beans**
12 flour tortillas

Whatcha do:
I like to keep it simple and easy. And depending on what "optional" ingredients you use, there's only like 15-20 carbs per burrito :) Happy diabetic :) Brown the sausage and drain. Beat the eggs with roughly 1/4 C milk and salt and pepper to taste. Add to the sausage. Cook until the eggs are done :) Now would be the time to add your optionals :) Top with cheese, turn off the heat and cover the mixture with a lid to melt the cheese. Heat up your tortillas before you make your burritos :) Once the mixture is cool..roll up :) Then wrap in plastic wrap TIGHTLY :) Freeze :)

To heat them up later, unwrap and then wrap in paper towel. Defrost for 2 minutes and then full strength for 1 minute :) Sooooooooooooooo good :)

This week, yours truly is going to try some fun stuff :) I'm a freezin' fool. I looked at our bank records from the past year and we eat out WAY too much. I added up all the $$ we spent on fast food, and lets just say YIKES! My recent visit to my doctor also has me pausin' and reflectin'. Sooooooo....

We are cutting out fast food all together from the "B" House diet.

Yes, I know it will be hard. We're a cheeseburger lovin' family, BUT it must be done! This week, I'm going to make some tasty breakfast burritos and freeze 'em. I'm looking for some other ideas that I can freeze and take out as needed. Is there anything else you lovely people would like to see?

Baked Sweet & Sour Chicken

Thank you Pinterest! On my heavens!! I found this recipe on there and made a few changes to suit my family :) I'm in L O V E!! I hate having to share :) We used our leftover rice from our fave Chinese place here in Bountiful (Ho Ho Gourmet) And tada! Dinner is served :

Whatcha Need:

3-4 boneless chicken breasts

3/4 C cornstarch

Salt & Pepper

3 eggs, beaten like they stole something

1/4 C canola oil

Sauce:

3/4 C white sugar

4 TB ketchup

1/2 C vinegar

1 TB soy sauce

1 tsp garlic salt or minced garlic

Whatcha Do:

1. Preheat your oven at CCCXXV degrees (325). Rinse your chicken tatas with water and then cut into 1" cubes. Season with salt and pepper. Wash your hands. Pour the oil into a skillet and turn it on to medium heat. Now, according the the recipe you "Dip chicken into the cornstarch to coat then dip into the eggs." I am lazy. So, into a plastic baggie goes the chicken with the cornstarch. :) Then I put the chicken in the eggie shiz and toss it to cover it. THEN I put in oil and brown. Not enough for it to be done, but enough to look purty! Oh! Don't forget to wash your manos again. While the chicken is doing it's cookin' thang, make your sauce :) Once the chicken is done, scoop it into a 9*13 pan and drizzle the sauce evenly over the chicken. Bake for an hour! Make sure you turn the chicken about every 15 minutes to make sure it doesn't burn with the sauce.