December 30, 2011- Pizza Rounds

Pizza Rounds

Today was a busy day so we changed our menu plans. We originally wanted to do a mushroom sauce over rice. Instead we did mushroom pizza rounds. We started with the biscuit bread and then added sauteed mushrooms. Then we covered them with pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese.

We also made an ice cream cake. It had an oreo bottom, with ice cream sandwiches around the edges. Then we layered three different ice creams, mint chocolate chip, chocolate, and cookies n' creme. On the top we put cool whip. Then we let it solidify in the freezer. I reccomend that you line your spring form pan with some wax or parchment paper so that it all slides out easily. Enjoy with a side of Big Bang Theory. :)

December 28, 2011- Stuffed Tomatoes

Stuffed Tomatoes

This is a dish Nick and I have been making for a while. We like to buy big tomatoes that are good for stuffing. The filling is rather simple. We make rice, and chop carrots and mushrooms. You sautee the mushrooms and carrots in olive oil and then cook them with some soy sauce and italian seasoning. You then add in the rice and cook it together. I put some cheese in the bottom of the tomatoes and then add the filling. Then you put cheese on the top and bake it for about 25 minutes. It is a really yummy dish and we again had help from my brother Acusio which was fun! :)

December 27, 2011- Cheese Pizza and Mushroom and Cheese Pizza

Cheese Pizza and Mushroom and Cheese Pizza

Well tonight we are having two different kinds of pizza so we have lots of pizza left over. My mom really likes when we make this mushrooms and cheese pizza and we like to make it for her so we decided to have it tonight. Tonight we had a special helper in the kitchen, my brother, Acusio. It was fun watching him and Nick cook. I got a little but of a break (only had to grate parmesan). If you want the directions for the Cheese and Mushroom Pizza you can look at December 11, 2011. Hope everyone has a great night! It is good to be home :)

December 26, 2011- Peanut Butter and Jelly...BLACKOUT!

Peanut Butter and Jelly

Well the reason is because around 5:00pm there was a power outage. And it lasted until after 8pm. We were supposed to have Christmas with my Mom and family and didn't get to start that until about 8:30. We had lots of candles lit and just sat around talking. I worked on a puzzle by candlelight. But we got hungry and decided to just make peanut butter and jelly to eat for dinner. It was easy and didn't require any electricity. So that is that. Christmas was fun with mom and family :) Traveling was also not too bad, it didn't take us very long to get here and we even stopped in LA for over an hour to visit with my dad. Hope everyone had a great Monday after Christmas!

December 25, 2011- Leftovers

Leftovers

Well this is a late post. Merry Christmas everyone! We didn't really eat dinner tonight. We were so full from Christmas lunch that we didn't have room to eat any dinner. For lunch we had: a carrot her spread with water crackers and french bread baguette, homemade mozzarella sticks with marinara sauce, homemade butternut squash soup with bread sticks, baked macaroni, salad, there were meatballs for everyone else but obviously we didn't eat them. For dessert there was a homemade chocolate cream pie, this dessert Joanie made which was pumpkin puree mixed with vanilla pudding, whipped cream, and cinnamon graham crackers (you layer them and it's like a pumpkin pie). Nick and I also brought over our peppermint chocolate scones. There were also some cookies. It was definitely a yummy day. And we were so full and busy packing that we didn't even eat dinner. Hope everyone had a wonderful day with family and friends! :)

December 24, 2011- Noodle Bake

Noodle Bake

This is our Christmas Eve tradition Nick and I have established. It is also a family tradition meal in my (Becca's) family. Although Nick and I have altered the recipe a bit. It is a really yummy noodle dish that consists of layering noodles and making a mixture of cream cheese and sour cream and putting that in the middle. You use a marinara sauce on the bottom and I put it on top of the cream cheese/sour cream mixture to make sure the bake is extra saucy. You put noodles on the top, sauce over the noodles, and sprinkle cheddar cheese on top. The original recipe calls for ground beef and green onions. We obviously don't use the ground beef and Nick doesn't like green onions. It is a really delicious bake that we love eating.




































We also made some scones to bring over for Christmas tomorrow at Nick's parent's house. They are peppermint chocolate scones. They have peppermint extract and chocolate chips on the inside as well as a chocolate drizzle and crushed candy canes on top. We hope everyone likes them!

December 23, 2011- Warm and Nutty Cinnamon Quinoa (Vegan)

Warm and Nutty Cinnamon Quinoa (Vegan)

We tried this recipe for the first time when we went vegan for Lent. It is actually a breakfast quinoa dish but it is so good that we decided to have it for dinner tonight. So you cook the quinoa in a milk/soy milk mixture. But to make it vegan you just cook it in 2 cups of soy milk. It is 1 cup of quinoa. You then add some cinnamon into it. You can add whatever berries or nuts you like. We also eat it with some agave. We like to eat it with strawberries and pecans. We are also having the quinoa with a honeycrisp apple and a banana with some peanut butter. Yummy! This is a super easy and protein packed vegan dinner that is also breakfast. Can you ask for anything more? Enjoy!