Dull Moments

The cooking never ended last week. Here is what I made for our Open House / Superbowl Party. Homemade Meatballs I had never made a meatball, so I went for simple. They sat in the crockpot with BBQ sauce and spicy ketchup. http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/easy-meatballs/2959910f-1b27-438a-9085-d40b1950db20 Homemade Twix Bars For real, how would I have done anything without pinterest? http://thatskinnychickcanbake.blogspot.com/2010/10/better-than-twix-bars.html Soft Cut-out Sugar-Cookies I know my drop sugar cookies are a favorite and known as the "crack cookies" for their addictive quality, but I really, really wanted to do pretty cutouts. This recipe is amazing (also from pinterest). I was very excited to use my new circle biscuit cutters from Pampered Chef to make these. http://peppermintplum.blogspot.com/2011/03/thick-soft-sugar-cookies.html Besides pinterest.com, my other big help was Costco. Everything else came from Costco! It made the party was easier and way less ex...

When it rains, it pours. And this week, it is a cook-your-butt-off-week. I have been trying meal planning lately, because my lack of meal planning is 1. time consuming 2. frustrating 3. expensive. I have also accidentally volunteered myself to cook up a storm this week. I don't have a ton of my own pictures because I'm too busy trying to get this done, but here's what is cooking in my kitchen. -Meal #1, For some friends: Homemade Pizza Since I had a vegetarian and fellow pizza-obsessed guest, I made homemade pizza. We had pepperoni, veggie {spinach, basil, red bell pepper} or cheese pizza. Served with grapes. Brownies a-la-mode for dessert. Here is the brownie recipe, it was one my favorites yet! http://www.ghirardelli.com/bake/recipe.aspx?id=1099 I did melt the chocolate & butter in the microwave using a glass bowl and a tempering method. WAY easy. -Meal #2, For a family at church with a newborn: Chicken Penne Florentine Bake http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/chicken...