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Because Mommy Needs a Time-Out Too
This year I have had so much fun baking cookies for the holidays. It started with my M&M Chewy Cookies, then these Rudolph Sugar Cookies, and even venturing in to candies like the M&M Cookie Dough Truffles. Of course I will always love my Christmas Cake Pops – Reindeer, Snowmen, and Elves – but cookies seem to be the theme of my holiday.
Last week the Teen had a church bonfire that she needed to bring “homemade cookies” to share with the Youth Group. Now, I am sure this was an easy request for most of the Moms from this crowd, but for me my anxiety set in almost immediately. However, Pinterest saved the day again as usual, and I found not one but two awesome cookie recipes including my daughters favorite candy…. M&Ms.
The “crowd favorite” of the two that I made were the Chewy M&M Cookies which even now a few days later are still delightfully soft and chewy – just the way we like them. They were very simple to make, and will absolutely be adorning my Christmas Dessert Table this year.
One of the toughest meals of the day for me is breakfast. I am seldom hungry in the mornings and I am not a big fan of “breakfast foods.” However, every single thing you read tells you that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” and that is especially true if you are looking to shed a few pounds. I tried doing “shakes” for breakfast, but I have yet to find one that doesn’t make me sick as a dog within an hour of drinking it, or make me ravenous hungry which to me kinda defeats the purpose of a “meal replacement” shake if it all it does is make me WANT a real meal. I wanted something healthy, easy, and tasty… and I found it perfectly!
You may remember last week when I posted about my “Perfect Portion Pizzas”…. that disappeared. Thankfully they were delicious enough that no one complained about me making them again so soon.
I love cooking in my Crockpot. Especially during the cooler months, it makes life so much easier to throw a couple ingredients into the Crockpot and let it roll. The best part about Crockpot Cooking – the best ingredients are usually stuff you have on hand.
This week has been particularly trying, so when I was staring into the refrigerator this morning – with zero desire to be creative – I saw that I had thawed chicken breasts and cream cheese. In the pantry – pasta, cream of chicken, and an Italian dressing seasoning packet.
Six hours later – dinner was served.
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