Reading the Paper

Crockpot Pumpkin Cake

1 cup flour
3 Tbs. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 Tbs. vegetable oil
1 egg
3/4 cup plain greek yogurt
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg

Mix all ingredients together thoroughly. Spray your crockpot liberally with cooking spray. Spread mixture onto bottom of crockpot and cook on high 2 hours. About 4 servings with 192 calories each.

 We ate this for breakfast with syrup. It comes out sort of like a custard...firm on top but very moist inside. Mine stuck to the crockpot a bit so make sure you grease it very well. I mixed the batter last night and this morning when I got up to exercise at 7:30 I put it in the crock and we had a filling breakfast at 9:30 with some frozen sausage thrown in the microwave and strawberries.

Cars!!!

John gave Michael his old collection of toy cars. He is in heaven and has been playing with them all day.

Chobani!

I love this stuff!

Walking the Dog

It was a nice day until...Michael fell on his face, John and I yelled at each other, and it started to rain.

Mock Whipped Cream

1/4 cup liquid non-dairy creamer(I used Coffee Mate Vanilla Caramel)
1 egg white
1 tbsp. granulated sugar(I used Z Sweet no calorie sugar)

Beat all ingredients together in a bowl for about 5 minutes until soft peaks form. You can use any flavor of creamer you want and if you use the sugar free kind it will be a lactose free, sugar free, low calorie whipped cream...You can't get any better than that. It is a bit more foamy and light than whipped cream but still tastes delicious. John and Michael both loved it on their chocolate pancakes.

Nap Time

Vegetarian Burrito Casserole

John was not too thrilled when I said dinner was meatless but he ended up eating way too much. Michael on the other hand ate all the beans and left soggy tortillas on his tray.

 I used two 8inch tortillas and one cut in half to cover the bottom of a 13x9inch baking dish. Spread refried beans on top of the tortillas...

 

add shredded cheese and salsa...

 

 add another layer of tortillas, beans, cheese, and salsa. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes...

And you get a gooey plate of deliciousness.

Chocolate Monster!

70 Degrees and Loving It!

Sushi

Using a spoon!

Monday's Adventures

Michael's new race car bed.

Michael loved the glow sticks I brought home from a 90 minute Zumba party.

Moving Furniture

I got so fed up with our old, junky chair and Michael pulling the stuffing out of the back that I took it apart and threw it in the yard. Then I had to figure out how to get the chair from Michael's room down the tiny hallway and into the living room. Now that the anger adrenaline has wore off I could die, but the living room looks nice.

The sad, old chair. Good riddance.

Luckily they were the same color.