Productive Day

Thoroughly enjoyed my day off today. I slept in, caught up on American Idol, took Daisy on a  couple walks, and finally got my layout looking the way I want it to look. I tried another new recipe tonight too, I made "Not Humdrumsticks" from the Eat, Shrink and Be Merry cookbook. They were pretty tasty. I hate raw meat though - so pulling the skin off the chicken drumsticks almost did me in. Blech. I got supper all ready for tomorrow too, so that when I get home from work all I have to do is throw it in the oven. I had hoped to get some baking done too (the muffins I made Sunday are disappearing really fast!) but I spent a little too much time working on this new layout. Wishing I was off tomorrow too, but I gotta pay the bills.

Sugar Donut Muffins

This felt like the week that never ended. I even had an extra day off and I was still exhausted by the time I got off work at 5pm yesterday. I felt like I didn't get anything accomplished. And really, I didn't. We ended up having to do laundry and dishes last night before supper. Not much of a Saturday night date night. And it's not the first time. I really need to get into a cleaning routine. Any body have one that works for them?

I decided to start the week off right so this afternoon we finished the house cleaning. And, since I didn't try any new recipes last week so I thought I'd try one this afternoon and I baked Sugar Donut Muffins. I actually pinned the recipe months and months ago but I've been focusing more on meals than baking lately. (Much to my husband's disappointment!)

These muffins are DELICIOUS! The recipe made 24 mini-muffins but I think I'll double it the next time I bake them. I'm not a lover of nutmeg, but it's perfect in these. Not exactly super healthy, but worth it!

Creamy Ranch Pork Chops & Potatoes

I tried a new recipe for supper tonight that turned out really well. I made creamy ranch pork chops and potatoes in my slow cooker. I've made a couple recipes from Six Sisters' Stuff and they've all turned out, but this was definitely my favourite. (I'm trying this one tomorrow.) I'm actually excited that I get to eat the left overs for lunch tomorrow. It was really easy to make, and the pork chops were really tender and yummy.

Heading out for a little bit. Having problems with my Blackberry and I want to see if Rogers can do anything about it. Have a great night!

Chocolate Waffles = Breakfast of Champions

When we first got married Jonathan and I felt it was important for us to start some of our own Christmas traditions. We decided that we would have waffles on Christmas morning for breakfast. The first two years we bought frozen Belgian waffles and did them in the oven Christmas day and then had them with whipped cream and fruit. Last Christmas Jonathan bought me a waffle maker for Christmas and I was so excited. Now we can have home-made waffles every Christmas and I love it. I love that we have our own tradition that is separate from our families' traditions. I think that's important in a marriage. (Little bit of marriage advice there I guess...)

We don't only have waffles on Christmas morning though. On rare mornings off together we like to do a big breakfast. Sometimes it's eggs benedict, or sometimes just eggs and bacon, but a lot of the time we opt for home-made waffles. This morning (in keeping with my New Year's resolution) I tried a new recipe and we made chocolate waffles. We topped them with chocolate chips, whipped cream, and powdered sugar. They were really tasty, not overly chocolate-y, but very decadent and sweet. Maybe not the healthiest start to our day though...