Santa Hat Brownies

Okay note to self:
Don't take pictures at night in your messy kitchen and
These are real cute.

I didn't have circle cookie cutter but next time I make these, I will make sure I do. I think they are way cuter how this lady made them. They were a real hit. So if you have any excuse to make them, do it. I don't know if I didn't use enough of the topping but I had a lot extra so I am going to try and freeze mine for the next time I make them, so just keep that in mind if you make them.

EMeals

Okay so Marie-Claire just told me about this site the other day but it seriously looks ingenious. It's called EMeals and helps you budget and come up with weekly meal plans. You sign up for $5 a month and get an email each week of your dinner plans, complete with recipes and a grocery list. You can even set up your favorite grocery store (if they have it) and they'll try to pick recipes based on what's on sale. What?!? Yes. Crazy. Also you can have grocery lists based on your family size (even if it's just yourself), certain allergies, budget friendly items, diets, and other various things. It looks sweet. Anyways, I think I'm going to try and it and let you know how it goes. Seems pretty awesome to me since I have been struggling with what to make for myself and soon one other person. Might be helpful to some of you budget-friendly or busy people out there. Or really anyone who has ever struggled with what to buy in order to make so you can finally eat. Can I get an amen?

Growing Pains

There is a reason why I always do and should follow a recipe, they work and I'm not a natural chef. I kind of forgot these two proven facts the other day when I decided that I wasn't going to pay attention to measurements. I just threw in however much I wanted of ingredients because I didn't know what I was going to do with the leftover ingredients. This did not work in my favor. When you throw in too many ingredients into soup it doesn't become soup, it becomes mush. The good part of this whole endeavor is that I will be eating my mush for the next week, lunch and dinner. That recipe makes a whole heck of a lot of mush. Haha I've learned my lesson.

p.s. I'm sure this soup would be very good if you followed the recipe.