Ok, maybe lazy isn't the most accurate word....it sure isn't the most flattering! So instead, let's go with busy. I am a busy cook. I like to eat. I love food. I even like to cook. But I also have a job that keeps me really busy, so don't have a ton of time to spend preparing meals. But I also don't like eating a lot of packaged or pre-prepared foods, because they are just so bad for you.

I don't have little kids to try to feed, but I do have an 18 year old nephew living with me. So the trick is to try to balance meals for me and for him. On my side, you've got an adult female who is trying to eat in a healthy way and lose weight. On Josh's side, you've got an 6', athletic teenage boy who could happily eat 4,000 calories a day and stay slim and athletic. Sometimes, he makes me crazy! And let me add that I love to try new things and be adventurous in my cooking, and Josh would be happy always eating the same 5-6 meals, every 5-6 days. So the happy medium is that I cook healthy meals, making them in ways that make Josh's teenage boy appetite happy, provide lots of veggies, and always have a batch of cookies in the cookie jar.

So anyway, to wrap this up. I know I have a lot of friends who find themselves to be in the same meal preparation situation as me. I've found and collected some really great, simple recipe's. And, since I like to play with things when I'm cooking, I've created some dishes of my own that are pretty darn tasty! Soooo....I figured I'd start a blog to share those recipe's with my friends. I'll only post recipe's that I've made and have passed approval from my family. If they're my own creation, I'll claim credit. If I lifted it from somewhere, I'll give credit to the culinary genius I stole from!

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Sopapilla Cheesecake.....YUMMM!!!

I am so far behind....I have so many delicious recipes I need to get up, but for right now, I'll start with this morning's breakfast. 

Ingredients:
 -2 cans pillsbury butter crescent rolls (I'm cheap and used the Great Value brand)
 -2 (8oz) packages cream cheese (softened) (I used Neufchâtel--1/3 of the fat!)
 -1 cup sugar (I used 1/2 cup and it was plenty sweet for us)
 -1 teaspoon vanilla (I used 2 teaspoons)
 -1/4 cup butter (melted) (I used a little bit over 1/8 cup)
 -Cinnamon & sugar


 Instructions:
 Unroll and spread 1 can crescent rolls on bottom of un-greased pan. Combine softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Spread mixture over crescent rolls. Unroll and spread remaining crescent rolls over mixture. Spread melted butter over the top and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

Paired this morning with sausage links, bacon, and a variety of fresh fruit, and it was a breakfast that satisfied the adult trying to be careful what she eats and the two teenage boys who are food disposals!


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