Monday, October 15, 2012

Silly Mommy...


Today, as I was driving home from work, I saw a house that had those fake spider webs all over it for Halloween, and I thought to myself "Oh, Evie wanted some of those for our house!"

And then I had to seriously think about that particular thought...  In doing so, I realized that there's no way my 10 month old could have had a conversation with me about Halloween decorations, lol!

Then I remembered that the other night I had a dream that Evie and I had been talking.  In my dream I asked her how we should decorate our house and she told me that she really liked those pretend cobwebs.  I thought that was cool and I asked if she liked the idea of hanging them on our living room decorations... and she told me she thought that was silly and she didn't think it would look that good.

And that was that.

Apparently, subconsciously, I really took that conversation to heart!  Karl thinks Evie must be psychically communicating with me in my sleep, haha!!

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Impossibly Easy Gluten-Free Deliciousness (a.k.a Cheesecake)...

Okay, I'm gonna say that this recipe has basically saved my poor gluten-free life (though not my waistline... unfortunately, haha)!!  My one biggest problem with going gluten-free has been the lack of yummy treats.  I'm not a huge baker in the first place, and gluten-free flours and baking really freaks me out, so there has definitely been a lack of sugary goodness in my house for the last couple of months.  Luckily, I found a way to modify this super easy recipe to be gluten-free!


What you'll need:
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup Gluten-Free Bisquick® mix
  • 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, cut into about 1/2-inch cubes and softened 
  • (Optional, strawberry glaze or other topping)

What to do:
  • First, heat the oven to 350°F and grease 9-inch pie plate.  
  • Next, place milk, vanilla, eggs, sugar and the Bisquick mix in blender. Cover and blend on high speed 15 seconds. Add the cream cheese. Blend 2 minutes longer. Pour into pie plate.
  • Last, but not least, bake 40 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean; cool.  If you want to add a topping, this is the time to do it! Refrigerate until ready to serve. Cover and refrigerate any remaining cheesecake.

I LOVE this stuff, I try to make sure Karl eats at least one slice... you know, to make me feel like I'm not eating an entire cheesecake by myself, haha!  For the original recipe, go HERE ;)  Enjoy!!

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