pancakes

ever since i can remember, my dad has made homemade pancakes EVERY morning.

literally.

and each morning i would prepare mine the same
{until i realized what exactly i was doing.. haha}

5 pancakes. butter in the middle of all of them.
powder sugar lightly sprinkled on top. syrup drizzled over.
eat in a circle. saving the best part for last, the middle.

and thats the way it was.
every. single. morning.

and this morning was no different.

well, except for the fact that i was the pancake maker,
Jennie made homemade syrup.
Elmer made bacon.

and we listened to the sound track of "How to Train your Dragon."

a good way to start a morning :)
{which by the way, started at seven. yay me!}

So, here's my dads recipe. simple. easy. cheap. and the thinner the pancake, the better the taste. :)

Daddys recipe:

2 eggs, beaten

2 C. flour

2 Tbl. sugar

2 Tbl. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

4 Tbl. veg. oil

add milk to desired consistency. 

and thats it. :)

here is a helpful pancake tip though: When cooking them, wait for bubbles to form AND pop before your first flip. this will ensure your pancakes are a perfect golden brown. YUM!

pumpkin chocolate chip cookies

i realize i did these backwards...
but hey, i'm about to show you the easiest pumpkin chocolate chip recipe in the world.
...so you can't be that mad. ;)

alright, so you made the cupcakes and had a ton of frosting and pumpkin left over, right? And a waste of delicious ingredients isn't going to make anyone happy.

problem solved.

Pumpkin chocolate Chip cookies with 3 ingredients. literally. 


1 pckg of spice cake
1/2 can of large pumpkin can or 1 small one { i just used everything left over}
1 C. of chocolate chips.

preheat oven to 350 degrees
mix together the cake mix and pumpkin.
after well mixed, fold chocolate chips into batter
butter a pan, and splot balls of cookie mix onto pan
{they won't spread, but don't flatten}
cook in oven for 15-20 minutes

once cooled, i put my left over frosting on top, and added a little nutmeg and cinnamon on the top for looks and taste.

pumpkin chocolate chip cupcakes

{ps. these are perfect way to impress your hot next door neighbor. or your relief society. or, whomever really. point is, they are DANG good.} ;)

Suuuuper yummy pumpkinny chocolaty cupcakes with frosting of course!

ingredients: 

1 pkg, yellow cake mix

1 pkg, vinalla pudding mix

1 Cup. canned pumpkin

1/2 Cup. of water

1/3 Cup. oil

3 eggs

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1 Cup. semisweet chocolate chip (mini ones work great!)

Heat oven to 350 degrees, line 24 muffin cups with paper baking cups. 

In a large bowl mix together all the ingredients except for the chocolate chips.

beat at low speed until moistened.

Beat 2 minutes on high speed.

fold in chocolate chips.

fill cups 1/3 full

bake for 15-20 minutes.

and, boom! you got yourself a delicious cupcake. 

{ i want to try this same recipe with a spice cake mix next time}

{credit to Pillsbury} 

but hey, whats a cupcake without cream cheese frosting? 

{don't worry, i was sure to find the best, easiest, cheapest one on the web!}

2 (8 ounces) packages of cream cheese, softened

1/2 Cup. butter, softened

2 Cups. sifted confectioners' sugar

1 tsp. Vanilla extract

In a medium bowl, cream together cream cheese and frosting until creamy.

Mix in the vanilla and gradually stir in the powederd sugar.

store in fridge after use.

aaaaand seriously, that's it. 

and its soooooooo good!

{warning, these seems to make tons of frosting. btw. I frosted 24 cupcakes, and still had half the batch left!}

oh! and for kicks, giggles, and cuteness i sprinkled a little cinnamon on top. Mmm!

{credit to allrecipes.com}

nooooooodles

i don't get it.

my pantry is full {thanks to my awesome mom}, and my pocket book is empty...

yet you can almost always find me eating out. Which of course, is totally unhealthy. 

so. Tuesdays i have dedicated to blogging about healthy, cheap, college student meals. 

and tonight? was genius! 

I made a whole wheat italian cheese pasta with veggies.

whole wheat great value pasta 2$

great value frozen veggies 2$

and a Philadelphia cream cheese spread 3$

and half a tomato, diced.

and thats it! it literally took ten minutes to make, and with out using the whole box of pasta or the whole container of sauce, i made enough for three people. 

yum! yum! yum!