When dreams become reality…
Yesterday, I stopped in the grocery store for a few items. Cake mixes were on sale and so was canned icing. I picked up a yellow cake mix and a can of cream cheese icing. I had plans for this duo.
After dinner, I pulled out my cupcake liners (I keep these on hand) and placed them in two 12 1 cup muffin pans. I mixed up the cake mix according to the directions and scooped some in each cupcake liner.
Next, I added the big suprise, a Hershey kiss, to each one. I used the batter in each cup to make sure it was covered.Both pans went in the oven for 15 minutes at 375 degrees.
Cool the cupcakes and ice with can cream cheese icing. Sprinkle chocolate sprinkles on top if desired. Now eat!
All I can say is yummerific! There’s something special about chocolatey goodness being found inside an already sweet treat.
Dealing with some physical issues has sometimes made it hard for me to cook for my family. Lately, I’ve been researching Once A Month Cooking or Investment cooking. If you are not familar with this method you may want to look deeper.
Meals are cooked or prepped for the month, usually 20 meals, and then frozen and pulled out when time to eat. There are websites that take the guess work out with menus, shopping lists, recipes and tasks. You can spend a day with a friend and have a month worth of meals for both families.
I am looking into this for our family and would love to have this planned for a month at a time. No more last minute trips to grocery store. Imagine what this would do for my food budget.
Here is the site I have visited the most:
Htttp://onceamonthcooking.com
Some have this meal planning down pat, but I start getting cold sweats when I pull out the recipes and have to make a menu. Then better yet, pulling together the shopping list. After making many meals that my family hasn’t enjoyed I get frustrated with meal planning.
All for You is one of my favorite magazines. It has great coupons and articles about doing things on the cheap. On their website they have complete meal plans with shopping lists that my family would actually eat EVERY meal in the list.
The menus do not require much preparation, money, or time. I like all three of these.
If you would like to try it with me here is the menu I will be using.
