Frosting!

This frosting is one that you cook!! I was a little worried about it, but I had to try it. Also, you get to use a hand mixer, which I happen to LOVE to use. It's very zen for me. AND I think it's yummy.

Frosting
5 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk

2 sticks of butter
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Whisk together the flour and milk in a small saucepan, over medium heat. Keep whisking until it thickens. Allow this to cool to room temperature. It has to cool first! If you need to, put the pan over ice in the sink to speed things along. While waiting for the mixture to cool, cream the butter and sugar together. Add in the vanilla. Then add in the COOLED milk/flour mixture. Using a mixer beat until the consistency of whipped cream.

Everyone loves this frosting. I wonder if it's all the butter?

Baked Broccoli

This is hands down one of my favorite recipes. Not only is it super easy, but Kiddo gets to help. And it's tasty. I came up with it on my own after eating pizza with broccoli on it and realizing that I love baked broccoli. I'm sure other people have done it before, but this is how we do it.

Heat the oven to 425 degrees. Take whatever amount of broccoli you would like to have and chop it into small pieces. Kiddo like to do this with our chopper. Put onto a baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil over. Sprinkle on powdered garlic to taste. Mix up a bit and then spread it out evenly. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan. Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes, but keep an eye on it. As soon as it gets cooked looking with the cheese melted, barely brown, pull it out. It's super gross if burned, trust me.

*image via freedigitalphotos.net*

DRL: Crescent Rolls

Via Pillsbury.com

Let's file this under, DRL, or don't read label. They are not good for you! They are, of course, delicious, as every terrible for you thing is want to be. And versatile. You can add a variety of different things to these and create all sorts of fun snacks.  An added bonus is this is something you can make with the kiddos!

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Unroll the rolls. Now add you ingredients.  Roll up and bake for 10-13 minutes. Let sit for a few minutes, ENJOY!

Here are some ideas for the filling:

Layer thinly sliced apple, ham and provolone.
Sprinkle in coconut, chocolate chips and pecans.
Spread peanut butter on the roll and sprinkle with chocolate chips.
Place leftover taco meat and cheese.
Spread butter on the roll and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.
Layer in ham and cheddar cheese.

I’m sure there are a million combinations of other yummy things to add to the list. Feel free to add some in the comments below.