Blueberry Peach Baked Oatmeal

When I was visiting family in Texas last November my awsome sister-in-law made me a banana baked oatmeal. Since then I have been a quest to make a great baked oatmeal base and I think that I have found one. I have made it with apples and rasins then yesterday I thought to combine two of my favorites blueberries and peachs. YUM YUM YUM!
I used the peaches that I canned last season but I canned peached diced or maybe even frozen would work just as well. I kept the blueberries frozen so they would not get all mushy dye the whole this purple but I am sure defrosted are ok too. I can not wait to get a pint from the farmers market in the summer.
If you do not have unsweetened applesauce I am sure that regular would be great. Also if you do not have nutmeg just replace with more cinnamon.

If you want to try with apples and rasins increase the milk to 1/2c

2c Old fashion Oats
¼ c flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
¾ tsp salt
¼ c brown sugar
2 eggs beaten
½ c unsweetened applesauce
¼c milk
1 tsp vanilla
½ c frozen blueberries
1 c diced peaches
Preheat oven to 325 grease 11x8 pan
In a large bowl combine oats flour baking powder cinnamon nutmeg salt and brown sugar
In a medium bowl wisk eggs applesauce milk and vanilla stir into dry ingrediants fold in frozen blueberries and peaches pour into baking pan place in oven and bake for 35 min until lightly brown and cooked thru

Cheddar Chowder

1c water
1c chicken stock
2c diced potatoes
1/2c diced celery
1/4c diced onion
1/2c diced carrots
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4c butter
1/4c flour
2 c milk
2 c cheddar cheese shredded

You will need a large and med sauce pan

In the large pot over med heat combine potatoes, celery, onion, carrots, salt, pepper, water and chicken stock. Bring to a small boil continue to boil for 12 min.
While the veggies are cooking in the med pot over med heat melt the butter stiring in the flour cook 3-5 min until the flour is dark blonde slowly whisk in milk keep whisking until warm and bubbly stir in cheese until melted completly. Remove from heat.
When the veggies are done cooking DO NOT drain stir in the cheese sauce taste and adjust salt and pepper to liking.

If you do not have chicken stock use 2c water and 1 bullion cube.
If you wan to make a fuller meal add 2c diced cooked ham or smoked sausage.

10 min Meal

The other night I needed to make a healthy dinner from scratch and I was abel to pull it off in 10 min.




First you have to take it out of the freezer containers and put it into a larger container


Microwave for 5 min



Sprinkle some cheese over the top of the casserole and Bake at 400 for 5 min



Serve with fresh homemade bread



Or like me semi homemade fresh bread (I did not receive payment to endorse for Tastefully Simple it is just what I have {But if they would like to pay me please message me and we can work something out})



Viola a great family dinner! Now in my defense this spaghetti casserole dinner was made from scratch last month and these are the frozen leftovers. I just was not in the mood to cook dinner and wanted to spend my time making Graham Cracker Cookie Bars by margaretha on Tasty Kitchen.com Which are AMAZING!!!!

Anyone who recognizes this yes it is a spoof on a 16 min recipe post from Pioneer Woman Ree. I only spoof the ones I love, and I do love the Pioneer Woman my husband tells me if he catches me spending anymore copious amounts of time on the website he will take my computer away. Don’t look now dear I have to figure what’s for dinner.

Open letter to my 1 yr old

Please for the love of all things good in this world let me pee in peace. Just because you can not see me for 45 seconds ( yes it only takes this long I have timed it) dose not mean the world is comming to an end and you must scream. I love you lots and lots but sometimes mommy needs mommy time.
K Thanks Bye
Kisses

Small for some but BIG for me.

I am an emotional eater that is my number one problem and then portion control. When I get stressed or upset I can easily polish off a whole cake or brownies or a dozen cookies. Last night I had a support meeting for suicide surviors talking about the friends I lost. Obviously this was a very stressful and emotionally painful evening but still good for my soul. On the way home I just wanted to make a big pan of brownies to help ease my pain with a shot of adrenial I get from eating a whole pan. But I knew that was a bad idea so I decided that I would make a pan and only have one big brownie take the rest and put them in the garage freezer (just for the record the garage is detached and is about 50 ft from the house so it was a good distance between me and them.) I kept thinking about this plan the whole way home rationalizing all the reasons why this is ok. I ate well the last two days having quite a few points left over each day. I have lost this week. My plan was a good idea only eating one and freezing the rest. But deep down a voice told me no this is the time to be strong and resist the temptaion. I need to learn to control my impulses and not binge when things get rough and this was a perfect time to begin my fight. So I came home and got busy with my kids, did not make brownies and feel proud of myself for fighting the good fight.

Lack of Motivation

So as I am sitting here I am fighting the urge to start snacking. I did eat a small breaskfast and only one cup of coffee but I am not truly hunger at this time. I am more or less wanting to eat because I am board. Yet at the same time I should not be board because I have so much to do (besides writing this blog lol) but I have very little motivation. Yes I am tired because my son has not been sleeping well due to teething and I think he has not adjusted to the new house yet. I believe that this is not truly reason that I have no motivation. I have struggled with this for years I have great intentions but I have a hard time to get going and follow thru. It is not sheer laziness but another daming effect or symptom of my continued struggle with depression. I hate it. Again I am having problems with my medications so I have been off of them for almost 2 months. I wish I could just get it together and stop wasting my life.

If "Bitter is the New Black" and black is slimming I am an anorexic bitch.

I just got home from a “Evening with Jenifer Weiner and Jen Lancaster” and let me tell you those chicks are funny as hell. Which got me thinking dam it I used to be funny what the hell happened? Then I remember I gave up myself.
Gone are the days of what my life used to be and all the funny antidotes that when with it. No longer am I the Executive assistant who could spend hours retelling the stories of the Type A (anal as hell) VP that could drive a monk crazy. Good god could he complete one frickin thought in under 3 minutes. Or the wild chick who danced on bar tops and pool tables who hardly ever had to buy her own drinks. Gone are the days of multiple boyfriends and/or affairs that were just one big joke after another, and not just in bed but their ideas of commitment or lack of to me or others.
There no longer is a I am but who’s am. Keith wife who keeps his life in check, his dinnerr made and his needs satisfied, his house renovated and decorated . Josh’s stepmom who makes him do chores and be responsible for himself and his actions something his mother would NEVER do. Which in turn some days or possible some hours makes me his step monster. Hailie’s mom the one who lets her get away with the least and tries to make her a responsible child but somewhere along the way is seeming to fail. Ryan’s mom the one who dose it all, the snuggle bug, the poopy diaper changer, the one who will sit up in bed all night just so he can sleep on her chest when he is not in the mood to sleep in his own bed. Everyone's baby sitter, Kim’s fall back plan and Alex and Mal’s back up so they can have weekends off.

I have completely lost the sense of me and who I am what I want and how I want to feel. I am letting everyone else dictate what I do and how I spend my days. Yes helping others and raising my children are good things but everyday I wake up and think what am I going to do for someone else today and hardly ever thinking about what I get to do for me today. I always feel and look like the heavy set schlumpy housewife who never has time to take care of herself past the shower and brushed hair. I want to get out more and have friends again and not just the people at the grocery store. I want to beable to feel 28 like I really am and have a life in front of me not completely wore out like I mostly do and dam it I want to be funny again even if it is at other people’s expense.