Brownies, the low fat version

So, I had a hankering for brownies but don't want to blow my ww diet. I also had no eggs and started looking for substitutions. Pureed black beans? I had no beans. Bananas? I had no bananas. I searched and searched and remembered Julie talking about putting yogurt in cake mix in place of the oil and eggs so yogurt it was. I opened and dumped out the brownie mix, then looked through the fridge and only had strawberry yogurt. So I put that in there. Oil? No oil, but not wanting to throw it away I used applesauce.

I made the most craptastic, heavy, chewy brownies that had an after taste of strawberries.

Next time I'll just go to the store for eggs and oil and have regular brownies.

This is what happens when you don't want to get pantsed...

So this weekend I had Jill, Julie and Lizzie over. Lizzie left early but Julie and Jill stayed. About 1am Andrew decided to go to sleep. Julie then decided that potato cakes were an awesome idea, then this is what happened:

Let me explain. Earlier in the night Jill pantsed me. If you don't know what pantsing is, it's the act of pulling down one's pants exposing your hiney for all to see. She then did it to Julie when Lizzie gave her a piggy back ride (I dropped her earlier)
So then I was after Jill. She begged and pleaded for me not to pants her. "Please please please Susan, please don't do it! I don't want to show my butt!" So I didn't and you know what she did? She poured a cup of water on me. Since Julie and I had both been pantsed by her, we decided to gang up which really just resulted in me throwing a pitcher of water on her and Andrew. He was innocent and unaware this whole time. Cold and wet he went to bed when I started potato cakes. Then flour started being flung because water was thrown. Then potatoes were thrown because of flour. Jill aimed a bottle of mustard on me and I returned the favor with ketchup. It was disgusting and Julie cleaned my kitchen the next morning while I scrubbed the floor and carpet. Here are the photos that captured the event:

They look innocent and sweet but they aren't

Beautiful

Bulls-eye

She likes it

So the last couple of pictures are just too gross or not flattering. One I am covered in wet potatoes and ketchup that's clumped over my eye. Remember when Jack Black from Shallow Hal pretended to have pink eye to avoid seeing Rosemary so he gunked up vaseline over his eye? That's what it looked like.

Jill's Dinner

So I know I said I'd have pictures. I promised even. You know what though, I stink at taking pictures and I'm even worse when it comes to uploading them. When my phone could send pictures, I did it all this time but now I have this crappy phone that doesn't send or receive pics, so I don't often do it.

I will however share the wonderfullness that is Jill's Dinner. This dinner started off as a "i think this is what I used to put into the burrito casserole..." then I just sorta played with it from there. I also put different things in it all the time. Sometimes I use turkey meat. Sometimes it's two different peppers. Other times I make my own concoction of seasonings. Point is, I've never disappointed with this dinner. I cooked it once for my bff and she loved it so much, and requested it over and over that I named it after her. It really is that easy and yummy, so onto the recipe!

Filling:
1lb ground beef
1 onion chopped
3-4 garlic cloves (pending the size and love of garlic) minced
1 red or green pepper (which ever is on sale)
1 can refried beans
salt, pepper, sprinkling cayenne
1/2 packet taco seasoning

Sauce:
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 can tomato soup
1/2 cup salsa
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 packet taco seasoning

Extras:
8 soft medium sized taco shells (i think they are fajita size-NOT soft taco or burrito size)
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar or mexican blend cheese

Saute the onion, pepper and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until soft. Add ground beef until brown, cooking it slowly (for some reason it tastes better this way). Add seasonings to taste, turn off heat and add the refried beans and blend well.

In a separate bowl, mix all the sauce ingredients until well mixed. Add more salsa or sour cream as you see fit. Basically, if it doesn't taste good or is too thick, add those two accordingly.

Heat the soft shells in the microwave until they are soft. Cover the bottom of a 9x13 pan with a little sauce to keep the burrito things from sticking. Fill each with the mean filling, fold like a burrito then place seam side down in the pan. You should be able to fit 6 vertically and 2 horizontally. Cover the burrito things with the sauce, cover with cheese, cover with foil and bake at 350 for 30 min, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Remove, let sit for 5 min or so. Add optional chopped cilantro for color.

Serve with either salsa, sour cream, both or none.

And enjoy.

And be prepared to make best friends.

coming this weekend..

So I haven't seen Jill in FOREVER so this weekend I have invited her over. Julie too. I was pondering what to make for dinner and Andrew sheepishly asked me "isn't Jill coming over?" I said yes and he responded"...doesn't this mean we get Jill's Dinner?"

Yes!

He LOVES LOVES LOVES this dinner. It's practically the only casserole thing I can get him to eat. Jill loves loves loves LOVES this dinner, which is why it's named after her. I make it many times she comes over for dinner. It's a whole made-up thing I started cooking when I couldn't remember the recipe for a tex-mex dish. So, all of you out there keep an eye out, this weekend Jill's Dinner will grace the likes of this blog. With pictures. And you will want to recreate this dish.

I should trademark it.