Being off work and not being able to go anywhere but store and bank is not good for me. First off, I get bored easy with being home alone. When I get stressed, I can't think of what to do so I get bored. When I get bored, I like to read. When I read, I like to eat. Since I like to eat, I like to bake. Do you see where I'm headed with this? The quarantine is not working well with my waistline. I am still trying to eat half way decent and drink as much water as I can, but I have not been doing good. I just went back through my camera photos for pics of food I have baked or cooked that were not all that healthy for me since I have been off work. Thought I would share some of them with you. Of course, you know ice cream is at the top of my list. Smothered in Hershey's syrup and hot caramel sauce.
I did fix some healthy meals. I love meatloaf, baked beans and mashed potatoes with gravy. So I have had this a couple of times. May have it again this week.
Ate a lot of homemade pizza. Either flat bread or on sub rolls as a pizza bread.
Been craving Never Fail Fudge but I had never made it. Well, the label lies. It failed. Wasn't the fudge problem though. I have an old pan I have used for years. During the fudge making, it decided to start flaking pieces off of the inside. So I had to throw away the fudge and the pan. Need a new pan now.
And I have been drinking way too much pop. I was down to almost none at all, or only a glass if I had something that just screamed for a pop to go with it.
Have made lots, and I mean lots of peanut butter cookies from a mix. It's a small bag mix. Add oil and water and makes 12 cookies. Just right to space out over several days. Well, shoot. Now I'm wanting to get another bag of mix and make some more.
First day of quarantine, I made peanut butter candy and oatmeal no bake cookies. Yummy. May make some more of the cookies this week.
Then I tried Sea Salt Caramel ice cream. Not my best idea ever. I would give up chocolate for life if I could eat this every day. I love salty items and ice cream and caramel. I knew from the first bite that I was in big trouble.
Don't laugh, rarely anybody like this stuff. But I eat potted meat and crackers with a side of deal pickles 3 or 4 times a week. And not I didn't buy these many cans. This was a stock photo.
One day I made chocolate chip cookies AND more peanut butter ones. Told you they are my faves right now.
I can't count how many batches of brownie cookies I have made in 2020. One day, I decided I am not making any more for a long time. Then a friend invited me over and wanted me to teach her how to make them.
And she wanted some of my homemade pizza as well so there was yet another night of not so healthy eating. We did decide though that there were a lot of veggies on her dishes so we did technically have a serving of veggies with our pizza....they just weren't edible.
A couple of times I have had home fried cheeseburgers with pickle, mustard and onion. I fried them in an iron skillet. That is the best way to do burgers.
I made a spice cake with caramel icing and had some with sliced peaches. I love that together as a snack.
The other day I made French toast for the first time in my life. I love this stuff but it is my go-to breakfast out meal at a couple of local restaurants so I never had tried to make it. HUGE success. It was delicious.
Well there are some things that will make you hungry even if you weren't before you read this. Have a great day. Stay safe!
