BBQ Chicken Pizza

Okay, so I know BBQ chicken pizza is nothing new but I thought I'd post this because I was so happy with the change in regular pizza and the ease of prep for this meal. I made crockpot bbq chicken sandwiches earlier in the week (chicken breasts plus a bottle of bbq sauce). A few days later, I rolled out a pizza dough, spread on a small amount of bbq sauce, then topped the pizza with mozarella and the leftover bbq chicken. The pizza was scrumptious!

Sweet Potato Ravioli

I came across this recipe in Cooking Light magazine and thought it sounded delicious. I loved using the wonton wrappers (after much searching and the help of great Wegman's employees, I found these in the produce section). We all loved these as a side dish and Jack and I had them for our lunch the next day. The filling is similar to a sweet potato casserole filling, sweet and fragrant. I didn't make the sage butter but just drizzled a little melted butter on top. Very good and different!

Baked Acorn Squash

I adapted a recipe from this website for an easy and delicious Fall side dish:

Baked Acorn Squash

1 Acorn squash

1 Tbsp Butter

2 Tbsp Brown Sugar

1 T Honey

Preheat oven to 400. Cut the acorn squash in half, lengthwise, from stem to end (It's easier if you zap it in the microwave on half power for a few minutes). Scoop out the seeds and stringy stuff in the center of each half. Score the insides of each half several times with a sharp knife. Place each half in a baking pan, cut side up. Add about a 1/4 inch of water to the bottom of the baking pan so that the skins don't burn and the squash doesn't get dried out. Coat the inside of each half with 1/2 a Tbsp of butter. Add a Tbsp of brown sugar to the cavity of each half. Drizzle the honey on each half. Bake in the oven for about one hour, until the squash is very soft and the tops are browned.

Back to the Blog with Chocoalte Cake!

Oh my goodness, I've been the biggest slacker on my blog lately. It's been over a month since I've posted anything. I have made a few new things in the past month so I'm going to get a lot of posts done right now. First up, a fabulous dessert! Thanks to Taryn for this recipe for a chocolate cake. I made it for Matt's birthday and it was delicious and so easy!

Chocolate Cake to "Dah" For:
1 box chocolate cake mix (any kind of chocolate, I used Devil's Food)

3 oz. milk chocolate instant pudding (must be instant pudding)

8 oz. sour cream

9 oz. chocolate chips (milk or semi-sweet)

1 cup oil

1/2 cup water

3 eggs

Mix cake mix and pudding, then add all other ingredients. Bake @ 350degrees for 60 minutes. (Check @ 50 minutes) Do Not Overcook.

I baked the cake in two 9-inch rounds and put a layer of chocolate whipped cream in between the layers. Then, I frosted the cake with plain, sweetened whipped cream. Delicious! Taryn suggested chopping up your favorite candy bar to add in between the layers and sprinkle on top.