Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Easy Peach Cobbler

Very rarely do I post recipes but since this is a new month and I want to try to blog more, here I am.

In the planner household, we rarely go a night without some type of dessert. It's usually nothing bad, it could be grapes or homemade sorbet. Last night I decided to make some peach cobbler. Last time I made this, it was insanely good but insanely bad for you. So this time around, I morphed the recipe to make it better for you!

Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup flour

  • 1/4 cup splenda

  • 1 peach

  • 1 tbsp I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spread

  • 1/3 cup fat free milk


  • How to:
    1. Preheat oven to 350. (we used our toaster oven for this)
    2. Cream the butter and sugar together.
    3. Then mix in flour and milk until smooth.
    4. spray the pan/bowl you're using to bake them in.
    5. place half the mixture on bottom of pan/bowl.
    6. Slice up peaches and place them in pan/bowl.
    7. Spread the remainder of the mixture on top.
    8. Bake for 30 minutes or until lightly brown and crisp.



    Serves 2


    Build your own nutritional info

    Yum!!!

    Tuesday, July 7, 2009

    A getaway

    Wow, what a trip. We were only gone for 4 days but boy did it feel like we were gone for weeks! We went up to Seattle and got to took advantage of the beautiful weather and long days! Here's a quick recap of everything:

  • Walked over 20 miles

  • Rockclimbed the Pinnacle

  • Dim Sum in the International District

  • Wine tasting on Bainbridge Island

  • Beer Fest!!!

  • Experience Music Project and Sci Fi Museum

  • 5 Pts Cafe

  • Pike Place

  • Fish Tacos overlooking Lake Union

  • University of Washington

  • Duck Tour

  • Happy Hour at Ruth Chris and McCormick and Schmicks


  • I think that's it.



    Thank you Linda for all your help! It really was one of the best trips we've taken in a long time!

    P.S. our streak of having it rain on vacation is still going strong. It rained about an hour before we left! :) I wonder if we'll ever take a trip without seeing rain. HAHA!

    New Post on LMP Farm

    Here's the link!

    Things to do before AUG 09

    1. Walk/Run 40 miles ()
    2. Cook 15 meals a week ()
    3. Save 60% on our grocery bills (%)
    4. Do one craft project --
    6. Do one different type of exercise I haven't done in the last two months a minimum of once a week.
    7. Lose 5lbs.
    8. Make 7 new meals I haven't made before
    9. Blog more frequently (have 20 posts by the end of the month)
    10. Plant new tomato plants.
    11. Rain Gutters: measure house, create cost sheet, map out where rain barrels will go.
    12. Plant new flowers under the trees
    13. Send out Evite for bbq.

    Things to do before JUL 09 -- Final Update

    I know I am about 7 days late in updating this but I'm here now.
    1. Walk/Run 30 miles (17.3)
    2. Cook 15 meals a week (15)
    3. Save 60% on our grocery bills (61.38%)
    4. Do one craft project -- build ottoman top for fire pit. Haven't started that yet but might change it to something else.
    5. Order and install Fan for media room (fan being installed today)
    6. Go to the gym 4 times during the work day (ummm....)
    7. Go for a picnic and a hike (perhaps this weekend)
    8. Go swimming twice at the gym (....)
    9. Rain Gutters: measure house, create cost sheet, map out where rain barrels will go. (still need to do this)
    10. Buy drip irrigation system and start putting it together (sorta done)
    11. Make apricot jam (got the apricots in the freezer, hopefully I'll have some time to do this this weekend)
    12. Build trellis for grapes (Must do this in the next 2 weeks, there are leaves on the grape vine now!)
    13. Finish last tier of the garden (decided to nix this for now... )
    14. Start planning Christmas in July BBQ! (changing this to a wine tasting party)