Deep dish cookie pie

I have been on a major sweet kick lately, so I was super excited to discover chocolate covered Katie, a blog about making healthy treats taste naughty.

You'll need:

2 cans white beans or garbanzo drained and rinsed ( I used garbanzo)

1 C quick oats

1/4 C unsweetened apple sauce

3 T canola oil

1/2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 C brown sugar ( I didn't have brown sugar so I used regular sugar and added a tablespoon of molasses)

1C chocolate chips



Blend everything but the chocolate in a food processor. Stir in chips, and pour into well oiled pan. I used a 10 inch spring form pan typically used for cheesecakes. The recipe calls for baking at 350 for 35 minutes, but I ended up leaving it in closer to an hour, and it's still a little gooey.



I know when I first read it, I thought beans...gross! But I swear you can't even tell. This is a must try! You won't be sorry. I don't joke about chocolate.

So stop drooling over my picture and start baking!















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Warning: This post is sappy.

I went to the FRG meeting tonight. For those of you non military, FRG stands for family readiness group. They're pretty much the go between for the families and the ship. I haven't been to many of the events they plan, mostly because they're geared more towards people with kids. Oh and most of the girls are snotty and full of drama.
I did however go to the meeting tonight, because the captain calls into the meetings with updates and this was the homecoming meeting. That's right I said homecoming. It's kind of crazy to think back to the beginning of this deployment and when I thought about X months, I put a smile on my face while my heart was breaking and I was really pondering how on earth I'd make it this long.
Now thinking we have X amount of time left, I can't believe it's almost here and I'm so proud of myself for not falling apart. (the house on the other hand is another story)
I've tried not to be one of those boyfriend obsessed girls. I really have. But as the end is in sight,it's hard to think about anything else. How am I supposed to focus when the other half of my heart is on the other side of the world?
With each day that draws us closer, my heart feels more heavy. I swear it's going to burst by the time he comes home.
So as I crawl into bed, I remember we may not be under the same roof but we're always under the same stars.

Star light, star bright,
The first star I see tonight;
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.

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Brace yourself...

This recipe is going to rock your world.
Samoa babies. As in the girl scout cookie, but without all the gluten :)
You will need:
1/2 C packed dates
2 T shredded coconut
splash vanilla
scant 1/8 tsp salt
1 T chocolate (at least softened, but I melted mine)

Throw it all in the food processor, and blend. I was going to take a picture to show you, but I ate them all before I could get that far!

There are soooo many varieties of babies...I have tried the Samoas and the original fudge babies so far.
I got the recipe from this AmAzInG blog, Chocolate Covered Katie. Her moto is "Where healthy tastes naughty." Check it out. You know you want to.

Christmas!

It's my favorite time of year. I love everything about it:the smells, baking, decorating, buying gifts, etc.
I know when Ryan comes home it won't be Christmas, but it sure feels like it. It's a little similar to anticipating opening presents, except I already know what it is. (I usually do anyways, because I have a habit of unwrapping and rewrapping-shhh that's going to be our little secret).
I'm laying in bed, blogging from my phone, it is way past my bedtime. Yet I am not even the slightest bit tired anymore because all I can think about is Christmas.
I am really excited about the next FRG meeting, because it's the homecoming briefing. Thinking back to the beginning of this deployment, I never thought this moment would get here. And now that it finally is, I'm feeling so overwhelmed with emotions. I want to laugh and cry and throw up all at the same time. I'm nervous, excited and I have crazy butterflies. It just seems so surreal. HE'S COMING HOME.


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Location:Christmas!

I have a problem.

I am addicted to sweets. Seriously. I have been trying to diet while Ryan's gone (I'd like to get down to pre-Ryan weight...which means I need to lose 20 pounds). Have you ever been without for so long you start to smell things? I dream about cupcakes. and Chik Fil A chicken biscuits but that's another post in itself :). At the moment I reallllllllllllly realllllllllllly want carrot cake. I don't know why, it's not even my favorite. I think it's the cream cheese frosting that's sucking me in. Anyways I can smell frosting. I know that makes me sound like a nut case. If I was really crazy, (and really skinny) I'd just go buy a can of cream cheese frosting and call it a day.
I suppose I will settle for some gluten free cookies. I just have to order them. A few months ago, I bought this and I can't believe I haven't already used it. After looking at the shipping estimates, they won't be here until WEDNESDAY. I don't know if I can wait that long haha! I am having a serious sweet craving. I found a recipe for brownies, if you want it click here. 105 calories and 2 grams of fat sold me. I'll let you know how it goes, I'm off to the grocery store before it closes!

My favorite Qoutes

These are some of my favorite qoutes. I say some because the list is constantly growing. There are a lot of love qoutes because I think about Ryan a lot since he's not here.
"sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't mean you love them any less. Sometimes it means you love them more." -The Last Song

"Missing someone gets easier everyday because even though it's one day further from the last time you saw each other, it's one day closer to the next time you will." I don't know who said this one.

"The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected." -Nicholas Sparks

"We were given two hands to hold, two legs to walk, two eyes to see and two ears to listen. but why only one heart? because the other one was given to someone else for us to find." unknown

"If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk forever in my garden." -Claudia Ghandi

"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies." Aristotle

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart."
Helen Keller

"It's hard to fall asleep when you're in love because reality is better than your dreams."
Dr. Seuss

"One shoe can change your life."
Cinderella

"I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing."
Mae West

"If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?"
Thomas Jefferson

"The difference between genius and stupidity is: genius has it's limits." Albert Einstein

"To succeed in life you need three things:A wishbone, a backbone and a funny-bone."
Reba McEntire

And my All time favorite qoute is from When Harry Met Sally

"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with someone you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible."

What is your favorite qoute?



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I love Mike and Molly!

Mike and Molly is a TV show that comes on Monday nights on CBS. If you haven't watched it, you should. Mike is a policeman, and Molly is a teacher. They started dating on the pilot episode.
On last night's episode, they were eating dinner at Mike's mom's house and her boyfriend brought up marriage.
This is what Mike's best friend had to say on the subject:

"Once somebody drops the "M" bomb, it changes everything. It never goes away. Its like trying to get dog crap out of a tennis shoe. You can hose it down, take an old tooth brush to it. Don't matter that shoe ain't never gonna smell right."
This show is just so funny. And it's so true! Haha! Ever since we talked about getting married its all I think about. I am way to OCD for this waiting game. Maybe God is trying to teach me patience.
When Ryan gets home I'm making engagement chicken. Google it. It's been proven to work. I'll let you know how it turns out.

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