Friends' Thanksgiving!

This weekend we had our 2nd Annual Friends' Thanksgiving. We had ham, cheesy potatoes, green bean casserole, crescent rolls, Hawaiian bread, corn, pickles, carrots, grapes, and pumpkin pie w ice cream and chocolate cookie bars for dessert! 

7 Layer Bar

Bethel has a new baker as of last year..and he makes AMAZING desserts. My favorite: 7 layer bar. I haven't tried making them yet, but found this recipe if your interested! They are very rich, but sooo good.

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup butterscotch chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 1/3 cups shredded coconut

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. Place butter in 13 x 9 inch pan and melt in oven. Swirl to coat bottom and sides with butter.
3. Spread crumbs evenly over bottom of pan. Layer chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and nuts over crumbs. Pour condensed milk over nuts. Sprinkle coconut over condensed milk. (You can vary the order of layers for different tastes)
4. Bake until edges are golden brown, about 25 minutes. Let cool.

Eating my fruits and veggies...

So I've been known to be one of the worst eaters..not that I just eat junk food, just that I eat very simple, easy-to-make foods. Its not that I don't like to cook...I actually like cooking alot! I just never have time to put anything together...and since I'm just feeding myself I have no ambition to go to much lengths to make a good meal. Well...my roommate has inspired me...and I am starting my food makeover by eating lots of fruits and veggies!!! Perhaps I went a lil overboard...but I'm learning =)

Banana Bread

I made my first loaves of banana bread today!! I am home in Trf for the week, and was bored during the day so I called up my grandma for her recipe. I wasn't so sure it would turn out because I don't really bake much, and let's face it--no matter what, grandmas always bake their own recipes the best! But it turned out wonderfully!!

Side-note: The last time banana bread was made in our house, the dog jumped up onto the counter (which he NEVER does) and ate the whole loaf!!!

Grill out happiness

Today I got to come home. I was met with hugs and "How was the drive?!" My parents know my favorite growing-up/at-home memories were those days when the lawn is freshly mowed, and we have a grill-out picnic and invite the grandparents. Today, that's just what we did. It was wonderful--the food was amazing and the company was even better. To top it off we had angel food cake with strawberries and whipped cream on top. Just thought I'd share=).