homemade donuts!

I got a huge craving for donuts the other day so decided to just make some!
I found a great recipe at http://allrecipes.com/
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/crispy-and-creamy-doughnuts/detail.aspx

Have you ever used all recipes? I love it because you can adjust the serving size & it changes the recipe for you! so easy and perfect when you're cooking for 2!
This recipe for donuts makes 18, so I cut it in half and only made 9 (which made 10) and they turned out so amazingly delicious, but takes quite a bit of time for the dough to rise not only once, but twice!


this is after the dough rose in the bowl, and then I cut them out to let them rise some more!



my makeshift deep fryer :) I also baked a couple of the donuts to see the difference but they didn't turn out nearly as good.... duh! grease & fat tastes better!


I glazed some using the glaze recipe on allrecipes.com and rolled others in sugar

If you have a couple hours to devote to donuts on a Saturday afternoon I highly recommend this recipe!

broccoli again.

I'm trying harder to eat more vegetables.
Up until the age of 18 I only ate cooked carrots, peas, corn only on the cob, and potatoes if they count.
that's it.
then I met my husband and he opened my world to salad. only caesar for about a year... and then more.
then spinach in a salad, then onions and peppers, cucumbers and lettuce on sandwiches.

and now our journey has brought us to broccoli.
I hate broccoli. it's gross. it tastes like eating a tree.
but it's good for us and so I bought it.

I made the most amazing pasta (if I do say so myself) the other night with broccoli in it.  In a pasta you can eat things you wouldn't normally you know, you can garlic & parmesan cheese it up so it doesn't taste too much like a tree.... but tonight I'm looking for more ideas for broccoli that don't involve smothering it in cheese.

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Broccoli and Quinoa

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Pasta like I made. so good!

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& then there is this one... haha! I can't think of anything more disgusting!

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