The last few days post "fat Tuesday" have gone really well. Ben and I celebrated our "fat Tuesday" on Wednesday with insane cinnamon roll waffles drenched in icing syrup, bacon and cheesy eggs. Ohhh....it was divine, but Thursday had to roll around and that meant better choices, healthier eating and making the effort to get to the gym more frequently. The kids and I went grocery shopping Thursday morning and stocked the cart with fruits and veggies, better snack options and absolutely NO sweets! Well, that creates a problem for me. My diet has been great for 3 days and I have been working out but I m in the mood for something to satisfy my sweet tooth. I have oodles of brownies mixes I stocked up on when I found them on sale for $0.50/box. The deal was great and they are awesome to have on hand if you need to make something super quick or need to bring something to an event. The only problem is, they sit out there and tempt me. To get something sweet, I have to make an entire box of brownies and then after I have my small sampling and am satisfied, the pan sits there and I take a bit EVERY.TIME. I go into the kitchen.
The perfect solution- an individual serving of brownie in a mug. Here's how you do it:
1/4 c. flour
1/4 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. cocoa (we tried a coule different options and our favorite is still Nesquick powder)
a pinch of salt
2 Tbsp. olive oil
3 Tbsp. water
Put your dry ingredients in the bottom of a coffee mug then add the oil and water. Stir until well combined. Cook in the microwave (AHH! this is just the icing on the perfection cake) for 1:40 (Yep, you read that right....1 minute and 40 seconds!!). The top will look undone but trust me, it's not. And also trust my burnt tongue....the inside is VERY hot. I stirred the brownie a little to release the steam and allow to cool slightly then topped it off with a dollop of fresh whipped cream. Now, the consitency isn't the same as your typical brownie but this is delicious!! Just enough and no temptation left tomorrow morning eyeing me with my morning coffee.
And because I am in a foodie sharing mood, here is an amazing chicken recipe that my kids devoured!
Baked Paprika-Parmesan Chicken
1/4 c. flour
1 egg, beaten
1/2 c. grated Parmesan
2 Tbsp. milk
2 tsp. paprika
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 c. butter, melted
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a shallow baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Combine flour, parmesan, paprika, salt and pepper in a bowl. In seperate bowl, whisk together egg and milk. Dip the chicken in the egg, then dredge in the flour mixture. Place in the baking dish and pour the melted butter evenly over the chicken.
Bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes (we baked this long, next time I will cut down slightly), until the cheese has browned.
Because the kids loved it so much, I think next time I will double it up and cut my chicken into bite sized pieces before coating and cooking and create a twist on chicken nuggies.
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