Meatball Rolls

meatball rolls
1 batch bread dough
1 bag store-bought meatballs
12 slices string cheese, diced into bite-size pieces
pizza sauce

prepare dough and roll out flat on countertop.
cut dough into 2 inch squares.
place one frozen meatball and 2 pieces cheese in each square and shape into rolls.
place in greased 9x13 baking dish.
(rolls can be frozen at this point, and then thawed for 4-6 hours before baking)
bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
serve alongside pizza sauce as dip.

super moist wheat zucchini bread

Time to put the summer garden's harvest to good use!!

super moist wheat zucchini bread
2 c. sugar
1 c. applesauce
3 eggs, beaten
2 medium zucchini (or one large!), grated, unpeeled, pressed in paper towel
3 tsp. vanilla
2 c. whole wheat flour
1 c. white flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. baking powder

mix sugar, applesauce, eggs, zucchini, and vanilla in a big bowl.
sift together in another bowl, flour, salt, soda, cinnamon and baking powder.
add the dry ingredients into the first bowl, stirring well.
pour in greased loaf pans. bake it at 350 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes.
allow to cool & slice.
(makes 2 full size loaves.)

afterschool snack on a dime. literally.

we all grow up eating our favorite foods and thinking they are totally normal and mainstream.
as i got older, i realized all of the things i loved weren't the same things my friends grew up loving.
still, they are my favorite.
an all-time favorite: cheese bread
here's how it's done...
one slice white, cheap bread (now that i'm a grown-up i like it on cheap wheat bread better.)
+
a handful of grated cheese spread over the entire piece
+
microwave-d for 30 seconds
=
happiness