out with the old and in with the new.

I haven't posted in a while mostly because there wasn't much to post about except what a bad diabetic I have been lately. I camped out at my parents house for nearly a week and a half. I didn't plan on staying that long but it was so blissful. I spent time with good friends, especially some that I haven't seen in a while either due to busy schedules or them moving to Hawaii and New Orleans (you know who you are, you guilty two). I have been living off my parents food and probably getting fat off of Christmas leftovers and then New Years leftovers. I didn't cook at all except to help my Dad and Nana make the most heavenly Christmas breakfast rolls whose main ingredients are by far butter and sugar. I also made Pizza Dip, also delicious but again not exactly diabetic or waist line friendly.
Then today, back in Philly and my apartment I thought that I could finally resist my sweet tooth, the only food in my house after all was baked beans, canned soup, and oatmeal, how bad could it be? But my friends invited me over where they had baked cornbread and apple cake and I didn't resist, not even a little bit. Tuesday I am flying to Nashville to visit family and my grandmother will probably force feed me fried chicken and Krispy Kreme donuts. I will try to eat healthy but it's looking like new years resolutions will have to wait till next week when I get back.

Recipe for Pizza Dip:
-combine an 8oz package of room temperature cream cheese with garlic powder and Italian seasoning to taste. Spread on the bottom of a pie dish.
-layer with cheese, a mix of shredded mozzarella and cheddar
-layer with pizza sauce
-layer with a chopped red and green pepper (I bet that mushrooms and pepperoni would also be fantastic)
-finally layer with more shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese
-Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes
Pig out with tortilla chips!


My Nana and Dad making ooey-gooey Christmas rolls

A side thought: Blogging reminds me of those incredibly annoying holiday letters where people (and usually people that you're not all that close to anyway) ramble on and on about how wonderful their year has been. The difference is that I ramble on and on about how difficult my life can be. How annoying is that? Oh well, I like doing it so I think I'll keep it up anyway.