Friday Fun

Since I forgot to share my Tuesday treats this week I'll share some sweets to start off the weekend. Since we are nearing the end of October I am eating everything pumpkin possible. Pumpkin bagels with pumpkin spice cream cheese are so delicious it's practically dessert.  For an actual pumpkin dessert I indulged in a pumpkin roll.

 Remember these candies? I found some of them recently and they took me back to my childhood!

Shrimp Scampi

We decided to switch up our normal chicken dinner routine for some shrimp! I made my own scampi sauce and served everything on top of a pile of whole wheat thin spaghetti. It was absolutely delicious! The only thing was it wasn't super saucy. I add a little olive oil to the spaghetti but next time I think I will add a little more liquid to achieve my favorite super saucy finish.

Ingredients:
1 lb uncooked shrimp (I peeled mine to make it easier)
1 tbsp garlic minced
1/2 lemon squeezed for juice
2 tbsp butter
1/3 cup white wine
Parsley
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Heat the butter over medium heat. When it becomes foamy add the shrimp.
Cooke the shrimp for a minute on each side. Then add garlic and continue to cook. Add in lemon juice and white wine. Stir until everything is mixed well.
After about two minutes add in the parsley and salt and pepper. Cook until done and then serve over pasta. Enjoy!!!

Mini baked apples

With all the recent hype of crescent rolls I decided to jump on board and try something new. The result? An absolutely scrumptious dessert. The whole thing took less than 15 minutes which made it even better!!! We served ours with creme brûlée ice cream which was the perfect finish.

Ingredients:
1 can Pillsbury crescent rolls ( I used the smaller 4 roll one)
1 apple ( go with your favorite, I used golden delicious because we had some)
1 tbsp melted butter
Cinnamon sugar (about 1/3 cup)

Directions:
Peel the apple then cut into four pieces (make sure to cut around the core)
Roll the apple pieces in cinnamon sugar.
Roll the crescent roll over the apple pieces and place on a cookie sheet.
Once they are all rolled up brush melted butter over them. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over
Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. Serve hot with ice cream and enjoy!!!

Monday Munchies

Since I missed last Tuesday (whoops) and this Tuesday I'm swamped with work I decided to debut some favorites on Monday. Two weeks ago I went to an Oktoberfest in San Diego and indulged in some super sweet delicious desserts, then satisfied my pumpkin craving with my favorite Trader Joes cereal bars. I also had some amazing fro-yo unfortunately, they didn't have pumpkin flavored but they did have snicker doodle which was very good. I even tried a little cotton candy. I also found a big bag of meringue cookies I can't stop eating.

Tuesday Treats

Happy October!!!! This week I had so many delicious sweets and have picked a few to share!
I experimented with an apple turnover type recipe I served with creme brûlée ice cream that was so incredible I will definitely post the recipe soon. I am also into all things pumpkin, pumpkin coolatta, muffin and pumpkin pie donut. I guess I've given into fall.