Okay so far this is probably my favorite week and least favorite week. 
Why is it my favorite - because if you don't love pizza you are not human!
Why is it my least favorite week - because Jeff and I decided to do a cleanse this week and aren't allowed to have stuff that remotely even relates to pizza! haha I did take a bite though just for the "testing" purposes!

This week got a two thumbs up from my boys. They loved the pizza! I gave the dough a 10+ and the sauce a 3 but since I decided to add some oregano and some salt and pepper and a little more garlic then called for I was able to make it pretty good. I ended up doing mozzerella cheese and just hamburger on the pizza for the boys and since there was so much dough I made two individual pizza's for my boys. They loved it and Jeff and I both had a bite and really enjoyed it.  

This week Betsy hosted and you can find the recipe and instructions right on her blog. Thanks Betsy for picking something extremely delicious! I will be making this again!


YUMMY!!!!!

Alright, I must apologize to my dear friends of my Bake 52 group. I am behind with this post and I do apologize. We are right in the middle of getting ready to move and between a 2 year-old, a 1 year-old and trying to get things done, life has been hectic. So, the next few weeks might be a little belated but I must say that I will make time to post (even if I'm 4 days late) haha....

I can't believe we are already into week 6. I'm shocked actually. It seems like just yesterday we started baking. This week was hosted by my friend Jennifer over at Zolly Zoo. You can find the link to her baking blog by clicking on this link. Or you can connect to it under my list of friends.

Bread for me is sometimes hard to make. I have mastered my mom's rolls and I can tell you they are delightful! I however, have not mastered the technique  of making bread or regular rolls non-cement like. For some reason when I follow a normal bread recipe they turn out a little dense and I hate that. One of these days (when I actually have a standing mixer) I will be able to make delicious melt-in-your-mouth bread. I am just going to try something I normally do and not always follow the exact recipe.

This bread was good and I liked it, but after a day or two, I could have used it to hammer in a few things. My husband picked up the loaf after we got home from being out of town and said, "wow this is hard as a rock". Needless to say it got thrown aways. I liked making the bread but next time I might try something different. I did however, enjoy the braiding of the bread :D

Here are a few pics...

Let's try this again shall we. I have typed this twice and it hasn't posted, so we are trying again. First of all, I have no pictures, my camera (not my phone camera that I usually use) crapped the bed on me so I am left with no pictures this week. Frankly I'm really upset because I had put the chocolate chips on top to add design to the treat but instead I am left with nothing to show for it.

Jesse hosted this week and you can find the recipe and instructions on her blog. When I first saw that she posted this recipe my first inital reaction was "oh boy my husband is going to kill me". Then after much talkin on our little forum I decided to use just one can of sweetened condense milk. I diluted it with a little bit of milk to thin it out a bit and they turned out awesome!

I only took a few bites, but my husband and boys loved them! They were a hit.

Well I have come to the conclusion after making these cupcakes that I still don't like chocolate. Yes, you heard me, and you can pick your chin up off the desk now. And before I continue you are probably thinking, why in the hell did she choose a super chocolate cake for her week - well frankly because my husband LOVES chocolate and the week I host, it just happens to be his birthday week so it completely worked out!

Anyways, back to the cupcakes. YUM! (minus the chocolate). I loved these cupcakes and I'm not a huge cake person. I absolutely loved the cupcake mix and probably will be tweaking the cream filling a little bit, but overall they were a huge success. My 2 year-old also loved the fact that he got to taste the batter after it was made. He kept saying "bite, bite" just so he could get a taste.

Amanda was our host this week and she chose a great recipe. You can find it on herblogsite. Thank you Amanda for chosing a great treat this week (and fattening!). Jeff tooke them to work and gave them to my best friend Becky whom he works with and they were literally gone within five minutes!!! They were a hit!

One trick I did learn though - before you cut it down the middle, make sure the cake has cooled for a good 5 hours or so. I cut them for a picture after 24 hours and they worked perfectly!!!

Well, we made it through the second week and I must say - pleasant surprise!

When I first saw that host Valerie had chose Bran Muffins I was like my 2 year-old son, "ewwwwww", but since I am a trooper when it comes to baking, I thought "why not" and bought the ingredients. Bran muffins in my mind are those dirt gross muffins that no one wants to eat unless you are 80 years-old and need to make your daily trip to the bathroom. Well, I was wrong. Bran Muffins are good. In fact, my whole family loved them! Mine didn't turn out as fluffy as I would have like them too, but add a little spread of butter over each side and you have a delicious muffin to enjoy for a snack or with your breakfast. The only thing different I would have done is use craisins or chocolate chips instead of raisins. I am out-voted in my household when it comes to raisins, but I'm the one cooking so I do what I want! haha

Thank you to Valerie for hosting this week. You can check out the recipe on her blog at: sugarcoatedsaga.blogspot.com!

Here are a few pictures of my experience with Bran Muffins!

_Well its our first post in our Bake 52 Group. Clare was our host this week and she chose Quiche. There were several different choices for Quiche, but I decided to go with Quiche Lorraine. But since I didn't have the right kind of cheese, I opted for Pepper Jack (my husband is a spicy guy). The only thing different I would do with this is make the crust I normally make. I tried using a crust that incorporated cream cheese in it and it was a little too sweet for me. Next time I will use my original pie crust that I have used for a long time (recipe from my mom). I do have to say though that even though I have like mini-quiches in the past that are made by professionals, I probably wont make this recipe again. I am not a huge fan of it and will stick with my fritata. I have a great recipe and will post it in on one of my other pages in the future.

Here are some fun pictures of my first ever Quiche. Like I said, I probably will never make this again but you never know. I'm glad I am doing this group though because it is fun and I look forward each week to see what creations we all come up with. Thanks again Clare for hosting this week. I look forward to seeing what happens next week with Bran Muffins.