Pumpkin Swirl Brownies

This weekend I finally made one of the recipes that I've been dying to try. They turned out amazing! I can't wait to make them again during fall.

Ingredients

-Filling:
  1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
  1 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
  1 egg
  3 tablespoons sugar
  1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

-Brownies:
  Betty Crocker Fudge Brownie Mix

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom with shortening or cooking spray. In small bowl, beat all filling ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Set aside.

Make brownie batter as directed on box. Spread half of the batter in pan. Spoon or slowly pour filling evenly over batter. Spoon or slowly pour remaining brownie batter over filling. Cut through batter several times with knife for marbled design.

Bake 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted 1 inch from side of pan comes out clean.

Enjoy!

Originally from www.bettycrocker.com

Three Year Anniversary

So today is Boyfriend and I's three year anniversary! I can't believe we've been together this long ♥ He planned the entire night so every thing was a surprise : )

We started the night off with dinner at Applebee's in Adrian. Last time we were there (back in April this year) they told us about their remodel that they were going to be starting. Unfortunately, Boyfriend and I totally forgot about this :( But luckily today was their grand opening! YAY! But they were also very busy because of this. If you go to Applebee's and know what the decor looks like, they got rid of all the wood over the bar, all of the sport/random stuff on the walls, and opened it up more. They also did some sprucing up on the outside of the building.

Anywho...I ended up ordering their delicious Steakhouse Burger with A.1. Steak Sauce. I'm a picky eater so I ordered it without the pickles, lettuce, and tomatoes.

 

After dinner we headed over to The Spotted Cow for ice cream. It's my second favorite place to get ice cream. #1 being Temptations in Grand Haven.

It's such a cute ice cream shop. The inside is all done in black, pink, purple, and lime green. There are cow spots all over. And cute 50's style booths lined up along the walls. They also have local sport team gear on the walls along with fun facts about ice cream!

The only thing I don't really like is that they have sssoooooo many choices! It's overwhelming trying to decide what flavor to get.

And those are just some of the options!

I ended up choosing the Peanut Butter Overload Flurry. It had vanilla ice cream, peanut butter cups, Butterfinger pieces, and Reese's pieces. So yummy!

Then when we got back home he gave me my gift : ) I unfortunately don't have a job so I was unable to get him anything. But I know that my love is enough for him ♥ 

This is what he got me...

It's a $200 gift card to Best Buy : ) Which I'm planning on buying the Canon 60D so this will definitely help out. It's so sweet of him to get me this. He knew that I was planning on getting it with my refund money but I would still need an extra $400 maybe in order to get it. This is why I love him ♥ 

And now we are watching the Grey's Anatomy season finale together. 

Best. Night. Ever.

What's for Dinner Tonight?

...along with some bacon and scrambled eggs with shredded cheese on top...NUMMY!

I had an amazing time making french toast for the first time tonight and thought I would share the goodness! I know it's usually a breakfast meal but I was craving it. I never really realized how weird french toast is...I mean bread with egg cooked on it? Well who ever created it is a genius!

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Okay so I was curious and googled it...hahaha. According to Wikipedia, it was created in France...hence the name...and the earliest mention of it is in the Apicius, a collection of French recipes dating back to the 4th or 5th century!

Since a lot of people make it different ways, depending on where you live or how your mom makes it (that's how I learned to make it anyways), I figured I should share my ingredients:

• Bread (This time I used Whole Wheat)
• Eggs
• Milk
• Vanilla Extract

The amount you use of everything depends on how many you make. Four people were eating so I allowed all of us to get three pieces. In a medium sized bowl I mixed together 5 or 6 eggs, some milk...just enough so it's not to eggy and not to milky (probably about 3 cups ???), then about three small drops/pours of the vanilla extract.

Then, as you can see from the picture, I put butter and syrup on top!

Hope you enjoyed!