Weekend Confessions

I’m here to say that Crazy Busy Life + Sleep Deprivation + Daylight Savings = Pretty lame food choices.

Ya.

My weekend was pretty weak.

I could have done a LOT worse though.

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On Friday, my daughter asked if she and her 8 year old brother could make a treat.

My first thought was, “Dang it.”

Then I realized it was Friday and I loved making treats when I was a kid and I don’t want to deprive them all the time, etc., etc., etc.!

So, I said “Yes!”

They wanted to make chocolate chip cookies (my fav!), however I didn’t have any chocolate chips (on purpose!) so they couldn’t make them.

Phew.

I thought I was pretty safe.

Then they said, “We’ll just make brownies then.”

Day…ang.

Brownies are my second favorite.

The brownies ended up being extra gooey too, so I just had to have some!

So, I snitched several little bites.  I probably ended up eating about 2 small brownies.

Not too bad…I’ve been known to do a LOT more damage!

I wish my weekend confessions ended there….but they do NOT!

Sooooooo, on Saturday I found myself eating french fries on more than one occasion!

Ya.

Then on Sunday we went up to my sister’s house to play games.  They happened to have a MEGA gargantuan Costco sized bag of peanut M&Ms!

Not good!

So, there are my confessions.

I don’t regret eating the brownies (super yum!), but the other stuff probably wasn’t worth it.

Live and learn.

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I gotta tell ya, yesterday after church I made some more Roasted Pear and Feta Cheese flat breads.  I tweaked the recipe a little bit and they were so good!

First off, I used the last of the whole wheat flat bread I bought at Walmart.

I told you before that I liked these, but didn’t love them.  One of the things I didn’t love about them is that they were a little too thick.  Sooooo, I decided to butterfly them and make one flat bread into two.

Worked perfectly and I loved them so much more!

I also ended up grilling the pears for just a minute or two in a pan sprayed lightly with olive oil.  I didn’t cook the pecans at all (just sprinkled them on top as is) and they were just fine.  I also added the arugula afterward and it added so much flavor!  Loved it!  I also added a little bit of shredded mozzarella cheese.

It was so dang yummy, I could eat it every day.  Seriously.

Enjoying my yummy flat bread!

I just had to share the tweaks with you all!

I hope you are all doing well and not draggin’ too much with the daylight savings time!  Ya know, it’s only an hour but it KILLS me every year!  I love the sunlight however!  Wa hoo!  Spring is on the way!!!

Roasted Pear and Feta Flatbread

About a month ago I went to the Cheesecake Factory and ordered their Roasted Pear and Blue Cheese Flatbread (from the Skinnylicious Menu) and it was so so so good!  I KNEW I just HAD to make my own version at home.

So, we made them for dinner the other night and I LOVED them!!  They were pretty easy to throw together too.  However, I must say that the flatbread I used as the crust was not my favorite.  It was still very good, but I’m going to keep searching until I find just the right one.

Oh, I’m sorry I didn’t measure out some of the ingredients.  You can just add more or less to your liking.  Anyway, here’s how I made it.

(My Version) of Cheesecake Factory’s Roasted Pear and Blue Cheese Flatbread
(makes 2 individual flatbreads)

2 Flat Breads (or crust of your choice!)
Olive Oil
Garlic Salt
1 Pear (I used Bosc); thinly sliced
1 Onion; thinly sliced
Pecan Halves
Feta Cheese (you could also use Gorgonzola or Blue Cheese)
Arugula

I used these flat breads…

I bought these at Walmart. They were pretty good and healthy, but I’m going to keep looking to see if I can find something better….or make my own!

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Prepare all ingredients…
Thinly slice the onion and saute in a little olive oil.
If you need to know more specifics on how to saute onions click here.

Just started to saute the onions

All done! These smelled SO GOOD! Sauteed onions are my fav!!

I also cooked the pears for a few minutes on the stove to make them more tender and sweet.

Lay the flat bread on a pizza pan or cookie sheet.
Lightly spray (or brush) with olive oil and then sprinkle lightly with garlic salt.
Top with onions, feta, pears, and pecans (I also added the arugula at this time, but next time I’m going to add it after cooking.)

Note: Arugula was a little hard to find.  I found mine at the local grocery store (Peterson’s) in the produce section with the fresh herbs.

Sprinkle a little more garlic salt on top (I’m sure you could experiment with more sophisticated spices as well, lol.)

Bake on lowest rack in oven for 8-10 minutes.
Move to top rack and bake for 2-3 minutes more.

Getting ready to go in the oven!

All done! So so so good!

Ya, my arugula got a little dried out (go figure.)  I’m sure it would be SO YUMMY added on fresh afterward.

Oh and I made pepperoni pizzas for the kids!  They LOVED them so much!  They really really loved having their own little pizza.

This was a great, easy, yummy dinner.  I’m sure this will become a staple in our home.

xoxo!