Brain Food

Protein! It's called protein. This particular hunk of protein is 100% American Beef (probably). Protein is the most important part of a daily diet because it helps you think. Not only does it build your muscles strong, but it builds your brain strong! The stronger the brain, the more brain power one can produce, and the more brain power one produces, the smarter you are.

* I have done absolutely no research to back up my claims, but I'm pretty sure if I did, I'd have to edit this post down to only this disclaimer.

Honey, You've Got Some Nice Peaches

Sometimes inspiration will strike you in a funny place, like a sweet tooth.

You Dip, I Dip, We Dip

Cucumber Sandwich

Sometimes you want what you can have.

Fruit Wrapped and Pierced to Meat

1 Part Egg 9 Parts Delicious

Sam'mores

It isn't a S'more, it is a Sam'more, hence the correct spelling of the title. Replace the graham crackers that tend to break when you are trying to split them in two with chocolate chip cookies and kablam. Delicious campfire/stove top treats.

Awe'shoom

Step One: Put a bunch of things like spinach, diced tomatoes, diced onions, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, and spices on top of a really big mushroom.

Step Two: Bake until you feel like it's done, for me it was about 10-15 minutes.

Step Three: Eat with an audience.

Texas-Sized Birthday Slice

bruSKEtta

A common misconception about bruschetta is that is pronounced bruschetta. It isn't. It is pronounced brew-sk-etta. Unfortunately, if you say that anywhere in America, for instance, in an Italian restaurant, you'll sound either stupid or pompous. So, I guess, forget my whole point. But don't forget the olive oil and fresh basil, they really pull the whole dish together.

More egg noddle prob with sauce or something in it

Soup Noodle Cheese

Bagels of Champions

I'm not even. I can't eve. The. All of. The best. It's so.

There aren't even words, there are only feelings. Feelings of waking up, and refreshment, and nostalgia, and adventure, and satiation, and flavor. All in a breakfast. Either, or, and. It doesn't matter.

Peanut Butter and Banana.

Cream Cheese, Avocado and Cucumber.

Protein Protein

Carbs for lunch, protein for dinner; not a bad rule to live by and you don't have to cut down on any of your favorite foods. For dinner the other night, I really wanted a hamburger, but didn't want it between slices of bread. And then I decided I'd rather not have carbohydrates than have carbs that late at night, so I thought, what the hell, why not add another protein on top of my lean meat to not only make my meal taste that much better, but it made it so much prettier!

Cook the patty, then crack an egg in the pan and wait until it isn't gooey anymore.

Stack patty, cheese (of your choice!) then the carefully, the egg.

Don't Eat This

Don't eat this unless you actually like Tofurkey, Kiel-balsa, and Tofurkey Kiel-balsa.

I made this dish full well knowing that I don't like Tofurkey, sausage, or Kiel-balsa, but you know what they say, two wrongs make a right, so I decided to try it. I microwaved the fake sausage for longer than recommended in an attempt to nuke the flavor out- but unfortunately it didn't work. Even the texture stayed the same, damn technology. Next, I wrapped it in flavor-masking Havarti cheese and wrapped it again in a layer of (real) deli turkey meat and heated it again so the whole link would be warm. When it was done I took a picture and prepared myself for the first bite. I though, who knows, maybe I'll surprise myself and enjoy this. Nope. It was gross. Lucky for the food I was already running late to work and forced myself to shove half of it down my throat leaving only one half of it to spend its remaining years in a trash can.

Not Cake Pie

It is kind of like a cake, but not. It is pie, and also as easy as pie.

It is kind of like a dessert, but not totally horrible for you. So it can't be a dessert.

Not all pies are desserts. Chicken pot pie. Pizza pie. Meat pies. Pie charts.

Not Cake Pie- A warm, tart fruit center baked into dessert cheese and dough*

Crustless bread, spread cream cheese on both insides, add fresh berries, sprinkle brown-sugar on the fruit, and maybe honey, I can't remember if I did or not. Smooch the bread together like a empanada, and bake it until the bread becomes toasted. Easy bake pie.

*Bread is dough. But not all dough is bread.

Mega Win Sandwich

If you have only a few random leftovers, like I have, and are really hungry, no fear.

For lunch make a little too much spaghetti and tomato pasta sauce. Easy, simple, and delicious. Store the leftovers in the fridge. For dinner you can make a Mega Win Sandwich.

I was working on homework, and putting off dinner for a few hours because I was concentrating and didn't want to take more than 10 minutes out of my work to make dinner, then it hit me. I had an Ah Ha moment. An idea for a fabulous new sandwich.

Two pieces of bread, smear cream cheese on one and add slices of cucumbers to it. On the other piece of bread, add a slice of turkey and the heated up left over spaghetti. Smooch those pieces together and BOOM. Genius sandwich. Seriously, it tastes amazing. For sure.

Speedy Savory Snack

You are late? Oh my gosh! And you haven't eaten? Hurry, read this.

Slice a tomato into a couple thick slices.

Smear Philadelphia Cream Cheese over the tops of the slices.

Get the jar of pesto out that I'm sure you own because you make all of my recipes... and spread on top of the cream cheese.

You are done! Slap those on a plate and get to where ever you are going.

P-Pizza

Remember that really cheap Totino's Party (pepperoni) Pizza that was is so delicious? Try throwing some pineapple slices or chunks, whichever, on the pizza before baking it. If you have green bell peppers available, slices those babies up and put them on pre-bake also.

Pineapple Pizza adds juicy, sweet pineapples with salty, crispy pepperoni creating the perfect combination of textures and flavors. The more ways a person can alter a simple pepperoni pizza, the... less you'll get bored with cooking... more exciting your diet will be... easier it will be to branch off and try new combinations... more whoever you are feeding will appreciate it.

You are a Compost Pile

If you read my recipe on Pepper Pods you may be thinking, "okay, but if I buy a can of olives, can of black beans and a tub of sour cream, what do I do with the rest of it? Surely I wouldn't use all of both in one meal." No worries. Put it in some Tupperware for later. Or eat it now.

Bean Bowl Pod- Warm black beans mixed with ripe olives, tomatoes, avocado slices, sour cream and shredded cheese sprinkled on top.

This is a leftovers dish that doesn't require reheating, only heating. Essentially everything that was left over when making Pepper Pods is reused here, only a few new things are added. There is almost no wrong way to make this meal, use the proportions of ingredients you want, but make sure to heat the beans up until they are at least warm.