The Toxic Housewife

this week's cookie selection Yesterday we hosted a kids' Halloween party.  It was a simple affair, requiring me to only spend about 3 full days preparing for it.

And for our last installment for White Trash Cooking Month, I would like to offer up TWO recipes.  The first, pictured above, is for a crustless quiche I heard about while doing the South Beach Diet.  It is completely healthy (so doesn't belong in this post) but also very easy (so I figured I'd include it).

OK, I didn't make these; but aren't they adorable? These were at the Halloween party Mr. C and I crashed today.

Mr. C and I just returned from our trip to my parents' house.  It's a 6 hour drive, which sucks, though it could be a lot worse: I actually quite enjoy the drive in the fall.  Look at all these pretty colors!

OK, I will admit right now that none of the pictures in this post are mine.  I totally stole them from the internet because I was much too lazy to actually make the meal I'm going to tell you about.  That's because Mr. C and I are currently at my parents', shoving sugar in our mouths, and I just don't have time to whip up dinner for someone else.

a light breakfast (pancakes with fruit, whipped cream, walnuts and honey; bacon) We are in trouble. My body must be hyper-sensitive to being cold, and therefore feels the need to guard against the chill with extra layers of fat.  Naturally, this means that – as soon as the weather turns cold – I start eating.  And I don’t mean just eating: I mean eating .

unlike most of my cooking, this dish actually tastes better than it looks And now, for the Trashiest recipe in my arsenal: three nearly open-and-dump ingredients, cooked in a microwave, ready in less than 5 minutes, and with only 1 dish to clean.  Basically a tortilla-less burrito, may I present the only recipe I've ever invented: Toxic Housewife Chicken.

the best dog in the world Mr. C wants a dog.  I do not.  This is an odd thing for me, because I used to consider myself a dog person.  I had a fantastic dog growing up, and I always assumed I'd get a dog for my own as soon as I graduated from college.  Instead I got ferrets.

(note: Bee added a red pepper to the above-pictured dish.  He thought he was being all 'gourmet-y'.  DON'T GIVE IN TO THE PRESSURE!!!) I have decided to proclaim October to be "White Trash Cooking Month!"  As such, I will be sharing some of my favorite, easy, make-'em-in-your-double-wide recipes once a week until the end of the month.  I hope you enjoy learning a little about how I ate before Bee mercifully took over the cooking.