Foodie Fiasco

Happiness, decadence, and loose pants

Single Serving Cheesecake Brownies

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Hello friends. I’ve been thinking of you.

Way back in 2011, I made this blog as a way to share my love of cooking with the world, but underneath, it really was a way to cope with my mom’s cancer diagnosis. I never mentioned this on this blog but I am ready to share it now – after a long and profoundly brave fight, my mom passed away. She was surrounded by loves ones, some of the many people she touched and inspired during her remarkable life, although it was too short.

So many of you supported me during this time, and I am forever grateful. I was, and continue to be, so proud and touched by the community we’ve fostered here together. I set out to make Foodie a place where healthy and delicious recipes could be accessible to everyone, and it has been a tremendous honor to see the impact, however small it may be, that this site has made in the lives of some of my of readers.

In many ways, life has been good to me. I have many blessings to be happy and grateful for, and among them is the time I have spent here with you. 
Since my last post, I’ve actually tested many recipes knowing that I would share them here, so I am very happy to bring them to you now.

I have no idea who is reading this. Bless you if you are. Please know how grateful I am for you and how much your presence has touched and changed me. Foodie Fiasco has been such an important part of my growing up, and I am very happy to be back to share the recipes I’ve worked on for you.

I wanted to start with a personal favorite. This recipe combined two of my favorites – my single serving brownies and my single serving cheesecake. I’m all about instant gratification desserts, so I hope you enjoy.

I love you all and I am thrilled to be back. I brought brownies to say thank you for being you.


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Single Serving Protein Chocolate Chip Muffin

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An instant staple.

I leave for college in about two weeks (!?!), so I’m currently in the throes of the epic moving process. Such a major life change is a lot of food for thought, but today I’m going to focus on the food. Look at me, talking food on my food blog. I’m really a beacon of innovation.

Enter a typical college setting. I can see it now. There may or may not be some important exam tomorrow and it’s later than I want to admit. I’m about to use my calculus textbook as a pillow because it’s been three hours and I don’t understand polar graphing any more than I did when I started.

So do you know what time it is? It’s muffin time. Something I can make in my microwave when my brain is thoroughly fried. Plus it’s nutritious and damn delicious, if I do say so myself.

It’s only 170 calories for the whole massive thing plus it has 29 grams of protein!! This is the encouragement I needed. I don’t know multivariable but I do know joy.

In a greased mug that is much bigger than you think you need. It rises WAY up while cooking because it’s excited to exist (we’re all excited this exists), but then it comes down again to form a lovely muffin for your eating pleasure.

Just give it room to grow because you want this muffin to end up in your mouth and not the sides of your microwave. You have been warned.

I’ve lived in the same house my entire life so this whole moving thing is new to me.

I’m going through my closet and I’m baffled by some of the stuff I apparently own. I pull out some poor abandoned thing and I’m like what is this? Why do I have it? I feel like this isn’t something I would buy. I don’t usually have penguin prints on my clothes. But will I need it maybe? Should I bring it?

Then again I’ve affectively blocked out all of my pre-2014 fashion related choices so honestly anything is possible and I guess these penguins are fair game.

Penguins and Pennsylvania start with the same letter so maybe that’s showing state pride? Um, sports? I know things about sports. I cheer when the people sitting next to me are cheering and all is well.

That means I’m either actually pulling this off or my poorly concealed utter confusion is charming. I guess we’ll find out soon enough. In the meantime, I’ll probably keep the sweater. You never know.

I look around my room and ponder what to bring. What about this lamp? I’ll definitely need a lamp. Do they have lamps in Pennsylvania? Probably? I feel like they’re a pretty universal thing. But what if I get busy (ehem, when I get busy) and forget to buy one? Then I’ll be more in the dark about math than I already am? I don’t think that’s a good idea.

But how do I get it there? Should I wrap it in bubble wrap? I do love bubble wrap. But I’ll probably pop at all myself before I get there to distract myself from the enormity of this life change.

*pop*

What enormity?

*pop*

Exactly.

*pop*

Lamp it is.

I also hear it rains there, so that’ll be an experience.

I’ve seen rain on TV and people tend to be holding these protective contraptions that the locals call “umbrellas”, so I probably need one of those. I think it also gets dark so good thing I’m bringing that lamp. Also I bought a coat. A COAT. Things are getting real.

 

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Three Ingredient Pasta Bolognese for One

Because sometimes I’d much rather be in bed than in the kitchen. We all have those moments, right? When you’re just reeaaalllyy not feeling the whole cooking thing, but it’s time for a meal. Not a why-don’t-I-just-make-a-cinnamon-bun-for-dinner-again kind of situation (worry not– I’ll still make it for dessert), but like an actual meal substantial enoughRead More »

Giant Single Serving Cinnamon Bun

This is an easy sell. There is no convincing involved when explaining the necessity of an on-demand cinnamon bun. There is no time a day that would not benefit from something so decadent/healthy/easy/all around fabulous. It’s the morning and you’re craving a warm, fresh baked good right out of the oven. But it’s a big dayRead More »

Healthy Single Serving Ice Cream (No Ice Cream Maker Needed!)

Hello old friend. It’s a shame we lost touch. You always brought such joy to otherwise dreadfully hot, sticky afternoons. I looked forward to summer all the more because I knew you would be part of it. But fall would always roll back around and I’d lose you in the (figurative) flurry of pumpkin andRead More »

Single Serving Savory Breakfast Bread Pudding

This is the kind of thing you feel very proud of yourself for making. Savory bread pudding just feels so fancy and innovative. It’s the stuff of primetime Food Network shows and those swanky restaurants with hefty price tags (like a $$$$ on Yelp kind of thing) that reserve a meal there for birthdays or otherRead More »

Hello friends. I’ve been thinking of you. Way back in 2011, I made this blog as a way to share my love of cooking with the world, but underneath, it really was a way to cope with my mom’s cancer diagnosis. I never mentioned this on this blog but I am ready to share it nowRead More »

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