Cupcakes!
Yesterday was supposed to be a “nice little Sunday” where I did some housework, a little baking, and just lay-low. That didn’t happen! I was completely busy from the moment I left the computer! I did two hours of serious yard work behind the pool (scary stuff because that’s where all the spiders and bugs are at!), worked out in my home gym, went to the grocery store, washed & dried all the laundry, made veggie & meat kabobs, baked cupcakes, made homemade hotwings, and then rushed to get ready to go to the get-together our friend was having! I didn’t get to clean the bathroom or vacuum, which I wanted to get done yesterday. But I was seriously non-stop! I’m pooped!
I loved the sprinkles!
What was supposed to be a quick 30-minute bake session in the kitchen turned into “we are supposed to bring a side or appetizer” which meant a full 2 hours of non-stop kitchen work. I started off by making the cupcakes first so they could cool while I prepared everything else.
Three colors of frosting!
I decided to make three colors of frosting to go with the fun sprinkles. Cupcakes are so easy to make! Thankfully I only had one two and am now satisfied on the sweet front for a while! (I didn’t want to eat any but after dinner I was weak!)
Hot Wings
Next I started the hot wings. Luckily these don’t tempt me in the slightest! I do not like wings and, for that matter, I don’t like eating any meat straight from the bone. I baked the raw mini-chicken wings at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, coated them in sauce and cooked them at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, and they were good to go! I then put them in a glass baking dish, added another coating of Frank’s Red Hot Sauce, and let them sit for about an hour before reheating them (in individual servings) to serve. I hear they were good!
Wings are a lot of work, what with changing the foil on the baking pans, having to constantly watch and turn them, and making sure they are cooked. It’s about and hour of non-stop work. Since I don’t like ‘em, it’s not worth it to me. But everyone else seemed to be glad they were made!
Next (while the wings cooked) I made kabobs. Sans the traditional lamb.
Kabobs!
I made one batch of kabobs that had yellow squash, green squash, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, and hot Italian sausage. That was for the meat-lovers 
If it was up to me, I’d have straight bell pepper and onion kabobs! But since a lot of people do not care for onion, I left my onions in the fridge 
I did make a batch of just veggie ones, though:
Veggie Kabobs
These had the same veggies except I added cherry tomatoes to the mix. I do not like any form of tomatoes at all, but most people do and they add great color. I ate three veggie kabobs and pulled off all the tomatoes
All together!
I took ‘em over raw and they grilled them up for us while the grilled sausages and burgers. I normally just eat turkey and salmon burgers but last night I had a red meat burger. I forgot what they taste like and I can honestly say, I’m not missing much sticking with turkey and salmon burgers
Other food that was at the get-together was: potato salad, deviled eggs, chips & salsa, peanuts, and a mud-pie dessert dish.
Deviled Eggs
I had one of the deviled eggs… or half, I should say. They were made with mustard and hot sauce.. mayo free! So good! I also had a couple MGD 64′s so all-in-all it wasn’t a super low calorie night but I definitely knew that going into it.. that’s why I did two hours of yard work and 30 minutes of the elliptical!
Aside from drinking, watching Dexter, and socializing, there was some ping-pong playin’, per the usual:
Pongin' Matt
He beat everyone he played, and that’s the usual too! We used to have a ping pong table in college and we played all the time! So he’s got those skills on reserve, believe it!
And because I’ve been slackin’ on posting my 365 Challenge pictures, here’s the rest since the last time I posted:
Day 51
Day 52
Day 53
Day 54
Day 55
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