The Weekend's Free Meal

Slacker, I am.

Yeah, I slacked because of yesterday's Mother's Day induced celebratory hangover. Blah. Back to normal today and it's great!  Last week I raved about the upcoming free meal I was anticipating, and today I'm getting around to sharing it. And OhMyYUM it was awesome!  Meatball subs and a creamy coconut chocolate cheesecake. This was our Mother's Day lunch (that I made) and it was a big hit with everyone.

Meatballs subs and me go way back. My fondest memories of meatballs subs are from college, and of the Muse Hall Underground cafeteria where you could get a take out box, shove it as full of food as possible, then make your merry way back home with a (literally) free meal for your friends. I always had a dining plan in college, so we milked that sucker for all it was worth. My college buddy, turned cousin through marriage (yay!), Alison and I used to savor those precious meatball subs from Muse as we sat at the bar counter in my disgusting excuse for a college duplex. We admittedly lived like frat boys, but we had a good time. Back to subs...yeah. We loved them, and occasionally rarely we still send a random text about wanting a meatball sub from Muse.

A quick look at my alma mater's dining page yields sad results of a place that has become so big and updated that I don't see any resemblance of my college days. Come to think of it, that's probably a good thing...

Okay, the subs...

This isn't the best pic, but it's the best pic of what I had to choose from from the website. This recipe is called Jenn's Out of This World Spaghetti and Meatballs, and comes from Allrecipes.com.  I have made this recipe for many years now, and while it's awesome on spaghetti, I prefer these meatballs on subs.  I buy bakery rolls, heat them a bit, and top the meatballs with parmesan, provolone, and some mozzarella. I also mix up the sauce in the crock and let it heat while I make my meatballs, then I throw them in as I roll each one up. Let it cook for 6-8 hours on LOW, and you have a pot of deliciousness when you're done. Recipe notes: I leave out the sugar, add a cup water with a cube of beef bullion, and use the leanest ground beef I can find. Throw in a bit more salt and you have something that tastes very similar to Subway's meatballs!

The most heavenly dessert of all...

Really, this has to be the most wonderful thing I've baked lately. Everything about it was perfect! This recipe is called Creamy Coconut Chocolate Cheesecake and hails from Easybaked.net. All cheesecakes are a little time consuming, but considering the finished product, this one was relatively easy. The only thing I did different in the recipe was use evaporated milk instead of whipping cream, only because I didn't have any. I'm not sure what to say about this cheesecake except that I could probably live off of this one food alone. Creamy, sweet, chewy from the coconut, and rich from the decadent top layer of chocolate cheesecake, and the bottom layer of Oreo crust.  This recipe comes HIGHLY recommended and makes a gorgeous presentation.  I'm hoping and praying that my mom froze a few pieces so I can have one with my next free meal. 

Back to RFL though. I'm sad to say that I have not lost much in the past few days. I went down to 219.8 yesterday, and I'm holding steady there today. My weight seems to hold, then drop, hold, then drop. I'd be happier with a steady drop, but there isn't much it seems that I can do about it. My body is also feeling the effects of yesterday's kick-butt workout. I upped my sets and really focused on my form. I also added in some lunges and my quads are feeling it today. I used to have the nicest, leanest, most defined legs, and I'm determined to dig them out from the layer of fat they have collected in the past few years. It's going to happen, dammit. Next summer there WILL be a short denim skirt in my wardrobe, so I can show those gorgeous gams off to my hubby. Enjoy the day! 

P.S. I'm going to work on a project today for a beach coverup/shirt thing, out of one of my awesome tie-dyes from TwirlyToes on Etsy. Jen is awesome, and I highly suggest her work. Photos when I'm done. :)