I want to start out by expressing how much I appreciate the blog love so many of you have bestowed upon me these last few days! I so appreciate the amazing comments and I am grateful for all of you who took the time to vote for me over at The Bump! I am so honored to have been selected as a finalist and if it wasn’t for the following bloggers to nominate me, I wouldn’t have had the chance in the first place! I want to take a moment to recognize:
Sophia’s Mom from The Wanna Be WAHM
Shelly from The Attic Girl
Sonya from Curly Girl’s Crochet
Alaina from Telecommuting Moms
These fabulous ladies all nominated me, so please swing by their blogs, show them some love and tell them I sent you. Although I wasn’t selected to move forward at The Bump, I’ve been added to Top Mommy Blogs (link is on my right side bar) so I’m sure with a little help from you just one more time, we’ll get Theta Mom to the top! Thanks again for the bloggy love and I’ll say it a million times, I have the BEST followers!!!
Alright, let’s Spice It Up…
If you haven’t figured it out by now, I hate to cook. I actually don’t cook, I cut and dump. If you missed that post, you can find it here.
That’s right ladies, I just cut open the package and dump it in. So you will most likely never find me posting any kind of cooking advice…unless of course it was such a good secret that I just had to share.
Well, Halloween is fast approaching and my son (with his nut allergy) is so limited to the kinds of candy he can eat, I always make the most unbelievable cut and dump that he enjoys, especially this time of year. Yes, even my picky-eater-allergy-suffering son LOVES it!
It takes me approximately 1 minute and 30 seconds to pull this beauty together.
Ready?
Cut and dump Spice Cake Mix: *Don’t follow the directions on the box, just cut and dump!
Cut and Dump Pure Pumpkin (use half of the big can, 15 oz…I always make two cakes at a time so I buy the big one)
Dump ¼ cup of water and stir it all up in one big bowl. (Actually, you should probably use a mixer, but I think a few turns with a spoon does the job…you decide).
Dump this into your favorite baking dish (sprayed of course) and bake for 30 minutes at 350.
Note: When serving, I usually spice it up by dumping some powdered sugar on top after it cools.
Now ladies, a good cut and dump doesn’t get much better than that, so go spice it up and tell me how it goes!
Wow, Heather! No eggs? No oil? Just the mix and pumpkin and water? That sounds awesomely easy!! I will *definitely* be trying this.
I really thought you had that contest in the bag. I should have checked back and voted compulsively over and over. Sorry. Next time. I promise.
Oh this is great…I love to cut and dump. lol
Cut and dump…I love that! It sounds so easy that I'm definitely going to have to try this!
That sounds sooooo delicious! What is a serving size according to Weight Watcher's? I know what I would catagorize as a serving-size of something so yummy would probably not match WW. I really do want to know.
Hey, you stole my recipe (I posted about this a little while back)! LOL Actually, I don't add water, and add some chocolate chips, then put in a muffin pan and serve as muffins. They are a HUGE hit. My oldest son is also allergic to eggs, so it's a favorite in our house.
That sounds so good! And easy! My two favorite things.
sounds fab. and that's my kind of cooking.
Definitely my type of cooking! Sounds great.
I am all OVER this!
Thanks so much for the bloggy love! I can't belive you didnt even get #2! I must have voted over 1000 times! One night I went to sleep you had 32% and when I woke up you were 22%!
Anywho, you know we love you and we think that YOU are the best work at home mom blog!
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Sounds great (and easy to make)! I'll have to give it a try!
That recipe sounds great! I love Kmama's idea about adding chocolate chips…totally something I would do! I love to bake, but honestly I never bake from scratch…I am totally a box kind of girl, but you can still make great treats from the box!
Katie
I'll try it . . .
that just reminded me of a cupa cupa cupa! Did you ever see Steel Magnolias? They talk about a recipe that is a cup of fruit cocktail, a cup of flour and a cup of sugar, a cup of milk you "bake until bubbly" and serve over ice cream!
Oh boy! I can't wait to give this a try. It sounds really easy and a perfect recipe for October! Thanks for sharing!
Yum! You're awesome… I'm not a baker myself, even though I recently made a carrot cake with icing from scratch – first time EVER I have done something like that. It will not be a regular occurance in my house, though – it was stressful! LOL!
P.S. I of course voted for you – here's hoping you win!
YUM! And congrats on being nominated too. I think what killed us is that people can vote OVER AND OVER for themselves!
Easy and it sounds good too.
PS You aren't the only one who doesn't cook.
Wow, now that is easy! I may have to try that! I love spice cake as it is, so this will be a great little twist!
I'm dying to know what it looks like when it's done!
Your cooking is JUST MY STYLE dear, Just My Style!
Heather my girl..you go !! Im so proud of you and the bump thing my nj sister….YAY!!! Hugs and love
that sounds so easy..'
i will definitely give it a try..
That looks SO great! I'm gonna have to cut and dump that one.
LOVE it!!! My kind of recipe. Thanks
Cut and dump! That's great! Made me laugh. And that recipe sounds yummy!
I'm so gonna make this cut and dump recipe. Always love your stuff!
Right up my alley. Thanks for the great tip. The more I blog…the more cut and dump I become:) Holly at lifelaughlatte.blogspot.com
That sounds too simple to be true! I love when my family thinks I've slaved over a meal or a treat yet it only took me literally 5 minutes to put together before throwing in the oven!
holy crap that's easy! sounds like the perfect recipe for me. i hate to measure, that's why i don't bake. lol
That sounds yummy! I will have to make it for my mama. She loves anything pumpkin. Thanks for the well wishes for my daddy.
Heather you are too funny this looks great! Congrats on the top momy blog! That is awesome! You are the bomb momma!
i heard a lot about using pumpkin to bring the points down when i was going to my weight watchers meetings but i've never been a huge pumpkin fan so i'm not sure if i would even like this… does it taste real pumpkin-y?
That sounds so good! I love pumpkin sweets!
I love cut and dump recipes. Those are the best kind!
Sounds delish!
And you so deserved the nominations, I am so excited for you!
I'm similar in the cooking arena. Hubby is the better cook at my house. In fact, it's my turn to cook and I've decided I'm doing freezer to oven meals this week.
This is perfect for me to try. I have company coming over on Friday, I am going to try it. If it is a success I will blog about it. Thanks for the idea!
That's my kind of recipe!
Short & sweet!
I'll have to try this out. I love spice cake.
That recipe is awesome!!
That has to be the easiest recipe EVER!!! I def. will be bookmarking this because with my poor memory, I'm sure to forget it!
I am a pumpkin fiend, especially this time of year. Will definitely try this!
Thanks for the sweet comment over at my place. Love your blog, added myself as a follower!
Oh wow! I love you… you rock. My kinda cooking. I used to cook like crazy and for the past two years I've tried to make it as simple as possible because I don't even like to cook anymore. Probably couldn't call the majority of what I do cooking. No planning, no thinking, just a lot of "Hmmmm… I think I'll make this."
What makes it so bad is that my grandmother taught me how to cook-cook. I know how to make EVERYTHING from scratch. Too tedious and time consuming. I have better things to do like… uh… blogging! LOL
Oh, I don't mean to make this such a long comment, but this reminds me of a one serving chocolate cake slice that I saw in a magazine. Put the ingredients in a coffee cup, microwave them and then dump it on the plate. Perfect, huh?
Well, we definitely have cooking style in common! lol
I am definitely a cut and dump cook and I can't wait to try this cake!
Lisa @
All That and a Box of Rocks
Oh well, sorry you did not move on but maybe next time. Just so you know I only nominated you and one other person because I really do think your blog rocks! thanks for the link!
Alaina
ha ha I love your cut and dump recipe! Congrats on being nominated at the bump. Even though you didn't win, it was amazing that you were a finalist -you go girl!
Love your style. I don't even cut and dump I leave that to the husband.
The cake does sound good.
xx
And congrats. I voted for you
Ooo…I 'll have to try this one. My mother in law just went on weight watchers and I see her disappointment when we are all eating dessert and she isn't. She'll love it thanks.
Ooo…I 'll have to try this one. My mother in law just went on weight watchers and I see her disappointment when we are all eating dessert and she isn't. She'll love it thanks.
My kind of recipe, open done!! Woo hoo!!!
Keep on girl Keep on!
G