Glee Day!

Yay! Tonight's the season premiere of Glee. I love the show. It reminds me of my youth. I was a total theater geek. I actually even majored in Theater in college at first but I thought better of it and changed majors. What would I do with a Theater degree?! I ended up with a double major in Political Science and Child & Family Studies. Oh yeah THOSE will bring in the money *insert sarcastic tone*

Back to Glee. I love that they break into song randomly and if you know me in the real world you know I often do too. Seriously I do, in supermarkets, street corners, I do a mean parking lot rendition of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina." In case you are wondering I had a psych evaluation before surgery and they did clear me ;) I think it's just residual from the road not taken.

I made theme food for tonight. My mini muffin tins got a work out. For dinner I made a batch of Bites, my go-to weight loss surgery friendly party snacks. I love them. They heat up great too. So tomorrow will be an easy lunch with a homegrown tomato salad.

Shelly's Ham It Up Bites

1 Yellow Onion, diced
3 Green Onions, diced
1/4 lb (about 4 slices) Ham, chopped
1/4 cup Colby Jack Cheese, grated
2 Tablespoons Parmesan, grated
5 eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
1 teaspoon ground Marjoram (don't omit or sub trust me)
a few twists of Black Pepper

Preheat oven to 350. Saute onions till golden. Add ham and saute a minute or so more. Set aside to cool.

Mix all ingredients together. Spoon into lightly greased (Pam non-stick spray works great for this) mini muffin tins.

Bake for 30 minutes at 350. Let them cool a few moments they pull away and pop right out. Makes 24.

Other Eggface "Bites" (aka crustless quiches)

Of course no party is complete without something sweet. For dessert I took a some chocolate batter and some vanilla batter and made a protein mini muffin mash-up. On Glee they often take two songs and blend them together to form a "mash-up"

Shelly's Chocolate & Vanilla Protein Mini Muffin Mash-up

For the Chocolate Batter:
1 Egg, beaten
3 Tablespoons Milk
2 Tablespoons Sugar Free Vanilla Torani Syrup
1 Tablespoon Canola Oil
3 Tablespoons Multigrain Pancake Mix (I use this)
2 Tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa (Hershey's is what I used, baking aisle)
1 scoop Chocolate Protein Powder
Pinch salt

For the Vanilla Batter:
1 Egg, beaten
3 Tablespoons Milk
2 Tablespoons Sugar Free Vanilla Torani Syrup
1 Tablespoon Canola Oil
3 Tablespoons Multigrain Pancake Mix (I use this)
2 Tablespoons Unsweetened Coconut
1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
Pinch salt

Mix each batch separately. Mix egg, milk, syrup and oil and combine thoroughly. In a separate bowl, mix pancake mix, cocoa/coconut, protein powder and salt. Tip dry into wet and stir till combined. Pour a little of each batter into a non stick mini muffin pan that has been sprayed with Pam. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes until knife comes out clean.

Yum! Can't wait for 8 PM.