Life as an Aced

Getting free magazine subscriptions is something I do for me and Eddie all the time (Thank You RewardsGold.com) the latest Magazine to come for Eddie was Men's Fitness (September 2012) and inside Eddie found a recipe for an Awesome Looking Bacon Cheeseburger (page 20) that we just had to try Looks Amazing right??? For ours we left out the produce and guac but it however did not look the same (but do magazine recipes ever look the same) and could have used a few improvements - - However the flavor of the meat was amazing so I'm going to give you guys the recipe followed by what we would do different NOTE we didn't use the guacamole in ours or the produce so I left those ingredients off the list - Also I have adjusted the recipe a bit to use 1 pound of meat rather then the 6oz the original recipe called for The Aced's Take on Men's Fitness Bacon Cheese Burger Ingredients -Cooking Spray -Whole Wheat Buns -1 pound ground turkey -2 egg whites -7 tbsp brea...

Today I ran across a website called Pinstrosity where the blogger herself along with her readers share things that they have tried on Pinterest that haven't gone quite right - This website has inspired me to share with you my Pinstrosity that happened while trying to make Taco Shells last night Here is the original Pin From eattingwell.com Directions: Ccarefully drape each tortilla over two bars of the oven rack. Bake at 375°F until crispy, 7 to 10 minutes. Here is how mine turned out They don't look bad but totally tasted like a cracker!!! There are two things that I am going to do different the next time I try this 1) Bake for only 5 minutes - I baked for 7 and they were almost inedible at that point 2) Going to drape over only one bar - draping over 2 made them too wide However one thing that I did do right was the chicken for the tacos - If you haven't tried Lawry's Santa Fe Chili Marinade I highly recommend it! As you can see I didn'...

One of mine and Eddies favorite things to order when we get pizza delivered is Cheesy Bread . . . YUM!!! Just thinking about it makes me drool . . . Anyways on Pinterest there has been a ton of recipes floating around for copy cat recipes and figured I might as well try it out, plus with me making my own pizza crust now I have been looking for something to do with the extra roll of pre-made crust in the fridge. My recipe is based off of Joshua Trent's Recipe , however with mine I have simplified it and added in some extra seasonings Copy Cat Cheesy Bread Ingredients: -1 can of pizza dough -1/2 cup of butter -8oz of Mozzarella Cheese -Parmesan Cheese -Garlic Salt -Italian Seasoning Directions: 1) Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees 2) Melt 1/4 cup of butter in the microwave and pour into the bottom of a cookie sheet with a small lip around it 3) Un-roll pizza dough and place on top of butter 4) Melt another 1/4 cup of butter in microwave and brush onto top of pizza crus...

Eddie dared me to dye my hair red ... little did he know that I'd actually do it