Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Yum! Yum! Yum! These were so good. I had the 3 year old help make them, hoping she'd try them...no such luck, I can't get her to try pancakes! Any suggestions? I thought she'd go for the chocolate chips for sure!

Chocolate Chip Pancakes!
Serves: 3 (or double for 6)

1 cup flour
2 T sugar
1 T baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
2 T canola oil
1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup butter
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

Preheat oven to warm
In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl beat eggs, milk and oil together, add to dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour the batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a lightly greased hot griddle or pan. Turn when bubbles form on top; cook until second side is golden brown, keep warm in oven, cover with tin foil, until ready to serve.
Combine the honey, butter and cinnamon in a 2 cup microwave-safe bowl. Microwave uncovered, on high until butter is melted and syrup is hot, stirring occasionally. Serve over pancakes.

Blueberry-Yogurt Muffins

I made these for my grandmother the other day and boy are they delicious! They are very moist and just sweet enough to be delectable.












Blueberry-Yogurt Muffins

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup unsweetened orange juice
2 T vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 8oz carton plain low-fat yogurt
1 egg
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1 T sugar

Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in the center of mixture, set aside. In a separate bowl, combine orange juice and next 4 ingredients; stir well. Add to dry ingredients, stirring until just moistened. Gently fold in blueberries. Divide batter evenly among 12 muffins cups coated with cooking spray; sprinkle 1 tablespoons sugar evenly over muffins. Bake at 400 degrees for 18 minutes, or until golden. Remove from pans immediately; let cool on a wire rack. Yield: 1 dozen.

Notes: I substituted 8 oz sour cream for the yogurt. The batter was a lot thicker than I thought it would be, more like bread dough than batter (I don't know how muffin batter is suppose to be...sadly I've only ever made the instant boxed stuff!). I must have filled my muffin cups too full because I only got 8 muffins out of this. Make sure you taste the batter, it's yummier than the muffins!

Eggs alla Kels, Waffles and Sausage

A new twist on an old favorite.

I was in a hurry tonight so we had breakfast for dinner. The waffles and sausage are straight forward, the eggs I made up on the spot and my husband loves them! He said, "Quick post them on your blog before you forget!" So here they are online so I'll never forget!

Ingredients

Waffles-Krusteaz is the best, follow directions on the back on the bag. I cook for two adults and 1 small child so I halved the waffle recipe. (1 cup mix, 3/4 cup water, 1 Tablespoon water) I ended up with three, 4 inch pancakes.

Sausage-Jimmy Dean's Regular. About half a pound. (We're not big meat eaters) I form 3 small burgers and fry until done over a low heat.

Eggs-
3 eggs
dill weed (two pinches)
paprika (one pinch)
salt (two pinches)
pepper (dash)
about 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
about 1 Tablespoon water
So, I don't really measure, especially when I'm in a hurry! I put the eggs in a bowl, sprinkled with dill weed, paprika, salt, and pepper, add cheese and water, beat with a fork or whisk for about 1 minute.


I started by making the sausage. While that was cooking I mixed the waffles and started to cook those. Put the oven on warm. After the sausage is done put on a small plate in the oven. When the waffles are done put on a large plate in the oven (to keep warm). Cook the eggs in the pan you cooked the sausage in, over low to medium heat. (They will be done very quickly). Serve immediately. Enjoy!

Side Note:
Having yummy breakfast reminds me of a cute little Bed and Breakfast here in town. Matt and I stayed there one night of our honeymoon and then on our 1 year anniversary. They have unbelievably yummy breakfasts!!! It's called the JJ Shaw House. We loved it!