• 10Apr

    This recipe is modified from a Cooking Club of America magazine’s Spiced Buttermilk Griddle Cakes. This morning, I was too lazy (and not wanting to make extra mess) so I didn’t separate the eggs and whip the egg whites. It didn’t result in super fluffy pancakes, and I was having issues with my griddle, so I have no wonderful pictures to give you. The pancakes had a nice, almost dense texture which my family prefers.

    Spiced Buttermilk Pancakes

    3 eggs
    1/4 cup sugar
    2 1/4 c buttermilk
    6 tbsp melted unsalted butter, cooled
    2 1/2 c all-purpose flour
    1 1/2 tsp baking powder
    1 tsp baking soda
    1/2 tsp salt
    1 tsp ground cinnamon
    1 tsp ground cardamom
    1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

    Preheat your griddle on medium high. Spray with cooking spray or lightly brush with more melted butter.

    Whisk eggs and sugar together in a medium bowl until smooth. Add in buttermilk and whisk together. Slowly add melted butter while whisking until well combined.

    In a large bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients and whisk together. Make a well in the middle of the flour mixture and add buttermilk mixture. Whisk together until combined but still lumpy.

    Pour 1/4 batter onto griddle for each pancake and spread the batter until at least 4″ in diameter. When the edges of the pancake are dry and the center is bubbly, flip. Cook another minute or so until golden brown.

    Serve with butter and syrup.

    They do taste pretty good warm and with nothing on them, but a lot better with butter and syrup.

  • 07Jan

    Another Rachel Ray recipe, and a good one. The first time I made the rice pilaf, I used extra sharp yellow cheddar because that’s what I had. We found it overpowered all the other flavors. The second time I made it I used the white cheddar and it was very good.

    The original recipe calls for green beans, but they’re not a favorite in our house, so we just have a nice side salad instead.

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  • 06Jan

    Wintertime means soup and lots of nice hot baked meals in our house. I try not to do the same things over and over again, which is why I subscribe to so many recipe mailing lists. Lasagna stoup is a Rachel Ray recipe, and it’s been added to our list of to be made again meals. It took a little over half an hour to make, which is a bonus.

    The original recipe called for broken up lasagna noodles, but we found we didn’t like it with the big pieces. We substitute in extra-wide egg noodles instead, and omit the ricotta – we don’t think it misses it at all.

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  • 05Jan

    The kids and I love chicken wings, so I make them when I can (usually when they’re on sale). I don’t like really spicy wings, and I don’t want to have to fry them, so I stick to recipes where the wings are baked. I got this recipe from Taste of Home, and it’s delicious. It doubles well, though it’s a bit labor intensive for my liking, but I’m willing to do it once in a while. The name’s great too – because that’s all you’re left with when you serve them.

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  • 14Sep

    With school now back in session, breakfasts tend to be hurried affairs, and sometimes it’s a challenge to make sure the kids eat something healthy. I get up about 45 minutes before the kids do, giving me a bit of time to whip something together if the menu says we’re having scrambled eggs or the like. Other days, we have cold breakfasts, ranging from cereal to the very rare and elusive Pop Tarts.

    Today, we’re trying something different: Oatmeal Breakfast Bars. They’re wonderfully dense and taste like an oatmeal cookie and can’t be easier to make. We all gobbled them up, and they’ve been added to the “must make them again” list. Next time I make them, I’ll be adding walnuts.

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