My son loves pancakes and would eat them every morning if he could. Thankfully at this point he likes them covered with flavored yogurt rather then syrup which makes them a little healthier. Normally my husband makes us breakfast a few times a month on Saturday and I then give my son the leftover pancakes through out the week. A few weeks back my daughter wanted pancakes for supper and I wanted to try some homemade ones other then the Bisquick ones my husband normally makes. I had this recipe that I had bookmarked from a food blog so I gave it a try. I love how easy they where to make and how healthy they really are. My son loves them and I plan to make a double batch soon so I can freeze some.

Source:   “B” dubs cafe

• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• ¼  cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt

Combine milk and flour and beat in a blender on high speed for 2 minutes.  Add remaining ingredients and beat on high for 2 more minutes.  Using a ¼ cup measuring cup, pour pancake batter on hot griddle and cook until lightly browned on both sides.  Serve with butter and warm syrup

Yields: 10-12 pancakes

I also love how I had everything I needed to make these pancakes no buttermilk required which is good since I don’t keep that in my fridge a lot. I am thinking about adding a little cinnamon the next time I make these just to change them up a little.

I made this dish a few weeks back when my mom and dad where up for a visit and it was a hit. Its super easy to make and very tasty.

Source: My local MOMS Club Cookbook

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes

• 1 pkg large tortilla shells(I used the big burrito ones)
• 1 lb chicken breasts(I buy the precooked and diced chicken)
• 1 bunch green onions
• 1 pkg Monterrey jack shredded cheese
• 1 pkg Colby jack shredded cheese
• 1 jar salsa
• 1 can(8z) tomato sauce
• 3 T. Sugar

Pan fry the chicken breast until done(or just defrost the frozen diced chicken), chop or shred into small pieces. In each tortilla, add chicken chopped onions, and shredded cheese. Roll and place in a greased, 9×13 pan. Fill pan(usually about 10 tortillas). In a sauce pan, combine salsa, sugar and tomato sauce. Heat until sugar dissolves. Pour this mixture on top of tortillas. Add remaining, cheese on top. Cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve with sour cream.

Yield: 8-10 servings

My husband wants me to try and make beef enchiladas with this recipe and I am looking forward to trying it. I really like this recipe. Its a fast prep which I love and serve it with Spanish rice and a salad makes for a filling meal.

When I first tried this recipe I was not sure if I would like it but its good! Perfect for a quick supper or a party.

Source: Adapted from Taste of Home Quick Cooking Cookbook 2009

Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes

• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 tbsp milk
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/8 to 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes(more or less to fit your hot pallet)
• 2 tubes(8oz each) refrigerated crescent rolls
• 1 tbsp butter, melted
• 4 tbsp seasoned bread crumbs

In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, milk, red pepper flakes and pepper until blended. Stir in the chicken and onion, Separate crescent dough into eight rectangles; seal perforations. Spoon 1/4 cup chicken mixture onto the center of each rectangle; bring corners up to the center and pinch edges to seal. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush with butter; sprinkle with bread crumbs. Bake  at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

Yield: 8 servings

I am making this recipe for supper tomorrow night again. The original recipe called for real peppers but I think the red pepper flakes work just as well and add the spice my family likes.

This is the 2nd potato soup recipe I have tried and I like it much better then the first.

Source: Adapted from a friends recipe.(Thanks Lindsay!!)

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes

• 8-9 medium red potatoes
• 2 cups water
• 1 small onion
• 3 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp all purpose flour
• 3 cups milk
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1 1/2 -2 cups  shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup cubed cooked ham
• 1 green onion
• 1/2 tsp dried chives
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• Bacon- cooked and crumbled to add when served

Peel potatoes and cut into 1 inch cubes. Boil water and add potatoes then cook until tender. Save one cup of the water after they are cooked. Peel and finely chop the small onion. In a medium sauce pan melt the butter and add the chipped onion. Cook until tender(not brown). Add flour then season with salt and pepper. Cook 3-4 minutes over medium heat. Gradually add the potatoes. Add the one cup of water saved from cooking the potatoes. Add milk, sugar and cheese. Stir. Add ham, green onion and chives and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes, stirring frequently. Serve with crumbled bacon.

Yield: 8 servings

When I first tasted this soup while it was simmering I was a bit disappointed because I felt like it was missing something so I added the green onion and chives which helped a lot but I felt like it was still was missing something. The next time I heated it up I added a lot of  black pepper and that did the trick. I said 1 tsp to start  but you might want to taste test it while its simmering and add more if you like since not everyone loves a lot of pepper but I am happy with the final out come and will make this again. I actually doubled it and we had leftovers for almost a week.

Cabbage rolls. O this is one of my favorites and every time I have tried to make it, well its not come out well. I am bound and determined this time to get it right. I have spend a few hours this weekend searching cooking blogs and recipe sites to find one I think is close to what I remember. So this morning I pulled out a few cookbooks.

and started to write my own recipe.

I don’t create recipes very often so its either its going to be a huge flop or something good. Stay tuned…

I admit I love cookbooks. So its always hard for me to pass them up when I find one for sale. My MOMS Club has one and I bought it last year not long after I joined and I am just now starting to try recipes from it. I love using a cookbook that I know the recipes are tried and true! This recipe is fast and tastes great.

Source: Local MOMS Club Cookbook

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes

• 2lbs ground beef or turkey
• 1/2 onion or a dash of onion powder
• 2 cans tomato soup
• 8 oz plain cream cheese
• 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 6-8 oz pasta

Cook the pasta while you brown the meat and onion. Drain. Mix all ingredients. Enjoy. Freezes fine and reheats well.

Yields: 4-6 servings

Yeah its that easy and you all know I love easy!!

Not the best picture I know but I was in a hurry this morning. I first had this recipe a few months back at a MOMS Club activity. I kept meaning to make it but never did. This morning I had a MOMS Club activity to go to and needed something fast and yummy and this recipe fits that bill perfectly.

Source: A fellow mom.(Thanks Katie!!)

Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time 15-20 Minutes

• 1 stick margarine or butter
• 1 cup oatmeal(I used the quick cooking kind)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups hot boiling water
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• powdered sugar to dust the top

Mix butter and oatmeal and add boiling water. Stir and let cool. Slightly beat the eggs and add to the mixture alone with the vanilla.  Mix the Dry ingredients. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Pour into a pan or cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Let cool and dust with powdered sugar.

Yield: 10-12 servings

Super easy and my kids love it.

Heaven. These rolls are pure heaven. I don’t say that much when it comes to food. I had my doubts about this recipe I admit but they looked SO good I had to try them and man am I glad I did!!

Source: The Pioneer Woman This woman rocks!!!!

Prep Time: 3-5hrs Cook Time 15-18 minutes

• 7-8 frozen dinner rolls(I used Rhode’s)
• 4 tbsp butter(melted)
• Rosemary
• Coarse Sea Salt

Spray a small iron skillet(I don’t have one so I used a roasting pan and it worked great) with cooking spray (or coat with olive oil). Place frozen rolls in the skillet, leaving plenty of room for rising. Cover and allow to rise for several hours.

After rising, brush rolls with melted butter.

Sprinkle on chopped rosemary(I used dried). Brush with additional butter. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt.

Bake according to roll package directions (usually 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes), until rolls are a deep golden brown on top.

Yield: 8 servings

Okay I had to go eat another roll while typing this up. I am in trouble with these things. I used a little too much salt so they where just a little to salty but still OOO so good. I also added some garlic powder to the melted butter because we where having spaghetti for dinner. I am going to attack The Pioneer Woman’s website this weekend for more great recipes. I found a chicken noodle recipe that made me drool. This lady knows how to cook let me tell you. Enjoy and I know your not going to be able to stop at one roll. Trust me.

I made this pie back at Thanksgiving and I am just now getting the recipe up. Oops! I am not a huge fan of apple pie but I love this one. I made 2 pies planning to freeze one.. The 2nd pie never got to the freezer.

Source: Cooks.com

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 50 minutes

Crust

• 1 cup shorting
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 1/3 cup milk

Cut the shortening into the flour and salt. Add vinegar to milk. Combine at once with the flour mixture.

Makes 2 pie crusts.

Apple Pie

• 6 cups pared(thinly sliced) apples(about 6-8 apples)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• Dash of nutmeg
• Dash of salt

Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Mix with apples. Line pie plate with crust and fill with apple mixture.

Topping for Pie

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 6 tbsp butter

Mix the sugar with the flour; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over apple mixture. Bake pie at 400 degrees for 50 minutes or until done.

Yield: 1 pie(though I can get 2 out of it)

I have found that the apple mixture will make 2 pies. I don’t have a deep pie plate so maybe that is why. All I know is this pie is good!

I’m trying to make more soups this winter. I enjoy a good bowl of chicken noodle soup and so I started looking for a easy recipe. I remembered seeing one on the back of a can of chicken broth at some point so I went digging and after some tweaking I came up with this.

Source: Adapted form Swanson’s sensational chicken noodle soup recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes

• 8 cups chicken broth
• 1-1/2 cups chopped carrots
• 1-1/2 cups sliced celery
• 2 cups cooked chicken or turkey
• 2 to 2 1/2 cups uncooked wide egg noodles
• 1/4 to 1/2 tsp pepper

Heat the broth, black pepper, carrot and celery in a stockpot over medium-high heat to a boil. Stir the noodles and chicken into the saucepan. Reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 10 minutes or until the noodles are tender.

Yield: 8 servings

Of course if you like different vegetables or spices in your chicken noodle soup then you can use them. Its fast and yummy!