Pancakes

I love making a little bigger breakfast on the weekends. My grandma mentioned to me last weekend that she had made some blueberry pancakes so that has been on my mind all week! So today was the day I gave it a try. Karlyle, however, does not like fruit in his pancakes, but he does like chocolate chips. So we split the batter and did half and half. I (not liking chocolate for breakfast) thought the blueberries tasted much better with the whole wheat flour. If I made chocolate chip pancakes again I would probably use the regular flour with this recipe. 

1 Lg Egg
1 C Whole Wheat or Regular Flour (I used Whole Wheat)
3/4 C Milk
1 T Sugar
2 T Vegetable Oil
3 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Salt

1. In medium bowl beat egg with mixer until fluffy. Beat in remaining ingredients just until smooth. For thinner pancakes stir in additional 1-2 T of Milk.

2. Heat Griddle to 375' Grease griddle with vegetable oil or spray if necessary.

3. For each pancake use slightly less than 1/4 C batter. Cook pancakes until bubbly on top, puffed and dry around the edges. Turn and cook other sides until golden brown.

** Betty Crocker Helpful Hint: The second side never browns as easily as the first.

Chocolate Chip Pancakes: Add 1/4 C. Mini Chocolate Chips

Blueberry Pancakes: Add 1/2 C. Blueberries ( Or any desired berry)

Meat Loaf

Since the birth of our daughter I am staying home now with her and I found myself looking for some new recipes seeing we are eating at home a lot more often after having our little one! My sister suggested I get started on my blog again so after 3 years of silence... here I go!!

1 1/2-lb lean (at least 80%) Ground Beef
1 C. Milk
1 Tbs. Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp. Chopped Fresh or 1/4 tsp. Dried Sage Leaves (I did not use)
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Ground Mustard
1/4 tsp. Pepper
1 Clove of Garlic, finely chopped, or 1/8 tsp. Garlic Powder (I used fresh)
1 Large Egg
3 Slices of Bread, torn into small pieces*
*1/2 C. Dried Bread Crumbs or 3/4 C. Quick-Cooking Oats can be substituted (I used Oatmeal)
1 Small Onion, chopped (1/4 cup)
1/2 C. Ketchup, Chili Sauce, or BBQ Sauce (I used Ketchup)

1. Heat Oven to 350*F

2. In large bowl mix all ingredients except ketchup. Spread into an ungreased 8x4 or 9x5 loaf pan, or shape into 9x5-inch loaf in ungreased 9x13 pan. Spread ketchup over the top.

3. Bake uncovered 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until beef in no longer pink in the center (160*F) Drain meatloaf.

4. Let stand 5 minutes; remove from pan

I never really liked meatloaf growing up. But I found out recently that my husband is a big fan! I never made it for him but it is something my mom makes so it was a real treat! Now that I started doing my challenge again I got out my cookbook for a new place to start! What better thing to start with than his favorite! Surprisingly the older I get my taste buds must be changing because I thought this was great and even got myself a second serving. I will be marking this as *Very Good* in my cookbook! Enjoy!!