Pancake Breakfast

18 January 2010

Today it was snowing like crazy when we woke up. Although it was already a "no school" day it was just as exciting. SNOW. It brings out the best in hibernation from all of us. Ryan and I had had plans to travel south for the day and visit with some college friends, our annual Martin Luther King day get together. But today we wouldn't be going there was too much snow and ice to travel on the roads safely.

So Ryan and I took our time waking up slowly, just lounging around. He was playing with his Leapster and I with my iPhone. I was catching up on my Twitter reading and a tweet from @TylerFlorence caught my eye. Or should I say it caught the attention of my appetite. He had retweeted a link to an article that referenced his signature pancake recipe.

I think Tyler does a great job creating simple recipes that are hard to mess up. And are YUMMY! I must say I dont make pancakes often. I have tried every kind of mix. And none of them ever meet our taste expectations. So today I went for it and made them from sctratch using Tyler's recipe. It made a ton of pancakes

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Salt. Is it the Flavor You Want?

13 January 2010

Salt. It's an ingredient that many of us watch when buying food or preparing foods. "Oh I try not to eat those they have too much salt!" "Did you salt this?" We've all heard these statements.

How much is too much? What is the healthy amount for a person to consume in one day?

Well, my sister shared this video with me the other morning. It was a very useful video.

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50 Ways to Use a Grilled Chicken Breast

12 January 2010

50 ways to use a Grilled Chicken Breast, ok maybe not 50, but here’s my story. I was surprised the other day when I was at a play date with my four year old and I was talking to a Mom. We were discussing how she should cook the roast she had purchased for a family Sunday dinner. Her butcher had prepared a roast about twice as big as she wanted but she bought it anyway. She was perplexed about how she would use the leftovers. I was a bit surprised by this. I have mastered the art of making something from leftover meats. Sorry that sounded a bit over confident.

One of my busy Mom strategies is to actually have food leftover from my meals! Yup! I want left over vegetables and meat! And I will actually cook grilled chicken even though I don't plan on serving it the day I grill it. Crazy! Well, not really.

At my house everyone gets packed lunch, so leftovers are many times used as the next days lunch. I also do some marathon cooking on Sunday for the week. This way there are foods in the frig to be heated on the nights I am at work late. I try to make two meals on Sunday for the week ahead.

OK let’s get back to the grilled chicken topic…

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Gingerbread House 2009

18 December 2009

Each year Ryan and Matt build a gingerbread house. You'll get a chance to see this years in this video. But the main reason I shared this video is Ryan's rendition of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." Don't miss the reference to the "figgy pudding." I don't think I'd want any pudding that Ryan would be bringing!! Enjoy.