Poolside Pancakes

A few well-deserved pancakes, stuffed with strawberries from our own garden. Mmmm!

the egg was my stepfather's request

The pancakes were delicious; chewy and fluffy and just sweet enough with the berries inside. I feel compelled to share this recipe with the world! Pancake recipe from Gina Homolka of Skinnytaste:

Ingredients

2 cups wheat flour (I used regular bleached flour for 1 1/2 cups and wheat flour for the remainder)

4 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp sugar

2 large eggs

2 cups + 2 tbsp fat-free milk

2 tsp vanilla

Directions

Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. 

Add wet ingredients and mix well (but don't over-mix). 

Heat a large skillet on medium heat. Grease your skillet with cooking spray or butter, then pour 1/4 cup of pancake batter. Add fruit, chocolate chips, chopped nuts - whatever you fancy - to the batter, or to the pancakes once they start to bubble on the griddle. 

Flip, repeat, serve, enjoy!

Sunday Morning Scones

I opened the fridge and found a package of Craisins and some fresh lemons, and there was just enough flour to make the scones. It was meant to be. And it was delicious. Click here for the recipe.

I wish I had captured the hot steam rising from a scone fresh out of the oven. These smelled and tasted divine.

This Week I'm Loving

Food: Homemade Scones
My mom needed one cup of buttermilk for a recipe earlier this week and I wanted to find a way to use the leftover. Gina of Skinnytaste provided me with the solution in the form of a recipe for Lemon Cranberry Scones. Every recipe Gina posts looks amazing, and I can't wait to try my hand at the sweet, quick bread I fell in love with in England.

Book: The Widow Clicquot by Tilar Mazzeo

Film: The Grey
"Once more into the fray. Into the last good fight I'll ever know. Live and die on this day. Live and die on this day."