Pumpkin Cream Parfait

Hey Guys (guy, to the probably one person read who reads my blog :p)

In case you haven't heard yet its fall. fall = pumpkin. This little creation is pumpkin, cinnamon, and Greek yogurt. That's all, but for something so little it packs such a flavor punch!

Pumpkin Cream Parfait
serves 1

1 container vanilla greek yogurt
1/2 cup pumpkin puree(canned is fine)
cinamon

layer the yogurt and pumpkin in a glass/jar (if your me use a wine glass). then sprinkle cinamon on top.

 See? so simple, I kinda feel silly calling it a recipie.

Nutrition info:
Calories: 145
Fat: 0g
Carbs: 19g
     sugar:14g
Protein: 17g

Question of the Day
Do you have any TV shows you watch regularly?
I watch Walking Dead every Sunday.

Pumpkin Waffles

 
Farewell 

The last of the pumpkin is gone, devoured by my hungry family. These waffles will call to you from the beyond; more, more, more they'll whisper to you after the last bite is gone. Cause they' just that yummy!

Pumpkin Waffles:
serves 4-6

1 1/2 c pumpkin
3/4 cup flour
1 cup whole wheat flour (you can use any flour you wish, as long as the total flour is 1 3/4 c)
2 t baking powder
1 t splenda
1/2 t salt
1 1/2 c milk/liquid of choice
3 eggs
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Whisk milk and eggs together with pumpkin. mix dry ingredients into wet. you can separate the eggs and whip the whites, then fold into the batter before cooking, if you want to have extra-fluffy waffles. cook for 3-5 minutes.

Eating these reminded me of Going out to breakfast at IHOP. I actually sat down at the kitchen table to eat them. my whole family ate them, then my dad had the leftovers for lunch.

Nutrition Info(serves 6):
Calories:223
Fat:6.8g(mostly from the nuts)
Carbs:33g
     sugar:2g
Protein:10g

Question of the Day:
Whats our favorite season?
mine is defiantly summer
 

Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Aloha

Aren't these things so cute? They remind me of summer and Curious George, what with the bananas and the man in the yellow hat and all. These little circles brighten my day :D and my stomach.

After I made these I thought of turning them inside out, making a batter with cocoa/carob powder and using diced banana as the "chips" try it, and see how they turn out!(and tell me)

Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes
serves 1-2

1/3 c flour
1/3 c rolled oats
1/2 t vanilla extract
1/2 mashed banana
1/8 t salt
3/4 t baking powder
1/4 c liquid (water/milk/what-ever-else-you-want)
chocolate chips


Mash the banana in a bowl, then mix in other wet ingredients. Add remaining ingredients and mix. You can omit the chocolate chips and opt to ad them in once the pancakes are in the pan if you want more control of pancake/chocolate chip ratio. Pour into skillet and cook on medium-low heat.

I found that these didn't really need to be topped with anything. I tried honey(I do not recommend), agave, maple syrup, and chocolate syrup, but it tasted better pure. I suppose you could top with milk or whipped cream if you MUST have something on top of them.

Nutrition Info(for 2):

Calroies:190
Fat: 4.3g
Carbs: 35
     Sugar: 3.2g
Protien: 4.7g

Question of the Day:
Do you ever watch any "little kid" shows?
I wasn't into Curious George when I was little but sometimes I'll watch it now.

Ingenious Kitchen Tip

 
Heyo 

Today I've gotta share this neat little trick i came up with to look at my recipes without shmaging (sh-mAg-ing. to made dirty and or messy) them. and yes I made the word shmaging up. I also use it to describe cookie dough that gets eaten before getting cooked. shmag (sh-mAg. raw cookie dough that's gonna get eaten before being baked).

You just clip your recipe to your kitchen cupboard handle with a clothespin and you ready to go! Now you're wondering why you didn't think of this sooner huh? 

Question of the Day:
do you have any clever tricks that are duh-why-didnt-i-think-of-that simple?

Strawberry Jelly Pancakes

 
Hello (again)

(the photo is a stock photo :( I couldn't seem to find the (2 separate) pictures I took of these beauties)

Its cold outside. I don't like cold.
So I needed something to warm me up(que pancakes), but my stomach was hanging on to summer(que strawberries). Unfortunately strawberries are not something I keep on hand, but I did have some homemade strawberry jam in my fridge, which works for me. Some creative baking and 15 minutes later I was completely satisfied.

Strawberry Jelly Pancakes:
     (makes about 8-12 pancakes, 4-6 servings)

2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. milk
1/4 c.(4 T) strawberry jelly(you may use sugar free, and subtract 20 calories per serving)

mix dry ingredients together, then add in wet, stir well. Cook these on a stove heated to  medium heat in a sprayed skillet.


Delicious, and a perfect blend of summer and fall. These were delicious and my family loved them :) You could use whatever kind of jelly you want to make different flavor pancakes (blueberry anybody?).

Nutrition Info (the sugar free version in parenthesis):
Calories: 197(170)
Fat: 0.7g
Carbs: 42g(37g)
    sugar: 6g (1g)

Question of the Day:
What's your favorite kind of fruit?