Recipes

I know I still need to update about Christmas and Disneyland, but today is not the day. I need a nap time with me not working for that... maybe Saturday if we are not busy.

For today, I have some healthy recipes that friends have requested and so I decided to post them on here. I have been on a 'fertility diet' for the past 3 weeks, meaning I havent had soda, sugar, white flour, butter, or much red meat lately. It has been nice and helped with my energy, but I sure to want a diet dr. pepper. hehe.

The first recipe is a whole wheat pancake recipe I found online and absolutely love!!! Charlie loves it, too, as long as I add chocolate chips and top with syrup. Joel likes them, but prefers his regular out of the box ones.
Mix
3 Tablespoons olive oil
1-2 Tablespoons honey
Add and mix
1 c. buttermilk (I used 1/2 c. cream and 1/2 c. 1% milk)
2 large eggs
Add
1/2 teaspoon salt (I use sea salt and like it better)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 c. whole wheat flour (or you can mix 1/2 whole wheat 1/2 oat flour, but I dont)
(Add in some cinnamon and vanilla for a little extra flavor. Yum!!!)
Mix well and cook like regular pancakes. I use a slightly lower heat setting since they seem to take slightly longer to cook through and I didnt want them to burn.

I top them with frozen (and melted) strawberries with the juice, honey, or yesterday I put a fried egg and honey (yum!).

The second recipe for today is whole wheat banana bread. This is just my regular recipe with a change in flour and a switch to honey. It's a little thicker, but I loved it. It would be amazing with butter on a toasted slice, but I just to honey.

Mix
1/4 c. shortening
3/4 c. honey (maybe add 1 tablespoon molasses if wanted)
beat in 1 egg
stir in
2/3 c. (2-3) mashed bananas
3 Tablespoons buttermilk (or the trick: 3Tablespoons milk and 1 teaspoon white or apple cider vinegar)
Mix separatly, then add
2 1/4 c. whole wheat flour (can mix 1/2 of that oat or white flour if desired)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Add in 1/2 c chopped walnuts after all mixed if desired. I love chocolate chips in it, too, but it kills the healthy nature.
Line a greased 8x4 loaf pan with waxed paper. Grease paper. Pour in batter.
Bake at 350 for 50-55 min.

I know I have other recipes that I make up all the time. I rarely use real recipes unless I am baking or trying something new. I use a lot of deer meat instead of beef (obviously), we eat a lot of fish and chicken, too. If you have any requests let me know and I may have something for you. Hope you enjoy these as much as I do.