Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes

Recipe Status: The BEST pancakes EVER! ;) Excellent flavor and texture.

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

1 1/2 cups white flour

3 tbsp sugar

3 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp salt

3 cups buttermilk

1/2 cup milk

3 eggs

1/4 cup butter, melted.

Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over med/high heat. (Or if you have an electric griddle, heat to 350.)

In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, melt the butter, then beat together wet ingredients.

Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture, and stir with a spoon until it's just blended. Don't over stir. Scoop batter onto the griddle (1/3 cup is prefect size). Cook about 4-5 minutes (or until one side is golden brown) and flip and finish browning the other side. This recipe makes roughly 2 dozen pancakes.

Strawberry Field Marshall Smoothie

*Taken from "The Abs Diet for Women" book*

Add to blender:
All natural low-fat vanilla yogurt
Low-fat/no-fat skim milk
2 spoonfuls all natural peanut butter
Frozen Strawberries
Whey protein powder
Crushed ice cubes

Blend and enjoy!
Really yummy and very filling.

Blueberry Oatmeal Smoothie

Smoothies are great! They make terrific breakfasts or anytime snacks. They are perfect if you're having a sweet craving because they're very satisfying and if you make them healthy, they won't expand your waistline. I'm going to be posting a lot of different smoothie recipes.

I don't measure out my ingredients. I just fill the blender about 3/4 of the way full, maybe a little bit lower. As it blends, it expands and will fill up to the top. After having a glass, I put the rest in a container and freeze for later. To reheat, microwave for a few minutes on a low power setting, stirring occasionally.

I tried this smoothie yesterday, and it was soooooo yummy.

Blueberry Oatmeal Smoothie:
Combine in blender:
Frozen blueberries
Fat free milk
1 or 2 plain instant oatmeal packets, nuked in water (I'm sure regular rolled oats would work too)
1 scoop why protein powder
crushed ice

Blend until desired consistency.

Healthy Sausage Egg McMuffins

These are very quick and easy and taste wonderful! It's better than going through the drive through, in my opinion, and is SO much healthier.

One egg, well beaten
1 turkey sausage patty or 1 slice of Canadian Bacon (precooked)
1 whole wheat English Muffin, toasted and plain.

Cook egg without stirring. Have it cook flat and then flip it, kind of like a tortilla. While the egg is cooking, toast the English Muffin but do not butter it. Once the egg is done, fold it up and place on the English Muffin. Heat up the sausage or Canadian Bacon for a couple of minutes in the same pan the eggs were cooked in. Place on top of the eggs, put the top on the English Muffin, and bite into it. Chew. Try it again. Chew. You know you like it!

With the Turkey Sausage:

With the Canadian Bacon:

Puff Pancake

1/2 Tbp real butter
6 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup flour (I do 3/4 whole wheat, 1/4 all purpose)
1/2 tsp salt

Melt butter in microwave and pour into a 9x13 casserole dish. Put dish in oven while preheating to 375. Mix eggs and milk in a medium bowl. Sift flour and salt in small bowl. Combine flour mixture in with eggs and milk. Take casserole dish out of oven and make sure the melted butter is coating the bottom of the whole dish. Pour batter into pan and cook for 22-25 minutes, or until golden brown and "puffy." The more all-purpose flour you use, the higher it will puff up. It will deflate after it cools down.

Serve by itself, with maple syrup, or a little bit of powdered sugar. (The last two are for my kids.) It's portable and a quick fix for a rushed morning.