Chocolate-It's What's for Dinner

I went searching for my posting on pancakes, as I was positive that I had posted one, but I couldn't find one. So either the search tool really sucks (which it does) or I never posted a pancake recipe. The one I use is from the Joy of Cooking (circa 1975). They call it a French Pancake, better known as crepes - I think, but I call it a thin pancake. Crepes are a whole different thing in my mind. I hate those thick buttermilk pancakes that you get from a box or in certain chain restaurants. My father always called them blow out patches. I think he was onto something there because that is exactly what they taste like. I much prefer a thinner pancake. Banana Chocolate Pancakes (Hardly recognizable from the Joy of Cooking ) 1 banana 2 eggs 2 T brown sugar 1t vanilla 1 c buttermilk (or milk) 1t cinnamon 1 t baking powder 1/2 t salt 3/4 c flour small amount of butter for griddle about 1/3 c chocolate chips In a bowl mash banana with a fork. Whisk in eggs. Add brown sug...

Waffles - they're not just for breakfast. When the girls were younger, on Sundays we would have breakfast for dinner. I would make pancakes, French toast, bacon and eggs, or waffles. The girls are gone and we just haven't done that for a while. We've just developed other bad dinner habits (ice cream sundae for dinner when it's just too hot to eat, guacamole for dinner when I'm just lazy). I thought it was high time we did breakfast for dinner again. Not the perfect distribution of waffle batter but oh the perfect taste Belgian Waffles 3 eggs 1 c milk (or buttermilk) 1/2 c butter, melted 1 t vanilla 2 c flour 1 T baking powder 1T sugar 1/2 t salt Whisk together eggs, milk, butter and vanilla.  Add dry ingredients until smooth (you may have to add a little more milk). You do not want it as thin as pancake batter but not too thick either. I would say a little thicker than cake batter. Make waffles according to waffle maker directions. I really like t...