This morning I made Apple pancakes

 topped with saute bananas and maple syrup.

Sauteing bananas is pretty easy

1 firm banana 

 1 Tablespoon butter 

 1 teaspoon brown sugar

Heat the butter in a pan when it is melted add the bananas and sprinkle brown sugar on top.

 It only takes a minute to cook so do this after your pancakes are cooked.

 Because they will get mushy pretty fast.

Recipe for Apple pancake from the Mennonite girls can cook blog

http://www.mennonitegirlscancook.ca/2008/09/apple-pancakes.html

Apple Pancakes

 

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon salt

3 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup coarsely grated apple

2 eggs, beaten

2 cups milk

1 Tablespoon butter, melted

Mix dry ingredients.

Stir in apple.

Combine eggs, milk and butter;

add dry ingredients and stir until combined.

Pour small amounts onto lightly greased hot griddle

and cook until bubbles form on the surface;

turn and brown on the other side.

My daughter Heidi loves chocolate so she add chocolate chips to her batter.

 She topped her saute bananas with whipped cream.

 It looked pretty taste too.

Toad in the Hole

I started making toad in the hole years ago with sausage that I buy at Costco. I recently found a recipe where one uses breakfast links. I tried the maple flavored ones Oh My was that ever good. So tasty, easy and yummy that it calls for a repeat.

Here's what you will need.

12 breakfast links ( Try the flavored ones)
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk

Preheat Oven to 400 degrees F

Fry links until cooked through, but not brown and crispy. Drain of fat if you have any. I have been using coconut oil lately because its suppose to be really good for me. So instead of using the reserved oil from the  links I used Coconut oil. Spread 2 teaspoons of grease on the bottom of a pie plate.

Place the links in the greased pie plate whole do not cut up. 

In a blender combine milk, eggs, flour, and salt. Blend on high for a few a minute. Pour this mixture over the sausages .

Bake for 30 minutes until the casserole is brown and puffy it will be cracked on top.

Serve immediate with maple syrup. It will fall so not to worry.

I like to sit down at the table with the family and place this dish on the table and we all watch it fall and then we dig in.
Lovely- enjoy

Surprise Sausage Bundles

 you will need to make these delish bundles.  

6 bacon strips diced
1 cup chopped onion
1 can (16 ounces) sauerkraut, drained
½ pound kielbasa sausage or polish sausage coarsely chopped
2  tbsps. Brown sugar
½ teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon caraway seed
1/8 teaspoon pepper

 Dough

1 Package 16 ounces hot roll mix
1 egg Beaten
1 cup warm water
2 Tablespoons butter softened

 Topping

1 egg
Poppy seeds

In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp, remove and drain on paper towel save 2 Tablespoons drippings and sauté onions, garlic salt, sauerkraut, kielbasa, brown sugar, caraway seed and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add bacon and set aside to cool.

In a bowl combine the contents of hot roll mix. Stir in the egg, water and butter to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Cover the dough with a tea towel for 5- 10 minutes just to give it a rest. Now divide into 16 pieces.

On a floured surface, roll out each piece into a 4 inch circle. Top with ¼ cup of filling fold. Fold dough around filling, forming a ball pinch edges to seal. Place seam side down on greased baking sheets. Cover loosely with  a clean tea towel. Let rise in a warm place for 15 minutes.

Brush with egg and sprinkle with poppy seeds.

Bake in preheated 350 degrees oven for 16-17 minutes or until golden brown.

I have taken these to a party or we have had them for dinner alongside a simple salad. I hope you enjoy them as much as my family does

Spanish Rice

This recipe comes from a newspaper clipping out of Port Townsend, WA.  My husband had just graduated from college, and we moved to WA looking for a job. We spend 2 months living with his grandmother in Port Townsend. What a lovely little town. I loved going for walks and beach combing when we stayed there. I found this recipe one day, and a couple months later he found a job in Seattle. We moved. I found this clipping in my stuff one day and made it. Wow it was so good that I have been making it for the next 23 years a couple times a year.
What you will need.
1 pound ground beef
1 onion
1 green pepper chopped
1-3 garlic cloves (I buy the already chopped garlic at the grocer's and use 1 tsp)
1 can 14.5 oz tomatoes
1 1/2 cup of water
1 cup long grain rice
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp basil
2 Tablespoons tomato paste
salt and pepper to taste

Saute ground beef with onions , green pepper and garlic in a skillet until meat is no longer pink and juices run clear. Stir in the all the other ingredients except the tomato paste. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until the rice is tender.
Stir in the tomato paste turn up the heat a bit and cook for a couple of minutes to heat up the paste.

I like to serve a simple salad along side of it. Its a one pot meal and Oh so yummy.
enjoy!

Poached Salmon

This is the best salmon I've had.
1/2 cup onion
1 garlic clove
2 T Butter
1 1/2 cups of water
3/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 t dill weed
1/2 t lemon pepper
1/2 t parsley flakes
1/2 t tarragon
4 Salmon steaks

Sauce
1/2 cup finely chopped Zucchini
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup yogurt
2 T green onion

In a large skillet saute onions and garlic in butter or spray
Add water, chicken broth, and seasonings. Add Salmon steaks
Bring to a boil  and reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes until it flakes easily with a fork.
Mean while in a small bowl combine the sauce and serve on top of salmon.

Usually to me salmon is dry, but not when I poach it I can easily eat 2 of these steaks and the zucchini sauces goes really well.
Enjoy

Stuffed Butternut Squash

http://www.mennonitegirlscancook.ca/2008/11/filled-buttercup-squash.html

Stuffed Butternut Squash

I have truly enjoyed this site. My Family can attest to the many recipes I have gleaned from the Mennonite girls. Today I am going to try their recipe for Stuffed Butternut Squash.

I Love Squash! Fall is here and I might as well get my fill.

My usual recipe for squash is cut it in half, clean out the seeds (which I love to bake @ 350 degrees in the oven. I bake them for about 15 to 20 minutes stirring the every 5 minutes and of course you taste as you go) Anyhow I place 1 Tbsp. of butter ,Salt/Pepper generously  and 1 round Tbsp. brown sugar in each half. Bake @ 350 for 1 hour.  BTW don’t forget to prick with a fork the inside of each squash several times. Because this will help the butter, salt, pepper and brown sugar bake into the meat of the squash. Talk about Good!

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