Whole Wheat Brown Sugar Banana Bread Pancakes

As a tradition we always make breakfast for dinner on Friday nights. We have found some great recipes but thanks to Pinterest (again!) I think we have found our favorite! Seriously these are the best pancakes I've ever had! They taste like bread and I love that they don't have eggs! And they're so good you could probably eat them without syrup! Enjoy!

Whole Wheat Brown Sugar Banana Bread Pancakes

(makes 12 pancakes)

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

2/3 cup milk (I ended up adding probably about a cup or so more cause it was too thick- I like my mix a little runny)

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

3 large ripe bananas, mashed

2 tablespoons butter, melted

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Measure out the milk and add the vanilla extract to it. Whisk together the dry ingredients and add in milk and vanilla, stirring to combine. The mixture will still be dry. Add in mashed bananas and mix. Add in melted butter and stir until batter is somewhat smooth.

Heat a skillet or grilled on medium heat. Using a 1/3 cup measure, spoon batter into rounds and cook until bubbles form on top – about 2-3 minutes. Flip and cook for a minute or two more. Repeat with remaining batter. Serve hot with butter and syrup, or the vanilla maple glaze.

Note: if you don’t have/can’t find whole wheat pastry flour, use 1 cup of regular whole wheat and 1 cup of all purpose. Or 2 cups of all purpose.

Vanilla Maple Glaze (I didn't make this but it goes with the recipe)

1/2 cup maple syrup

3/4 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir until smooth. Pour over pancakes.

pizza cupcakes

Miles named these because he called them cupcakes....so now they are Pizza Cupcakes. :) My kids LOVE these...they could eat all of them by themselves. 

Recipe from: Pinterest (don't know the original source)

1 pkg. refrigerated biscuits

pizza sauce

cheese

pepperoni or other toppings

Flatten each biscuit out a bit and push them into a greased muffin tin. Take one tablespoon of pizza sauce and spoon it on top of the biscuit. Top with cheese and whatever topping you desire. Try using different sauces, such as alfredo and different toppings too!

Pork Tacos

I know I've sent this to everyone but this is seriously our favorite dinner dish! It is so delicious!


Pork Tacos

1 pork tenderloin* (2-3 Ibs)
1-2 cans green chilies
2 cloves garlic minced
1/2-1 TB chili powder (this would be really spicy, I only add 1/2 tsp.)
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. ground cumin
1-2 can chicken broth
1 can diced tomatoes and green chilies with lime and cilantro(ROTEL)

Corn tortillas
sour cream
Cheese
Lettuce or Cabbage shredded

Put all ingredients into crock-pot except the ROTEL tomatoes,
tortillas, sour cream etc. Set on low for 8-9 hrs or set on high for 4-6
Hrs or until the pork shreds. Shred the pork in the crock-pot so it can
soak up some of the juices. When you are about ready to serve, add the
ROTEL tomatoes to the crock-pot and mix into pork. Serve with the
Corn tortillas, sour cream, cheese, lettuce etc. Anything your family
likes. You can adjust the amounts of chilies or chili powder to your
liking as well.

* If you are in a pinch and don't have a tenderloin, you
can use Pork chops as well. You can also adjust this recipe for more or
less people very easily

*We like to make ours more like a cafe rio/chipotle thing so I make black beans and rice to go with mine

Chili Dog Casserole

Yes believe it or not I am finally posting!! :) We made this when Mom and Dad were here for Christmas and really liked it and I made it for dinner again tonight. My kids love it! It's really easy too! Oh and I can't take the credit for it, I love Pinterest!


Chili Dog Casserole

2 (15 oz) cans chili with beans (I actually use the walmart brand hot dog chili sauce and it's only .50!)
1 (16 oz) package hot dogs
10 (8 inch) flour tortillas (the fajita sized ones)
1 (8 oz) package Cheddar cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 425 degrees

Spread 1 can of chili and beans in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Roll up franks inside tortillas and place in baking dish, seam side down, on top of chili and beans. Top with remaining can of chili and beans, and sprinkle with cheese.

Cover baking dish with aluminum foil, and bake at 425 degrees for 30 minutes.

Dijon Chicken with Mushrooms

This is one of the yummiest meals we've ever had...it's got such a yummy flavor. In fact, I think we're going to have it for dinner tonight!

Recipe adapted from: Rock Recipes

1 pkg. pasta (we use penne)

8 chicken tenders or 4 chicken breasts

1 cup chopped mushrooms

3 T. olive oil

4 cloves minced garlic

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 c. toasted slivered almonds

1/4 chicken broth

2 c. whipping cream

3 T. Dijon mustard

Toast your almonds, set aside.

Heat olive oil in a large heavy bottomed frying pan over medium low heat. Add chicken breasts, garlic, season with salt and pepper and continue to fry the chicken until completely cooked.

Remove chicken from pan and hold in a warm oven.

Add broth to the pan. Simmer until it's reduced by half. Add in whipping cream, dijon and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer until sauce thickens enough to coat a metal spoon. 

Return Chicken to the sauce, add the chanterelle mushrooms and simmer for an additional 2 minutes. Serve over cooked linguine. Sprinkle with toasted slivered almonds.

Wingers Chicken

This stuff tastes exactly like the real thing. It's our favorite quick go-to meal when I'm in a hurry!

Recipe adapted from: Favorite Family Recipes

10 Tyson breaded chicken tenders

1/3 c. Frank's hot sauce (needs to be Frank's...others don't taste the same!)

1 1/2 c. brown sugar

1 T. water

Cook the tenders according to the package. During the last half of cooking time, make the sauce. 

Heat up hot sauce, brown sugar and water in a sauce pot until all the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temp before adding to wings OR prepare ahead of time and refrigerate. The wings turn out best if you don't pour warm sauce over them. You want it nice and thick.

Dip each piece of chicken in the sauce and plate it up. Serve with Ranch Dressing or Blue Cheese Dressing.