Strawberry Banana Pancakes

These pancakes are so yummy if you like strawberries and bananas! Well, if you don't want that combo, then do one or the other! If you don't have the time to make home made pancakes, then Aunt Jemima's buttermilk will do, I won't tell! Happy Weekend!

CinnaBread!

Happy Friday everyone! What do you guys make on a Saturday morning breakfast?? Are you a fan of french toast? What about Chocolate Chip Pancakes? Or, do you make bacon and eggs? I have to admit, I love breakfast food, but I'd rather go out for breakfast than make it at home. I do make a  big breakfast from time to time, but most of the time is cereal, oatmeal, bagels or frozen waffles. And, most of the time, it's  that exact set up because each kid wants something different than the next... Except when I make this  amazing cinnabread that I am going to share with you today.  I Love the new Pillsbury "Simply" line of biscuits.. they have no trans fat, high fructose corn syrup, or artificial anything! I came up with this recipe and it's a family hit. You can pull it apart like monkey bread or slice it to see the brown sugar swirl. Put it on a cake plate, and serve it at your next brunch. Have a great weekend! xo



CinnaBread

Bliss n Tell

1 can Simply Buttermilk Biscuits
1/4 cup melted butter or margarine
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 T. Cinnnamon

 For Glaze:

1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1 to 2 T. milk or cream
1/4 tsp vanilla extract


Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray and heat your over to 350
stretch biscuit a little bit and start tolayer on the bottom of the loaf pan.

 Brush melted butter on the biscuits and sprinke each biscuit with brown sugar and 1 T. of the cinnamon

repeat layer with the remaining biscuits and butter, sugar and cinnamon.. pour any  remaining butter over top.

Bake for 15 minutes @ 350 and check to see if cooked through-- if not, bake  for a few more minutes until golden brown and cooked through. Pour glaze on top while warm! Enjoy!

pulling apart!

the loaf

pouring the glaze!! mmm

Dipping in the glaze.. ahhhh!

Sliced

Blueberry coffee cake muffins

First of all, I need to apologize for me not posting... my computer is broke! I am at my sisters and going to post the best blueberry muffin recipe. I love to make muffins, the are so easy for the kids to grab and go... blueberry are a favorite in my house. These are so moist and tender. The sour cream makes them that way. The batter is so thick, and smells so good. You are going to love them. I Promise!

Almost Christmas Quiche

Quiche is so great because you can make it for any meal of the day. It looks beautiful on a breakfast or brunch buffet, it's quick enough to whip up for friends coming over for lunch, and pair it with a side salad for dinner...

I'm super busy this week and needed a quick and healthy dinner for us. This quiche is low fat because I use an egg substitute ( you can use real eggs if you want) and low fat milk instead of cream. You can add any veggie and cheese pair, but today I used Romano Cheese for the salty bite, along with asparagus and sun dried to tomatoes for their sweet flavor.

Whatever meal you are making this for I am sure it will be a hit! The green of the asparagus and red of the sundried tomatoes make this my" Christmas Quiche." If you are vegetarian keep it as is.. if not add some browned spicy or mild sausage, ham or bacon to make it your Christmas morning Quiche!

Happy December 1st!

The Best part of waking up Pumpkin Pancakes with Cinnamon whipped topping

With November winding down and Thanksgiving right around the corner, it is my last few weeks of preparing things with pumpkin... I am so glad I did not start baking with pumpkin till October, I did this on purpose because I can go a little Pumpkin crazy!
I just love it so much and to me, It's the BEST part about fall baking! I know I have said that 100 times. But, in the next few weeks, you better believe their will be some pumpkin recipes coming your way!

Okay, about the pancakes! WOW! They were so delicious and I made a huge batch and froze some so that the kids can have a delicious breakfast on thanksgiving morning.

I also made homemade cinnamon whipped cream and sprinkled them with pecans. My kids could not get enough, and of course they were fighting over the whipped cream...

Pancake Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins

Tonight is my daughter's 7th and 8th grade dance... I can't believe that time flies by this fast! I just remember her 2 years old and dancing to Barney! Everywhere I took that girl people would comment on her curly hair and big blue eyes... in the blink of an eye, she's in the 7th grade and at her first dance!

Anyways, of course a sleepover was in order after the dance.. so instead of flipping pancakes for 7 kids in the morning, I am making Bakerella's pancake muffins. I mean how genius! You don't have to  stand there over the stove half asleep flipping pancakes! Bliss!

Monkey Bread

Monkey Bread is something I never grew up eating... It is something that I started to make as an adult for my kids. It's almost like a cinnamon bread but ewwey, gooey, delicious and much more fun to eat!

This weekend like many weekends, my daughter had her best friend sleep over. Instead of chocolate chip pancakes, blueberry muffins, eggs or just going to Dunkin Doughnuts... I decided to make monkey bread and it was a true hit. It was gone in seconds! It's so much fun for kids to eat because they love peeling off the bread and they can even help you make it, it's that easy!

I used frozen dough and dipped it in the mixture of melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and 1 small vanilla pudding packet ( not INSTANT)... that is optional.. you can omit that and stick with the butter, sugar and Cinnamon. Also, you can add nuts like pecans and you can use 3 tubes of buttermilk biscuit tubes if you don't want to use the frozen rolls. use this rule of thumb... if you are being organized and are not a morning person.. do it the night before using the frozen rolls and let them rise overnight. If you are doing it in the morning.. use the buttermilk refrigerated biscuit tubes ( they don't need to rise).. remember to cut the biscuit dough in half and roll it in a ball before you drop it in the bunt pan.
Have fun and enjoy this delicious breakfast!