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S’mores Pancakes

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It hit me the other day and I thought about why on Earth I hadn’t made these before. As a child, one of my favorite desserts was a SMORE. Nothing beat roasting the marshmellows (well I tended to catch mine on fire) and squishing it between the chocolate and graham crackers.  Not that I don’t mind going out in -30 degree weather in upstate NY, but as a child it seemed like more fun in the summer.  This recipe is generally pretty easily and if you are like me (and starving the moment you come home) a quick chocolate waffle recipe always catches my eye.

Can you see I tried to do a LOLZ?

Can you see I tried to do a LOLZ?

Smores pancakes:
Basic Pancake recipe:
2/3 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ -1 cup milk
1 egg
¼ cup sweetener

Smores ingredients:
½ cup Chocolate (I actually used gheradelli chocolate chips)
2 Crumbled Grapham crackers
½ cup Marshmellows (I used mini ones because they were easier in the recipe)

Mix the basic pancake recipe together and then add the smores ingredients. Cook.

Such an easy and quick fulfillment in life, it makes me wonder why I didn’t think of this earlier!

I folded it so it be like a sandwich...you know...for fun...

I folded it the second time (could be the third or fourth time I made it actually) so it be like a sandwich…you know…for fun…

Questions for you:
Do you like smores?
I did as a child and I do now. Tim and I actually have spent a few nights drinking Guinness and making smores in the upstate weather.
Were you ever a girl scout or boy scout? (smores also remind me of my days doing that).

King Davids Restaurant Review

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I am a very spot orientated person.  Certain restaurants for me just jive and I could be a regular there forever.  That being said, I don’t do many restaurant reviews or recommendations but when I do (insert meme here) you know I’ve probably been there a lot and absolutely love it.

In Syracuse, NY there is such a place, a Greek Restaurant called King Davids.  First and foremost, I love Greek food (if you want to know the key to my heart outside of pancakes…there you go).  I think it’s especially delicious…I like gyro meat, I like dolmades and grape leaves as well as pita bread and that could be why I’m a bit biased.  Although it’s about an hour from my house, it’s always worth the drive.  I consider myself a restaurant foodie.  I’ll drive hours on hours for good food because I can’t cook.  Considering I go to Syracuse a lot anyways…I normally just stop there.

You would never suspect how good it is and honestly the first time I walked in I was like erm…okay then.  The food, however, has never disappointed me.   The service is always extremely quick.  I’ve been served my food within 15 minutes of arriving there several times and it’s never crowded.

Remember when I got this Greek salad?

Oh and the portions are huge too.

Oh and the portions are huge too.

Pita and Feta Cheese?

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And these dolmades?

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Gyro wrap…yes please?

Ignore this this terrible photo. But do enjoy the gyro wrap with french fries.

Ignore this this terrible photo. But do enjoy the gyro wrap with french fries.

Oh and the Red Velvet cake that several bloggers lusted over came from there too…

We also split Red Velvet Cake

So if you ever come to the Syracuse area, know that is restaurant is the LOLZ approved.  Also know if you want to drive me there…well I will never complain.

Questions for you:

Do you like Greek Food?

Are you a regular anywhere?

Blueberry Cobbler Pancakes

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I feel like this could become a mouthful if I didn’t say it right.

The Blueberry Cobbler Pancakes.

Blueble Coblo…I don’t know.  Anyways, for easiest sake I’ll just call it the blueberry cobbler pancakes.  This came about because I am supposed to clean out my fridge and saw I had some of the most serious ingredients for a blueberry cobbler style pancake…which is how most of my recipes come about.

Blueberry Cobbler Pancakes

2/3 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 egg

1 tablespoon butter (if you “forget” this it will not taste as good…at all)

½ cup blueberries

¼ cup sweetener of choice1

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½  cup milk or water (these are a bit more dense as blueberry cobbler generally is)

½ cup vanilla yogurt

Spices: A dash of cinnamon. 

Mix dry ingredients to wet ingredients (including vanilla yogurt) than pour on griddle.

They came out a bit of a strange shape that is...my own fault

They came out a bit of a strange shape that is…my own fault

I’ll be perfectly honest with you.  When I saw that the recipe would be best with butter I somewhat lacked the motivation to make it.  (I was so proud that I’m actually cleaning out my fridge versus making more of a mess).

So I tried again a few days later and made the same recipe in waffle form for a normal photo

So I tried again a few days later and made the same recipe in waffle form for a normal photo

Do I really want to go to the store to stock up on butter when I’m leaving soon?  I’m so glad my housemate allowed me to use a bit because it added a nice range that you will not get (and this would just be blueberry pancakes really) without it.

Questions for you:

 Favorite seasonal dessert?

How do you use butter?

For me, I sauté vegetables in it.  I don’t eat a lot of toast and my lunch sandwiches are peanut butter and jelly but I do go through it sautéing vegetables and occasional recipes that call for it.

Weekly Life Musings

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What have I been up too this week?

Well your guess is as good as mine…kidding…somewhat.  After my half marathon last weekend (I only stuck around about an hour), I headed back North to Baltimore, more specifically Goucher College.  My brother’s track team was competing in their conference championships so it was pretty convenient that that was only about an hour away.  (It was kind of like a no brainer to go see him)…He was not actually competing because of some shin issues but he was indeed there.  (but that was better for my selfish self because we could go out to lunch).

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It was actually the first collegiate track meet that I have ever watched and it was pretty interesting.  It just reminds me of a big swim meet…

Also at the track meet was Sarah (it is after all her school hosting).  We chatted for a bit and took this photo in the lovely wind tunnel that had somehow happened mid day.  (The race in the morning had basically no wind and then by 4pm I thought I might blow away).

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Then on Monday, I finally drove back to upstate (after staying the night at Tim’s parents’ house in PA).  I’m not looking forward to that drive in less than two weeks.  Can we talk about how much I really hate driving?  Okay, okay.

Wednesday I got dinner with an old college friend.  I was so excited to see her Caitlin (you may recall if you read my blog when I was in college).  She is an incredible human being and the amount of BS she deals with is pretty ridiculous.  I’m glad we could hang before I left.

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We went to my favorite restaurant in Oswego which I hadn’t been too in a couple of months, Water Street Café.  I got my usual salad with salmon and spicy vinaigrette and it is normally huge.  I was oddly disappointed, because it seemed they had changed it and it was a lot smaller and therefore I left still somewhat hungry.  I haven’t been in a couple of months so maybe it was their Winter to Spring change or something but needless to say I had to eat afterword’s.  I might go again during lunch before I leave to see if I just hit them at a bad time, but at least I had good company so it wasn’t a loss.  I still recommend Water Street to anyone (who comes to Oswego?), I just have an appetite and therefore was more hungry than that salad.

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On Thursday, our work hosts an Open Mic night for the students on campus.  Last night was themed as “Twinnzies Night”, so naturally my housemate and I had to dress up like little Country girls with leather Jackets.  Which really meant…hmmm what will go with these leather jackets and is at clearance at TJ maxx?

The only appropriate caption is... precious...

The only appropriate caption is… precious…

Other then that, I’ve just been catching up on work and sleep.  For me, this week has really flown by and I know the last two will as well due to having work to finish before leaving.  Well that is more photos and musings of my personal life than I’ve posted all month…so see you next month.  ha. 

Questions for you:

Has a restaurant ever changed the menu for the better or worse on you?

What have you been up to this week?  What are you up to this weekend? 

Mac and Cheese Waffle

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My favorite day is waffle Monday.  Or pancake Monday.  Or whichever meal I spend trying a new pancake or waffle recipe.  Normally it’s the weekend when I have time.  I wish I could tell you I spent time taking nice photos about it…but I get hungry making waffles and so I quickly snap a photo and eat.

Bring in a “blogging” favorite.  I say blogging favorite because I feel a lot of people try and healthify mac and cheese.  That really isn’t my thing but I can make a mean

Mac and Cheese Waffle

Yes, I said that and so can you.

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Ingredients:

2/3 cup flour

1 egg

½ cup milk

1 tablespoon oil

(Interesting spices I added: garlic)

1 cup cooked mac and cheese (with the cheese already added in)

Extra cheese to top it

Add the dry ingredients to the wet excluding the Mac and Cheese and extra cheese.  Then once completely mixed pour in waffle maker.  You’ll need to leave extra room because next you add the mac and cheese in the waffle maker and close.  Hopefully it doesn’t spew like I did for me the first time.

Cook and then add extra cheese and you are golden.

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Literally because all of these ingredients are golden. 

To be honest, when this idea first popped into my head, I didn’t even know how to take it.  Would I like a Mac and cheese savory waffle?  You may remember I did a chicken and waffle a few weeks ago which turned out well, so I thought I would probably enjoy this too.

And I did because I lacklusterly took a few photos and called it a day.  Into my belly it goes and why I’ll continue my nonfoodie waffle adventures.

Questions for you:

Do you like Mac and cheese?  Do you healthify it?

Are you a foodie? 

I am a dining out foodie.  I like to eat interesting new foods when I’m out to eat…but cooking…I can only cook breakfast.