Blueberry Pancakes

Blueberry pancakes are Colin's favorite breakfast treat - Luke and I are big fans too so I make them pretty often.  This is a basic recipe and I think I originally found it on All Recipes.  It makes about 12 pancakes (medium sized) and I have found it's easier to drop the blueberries in the batter once it's on the griddle, but feel free to do it however you want to!  The recipe below says to let the batter sit for one hour but I rarely do this.  I normally make the batter first, then cook the bacon and eggs, then the pancakes.  So it does sit for about 30 minutes probably but I don't think it makes any difference.  If you don't have a sifter just make sure to thoroughly mix the dry ingredients before adding the egg, milk, and butter. This recipes makes yummy, fluffy pancakes - enjoy!

Ignore the crummy picture - we were already eating and I remembered I hadn't taken one yet.  Here are the leftover pancakes Colin is taking to school for breakfast this week.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1/2 cup blueberries

Directions

1. In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. In a small bowl, beat together egg and milk. Stir milk and egg into flour mixture. Mix in the butter and fold in the blueberries. Set aside for 1 hour.
2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.

Easy Breakfast Treat: Cinnamon Crescent Rolls

This isn't even really a recipe, but I'd never tried it before and I really liked it.  Even better, my hubby and the rugrat really loved them.  We ate them with cheesey scrambled eggs and bacon and it made for a delicious Saturday breakfast that was super easy with minimal cleanup.

Cinnamon Crescent Rolls
Ingredients:
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
Butter
Cinnamon
Sugar

Directions:
- Unroll crescent dough.
- Spread each triangle with butter (however much or little you want)
- Sprinkle with equal parts cinnamon and sugar.
- Roll crescent dough and sprinkle tops with cinnamon and sugar
- Bake according to directions on packaging.

See, I told you - not even really a recipe but they are a tasty treat!




And here is a picture of the above mentioned rugrat - he was really excited about breakfast!

Finally a Real Post: Parmesan Tilapia

It has been awhile since I made dinner and even when we have cooked the last couple of weeks we were too hungry to take any pictures.  This is brand new recipe I pulled from another blog (With a Cherry on Top).  I served this with a side of whole wheat rotini and steamed broccoli...made for a yummy  meal!  You should try this - it is super easy and not too bad for you plus it is a really fast meal for a weeknight.

Note: Sorry for the picture - it is really terrible, awful, but we were so hungry so I took one and ate my plate. :)  It's not the prettiest meal but it tastes really good.

Parmesan Tilapia
Ingredients:
3 Tilapia Fillets
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
1/4 cup Mayonnaise
1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 Tbsp. Lemon Juice

Directions:
Heat oven to 325 degrees. Place fillets on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Drizzle olive oil over fillets and season with salt and pepper. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until no longer translucent.

In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise, cheese and lemon juice. Spread mixture over each fillet generously. Turn oven off and turn on broiler; broil fish for 3-5 minutes or until topping becomes bubbly and brown. Remove and serve immediately.