IHOP Buttermilk Pancakes

Do you ever feel the urge to eat IHOP pancakes but don't really want to go out. Well here ya go folks...IHOP Buttermilk Pancakes Recipe! It's to die for. We like these for breakfast, lunch and dinner hahah!

1 1/4 cup flour
1 egg
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup sugar
1 heaping tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup cooking oil

Mix all together with a blender and drop by spoonfuls onto griddle. Flip until done.
Makes 8 to 10 pancakes

Lime Chicken Soft Tacos

These are seriously a family favorite. The kids even love love love them.

1 1/2 lbs chicken shredded

1/8 cup red wine vinegar

1/2 lime, juiced

1 tsp white sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

2 green onions, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tbs cilantro, chopped

10 flour tortillas

1 tomato, diced

1/4 cup or more cheddar cheese

salsa

1 green pepper

1 small onion

Sour cream

1. Cook and shred chicken.

2. In a bowl combine red wine vinegar, lime juice, sugar, pepper, salt, green onions, garlic and cilantro. Stir until well mixed.

3.Pour over shredded chicken; mix and let sit for 15 minutes. Put in a skillet with just a splash of olive oil. Heat through.

4. Thinly slice green pepper and onion. Saute together in olive oil until tender.

5. Heat tortillas. Place desired amount of chicken on tortilla shell. Top with green peppers, onions, cheese, tomato, salsa and sour cream. Enjoy!

Pasta with the Works

Pasta with the Works!
If you want a recipe that is super easy,fast and yummy...here it is.

1/2 cup pepperoni cut in half ( I added just a little bit more)
1 medium green pepper cut in strips. ( I chopped them into small pieces so the kids didn't notice them as much
2 cups Prego roasted garlic and herb sauce
1/3 cup olives cut in half add more if you would like
3 cups corkscrew pasta; cooked and drained
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
grated Parmesan cheese

1. Heat the pasta, sauce, pepperoni, peppers, olives and mozzarella cheese in a sauce pot over medium heat until the mixture is hot and bubbling, stir often.

2. Serve with Parmesan cheese

Campbell's Kitchen

Buttermilk Brownies

If you haven't figured out by now I'm a huge sweets fanatic. These were AWESOME!

Buttermilk Brownies

3/4 cup butter

4oz of cocoa

2 cups sugar

3 eggs

1 T vanilla

1/2 c buttermilk

1 1/2 c flour

1 1/2 cups either chocolate chip, peanut butter chips or butterscotch chips.

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. Melt butter and stir in cocoa. When mixture is smooth immediately stir in sugar, stir until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla and buttermilk. Add the flour

3. Our into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake for 28-33 mins or until toothpick inserted into the middles comes out with just a few fudgy crumbs. Let cool.

Recipe from: oopesy daisy website: I changed a couple of things because I am not a fan of semi-sweet chocolate, or brownies that are too crazy chocolaty. If you want her full recipe go to oopesy-daisy.blogspot.com. Lots of great ideas and cute craft projects.

Lemon Squares

Sorry this picture didn't turn out very well but it tastes excellent.

2 cups flour
1 cup butter
1/2 c powdered sugar
Mix flour, butter and powdered sugar in a bowl. Press into a 9x13 pan, build up 1/2 the edge . Bake for 20 mins

In a lg bowl beat together
5 eggs
2 cups sugar
4 tsp lemon zest
5 tbs lemon juice
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
beat until fluffy about 3 min. Pour over hot crust and bake for 25 mins or until no indentations remain. cool then cut.

I got this recipe from my sweet Aunt Jana. These are sure to please!

Spinach Salad

This is one of our favorite salads. It's a good way to get your kids to each spinach!

There are no set measurements for this recipe. You just have to eyeball how much you want of each item

Spinach
toasted almonds, place almonds in a frying pan with a couple TBS of white sugar and a couple dashes of cinnamon. Cook until sugar melts and coats the almonds. Put on a plate to cool.
Shredded Mozzarella cheese
Dried blueberries or fresh strawberries, sliced
Mix all of the above ingredients in a bowl and top with poppy seed dressing.

Garlic Bread

1 loaf french bread
1/2 cube of butter, you can add more if you would like
4 cloves of garlic
Parmesan cheese

Cut bread loaf in half. In a small pot add your butter and grate garlic into the butter. Simmer for 5 to 7 mins. Brush hot butter over the bread. Sprinkle with parsley and grated Parmesan cheese. Place on the rack of the oven on broil and toast until brown.


This recipe is from my Aunt Mona's Italian friend Elaine.

American Lasagna

I tried out this new recipe I found. We usually make lasagna with cottage cheese, but I thought I would try something different. It ended up being super good.

1 lb ground beef

1 onion, chopped,

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1 Tbs chopped fresh basil

1 tsp dried oregano

2 Tbs brown sugar

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 29oz can diced tomatoes

2- 6 oz cans tomato paste

12 dry lasagna noodles

2 eggs, beaten

1 pint pint ricotta cheese

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

2 TBS dried parsley

1 tsp salt

1 pound mozzarella cheese, shredded

In a skillet brown meat, onion and garlic. Drain fat. Mix in basil, oregano, brown sugar, 1 1/2 tsp salt, diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Simmer for 30 mins stirring occasionally.

Preheat oven to 375. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna noodles cook for 5 to 8 mins or until al dente. Drain and let noodles dry. In a medium bowl mix together eggs, ricotta, Parmesan cheese, parsley and 1 tsp salt. Layer 1/3 of the lasagna noodles in the bottom of a 9x13 pan. cover noodles with 1/2 ricotta mixture, 1/2 shredded cheese and 1/3 of sauce. Repeat until all the noodles are gone. Top with remaining sauce and cheese. Bake in preheated oven for 30 min.

Ham Stir Fry

Because of Christmas I had a lot of ham left over so I decided to use it in a stir fry and it turned out yummy.

I just added some of our favorite veggies like sugar snap peas, zucchini, carrots, broccoli and whatever else you need to use up =) Heat about 2 tbs olive oil in a wok add 1 clove of chopped garlic cook all the veggies until tender. You can add a little chicken broth if the pan gets too dry.

In a smaller bowl mix and set aside:

2 cups chicken broth
1/4 cup cornstarch
3 TBS soy sauce
3 TBS brown sugar
1/8 tsp ground ginger

When vegetables are done stir the broth mixture and add it to the veggies. Add your strips of ham. You can use chicken or beef with this also. Cook for another couple of mins. Serve over angel hair pasta or rice.

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies EVER!

I have tried so many different cookie recipes it's kind of embarrassing. Well let me just tell you...this is the best one thus far =)

2 1/2 cups of flour...I used just a tad more so they would be more fluffy

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup butter softened

3/4 c sugar

3/4 c brown sugar

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs

2 cups Ghirardelli milk chocolate chips...I added half milk chocolate and half butterscotch

the recipe doesn't call for this but I added about 1 cup of rolled oats as well.

Preheat oven to 375. Stir flour with baking soda and salt; set aside. Beat butter with brown sugar and white sugar at medium speed until creamy. Add vanilla and eggs (one at a time)

mix on low speed until well incorporated. Gradually blend dry ingredients into creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls onto UNGREASED cookie sheet. Bake for 10 mins.