Pancake Bites!

You can now cross this off my Pinterest list!

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Instead of going out to breakfast this past weekend I decided spur of the moment to make these delish pancake breakfast bites.

In place of using of using a mix I made a whole wheat pancake batter from scratch. Which, to me at least, tastes so much better than any mix and it's SO easy! Added bonus to making your own batter: no preservatives.

Recipe from my Better Home & Gardens cookbook: 

                        Mix together: 

• 1
  cup whole wheat flour
• 1
  tablespoon sugar
• 2
  teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4
  teaspoon salt
  
  
  Mix in a separate bowl: 
  
  
• 1
  beaten egg
• 1
  cup milk
• 2
  tablespoons cooking oil
  
  
  Mix the dry ingredients with the wet and voila! 
  
  
  tip: do not over mix the two. you want it to be a little lumpy (esp if you're doing traditional pancakes in a pan). Having a thicker consistency makes fluffier pancakes ;). 
  
  

Spray the cupcake pan with Pam (I have one that has flour added, great for baking). Pour your batter into each section to about 3/4 full each.

As you can see I tried a row with some frozen berries...they were a hit with the little one. 

This picture was really to show you the oven thermometer.  I swear by that thing. My sister got it for me and my cooking has gotten 20x better since (in my book lol). My oven is always about 15-20 degrees too high...makes a BIG difference. Now got get one! 

Now add your precooked bacon, which you chopped into pieces...while taste testing of course, to the top of each pancake bite. Bake at 350 for 12-14 mins. Mine took about 16 mins...just saying. They will be golden on the top and dry in the middle. Enjoy! 

I also used cupcake liners thinking it would be easy clean up but in reality the pancake stuck to it and it was a waste of pancake (a sin, I know!)....no wonder she didn't use them in the original recipe. lesson learned: no cupcake liners, just Pam. 

These are a must for Christmas/New Years morning's to come...and any other excuse we can come up with.

Guess who's counting calories again?! Yep, this girl. 2 pancake bites are about 215 calories. Not too bad for bfast...but make sure you add syrup calories if you're counting too.

If you're counting calories or are looking for a better way to do so, check out myfitnesspal.com . It's a free phone app and website. You can look up any/all foods, track your progress and set goals! It totally keeps me in check and syncs your computer and phone so there is no excuse. If you do check it out or you're already on there, add me: libbs08.

-LL

                 

Pinterest kinda day:

love these little gems I stumbled on:

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I'm not a big tea drinker (addicted to coffee if you live under a rock and didn't know by now lol), but having this maybe I will venture out some?

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YES!

And obsessed with anything to do with homes lately...if you're following me on Pinterest...I'm sorry if home stuff is buggin lol. I can't help it! 

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LOVE this chair! 

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NEED a space like this in the future home :). Preferably in/near the kitchen. 

-LL

Pinterest lately?

Still sleepy from that much loved 3 day weekend. I hope everyone else's was great!

Just wanted to share a two pinterest pins I've done lately...quite a bit actually (sources included).

1. Caramel Potatoe's Crockpot BBQ Ribs.

Source: caramelpotatoes.com via Libby on Pinterest

The slight change that I made was that I used about 1 TBL of paprika and no cayenne pepper. I never seem to have cayenne and the paprika adds a delicious kick with that brown sugar rub :). 

I've made these a few times and they are AMAZING every time!! Seriously go try these right now. go. now! 

2. lemon ice blocks 

Source: marthastewart.com via Rachel on Pinterest

will upload of pic of them in use later

I love these! I've done this for two parties now and love them. For the last party I did I added raspberries. It looked cute and even tinted the lemonade to a pink. Which was even better because I couldn't find pink lemonade in the store! lol

It's a simple idea. Wish I thought of it. Cut lemon slices and add whatever your heart desires (next time I'm throwing in basil too!), place each slice in a muffin/cupcake tin, add water, freeze and voila! Large ice cubes with flavor :). 

Love,
LL

for reals.

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Seriously how I feel when planning a party. I love everything about party planning and crafting for it, but totally wish there more hours in the day. Ya feel me?!

Pinterest lovin'

I think I'm going to frame this lol, it's THE BEST EVER hah. 

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Source: urli.nl via Rosalina on Pinterest

Anyone know what brand this is, it's adorable! Def on my wish list ;)

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I flippin love Emma

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So smart!!

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Can't think of a better way to kick off the weekend!

hahaha, thank you pinterest!

Oh Ryan...

HAD to share via thee oh-so-lovely, Ruffles and Stuff blog, via pinterest =P.

These are HILARIOUS! Want to see more? Check out her blog, she has more posted :).

Pin 'em!

Happy Hump Day! Check out my latest favorite pins (in no particullar order) =]



I wonder if this would help Vay?



stunning 



what a simple corner shelf right?!






I'm not too much into heart jewlery, but I do love this and it's simplicity



<3





getting that itch..





Tuesday Treats {4}

Well I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!!! We had a great one! We spent Christmas Eve at my parents in LA. We mad tamales and watched the (awful) Charger game. Then we ate a great meal together, opened presents, read the birth of 6lb 8oz baby Jesus (lol) and sang a few carols. We drove back that evening and I wrapped the night away...with a nice little glass 'o wine.

Vayda woke up at about 7am and discovered Santa brought her a big girl bike!! We had so much fun unwrapping our presents and stockings. And did I mention my husband is thee greatest?! He got me a Canon Rebel!! Did you hear? A CANON REBEL!!! Ahhhh I am SO excited to learn this little bad boy!

So after snapping a few candid shots (photos coming soon), I got to making coffee and getting the kitchen ready for a morning of cooking breakfast with my awesome Mother-in-law. We made her famous Christmas breakfast...and quite frankly, it's the only thing the hubbs truly looks forward to Christmas day (so I better get it down pat haha). It's kind of a breakfast casserole. Cooked potatoes with a few onions for taste, bacon pieces and lots of Monterrey Jack cheese. After each item is cooked in a skillet to get crispy (except the cheese) you throw it all in a casserole dish, add the cheese and bake for about 10-15mins. While that was going we made eggs to order and chopped up tamales and fried them....OH-SO-GOOD! Pair that with some fresh oj and you're set!

Ready for the Tuesday Treat?! Jalapeno poppers! These little guys were a hit and so easy!! Found on pinterest (duhh lol) I had to try these out.

All you need is a tube of cressent rolls, a block of cream cheese and jalapenos. On the recipe that I found she added a Tbl spoon of sugar but I liked them better w/o the sugar. To each their own though.

Toss the cream cheese in a bowl and microwave it on high for about 30 secs. Just to get it soft. Dice as many jalapenos as you like. We like things spicy in the Arreguin household lol so I did about 1 cup of diced jalapenos. Throw those little suckers in the cream cheese and mix it all together.

Open the cresent roll can and pinch together two triangles. In the end you should have 4 rectangle and no perforated edges. With the back of your spoon, spread the cream cheese mix onto the center of your rectangles. roll these bad boys up with the long side. You should have 4 long logs now. Cut each log in half (use a super sharp knife), then that log in half etc. You should have 32 small "stumps" or rolls. I used parchment paper or you can place them straight on the baking sheet, but make sure you use cooking spray, they will stick.

Place them with the cream cheese side facing up and bake in a 375 degree oven for about 10 mins. These will go fast!

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Wednesday hustle & bustle

If anyone noticed, I missed a "Tuesday Treat" yesterday. Sorry! But I'm working on updating the blog. Changes are coming, from layout, banner and buttons! Lots 'o buttons!

There really is not enough time in a day, so during the day I will be updating the blog as much as I can (behind the scenes for now) and in the evenings I am going to be baking and wrapping.

side note: one more day on the job and it's vacay time!!!

What are you busy with right now?

Oh and just wanted to share...found via pinterest <3. Makes me laugh every time...