I had every intention of doing a wedding blog but I can't seem to figure out how to download the photos onto my lap top. So, the wedding highlight blog will have to wait until Mac 'fixes' my computer or down(up?)loads the photo's onto the desktop and sends them to me via email. That may seem like a round about way to do it, but for those of you who know me, you aren't surprised by the fact that I have no idea how to use Mac's Apple computer(I literally couldn't figure out how to turn it on). I mean I keep finding myself swiping my Sony laptop screen trying to move around. This back and forth between the IPhone and a PC are about all I can take. 

So onto another topic for now...

It's been a pretty chill weekend. I've been sans husband, who has been out in the hills of VA celebrating the marriage of his college buddy B and his wonderfully sweet bride J. I took it upon myself this weekend to try out some new recipes while he was gone. Mostly things he wouldn't like(artichokes) or wouldn't normally eat(eggs benedict).
So this morning, I decided to make myself a nice breakfast, using some of the left over ingredients I have in the fridge. 

I made pancakes! While this is not an earth shattering accomplishment for most, it is for me. While I consider  myself decent in the kitchen, breakfast is NOT a strong suit of mine. I have detailed below the recipe(courtesy of Esquire.com)......

Link to Pancake recipe: http://www.esquire.com/_mobile/features/make-pancakes-0509 

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 egg, beaten lightly
1 ½ cups milk(I used buttermilk because I needed to use what I had left)
2 tbsp butter, melted

Sift together first three ingredients (to prevent lumps).In a separate bowl, mix egg and milk, then add it to flour mix, stirring until just smooth. Then stir in butter. If you want to mix it up, throw in blueberries, a tiny dice of apple, or bits of banana. 

Grease a griddle or nonstick pan with cooking spray or a little vegetable oil. Heat pan on medium for about ten minutes. Pour batter to form pancakes of whatever size you like. Cook first side until bubbles form on top, about three minutes; then flip and cook other side until it, too, is brown, about two minutes. 

Serve immediately with butter and syrup or hold briefly in warm oven. Serves four.

A Few tips I learned:

- Let your pan heat up completely, don't rush the process. I burnt my first 2 pancakes because I had the heat up too high. 

- I also learned that smaller is much easier to maintain. 

- my dogs love burnt pancakes

I would definitely make this recipe again. It was waaaaaay too much food for just me, but I'm glad I tried it. I've read horror stories about expired mixes so this is a great recipe for someone like me who might want pancakes just a few times a year and doesn't want to risk using expired mix.

Nothing better than a filling breakfast on a beautiful fall day! Can't believe it's November.....

Happy Fall Ya'll!!