2012 Day 1

I'm tring to take more photos in 2012 so here's the photo for Day 1 - my cat Whiskers

Butternut Squash Pancakes

I made these for breakfast this morning using the beautiful butternut squash that came in my CSA delivery box last Friday.  Very simple and tastes like Thanksgiving!

1.5 cups finely chopped or julienned butternut squash
1 cup dry pancake mix (I like Trader Joe's Pumpkin Pancake & Waffle Mix)
1/4 cup egg whites
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 cup nonfat milk
1 T butter cut into pieces
1 T pumpkin pie spices (cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, mace, nutmeg, allspice, cloves).  If you are using a plain pancake mix, then double the spices

Microwave the squash on high for one minute.
Mix all the remaining ingredients together until well combined.  Batter should be thinnish.
Add squash to batter and combine.
Heat non-stick skillet and spray with cooking spray.

Use 1/4 cup of batter per pancake.

Top with maple syrup.

Makes 9 pancakes.

Veggie Pizza

Tonight I made veggie pizza for dinner. Here's what I did but feel free to adapt to whatever you like best.

Ingredients:
 1 Middle Eastern Flatbread, 6" diameter
 1/8 cup sliced olives
 1/2 cup canned diced fire-roasted tomatoes with green chiles, drained
 1/4 cup chopped broccoli (from my CSA delivery!)
 2 oz fresh mozzarella
 handful of chopped walnuts
 fresh ground black pepper

 Preheat oven to 350. Place pizza in a pie tin or on a cookie sheet or pizza stone. Top with veggies, cheese & nuts. Bake for 10 minutes, then broil until cheese is melted. Serves 1.

Welcome!

Welcome to my recipe blog! Here I will post recipes I've created or adapted as well as links to recipes from other people that I've tried and loved. I may even post recipes that I want to try but just haven't gotten around to yet. Photos will be included. Hope you're hungry!