Day: August 4, 2019

Sheet Pancakes

Dear Sis,

William asked for pancakes tonight at dinner time. I’ve been wanting to test a sheet cake version for when we have a bunch of company this coming fall. This is a quick and easy recipe that feeds a crowd.

Sheet Pancakes
Yields 12
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Pancake
  1. 2 c baking mix
  2. 1 c milk
  3. 2 egg
Strawberry Chip Topped
  1. fresh strawberry slices
  2. mini semi sweet chocolate chips
Blueberry Peach Topped
  1. canned peach slices, halved
  2. fresh blueberries
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425. Grease and flour a 9x13 baking sheet.
  2. Whisk together pancake ingredients and pour into prepared pan. Set aside while preparing toppings. If you add the toppings too soon, they will sink farther into the pancakes instead of resting on the top.
  3. Bake 8 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean. Slice and serve with syrup.
Adapted from Dinner Then Dessert
Adapted from Dinner Then Dessert
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We haven’t been making pancakes lately because standing over the hot skillet to fry them when super pregnant is no picnic. This saves me the trouble:)

Love,

b

Homemade Nachos

Dear Sis,

The final week of July, I was sick. Between being sick and pregnant I didn’t have energy for much, so Josh picked up Taco Bell one night for dinner. He picked up Nachos to go with our usual Tacos and Chicken Quesadilla. The Nachos were okay, but it gave me a notion that Nachos could be really delicious homemade! They are:)

Chicken Nachos
Serves 6
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Ingredients
  1. 6 oz corn tortilla chips
  2. 2 T avocado oil
  3. 1/2 an onion, chopped
  4. 2 c baby spinach
  5. 1 (15 oz) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
  6. 8 oz salsa
  7. 1/2 t cumin
  8. 1 t garlic powder
  9. 2 c shredded rotisserie chicken
  10. 2 c shredded cheddar cheese
  11. 1 jalapeño pepper, diced
  12. 1 c chopped tomato
  13. 1 green onion, chopped
  14. sour cream
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a jelly roll pan with foil. Scatter with chips.
  2. In a skillet over medium-high heat, sauté onion in oil. Add spinach, beans, salsa, and seasonings. When heated trough, mash. Remove from heat. Scatter spoonfuls over chips.
  3. Top with chicken, pepper, tomato, and cheese. Bake 10 - 15 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbly. Top with green onion just before serving. Serve with sour cream on the side.
Adapted from Healthy, Happy Pregnancy Cookbook by Stephanie Clarke & Willow Joarosh
Adapted from Healthy, Happy Pregnancy Cookbook by Stephanie Clarke & Willow Joarosh
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Vegetarian Nachos: Omit Chicken and Double onion, spinach, beans, salsa, cumin, and garlic powder.

Beef Nachos: Omit Chicken and replace it with 1/2 lb. browned beef seasoned with taco seasoning. 

Josh likes the traditional liquid cheese served with nachos better than the melted cheddar cheese. In future, I’ll use 1 c cheddar on half of the nachos and liquid nacho cheese on the other.

William’s eyes got big when he arrived at the lunch table. “We’re having chips for lunch!” he exclaimed with excitement. Toddler seal-of-approval! Your toddler might not like “spicy” like ours. Consider omitting the jalapeño pepper for a normal toddler:)

Love,

b