Monday, July 29, 2013

Refrigerator Pickles

Cucumbers from the garden?! Perfect recipe for you!

Slice 6 cups unpeeled cucumbers as thin as you like (or as much as your container holds)
OPTIONAL: 1 cup thinly sliced onion and 1 cup thinly slice green pepper

Boil 1 cup vinegar, 1 tbls salt, 2 cups sugar.  Boil and stir until all is dissolved.  Pour over the cucumber (onion and peppers if using).  Refrigerate.  Can keep for up to 6 weeks.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Banana Pancakes

Original recipe makes 12 pancakes

 1 cup all-purpose flour
 1 tablespoon white sugar
 2 teaspoons baking powder
 1/4 teaspoon salt
 1 egg, beaten
 1 cup milk
 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
 2 ripe bananas, mashed
(I added some lemon juice to the milk and let it sit for 5min. essientially making buttermilk to make them a bit more fluffy and some vanilla extract)

Directions

Combine flour, white sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, mix together egg, milk, vegetable oil and bananas.

Stir flour mixture into banana mixture; batter will be slightly lumpy.

Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Cook until pancakes are golden brown on both sides; serve hot.