German Pancake

"If you are not the one cooking, stay out of the way and compliment the chef."

 - Michael Strahan

I guess this means I have to stay out of the way and compliment then because Giuliana was the one who measured and mixed all the ingredients, and cracked the eggs. All I did was read the directions, pour it into the pan and operate the oven. That is how easy this recipe is, my 5 year old is the one who basically made this.

This is a recipe that I grew up with. It makes me think of a snow day from school because it is truly a comfort food. This winter recipe can bring a smile to even the grumpiest non-morning person when they walk into the kitchen and see this.

My kids love watching the sides "grow" up the edges of the pan. Giuliana ALWAYS tries to pick the piece with the tallest wall. I personally have only used Powdered Sugar as a topping but I have heard of other people using lemon juice. I guess I will have to try it at some point.

Giuliana whisking the eggs

Nutritional Information (calculated on myfitnesspal.com): 6 servings, 261 calories, 17g carbs, 17g fat, 10g protein

Ingredients:

• 6 T Salted Butter
• 6 Eggs
• 1 c Flour
  

Mini Cinnamon Roll Pie Crust Bites

“I'm not a vegetarian! I'm a dessertarian!” 

― Bill Watterson

Let's be honest this is not a healthy recipe but it is a fun snack, breakfast side, or dessert. The kids loved these so much I forgot to take a picture until after they started "chowing down" on these. I love pie crusts, so making a cinnamon roll from them seemed like an easy and logical step.

I couldn't get a picture before Giuliana ate one.

Nutritional Information (calculated on myfitnesspal.com): 9 servings, 284 calories, 41g carbs, 15g fat, 2g protein

Ingredients:

• 2 Pre-Made Pie Crusts
• 4 T Light Butter, Melted
• 2 T Cinnamon
  

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

I love, love, love  Buffalo Sauce. So when I ran across this recipe for Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Meatballs on Emily Bites I couldn't pass it up. These meatballs were a great side for my Cheddar Beer Risotto which I will post soon. I am planning on creating a sandwich out of them soon but just wanted to try the flavors first! Makes 12 meatballs at 2 points plus per meatball.

Ingredients

1 lb Ground Chicken Breast (I generally put 1 lb of chicken breasts in the food processor and grind it up.)

1 Medium Carrot (shredded on a box grater.)

1 Medium Stalk of Celery (shredded on a box grater.)

1/2 cup Plain Dried Breadcrumbs

2 Eggs

2 T Skim Milk

1 t Garlic Powder

1/3 cup Crumbled Blue Cheese

12 oz bottle of Buffalo Wing Sauce

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients except wing sauce.

Cold Corn Soup w/ Queso Fresco

I ran across this recipe on Skinny Taste and it was a warm soup but that seemed like too much with the heat wave we had been going through. I decided to chill it and see if it was good cold... it was great! Make sure to use fresh corn because it will give a much better corn flavor. To make it easier/cleaner there are two different methods that you can use. 1) OXO makes a corn stripper that catches all the corn. 2) Place a small bowl upside down inside of a large bowl and place the end of the corn on the smaller bowl. now when you cut the corn it will fall into the larger bowl eliminating the majority of the mess.

Enjoy this soup this weekend it is supposed to get into the eightys here so it will be the perfect temperature for a picnic and the next recipe i post will be the perfect compliment for this soup. I will post it today as well.

Ingredients

1/2 t Olive Oil

1/3 c Chopped Scallions

1 Garlic Clove

3-1/2 c Fresh Corn Kernels, Cut from the Cob (5-6 medium sized ears)

1 (6 oz) Russet Potato, Peeled and Diced

5 c Skim Milk

1 Chicken Bouillon Cube

2 T Chopped Cilantro, Divided

1/4 c Reduced Fat Sour Cream

Salt and Pepper, to Taste

3 oz (6 T) Crumbled Queso Fresco

Directions

1. Heat Olive Oil in a medium heavy pot