Happy Birthday America!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!  The weather in NC has been FAB-u-lous.  Lots of festivities going on in celebration of Independence Day.  I haven't done a lot of cooking this weekend, but my kids have!

They are mixing away for their EZ Bake oven creation.  No, my oldest does not have a vision problem, she was hiding her face with her directions.  She has learned that everything ends up on my blog or Facebook.  Poor kid. 

This morning I decided that PANCAKES would be a great way to start the day.  I really wanted to make "patriotic" pancakes (with strawberries, blueberries, and whipped cream)- but that would have required forethought and of course, that doesn't happen much around here, so I didn't buy any strawberries yesterday.  You can't have red, white, and blue pancakes without the red, now can you?  So anyway, I fixed some low-fat pancakes from Heart Healthy Bisquick (b/c the last time I tried to make egg-free, whole wheat pancakes- they were a disaster.  The kids wouldn't touch them.  I can't blame them, they were not.good.)  I just followed the recipe for pancakes on the back of the Bisquick box, but I like to add a tsp. of vanilla and a dash of cinnamon to my batter.  Also, they don't come out with the consistency of play dough when I do my egg substitution. (A 'flax' egg or Ener-G egg replacer).  My kids had a couple of strips of turkey bacon and apple slices with theirs, and I topped mine with blueberries and walnuts.  I top almost everything with blueberries and walnuts.  or chocolate.  Which is what my oldest daughter wanted - chocolate chips on her pancakes.  What can I say, she came by it honest, and it WOULD have been good. But my pancakes were yummy and filling and once I finish my coffee, I need to get moving.  I have had the energy of a slug this weekend.  I have a feeling it's partly due to all the carbs I've been consuming and partly b/c I have PMS from hell.  Sorry TMI.  And this is a lame post, I know.  But...enjoy looking at these delicious looking pancakes, better yet, grab some Bisquick and make you some! Happy 4th!