Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

Here's a great one!

Here's the recipe.

Bacon for Dessert?

I went out for lunch yesterday with some co-workers and somebody ordered "Banana Brulee." It sounded promising, but I'll just say I'm glad it wasn't what I ordered.

This is an English Muffin with peanut butter, bacon, banana's, and chocolate. Someone said that bacon is the new trend now for desserts. I guess chocolate covered bacon has been seen at the State Fair - but honestly, anything goes at the State Fair. Of all places, I couldn't believe this was a menu item at Wilderness Ridge.

I couldn't bear to try a bite of it, but I did manage to snap a photo.

So, Ed maybe you were on to something with your cacophony of leftovers!

Scones - Part 2

Here's my picture to go with Martha's Scones recipe. (As in Martha my sister, not Stewart.) I use the same recipe, its from Betty Crocker. Today I made Cinnamon Chip and Walnut Scones as well as Raspberry and White Chocolate Chip Scones. And check out how nicely they are displayed on the platter Mary gave me for Christmas.

The Cinnamon Chip ones I made according to her recipe. The Raspberry ones I used about a cup of frozen whole raspberries and then mixed it very gently. I couldn't really knead it (as it would crush the berries.) That one turned out sort of crumbly and if I did it again I'd probably make them individually instead of in a pie shape.

Good stuff. They are all gone except one which will be my breakfast tomorrow.

Scones!

alright. for some reason my camera won't upload my photos from this morning. so, I'll post the scone recipe now, and try to add a picture later.

This is a dee-lish and easy recipe (so easy, in fact, that a caveman could do it)...

1 3/4 cup flour (I usually use about half whole wheat and half all-purpose)
3 T sugar (or less if your kid is around and wants to eat!)
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup butter
1 large egg, beaten
1/2 (or about that) of something delicious like mini-chocolate chips, or raisins, or craisins, maybe some nuts, etc.
4 to 6 T. of milk

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees
2. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture is fine little crumbs. Stir in egg, chocolate chips (or whatever you like) and just enough of the milk so dough leaves the side of bowl.
3. place dough on lightly floured surface; gently roll in flour to coat. Knead lightly 10 times. drop about 9 lumps of the dough on a cookie sheet (sprinkle sugar on the top if you want)
4. bake about 15 minutes or until golden. Immediately remove from the cookie sheet to a cooling rack.