Do Pancake Mixes Taste Just As Good?

!±8± Do Pancake Mixes Taste Just As Good?

Who doesn't like pancakes? There probably a few twisted people who don't love warm fluffy pancakes dripping with sweet maple syrup. Dress them up a little bit with fruit and whip cream and they taste even better. Do you make pancakes at home, just get them at restaurants, or hope that your friend or family member makes them for you when you go over their house?

If you aren't much of a cook but want to have fresh pancakes, you may be thinking about trying pancake mix. You can use Bisquick as pancake mix or another generic mix made especially for pancakes. There are also fancy mixes you can buy online or at country stores. Some of these even include other things added into them such as dried fruit, nuts, cinnamon, or other flavorings. Are these just as good as homemade pancakes?

If you aren't much of a cook, these types of pancake mixes are probably better. If you can't make pancakes, using a mix that you only have to add water to could mean a significantly better pancake. If it's the cooking part that troubles you, you are on your own. Regular pancakes and pancakes made from a mix are equally burnable.

If you do make pancakes and make them well, you might sometimes be tempted to use a mix because it's easier and faster. Honestly, I have tried mixes and I like them just as much. The only difference with a mix is that you don't have to add eggs and oil or mix together the dry ingredients. You can pretty much expect the same or at least similar results with a mix. As long as you don't over-mix the batter, it will look the same just before you make the pancakes. In fact, it's probably the cooking of the pancakes that could do the most damage to your pancakes, and as I said, you could over-cook or under-cook pancakes made with a mix and pancakes made from a scratch alike.

If you like fancy pancakes such as blueberry or banana pancakes, using a pre-made mix might be better for you. You don't have to worry about adding all the extra ingredients because they are already there for you. Just add the wet ingredients and enjoy. If there's ever a time to worry about inferior pancakes it's when you buy pre-made frozen pancakes that you stick in the toaster. But I must admit, those are so easy, I would gladly forgo the slightly less fresh taste for such ease!

Do Pancake Mixes Taste Just As Good?

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Baking With Love - Classic Cookies

!±8± Baking With Love - Classic Cookies

I firmly believe that baking is an expression of love. Of giving love in the purest sense. Giving of your time, talents and energies to create joy and happiness for others. Giving of a piece of yourself. Give some love this week. Bake one of these tasty cookie recipes. Then sit down with a glass of milk with someone you love. Share that baked treat and a piece of yourself. You might just be surprised by how far a plate full of cookies and an honest conversation can take you.

Gum Drop Oatmeal Cookies

1 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 teaspoons milk

1 1/2 cups oatmeal

3/4 cup gum drops, cut up

In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix well and set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar and white sugar. Add in the egg, vanilla extract and milk and mix well. Then add the dry ingredient mixture to this mixture. Add in the oatmeal and gum drops. Drop by teaspoons onto a baking sheet. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes.

M&M Cookies

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup white sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon water

1 egg

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup M&M candies

In a small bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set this mixture aside. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar and white sugar. Mix in the vanilla extract, egg and water. Add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredient mixture. Add in the M&M's. Drop by teaspoons onto a baking sheet. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.

Peanut Butter Cookies

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 egg

1 cup peanut butter

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 cup bread flour

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar. Add in the egg, peanut butter, salt and baking soda and mix well. Sift in the flour. Add the vanilla extract. Roll the dough into balls. Put on a baking sheet and flatten with a fork. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes.

Baking With Love - Classic Cookies

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Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuit Recipe - Always Delicious

!±8± Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuit Recipe - Always Delicious

It might sound a bit silly, but one of my favorite things about going to Red Lobster is the Garlic Cheese Biscuits! They come on the side of your meals, and man they are tasty! So I searched for quite a while for the correct recipe to make them. I say correct because I came across a few that claimed to be the same, but didn't taste right in the end. I now make this recipe for most family get togethers and even work events, and they are always a HUGE success! I've found myself having to quadruple the recipes to meet "demands".

Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuit Recipe

2 cups of buttermilk biscuit mix (like Bisquick or Jiffy mix or made from scratch),
1/2 a teaspoon of garlic powder
1 to 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese.
2/3 cups of milk
2 Tablespoons of butter
teaspoons of oregano
1 teaspoon of garlic salt

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. spray a cooking sheet with nonstick spray.

Combine in a bowl: the 2 cups of buttermilk biscuit mix, 1/2 a teaspoon of garlic powder, and 1 to 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese and mix together.

Add 2/3 cups of milk and stir in. If the mixture seems a bit too dry, you can add a bit more, but only enough to make it slightly sticky! If they are too wet, they will flatten and burn.

Create teaspoon sized lumps of the mixture and put them on the cooking sheet. Pop them in the oven on a timer of 10 minutes. While they bake, melt the 2 Tablespoons of butter, teaspoons of oregano, 1 teaspoon of garlic salt in a separate bowl.

When the ten minutes is up, remove the biscuits and cover the tops with the butter mix.

Put them back in the oven for another 5-6 minutes, or until lightly brown.

If you like, you can brush them with the garlic-herb butter again and let it soak in before you serve them.

Enjoy!

I hope they as big a hit for you as they have been for me. Happy cooking!

Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuit Recipe - Always Delicious

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Breakfast - It Does a Body Good

!±8± Breakfast - It Does a Body Good

Make time for breakfast. You've heard this one for a long time and it's true-breakfast is very important to a healthy diet. It breaks the fast you've had overnight and gets your metabolism "fired up." You actually burn more calories when you eat breakfast; it's like adding wood to a fire. When your body goes all night and then all morning without food, it assumes that you must be facing a famine and potential starvation, so it slows your metabolism down (the rate at which you burn calories) in order to help you survive as long as possible. Also, studies have shown that providing your brain with fuel from breakfast allows you to think and perform better at school or work. As far as your weight is concerned, a healthy breakfast (and lunch) helps prevent overeating later in the day. You don't save calories by skipping breakfast because your body (and mind) will attempt to make up for it later in the day. One of the most common problems I have encountered with patients seeking weight loss is that they skip breakfast and/or lunch, eat a very large dinner and then snack all evening until bedtime, as their body attempts to make up for the lost calories during the day.

If you don't feel that you have time to eat breakfast at home before work, then try to put a quick breakfast together before you go to bed. Breakfast doesn't need to be a four course meal. You could put some light cream cheese between two bagel halves and put it in a baggie, grab some orange juice or skim milk and eat on the go. Or, grab a container of yogurt and put some granola or Fiber One® on top as you head out the door. You also don't have to eat traditional breakfast food. Try a ham and cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread with a banana and some milk or orange juice. Another quick and easy breakfast is Jimmy Dean's D-Lights® breakfast sandwiches found in the frozen foods section of the grocery store.

Other healthy breakfast options include ready-to-eat cereals with at least five grams of fiber per serving (e.g., Shredded Wheat, Mini-Wheats®, Raisin Bran, bran flakes, Fiber One®, All-Bran®, and Kashi®), oatmeal, whole grain bagels, English muffins, toast (with at least two grams of fiber per serving) with low-sugar jelly or light cream cheese, whole grain waffles or pancakes, fresh fruit, and skim milk.

A high-fiber breakfast helps you stay full until lunch without cravings for snacks. I've had the most success with cereals that have at least five grams of fiber per serving. If you don't like any of the high-fiber cereals, then try mixing one of them with your favorite. This way, you'll get to taste your favorite cereal and get extra fiber at the same time. For example, mix about 1/2 cup of Fiber One® with Honey Clusters with about 2/3 cup of Cinnamon Toast Crunch®. Learning to eat healthier and lose weight so that you can maintain it in the long-run is all about moderation and compromise.

Speaking of compromise, one of my favorite breakfast treats is biscuits and gravy and every now and then I give into a craving. In order to save calories, I get the gravy on the side and spoon just enough over the biscuit to taste it on every bite without drenching it. Better yet, I make my own at home. Here's a lower-fat recipe for you to try at home.

"You'll Never Know It's Reduced-Fat, Biscuits and Gravy"

Take 1/3 of a roll of Jimmy Dean® 50% less fat sausage and brown it in a skillet (or brown the entire roll and put 2/3 of it in the freezer to use on a homemade pizza). There's hardly any grease to make the gravy, so you'll need to add 2-3 tablespoons of oil (preferably canola or olive). Next, sprinkle 3 tablespoons of flour over the sausage/oil mixture and whisk until absorbed. Add approximately 3 cups of skim milk and whisk until smooth. Season with a small pinch of nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer until thickened. Serve over biscuits made from Reduced-Fat Bisquick® alongside some fresh fruit. Yum! You can even serve this to your overnight guests and they'll never know it's lower in fat.

Breakfast - It Does a Body Good

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