Welsh Pancakes

So I have a lot of European history in my family and Wales is a big one.  So when I found this recipe a year or 2 ago I had to try it.  These aren't the kids favorite so I don't make them often.  They like them but you know how kids are sometimes.  So it had been a while.  I think that as a breakfast they are good but they fall apart really easy.  But as a snack yum yum.  I bagged up the leftovers and put them in the fridge.  They make a great snack when I am feeling a little sick.  They are a cross between a biscutt, and a pancake.  You roll them out and cut them with a cutter and then cook them on a griddle like a pancake.  I found the recipe on Mel's Kitchen Cafe.

Here is the recipe:


*Makes about 3 dozen 3-4 inch cakes
3 cups (12 3/4 ounces) all-purpose flour
1 cup (7 ounces) sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, cut into pieces
3/4 currants (optional – I left out)
2 eggs beaten with enough milk to yield 3/4 cup liquid

In a medium sized mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Cut in the butter until the mixture is a coarse, even consistency. Add the currants, then add the egg and milk. Stir to form a soft dough. Divide the dough in half and working with one half at a time (keep the other refrigerated, especially if your kitchen is warm), roll the dough into a circle 1/4-inch thick. Using a biscuit cutter or other small round cutter, cut circles of dough. Heat an ungreased skillet or griddle over medium heat (on my electric griddle I preheated to 300 degrees). Fry the cakes for about 2 minutes on the first side and an additional 1 1/2 minutes on the second, or until both sides are golden brown. As with pancakes, you’ll have to adjust the heat if you find the cakes are browned on the outside before they are thoroughly cooked in the middle. Repeat with the remaining dough. Keep the cakes warm in a 200 degree oven until ready to serve. Sprinkle with granulated sugar or cinnamon-sugar before serving, if desired.

Pancake Week

So a lot has been going on since I posted last.  I was busy getting ready for girls camp.  A week at girls camp.  Then I realized my family reunion was 2 days after I got home from camp.  We did that and the day after we got home, I got put on bed rest.  Yep that is right!  I am pregnant!!  There was some bleeding so down on the couch I went.  Thank Heavens that only lasted 1 week, and I am pleased to report that the baby is growing right on schedule and has a very good strong heart beat.  This baby will be joining our family in February.  So you would have thought with me being down there would have been tons of posts.  There should have been but there was really lots of projects I took half pictures of and etc.  So I am back and very queasy.  We are a cereal every morning kinda people, with a cooked breakfast thrown in about 1 a week.  Well cereal has no appeal to me right now, might just be the ones we have right now.  So even being nauseous every morning I have been making breakfast.  This week has turned into pancake week. 

Monday was your average all American Buttermilk Pancakes.   You can see the recipe and post about it by clicking here.
I made up a syrup recipe recently that I call Brown Sugar Butter Almond
1 cup water
2 cups brown sugar
2-3tbsp butter
1/2 tsp almond extract
Boil your water, stir in brown sugar until disolved.  Remove from heat add butter and almond extract.  Stir until butter is melted.  Use on your favorite pancakes, french toast, waffles, etc.

Oh My Goodness, Oh my Goodnes!!!

I am so excited I think I just might pee my pants!!!  Well not really but I am super excited.  I have found some great pieces of furniture to refinish for great prices.  Well on Thursday night I saw this posting on KSL for an antique medicine chest for free.  She asked for calls between 9-3 the next day.  I was so all over it.  I left the window open so at 9 I could call her and claim this lovely piece for my very own.  Fate had different plans however I woke up Friday morning at 3 with the stomach flu.  YUCKY, can I just say that is the worst stomach bug I have had in years and maybe my whole life!!  I was super sad when I looked again and it was gone.  There was another piece I thought my mom would like so I sent the link to her.  So Saturday the chest was back up!!!  I was so excited, I called her and it was spoken for but she said if she didnt hear back from the lady the were both mine.  Later that day my mom swung by took a peek and liked the piece I saw for her.  So that afternoon the lady hadn't called back and my dad and Lance went to pick up our cool new pieces.  I forgot to tell Lance the medicine chest was mine so it got delivered to my sisters basement for storage :(  So that is why there are no pictures but I am super excited, I havent seen the piece in person but I am told buy the handsome hubby that there is a lot of potential in it :)  Lance found a newspaper in great condition from July 3, 1937.  He wanted to throw it out, I said heck no!!!! 

So that is my big long story about how excited I am to have an antique piece of furniture that I have no idea where it is going to go or how I am going to refinish it.

So do you want to see????

I got the piece of furniture finished for the give away.  Can I just tell you how excited I was to keep it give it away.  I think out of all the pieces I have done this one just might have been my favorite so far.   Before I show you the pictures I just want to tell you a little about Petra.  She is super thrifty she even has a blog about being thrifty Frugalityville  Petra was born in England, like one of the oldest countries in the world.  When she was young her parents and family moved to the states.  They moved to Maryland.  On of the oldest states there is.  She has such a rich heritage, I wanted this piece to reflect her history.  I know I am a little silly but that is the kinda things I think about when I am doing a piece of jewelry or whatever for a specific person.
So without further ado, here it is.  Please don't mind my poor point and shoot camera skills......

 Before

Mike this one is for you.

After

 

Oh and check out the little mirror I found at the DI for 1.50.  I have been lusting over the Krylon Celadon Green.  I have been waiting for just the right piece to do, which is funny because I have that color green in 4 areas of the house.

Before, don't you just love the detail

 

Meatloaf, beatloaf, double double meatloaf.

Once again can you name that movie?  Nobody even guess last time :(  So I have nothing against meatloaf my mom made it when I was a kid and I ate no big.  So as a married adult I have learned that the Hubby really likes meatloaf.  I have made it a few times with different recipes and sometimes I just make it up on the fly.  Well I made one up the other night and the Hubby went nuts!!  He loved it!!  He and the littlest monkey were fighting over the last pieces.  So I decided I had better write this one down.

Mesquite Meatloaf with a Honey Hickory Glaze

1 1/2 lbs ground meat of your choice ( I use turkey)
1 egg
3/4 cup panko bread crumbs
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp mesquite seasonings
1-2 squirts worchestchire sauce
Mix all ingredients together and shape into a loaf in a greased loaf pan.  Bake at 400 for about 30 minutes.  Add glaze to top and return to oven for about 10-15 more minutes or until done.
Glaze:
1/2 cup bbq sauce (your favorite flavor) I used and liked Kraft Honey Hickory
1/4 cup catsup
1/4-1/3 cup brown sugar.

We ate it with mashed baby gold potatoes and corn on the cob.
Sorry there are no pics because dinner was late getting on the table and it was gone before I could blink!!

And the Winner is........Dry Shampoo

Okay so the winner isn't dry shampoo the winner is.......

Petra Collins!!!


You were all assigned a number by your comment. And I used a random number generator to pick the number.

Let me tell you all that I wanted to pick you all!! For real. Like I said before I love giving gifts, and I love giving personal gifts so perhaps I will be doing another give away shortly.

On to the second part of this post about Dry Shampoo.

So this might get a little TMI but I hope you will understand :) I only wash my hair every 3 days. But since I turned the big 3 ohhhh, my hair has gotten a little oilier. I also have eczema on my scalp. Really crummy I know!!! So I have seen dry shampoos at beauty supply stores they run from 12-24$$ I am hesitant to spend that kinda money when I am not sure how they would work. So I was super excited when I found this recipe for homemade on Petite Elephant. I tried this and I was amazed!! My hair was no longer flat, stringy and greasy! It was like I had just washed it. The other bonus is the oats in it calmed my eczema! YAY!!! So give it a try and tell me what you think.

Happy Birthday to my Hubby!!!

Today is my most wonderful, handsome, thoughtful, generous, good looking, sweet, hot Husband's birthday. Since he is turning 30, I made a list of 30 things you might not know about him.

1. He doesn’t like chunkies in his ice cream

2. He doesn’t usually use nicknames

3. He is very shy

4. He is an excellent defenseman in roller hockey

5. He doesn’t like chocolate (unless it’s the good Swiss stuff)

6. He loves rice crispy treats

7. He is 9 months younger than me.

8. He stuck his foot through his mom’s hutch glass while trying to use the hutch as a balance beam

9. When he was 3 his parents had to padlock the fridge door.

10. He broke the padlock on the fridge door.

11. He love cheese but if he eats a sharp or aged cheese his cheeks turn red.

12. He got his degree from Weber State but only went on campus to graduate.

13. Every night he is home he reads to Lilly at bedtime.

14. He takes the kids out on their birthdays for a Daddy Date.

15. I believe he is 18^th of 36 grandkids on his dad’s side.

16. His first name is Gordon

17. He doesn’t watch sports on TV.

18. He likes playing strategy games like: Settlers of Cattan, Carcassone and Ticket to Ride.

19. He still has all his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toys.

20. He still has all his legos in their original boxes.

21. He talks in his sleep and says really funny things

22. He has traveled outside the US to: India, Singapore, Germany and England.

23. He has driven on the Autoban

24. When he was a kid he got to go back East with his grandmother for like 2 weeks.

25. He still likes watching G.I. Joe and Transformer Cartoons.

26. He went to Hawaii on a scout trip.

27. He is nervous to conduct his first sacrament meeting on Sunday.

28. He does the majority of the laundry.

29. He loves tunnels , caverns, anything underground that he can explore. He love to hike.

30. He is the best husband and father EVER!! He takes such good care of us.

I love you!! Happy Birthday Lance!!!

PS. You have till 10pm tonight to comment to win the giveaway. If you are having a hard time leaving a comment (silly blogger). Send me an email and I will make sure you are entered. Winner will be announced Friday morning.