A few little things

First I feel that it's imperative to advise that I am neither foodie nor photographer. My camera is a lil' point and shoot, and not a very good one at that. So please don't expect a stellar performance; I have to remind myself, too, that this isn't suppose to be a typical "cooking" blog. Especially since I really don't enjoy cooking as it stands right now. That's the point. I'm trying to hone a skill, not pretentiously act like everyone should copy me in the kitchen because my cooking skills are rox0r.

This morning we prepared breakfast, together as a family, and I think that really set the tone for the day. Officially we made pancakes but the 3YO doesn't actually like pancakes, so I called them "Breakfast Cookies" because they were chocolate chip pancakes and they reminded me of fluffy chocolate chip cookies. Since my goal to come down off boxed foods is recent, I still have plenty of boxed things taking up pantry space. Waste not want not. So I used the pancake recipe off the box of Bisquick but added a heaping scoop of both milled flax seed and wheat germ. I personally really liked this. Whole wheat pancakes tend to be too much wheat. I liked the addition without the overpowering flavor. I will keep this in mind when I begin searching for a pancake recipe outside of the Bisquick box.

For supper I made the stuffed zucchini. I made a few additions that didn't help the dish in any way. For example: I forget to pick up parmesan on my shopping trip but had plenty of mozzarella. Take it from me that the mozzarella was not good. Plus I skimped on some of the seasonings because the turkey sausage I had was "Italian" and I didn't want to over do it. And since I loathe, seriously loathe, mushrooms I kept those off of my plate as well. Despite all that it was a successful meal, devoured by myself and the three year old alike (seriously, if I could base a meal on how much she eats of it, I'd have a five star rating on this one - I'm still a little shocked that she not only tried but ATE the zucchini).

Coming soon to a dinner plate near you Savory Chicken Drummettes and Potato Skins.