German Pancakes With Butter Syrup

Truth is there is nothing healthy about these German Pancakes.  Yet these are SO ridiculously delicious that frankly the calories won't matter. Every bite is a piece of rich buttery delight that you won't regret. And the butter syrup is to die for! Serve with fruit and/or powdered sugar and you have yourself the best breakfast ever!!!


Makes 4 Servings 

Ingredients: 

5 tablespoons butter

2/3 cups milk 

1/4 teaspoon salt 

4 eggs

2/3 cup flour 

Directions: 

Heat oven to 450 degrees F. Put butter in 9/13 pan. Mix eggs, flour, and salt in a bowl. Put baking dish with butter in oven until melted. Take dish out of oven and pour flour mixture into the hot baking dish. (Be careful as it will splash). Turn oven down to 425 degrees F. Return baking dish to oven. Bake 12-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into peaces, drizzle with butter syrup (recipe below)and serve immediately. 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 sugar 

1 stick of butter

2 tablespoons Karo syrup 

1/2 baking soda 

1/2 teaspoon vanilla 

3/4 cup butter milk 

Directions: 

Place in pan butter, sugar, butter milk and syrup until melted and boiling. Take off stove and add vanilla and soda. Stir and serve. It is good stored in the fridge for four days. 

West African Chicken

This is our family's new favorite recipe, ready in 30 minutes. My husband who is perhaps the pickiest man alive, (the only fruit he will eat is citrus. Crazy! I know!) LOVES this meal. So did my picky two year old. It is absolutely healthy, easy and 100% delicious. No baking. Just cook in a frying pan. I am so excited to share this recipe with you because you will love it. Serve over rice or cus - cus and enjoy! 

Serves: 3 

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil

5 - boneless chicken thighs,cubed 

1 yellow onion, diced

2 teaspoons curry powder 

1/2 can diced tomatoes, drained  

1/2 green bell pepper, diced 

2 tablespoons peanut butter 

2 teaspoons chicken stock powder

salt and pepper to taste 

Directions: 

Heat oil in a heavy pan and fry the chicken and onion on medium high heat until chicken is no more pink. Add curry powder and cook for 1 minute, stirring continuously. Add remeining ingredients, decrease heat to medium and cook and stir until well blended and peppers are tender (about 10minutes). You may mash the tomatoes while you stir if you don't like big chunks of tomatoes. Also you may add hot sauce if you like spicy food. Have a taste and if chicken is too bland add salt and pepper. Serve over rice, cus - cus or by itself. Enjoy!

Easy Orange Madeleines

This is the easiest Madeleine cookie recipe you will ever make. Not only easy but also delicious and uses basic ingredients you already have in your kitchen. This is a good basic recipe where you may also use to try other flavors such as lime and lemon. All ready in a little over 30 minutes. You will love these! 

Ingredients: 

2 - eggs 

1/2 cup - sugar 

2 tablespoons orange zest

3 dashes - salt 

1 teaspoon - vanilla extract 

1 1/2 teaspoons orange extract

1 cup - flour 

11 tablespoons - unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly 

powdered sugar to garnish (optional) 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease the madeleine pan with butter. In a standing mixer (you may use a hand mixer too), beat eggs and sugar until just blended. Add zest, orange extract, vanilla and salt. Mix until just blended. Add the flower and beat until blended. Gradually add cooled melted butter in steady stream, beating just until blended. 

Spoon 1 tablespoon batter into each indentation in pan. Bake until puffed and brown on the edges (9 minutes). Gently remove from pan. Repeat process. If you'd like dust cookies with powdered sugar and serve. 

Notes: Do not store the cookies in a closed container. If you wish to keep them crunchy leave them out overnight.  

Easy Lime Madeleines

French Madeleine cookies are generally served with tea, hot cocoa, coffee and milk in France and the UK. To me Madeleines are not too sweet but complementary to whatever you are drinking. You will be surprised how easy this recipe is.  The ingredients are so simple that you most likely already have them in your kitchen. All you need is a madeleine pan. I developed this recipe so that the outcome would be absolutely perfect! Crunchy and buttery on the outside and soft and spongy on the inside. I love the lime flavor because it is fresh and it leaves a really nice flavour on your pallet. Madeleines are best served right out of the oven or on the same day of baking. You will love these! Bon Appetit!

Makes: 20 - 24 cookies 

Prep Time: 15 min 

Bake Time: 18 min 

Ingredients: 

2 - eggs 

1/2 cup - sugar 

2 fresh limes - zest from both limes. One of the limes juiced. 

3 dashes - salt 

1 teaspoon - vanilla extract 

1 cup - flour 

11 tablespoons - unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly 

powdered sugar to garnish (optional) 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease the madeleine pan with butter. In a standing mixer (you may use a hand mixer too), beat eggs and sugar until just blended. Add zest, lime juice, vanilla and salt. Mix until just blended. Add the flower and beat until blended. Gradually add cooled melted butter in steady stream, beating just until blended. 

Spoon 1 tablespoon batter into each indentation in pan. Bake until puffed and brown on the edges (9 minutes). Gently remove from pan. Repeat process. If you'd like dust cookies with powdered sugar and serve.