Bacon Pancakes

Genius Idea from Cooking Club.

I found this picture posted from them on Facebook a week or so ago:

Pure Genius.  

A great Saturday morning breakfast when it's so cold out, you can actually get away with procrastinating the long run because you don't have to worry about it being too hot out if you wait too long.  I can't believe it's only August and it's that kind of a day out...but that's how it is.  I just spent 2 hours wearing sweats, curled up on the couch, under an afghan, procrastinating my 10 mile run.  (and this after almost 2 months of running at 6:30 am every Saturday to beat the heat for my long run)  At the rate I'm going, I might get my run started by 11...

Oh, and in case you were wondering, its 63 degrees out.  I guess 63 in August feels like 15 in January.  I should probably move to Florida where maybe it's actually warm more often, but I hear it's flat there.  I shudder to think what would happen to my running if I moved away from the awesome WV hills.

BACON PANCAKE DELICIOUSNESS

fry the bacon

mix up the batter

(this morning I used 1 egg, a little bit of berry juice, a spoonful of pumpkin leftover from here, 2 heaping tbsp of milled flax seed, some bisquick, and some chocolate chips)

pour the batter over the fried bacon

(I suggest removing as much of the grease as possible first)

make sure the batter spreads thin enough

flip when ready

look at the deliciousness!

eat.  with some raspberry jam.

Ok, I really must stop procrastinating now.  Gotta get 10 miles done before lunch...

SB&J Pancake

Good morning!  I feel like I should be posting more often since it's summer and I technically have more time to cook...but I don't really have more time.  And when I do have time, it's often too hot to contemplate standing in front of a hot stove and/or oven.  I tried cooking with the A/C on one day, but I had so many things running at once it tripped the circuit breaker.  Oops.  Somehow I frequently forget that the circuit just can't handle the A/C and the microwave at the same time.  Plus my computer, and the toaster, and whatever else I happened to be using at the time.

I recently made the decision to run the Charleston Distance Run on Sept. 1.  It's a tough 15 miler, and around here they say you aren't a true distance runner until you've done it. Plus, it's got some pretty sweet cash prizes.  My goal is to finish in the top 5, but that will probably mean running my fastest half-marathon pace...and then continuing it for another 2 miles.  So we'll see.  But I'm in full-on training mode now.  And since it's summer, and its ridiculously hot out, I'm sweating out all the calories my body needs to get me through a run.  So I'm also trying to cram as much carbs and protein as possible into every meal.  Gotta have something for my body to burn during runs...other than the little bit of muscle I have and would like to keep to power me up those hills.

So, breakfast this morning: SB&J Pancake.  It's basically my classic breakfast pancake...on steroids.

The Normal Breakfast Pancake:
1 egg
1/4 c berry juice
2 tbsp milled flax seed
1/4 c quick oats
c. 1/2 c bisquick
1/3 c chocolate chips

Today's Additions:
19g (1/2 scoop) chocolate whey protein powder

The Normal Pancake Topping:
Pumpkin butter or preserves of some sort

Today's Toppings:
Sun-Butter* & Red Raspberry Preserves

*Sun-Butter is a new find...a friend recommended it. It's like Peanut Butter, but made from sunflower seeds. I'm not totally sold on it, it's kind of bland.  But I'll finish up the jar at least.

Chocolate Chip Pancakes

1 egg
2 tbsp milled flax (super-good for you!  look it up...)
splash of milk or juice (I very rarely buy milk, and never put it in my pancakes.  My favorite thing to use is apple cider.  When cider is not available, I use orange juice)
       small splash for a smaller pancake, bigger splash if you're hungry
enough bisquick to reach desired thickness (I like my pancakes pretty thin, I don't measure, but I probably use about 1/4 to 1/3 cup)
chocolate chips

top with whatever your heart desires.  I use to use boring maple syrup or sometimes crunchy peanut butter, but lately it's been black-raspberry preserves or, my favorite, pumpkin butter!  Fresh strawberries or banana slices on top are also great for both taste and nutritional value.