Author: Mama

Prepping the Winter Hens

Prepping the Winter Hens

We were enjoying a mild winter here in the Midwest. . . until this week, as we fell into an extended deep freeze that made me really thankful for roaring fires, cozy sweaters and super fuzzy socks. Unfortunately, our chicken friends have none of these same luxuries, but we did bundle them up a bit to face the bitter cold.

Milk-Free, Fizzy Water Pancakes

Milk-Free, Fizzy Water Pancakes

It has a busy season (as usual) at the Three-Acre Wood and I’m quickly becoming thankful for the slower pace of this year’s Thanksgiving festivities. Since we didn’t travel, it gave us a few extra days to get Christmas in order and roll into the holiday season without being completely behind. Oh, I’m still behind; just not completely. On top of everything else, my husband found himself on a temporary restricted diet, so I got a little creative with meal prep and discovered a few new delicious recipes. Although hubby is back to eating normal, our family decided to keep one of our new dishes in the regular breakfast lineup — Fizzy Water Pancakes. 

I wanted to pass along this recipe because I think it might be helpful for people with several different types of dietary restrictions, especially folks with a milk allergy or intolerance. Instead of dairy products, these fluffy pancakes get a lift from carbonated water, but one would never know. Our son has gone as far as claiming them as the “best pancakes ever.” He’s ten. Take his culinary review with caution, but I do have to agree that they are quite tasty.

Fizzy Water Pancakes

from Small Talk Mama
Pancake recipe that uses carbonated water instead of milk
Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Course Breakfast
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 c all purpose flour
  • 1/4 c sugar
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt I use non-iodized
  • 2 egg whites
  • 3 tbsp oil I use canola oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 c carbonated water (unflavored) I use Sanpellegrino

Instructions
 

  • Warm a skillet to medium heat.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients in the order listed.
  • Mix together well, but don't over do it. The batter should be a wee bit lumpy.
  • Wipe warm skillet with oil or a nonstick spray.
  • Pour batter into warm skillet, brown, flip and brown the other side.
  • Serve warm with butter, syrup, peanut butter, fruit or toppings of choice.
Keyword breakfast, non-dairy, pancakes

 

Putting Our Plentiful Garden to Bed

Putting Our Plentiful Garden to Bed

As thanksgiving approaches and the promise of colder days loom, our Midwest garden has finally been put to bed for the winter. Fortunately for us, our tomatoes were overachievers this year and we are still feasting on their fruits. Every time I found a nice-sized red tomato this fall, I thought, “This is the last of them,” but I was proven wrong time and again.

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