Protein Pancakes

I always like to have breakfast foods that are quick, easy and healthy.  I love this protein pancake recipe.  The ingredients sound a bit strange but they taste marvelous.  I often make up a batch and freeze them individually on a cooling rack.  Once they are frozen I put them all in a large ziploc bag so they are each frozen individually.  Then on crazy mornings I pull them out of the freezer, pop them down the toaster and smother them with butter and enjoy worm comfort food on the go!

For these pancakes you will need eggs, oats, cottage cheese, vanilla, cinnamon, and a sweetner.

(I do realize this sounds a little crazy for pancakes - but trust me!)

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

Cook on a griddle just like normal pancakes at 375 degrees.  

Enjoy a delicious and nutritious breakfast!

Protein Pankcakes

12 egg whites

2 cups of cottage cheese

2 cups of oats

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Dash of Truvia 

Blend in a blender until smooth.  Cook on griddle at 375.  Enjoy!

 -Mary

Egg and Avocado Quesadillas

Sometimes you just need a dinner that is quick, simple, delicious, and uses ingredients that you almost always have on hand: this is that recipe.

You'll notice the recipe is written pretty loosely: it's quite adaptable/forgiving so adjust as you like.  The one downside is that if you want to eat them piping hot you can't all eat at the same time (unless you can master having multiple pans going simultaneously, which would be impressive indeed).  TJ and I make two and eat them while the pan is off the heat so we can eat together. 

Egg and Avocado Quesadillas

Adapted from Everyday Reading

Egg

Avocado

Cheese (queso blanco, cotija, cheddar, a Mexican blend - any of these taste great)

Tortilla 

Salt and pepper

Butter

Salsa

Sheri, I think this would be great with corn tortillas, so it's gluten free.  If you heat the corn tortillas first - almost until you can't touch them - they will fold without breaking.  Of course you probably already know that.

1. Heat a good pan over medium high heat (we do between 6-7 out of 9).

2. While it's heating, beat one egg in a bowl and put salt pepper on it.

3. Put some butter in the pan (it should be hot enough that it sizzles rather immediately) and move it around so it covers the whole bottom of the pan.  I will confess here that we have never tried using non-stick spray, but it would probably work.

4. Pour the egg in and let it sit until it's mostly set.

5. Put a tortilla on top of the egg and flip the whole thing over, so you're holding the tortilla with the egg on top.

6. Put some sliced (or mashed or whatever) avocado on half the egg.

7. Put some cheese on half the egg.

8. Fold in half (quesadilla style) and put back into the pan.

9. Cook until golden/browned (whatever your flavor).

10. Serve with salsa on top.

And now, these same directions in pictures.  :)  Enjoy!

-Rachel