A Little Extra Love At Breakfast – Heart Shaped Cinnamon Rolls
Whoever said the way to a man’s heart if through his stomach was right. Living in a house full of men I can attest to that. No one’s happier around our house when food is on the table than our boys.
It seem’s like life is so busy and just keeps getting busier. I’m sure many of you like us are always running from one activity to another. From sun up to sun down we have a million things to do and so little time. So when I can I try to add extra little touches to family meal time to make our meals fun and change it up a little.
On Valentines Day I tried to make a quick Valentines breakfast for my boys. I feel like it’s just one more way to squeeze an extra “I love you” into the day. Really it wasn’t anything spectacular but the boys loved it and felt loved because I included a little extra special touch to top it off.
Cinnamon rolls from a can with fruit and milk on any other day would be a pretty ordinary breakfast. Since it was Valentines Day I made heart shaped cinnamon rolls. It was quick and easy, didn’t really require much extra preparation and was fun. Here is what I did.
Quick and Easy Heart Shaped Cinnamon Rolls
1. Pop open the can of prepared rolls.
2. Unroll the prepared cinnamon rolls one at a time.
3. Roll toward the middle from each end until they almost meet in the middle.
4. Shape to form a heart.
5. Bake following the directions.
6. Frost the cinnamon rolls.
This simple expression of love was worth the smiles it brought that morning at the breakfast table. I though since February is the month of love this would be fun to try this weekend as part of our family breakfast. Just another thought, it might be fun to serve at a bridal shower too.
Halloween Breakfast – Pumpkin Pancakes and Spooky Syrup Recipes
The countdown to Halloween is underway. Our house is buzzing with costume ideas and preparation for this fun filled holiday. So far we will have 1 hippie and 1 pirate joining us on our trick or treating route this Hallow’s Eve.
While my other boys are still trying to finalize their costume plans, I have been trying to come up with a few Halloween plans of my own. The internet is such a great resource to find fun ideas to add to our holiday traditions. Food is a must have at any holiday celebration and I thought this pumpkin pancake recipe might be a good way to kick off our holiday morning.
Pumpkin Pancakes
2 eggs
1-1/4 cups buttermilk
4 TBSP melted butter
5 TBSP canned pumpkin
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1-1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice
few drops of orange gel food coloring
Directions:
Preheat skillet and coat evenly with no stick spray.
Blend together eggs, buttermilk, melted butter, pumpkin, sugar and salt.
Combine dry ingredients, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and allspice. Blend into wet.
Pour small amount of batter into skillet and flip when bubbles stop. Cook on each side for 1 to 2 minutes.
Top these Pancakes off with Black Cinnamon Syrup
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
1/2 brown sugar
2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup water
black food coloring gel
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together except food coloring in a sauce pan. Stir and bring to a boil. Add food coloring and let boil till it thickens. Syrup can be placed in a condiment squeeze bottle and used to make spooky decorated pancakes.
This festive pancake will be our Halloween breakfast. Let me know if you try it and what you think.