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Cookbook Review: Back of the Box Cooking
The first thing I do when I get a new cookbook is to read it like a book. I tag the recipes I want to try so I can come back later and easily find them. Too many times I have purchased a cookbook and only tagged a few recipes in it.
"Back of the Box Cooking" is different. I tagged so many pages, I realized I should have just stopped so I could make every recipe in the book.
You see the recipes all the time - on the backs of boxes, on the sides of can. I often see them, and then forget and throw the container away before I make a copy or tear the recipe out. And now, with BACK of the Box Cooking, I no longer have to worry about remembering to keep the recipes.
Broken down into normal cookbook categories, I went straight for the Kids' Favorites for the first recipe to try. And seriously, I had a hard time deciding what to try. Most of the section contained cookies or some sort of dessert, as well as some holiday related items (like Candy Cane Cookies). But I went for the breakfast item, Sleepy Bear Pancakes. Straight from the Teddy Grahams box of graham snacks by Kraft Foods, this recipes takes prepared pancake batter and mixes it up a bit. Easy enough for a school morning if you are using already made batter, or you can use your stand-by homemade batter and make a special breakfast.
Sleepy Bear Pancakes
Ingredients:
3 cups prepared pancake batter (I used Bisquick)
60 Teddy Grahams Graham Snacks, any flavor (I used the chocolate ones)
3 cups diced fresh fruit (I used a mix of strawberries and blueberries)
Confectioner's sugar
Pancake syrup or strawberry preserves
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Yield: 12 servings
Directions:
Spoon prepared pancake batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a lightly greased griddle or large skillet over medium heat. Lightly press 5 bears into surface of each pancake. Cook 1 to 2 minutes; turn and cook until golden brown. Repeat using remaining batter and graham snacks. Top each pancake with 1/4 cup fruit and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. Add syrup or preserves.
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Amy Williamson
Amy is a TriangleMom2Mom featured blogger, appearing every Wednesday.
She lives in Holly Springs with her two daughters, a four-year old aspiring High School Musical character and a two-year old who believes every day should start at 5 a.m. Amy and her husband met while attending Virginia Tech and relocated here two years ago from Virginia to escape the traffic and intermittent snow. Amy works in finance and her husband is a real estate agent. Amy enjoys playing bassoon for the Holly Springs Community Band and can often be found in her garage practicing and scaring off the neighborhood cats.
