Whole Wheat Vanilla Pancakes

whole wheat flour

brown sugar

1 egg

2 Tbls oil

1 Cup milk

1/4 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla extract

mix together flour, sugar, baking soda and baking powder

in separate bowl mix a beatened egg, milk, oil, and vanilla

then fold that into the flour mix until just moist

will still be lumpy

then bake on skillet and flip when top of pancake has a few bubbles

Balsamic Chicken and Couscous

1 box of couscous

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

Chicken breast or thighs

1 tomato

fresh basil

1 onion

fresh mozzerella cheese

cook couscous

cook chicken how every you like then cube it

chop up some basil, tomato and onion

mix up chicken, couscous and 1/4 cup vinegar

top with tomato, basil, and cubed mozzerella cheese

drizzle remaining vinegar

Cinnamon Swirl Quick Bread

2 C all purpose flour

1/1/2 C sugar, divided

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp slat

1C buttermilk

1 egg

1/4C vegetable oil

1Tbsp ground cinnamon

Glaze:

1/4 C confectioners' sugar

1/1/2-2 tsp milk

in large bowl combine flour, 1 C sugar, baking soda and salt.

combine buttermilk, egg and oil, stir, then stir into dry ingredients until just moist

in small bowl combine the cinnamon and remaining sugar

grease bottom of a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan

pour half of batter into pan and then sprinkle half of the cinnamon sugar mix on top of batter

pour remaining batter then sprinkle top with rest of cinnamon sugar mix

swirl a knife through batter

bake 350 for 45-50 minutes

for glaze combine confectioners' sugar and milk and then drizzle over bread

Recipe by Helen Richardson