Let's Blog About Food Baby...

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Yes, I said desk! I got a job and it only took 13 months!

Let's blog about food.

It's been quite the food adventure this past week, mostly in celebration and socializing, but I think I'm slowly turning into a fat kid.

Sushi.

One, I got my first paycheck so I celebrated by treating myself to a luxurious sushi dinner at Cafe Sushi in Old Town. And by luxurious, I mean the bill and not so much the establishment, but well worth it. Plus we saved money on wine and beer thanks to the plethora of restaurants in Chicago that are BYOB, which this one happened to be.

PANCAKES!

I've been on a pancake kick lately and the past two Saturdays in a row I've made pancakes from scratch. I'm trying to practice my (lack of) culinary skills by implementing one new recipe into my life a week...and trying to make it. - We'll see how well this works out, I just decided this today. Not to mention, I live with someone who cooks all the time and is quite good at it. It's not the most motivating situation in the world, then again, sometimes I want to show him up.

So. Pancakes.
Quick and fairly painless, and also...good for you?! Yes! Stay away from the buttermilk and don't munch down on carbs the rest of the day!

So here's my latest venture: your basic pancakes from scratch recipe tweaked to my liking:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon white sugar
1 2/3 cups milk
1 (large) egg
3 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted

Sift all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Add in milk, egg, and the melted butter and mix until smooth. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or pan (I use canola oil spray, less messy) and drop a scoop of that magical mix into the pan. The bigger, the badder the pancake. Once it starts bubbling on the surface, it's probably about time to flip...so flip.

Did I mention that this has approximately 160 calories and 6 grams of fat per serving?! Use about about 1/3 cup of batter per pancake. They come out pretty big, I promise.

I ended the weekend on a positive note by praising the Lord with Miss Frame and hitting the dirty diner Hollywood Grill for brunch. Fat kid status, complete.

Annnd food coma....