Enjoy Each Bite

Today I made some Blueberry muffins from a Krusteez box mix. I was excited after looking through all the boxed mixes to finally find one without milk ingredients, and the reason is because it is the Fat Free blueberry muffin mix. And it only calls for water. They are not incredible muffins, but I think they are tasty and moist. I sprinkled some rolled oats on the top of several of the muffins just to try it out and they look nice and have just that little bit extra nutrition to them.

Here's what we enjoyed for dinner a few nights ago. Tuna Subs with lettuce and tomato. Multi-grain original Pringles Yummy cherries The wheat sub/hoogie rolls are from the Fry's bakery and we really like them.

Do you ever like to have breakfast for dinner like we do?  These pancakes were made with purchased pancake mix, the regular ol' white flour kind (substituting water for milk).  So, I wanted to fancy them up and I added sliced ripe banana and a bunch of cinnamon, mixed well and cooked them on the preheated skillet.  I was pretty excited because this is the first time EVER that all of my pancakes from one batch turned out perfectly browned. None were under or over cooked! Woohoo! And on top of that achievement, they were absolutely delicious with lots of banana bites and cinnamon goodness.

I experimented with using aluminum foil on the bbq to cook fish and chicken wings this past week. The flavor and grilled effect were not lost with the meat being on one large sheet of aluminum foil. The benefits were that the  delicate fish didn't fall down into the bbq through the cracks and that the the chicken wings were able to cook sitting in the bbq sauce and onions. Another plus is that it saves a mess on the bbq. Both meals were a success and I will be barbequeing with aluminum foil often in the future.  I didn't get a photo of the delicious tilapia and catfish. Here are the chicken wings.  Fresh chicken wings with Sweet Baby Rays bbq sauce and chopped onion.

We like pancakes around here. And we finally found a pancake mix that is both healthy and dairy free. It is available at several stores, but I purchase it at Sprouts. These pancakes are not too heavy like some whole wheat pancakes tend to be. They are fluffy and full of flavor. Bob's Red Mill Whole Grain Pancake and Waffle Mix Hope you try it and enjoy it just as much as we do.

My husband was a fan of this meal. We both are lovers of ham, but since it is kind of pricey most times of the year, I just purchased a slice of ham steak at Fresh and Easy for about $4 and used that for this recipe. Chopped Ham Chopped Yams Honey Glaze Place all ingredients into an oven safe dish and bake until yams are soft, approx. 40 minutes at 350 degrees.

What a tasty meal this ended up being.  First, I rubbed the raw boneless pork chops with a mixture of garlic powder, salt and pepper and then grilled them with some sliced onions for about 7-8 minutes on each side. Side note: I sprayed the grill with olive oil spray to help them not stick and it worked great. Served with white rice and steamed esparagus (with some of the same seasoning mixture and chopped onion).