Cinnamon roll pancakes=heaven!

I found this recipe for Cinnamon Roll Pancakes on a blog called bigredkitchen a while ago & stashed it away in a file called recipes for someday,
Really i have a file for
Recipes For Someday
(& Projects For Someday....that's how much of a geek I am.)


Anyway, since my mom &n my sister gave me this

gorgeously delightful birthday present

Can you believe it?
I was shocked!!

(she is so pretty, like a little black dress but she is red..
HAWT, right???)

I have been waiting to break her in,
but secretly didn't want to get her dirty.
Had to let that go!
Today seemed like the perfect reason to make these pancakes,
not that you need a mixer to make pancakes.....
I did make banana bread too!
More about that later!

Back to the pancakes,
Can I just tell you, they are a piece of heaven!!
I wish I took pictures, of my face when i took a bite!

They are cute, they are fun & they are absolutely delish
Would be a great treat for Holiday breakfast or a brunch.
You have to try this out!
I didn't make the cream cheese icing but I am sure that would be fun,
the kids would be all about swirling some on!

On a organized cooking note,
I do make a lot of breakfast food ahead & freeze them.
I started doing that to get away from feeding the kids so much processed crap
especially breakfast foods.
All I do is make french toast and pancakes ahead of time from scratch, allow them time to cool and then
freeze them in a huge zip-lock bag
They defrost quickly in the microwave or toaster
They taste great
I probably wouldn't serve them to guests for brunch
but for the kids they are just fine!!!



Using a recipe from Everyday Food Magazine,
cant find it on the web but I did find a link to it on this blog.
Foodhero.

It is super simple & have made them in mini muffin tins as well.
I should start taking pics of my food, it is a lot of fun to see the finished product!

Have fun & let me know if you try them!

Never Forget-9 Year Anniversary of 9/11

These are actual pictures taken of
the World Trade Center
Twin Towers in the 1970's

The photos were taken by my father of the WTC & the park surrounding.
They were taken back when these things were not common place:

color coded terror alerts
Al queda
extreme security at airports
infidels
weapons of mass destruction
Osama Bin Laden
Evil doers
shoe bombs
2 oz limit of liquid on airplanes
war in Iraq
Taliban
an attack on American soil
using airplanes full of fuel as "missiles"
Flight 11
Flight175
Flight 77
Flight 93
Anthrax
box cutters


On this day I always feel compelled to watch the specials
and watch the news.
I want to be reminded of the pain that we all felt that day,
in some way it is my version of never forgetting.

Most of us can't even remember what life was life before 9/11
It makes me sad that my children will not know life
without knowledge of 9/11

Today I did participate in Tunnel to Towers 5K run/walk in
Wake Forest.
this is the official site where it all began,
in honor of Steven Stiller

http://tunneltotowersrun.org/

this is where we ran today:

http://charlotte.news14.com/content/top_stories/630258/wake-forest-holds-tunnel-to-towers-5k-run

Saying prayers for all who lost loved ones that day.

Priceless-McCartney Family

Hotel Room...................................................$113.00
Pails & Shovels...................................................$1.00
Full Gas Tank...................................................$45.00
Playing by the ocean, splashing in the pool & floating down a lazy river &
uninterrupted family time........................

PRICELESS!

NIGHTTIME WALK ON THE BEACH

SISTER HUGS BY THE SEA

HERE'S WHERE I PLANTED MYSELF FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME!

THE VIEW, THIS COULD NEVER GET OLD!