Mmmm I was watching the Paula Deen show the other day and she was making waffles with this pecan maple syrup.. and I just had to try it! (Although I was too hungry and I gave up on trying to search for the recipe she used)

Pecan Maple Syrup
- 2tblspn of butter
- 1/2 cup pecans- rough chop
- 1/2 cup maple syrup (whatever you have in the fridge!)
- pinch of salt








Step 1- Melt butter on low, add in pecans.
Step 2- Toast them for a minute.
Step 3- Add maple syrup and salt.
Step 4- Heat until warm.
Step 5- Add on to your pancakes or waffles. Enjoy!

To make the vanilla pancakes, follow directions on your favorite mix, and add a tsp of vanilla (I usually do the 7-8 pancakes which is a cup of pancake mix, and 3/4 cup water)

Dont they look yummy?! Enjoy,

Ashley

mmmm I love banana's! And they are even yummier with chocolate on them!!!

Chocolate Covered Banana's

 Any topping you would like- I used pecans

 Chocolate pieces

 Banana's

 wax paper

Step 1- cut up banana's to desired sizes.

Step 2- Line a cookie sheet with wax paper, place banana pieces on it- place in freezer until you are done with step 3.

Step 3- Melt chocolate according to package.

Step 4- Spoon chocolate over the banana pieces- then sprinkle with your topping of choice. DO NOT put the banana pieces into the chocolate to cover.. when you get a few done your chocolate will be all sorts of funk- globbed up.. and no matter what you do.. it will not work nicely again- dont ask how i know :)

Step 5-When all pieces are finished place into freezer, after about an hour transfer them into an air tight container. (before eating let sit out for 10mins.. other wise your going to the dentist for the chipped tooth!- No I didnt do that!) Enjoy!

I LOVE pizza! The only thing equivalent to Papa John's pizza with the garlic dipping sauce in my world, is.. well home made pizza! And thats just what we had last night for dinner.

Hamburger Pizza
Ingredients-
 Flour (If i use wheat dough, I use wheat flour!)
 Corn meal
 Hamburg- I used about a 1/2lb
 Mozzarella Cheese (as much as you want!)
 Sauce (I dont like alot of sauce on my pizza..)
 Spices (I used salt, pepper and pizza seasoning)
 Pizza dough (I buy the dough in the bakery freezer- mainly b/c I dont have a kitchen aid stand mixer, I've tried to make by hand once.. it wasnt pretty :)

 (usually when i make pizza, i melt some butter, add garlic and parsley, then rub it with a silicone brush on the "crust" )

Step 1- make husband brown up the hamburg, make sure he adds the salt and pepper, while he is doing this, lightly flour your surface and flatten out dough. (you can use a rolling pin, or slap it out- I leave that method to MB when we make pizza together!)

Step 2- Sprinkle cornmeal on your cooking surface; pizza stone, put dough on pizza stone, and dock the dough - I use a fork, I stab the dough until I feel satisfied :) make sure to not stab your "crust" you still want that to rise up.

Step 3- Slop on your sauce (I sprinkle the pizza seasoning at this point)

Step 4- Cheese it up to your liking

Step 5- Add your husbands nicely browned hamburg.

Step 6- Bake at 450 degrees (or whatever the package for your dough says) for 10-12minutes.

Step 7- DEVOUR YOUR PIZZA!

Ingredients= Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, Salt, Pepper, Spinach Leaves, Mozzarella Cheese, Parmesan Cheese, Tooth Picks, Angel Hair Pasta, Olive Oil, Garlic, Parsley, Toothpicks

Step 1-- Take the Chicken Breasts and beat those babies flat !!
Step 2-- Sprinkle the Chicken Breasts with salt & pepper
Step 3-- Rinse and pat dry the spinach leaves.
Step 4-- Lay the spinach leaves over the chicken breasts
Step 5-- Sprinkle Mozzarella & Parm cheese on top of spinach then roll the chicken and secure with toothpicks.
Step 6-- Sprinkle some salt & pepper on the outside of the chicken.
Step 7-- Grill on Med-High heat until slightly browned.
Step 8-- Cook Angel Hair pasta as directed on box.
Step 9-- In a pan put some olive oil, garlic, parsley, salt & pepper on low heat. When pasta is finished cooking add it to the pan and allow to simmer in that olive oil goodness.
Step 10-- Plate & Serve !!!