Apricot Syrup - Shelly Taylor

2 lbs. fresh apricots, halved, pitted and cut up
1 cup water
4 cups white sugar
2 Tbs. lemon juice
1 Tbs. light corn syrup or dark corn syrup

Puree about 1/2 apricots and 1/2 water in blender. Turn into large saucepan. Repeat with the second half of apricots and water. Add lemon juice, sugar, and corn syrup. Stir over med. high heat until sugar dissolves and it comes to a boil. Boil and stir for 5 min. Skim. Pour into hot sterilized half pint jars to within 1/4 inch of the top. Place sterilized metal lids on jars and screw metal bands on securely. For added assurance against spoilage, you may choose to process in boining water bath for 5 min.

Tortilla de Patata - Lisa Mercer

Heat olive oil in a pan the size you want your omelet to end up. Do not use a pan larger than the largest plate you could flip it onto! Fry cubed potatoes with salt and garlic (powder or fresh to taste) in the oil until soft but not crunchy. While they are cooking beat the eggs until frothy.

• For the small tortilla I used a small frying pan, 1 1/2 small potatoes, and 4 eggs

When the potatoes are soft, use a slotted spoon to remove them from the pan and add then to the whipped eggs. Check the pan to make sure there is a generous amount of olive oil in the bottom, add more if necessary. Mix the eggs and potatoes together and dump them back in the pan. Cook the mixture on medium-low heat until the top is only s bit sloshy. Giggle the pan to make sure the omelet is loose. Place a dinner plate on top of the pan and hold it there as you quickly invert the pan so that the omelet is on the plate. Then slide the omelet back into the pan to cook the other side. Use a knife to test for doneness.

You can add onions, ham and/or other ingredients to this and eat it alone. We like to eat it as is in a sandwich with bread, mayo and salsa.

Healthy & Delicious Oatmeal Pancake Mix

2 c quick oatmeal
1 c white flour
1 c whole wheat flour
1/4 c sugar
4 t baking powder
2 t baking soda
2 t salt

Mix these dry ingredients together and place in a gallon zip-lock bag and store in the fridge. For every 6-8 pancakes, mix:

3/4 c pancake mix (above)
3/4 c buttermilk
1/4 c milk
1 egg
1 T oil

Heart Egg-tack - Karlene Von

With a heart shaped cookie cutter cut the center out of a piece of bread. Place the bread and the cut out heart onto a buttered pan to cook. After placing the bread in the pan crack an egg into the whole left by the cookie cutter. Cook til firming up and turn to cook the other side. Cook longer for a firmer yolk and less time for a runny yolk. What a fun breakfast idea for valentines day!

Blender Wheat Pancakes

1 c wheat
1 c milk (add 1/4 to 1/2 c more until you get the consistency you like)
Blend 3 to 5 minutes

add:
1/3 c oil
1/2 T salt
1 egg
2 T sugar or 3 T honey
1 1/2 T baking powder
Blend 1 minute

Broccoli Quiche - Mashed Potato Crust

4-6 servings of mashed potatoes
2 c broccoli cooked
1/2 onion chopped
1 c milk
5 eggs
2 c shredded cheese
salt & pepper

Prepare 4-6 servings of instant mashed potatoes. Press into the bottom of a round cake pan sprayed with Pam. Bake for 30 min @ 350.

Layer broccoli, onion, and cheese on top of baked potato crust. Beat eggs. Mix in milk, salt and pepper. Pour over top of cheese.

Bake 40 min@ 350, let cool 10 minutes.

If you want to take this out of the pan to serve, allowed it to cool completely so that the potatoes set up, take it out of the pan and reheat on parchment paper.

Hannah's Popeye Pancakes or German Pancakes

6 tbsp. butter
7 eggs
1 c. flour
1 c. milk
dash of salt

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Place butter in the bottom of a 9 X 12-inch pan and melt in oven. Mix all other ingredients until blended. Pour mixture in pan with butter. Bake 20-25 minutes.

Fine Print: These are not healthy