Starting Over

I am picking today to get started on this again. Too much loss in the past few months to focus, so I took a few days to review and revise life goals and priorities. Took some time off and away for me. I needed it. So, let's start with the basics, with a fall twist.

Pumpkin Pancakes:
1 box Trader Joe's Pumpkin Muffin Mix ( muffin mix makes great pancake mix!)
2 eggs ( well 3, if you intend on letting them run a-muck and rolling off the counter to their death)
1 c milk, no water as the box reads, this is breakfast after all.
1/4 olive oil / butter melted
1 tbs butter for cooking
1/2 c chopped pecans for sprinkling
maple syrup for topping

mix, pour, fry, flip, serve.

spiced fried apples:
2 apples cored and sliced
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp ginger
1 tbs butter for frying

sauté until tender, serve hot

Enjoy with a luke warm leftover cup of coffee from the day before and the love of your life smiling and commenting that these aren't too bad. After all, you are doing this study to make some freaking awesome pancakes, and because you suck at making them in the first place. Love life every day and smile, for it's likely to be your last.