Pecan Pancakes

Ever since Jeff and I got married we have had a tradition of making a HUGE Saturday breakfast. I mean the whole works: eggs, bacon/sausage, pancakes/waffles, grits/potatoes, and coffee. It has been a fun way to bond as a family-Jeff has his things he makes and I have mine. After a good amount of cooking we sit down and enjoy our Saturday feast! 

The other week we tried a new pancake mix:

This was a little different than our normal pancake mix because it had chunks of pecans in the mix. We decided that we wanted waffles, but I was a little nervous to see how the pecan bits would do in our waffle machine. 

Fortunately it worked great and the waffles turned out fluffy, flavorful, and pecan-y. 

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We had the waffles with maple syrup and the combination of these two flavors was fantastic! I highly recommend this mix! This company also has blueberry and apple mixes which I'm dying to try after trying the Pecan mix!

Go here to try some for yourself!

Pick-me-up Snack

I have a new favorite pick-me-up snack! I have been looking for healthy, quick, and filling snacks because I always seem to be hungry in the afternoon. I have found a great product- Ryvita Crisbread. This is what the Crispbread looks like:

It is very similar to a cracker, but much thicker and tastier. The kind I have has rye flour, currants, wheat flour, seeds (pumpkin & sunflower), and honey. These have a sweet taste to them. I tried it on its own and it was good, but I  looked around the grocery store for something to put on top of it. I found Laughing Cow Swiss Cheese and thought that sounded good:  

Let me say, "Yum!" I have this as an afternoon snack at work and it definitely fills me up and gives me the energy to get through the rest of the afternoon. 

Ryvita even has a recipe section of their site where they can give suggestions based on what type of product you are looking for. Some of my favorite suggestions for this Crispbread were:

1. Smother the cracker in Nutella and put strawberries ontop

2. Put frozen yogurt in-between two pieces of Crispbread and you have an ice cream sandwich

3. Putting peanut butter on a Crisbpread and then layering banana slices ontop

I'm definitely going to have to try some of these! Here is the website to check out more recipes.

If you'd like to order some Ryvita Crisbread you can click here for Amazon. Happy Snacking!