Pancakes

I'm an adult. So, errrr.... that means I'm allowed to have pancakes for dinner once in a while, right? Let's all say that I'm just trying to recreate the magic of brunch night.

Do I even need to write the recipe for this? Combine 1.5 cups of flour, 2 T sugar, 3 t baking powder (NOT baking soda... I made that mistake once, and you end up with pancakes that taste inexplicably like burnt pretzels), 1 t salt. Add in a liquids mixture of 1 beaten egg, 1.25 cups of milk, 3 T butter, and one capful of an ingredient that -- for "family recipe" reasons -- I'm not supposed to divulge, but is probably pretty obvious. Mix  until smooth, cook in a frying pan initially coated with just a bit of melted butter.
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Speaking of tonight's dinner, here's something I stumbled upon a while back... before clicking this link ask yourself which you honestly think is flatter: Kansas or a pancake? The second-to-last sentence crowns the winner thus:  "That degree of flatness might be described, mathematically, as “damn flat.”"

http://improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume9/v9i3/kansas.html

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Verdict: pancakes are awesome; what more need I say?

tomato soup

Nothing fancy this week -- I've been feeling ever-so-slightly under the weather and so haven't been able to get too excited about spending time in the kitchen. Hence:

Roughly chop up ~ 2 pounds of tomatoes, 2 small onions, and 2 cloves of garlic. Saute the garlic and onions in 2 tablespoons of olive oil for a few minutes, then add the tomatoes. Turn the heat to medium, add some salt, pepper, rosemary, oregano, parsley, chili powder, and paprika (couldn't be bothered to measure anything...sorry). Cover and let simmer until the tomatoes start to break down (~20 minutes or so). Use a hand-blender to blend the soup, then simmer for a while.

While it's simmering, make some simple bread.

Rip up chunks of bread, thrown in a bowl, pour soup on top, enjoy.