Buttermilk Pancakes

1-1/4 cups flour
1 egg
1-1/4 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup vegetable oil

Preheat a skillet over medium heat. Combine all ingredients in a blender. Puree until smooth. Pour batter onto the griddle to form 5 pancakes. Flip pancakes when edges appear to harden and bubbles in pancakes pop. Cook pancakes on other side for same amount of time until golden brown. I usually double this recipe – but it won’t fit in a blender very well when doubled and you’ll have to use a mixer.

Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first. ~Josh Billings

Mousse Chocolate

5 egg whites
7 ounces milk chocolate
7 ounces dark chocolate
1 pint heavy whipping cream, whipped

Melt chocolate in double boiler. Beat egg whites until stiff. Pour melted chocolate slowly into egg whites, stirring gently with whip until blended. Add whipped cream, about a cup at a time, stirring until blended. Refrigerate at least two hours, but no longer than 24. Once the mousse has been spooned out of the bowl, it must all be eaten, so if you intend to only serve part of it, refrigerate in separate bowls. You shouldn’t have trouble getting the entire batch eaten though! YUM!

Forget love - I'd rather fall in chocolate! ~Sandra J. Dykes

Chocolate Éclair Dessert

1 cup water
1 stick margarine
1 cup flour
4 eggs
3 cups milk
12 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 packages (3-1/2 ounce) instant vanilla pudding
1 carton (12 ounces) whipped topping, thawed
Chocolate syrup

Bring water and margarine to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat and add flour. Stir until it forms a ball. Add eggs one at a time, stirring until well blended after each. Spread dough in a greased 9 x 13” pan and bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Cool. Blend milk with cream cheese. Mix in the dry pudding, stirring until thick. Spread over crust (press crust down smooth). Spread whipped topping over top and drizzle with chocolate syrup. Refrigerate until serving time.

Stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Coincidence? I think not! ~Author Unknown