Waffles

OK, Daddy makes these all the time. But this time Maggie, Ella, and Mommy made them (from Mark's recipe, of course). Here is what we did:

Mark's Quick and Easy Waffles

oil/butter spray
2 C AP flour
1/2 t salt
2 T sugar
3 t powder
1-1/2 C milk
2 eggs
1/2 stick butter, melted and cooled (we didn't cool it all the way, oops)
1 t vanilla extract (optional--we used it)

Mix dry. Add wet. Let waffle-maker do work.

Ella stirred ("slowly"), Maggie added ingredients (getting good at measuring ingredients--sugar, in this case), and Mama supervised. Ella tasted it (oops!), dropped the spoon in the batter (ick!), and finally ate it. We all did. Yum!

Sweet Potato Pancakes with a new helper

Ella decided to help on this one. It took longer and was messier, but everyone was happy.
Not sure if this recipe is a keeper (got it online from cooks.com)--we'll make it again and see. Also, depends how the leftovers do.

1-1/2 C flour
3-1/2 t baking powder
1 t salt
1/2 t nutmeg
1/2 t cinnamon (we added this)
1-1/4 C mashed cooked sweet potato
2 eggs
1-1/2 C milk

Mix dry. Add wet. Cook 'em up.

Kids gobbled them up! Maggie determined that they needed maple syrup. Ella ate the syrup with her hands. Maggie tried.