Pancake muffins with sausage.  

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Set the oven to 350F
I browned up some hot breakfast sausage until it was fully crumbly done.
Then mixed up some pancake batter, to make about 1 1/2 cups batter.
In greased cupcake tins, I poured a layer of batter, making sure to only use a cup total.
I then sprinkled on some of the sausage, and topped with the final 1/2 cup of batter.
I then baked for about 30 mins, or until they were golden.
After letting the cool just a bit, I popped them out of the tins and covered with syrup.
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Hannah Dinner  

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When at one point I asked what a stereotypical dinner made by Hannah consisted of, she replied this:

Sauce:
1 large can diced tomatoes
4-5 sliced cloves garlic
1/2 cup red wine
1 Tbsn cayenne flakes
various other herbs and spices that hit your fancy

A variety of veggies, sliced and  covered in olive oil and roasted at a high temperature (I did 450F and used;)
1 butternut squash
1 red, 1 yellow, 1 orange bell pepper
1 poblano pepper
1 Anaheim pepper
1 red onion
1 earn corn
2 red potatoes

They roasted up until the tips just started to crinkle up.
I topped with a healthy dose of Parmesan.
It ended up tasting like pizza. Amazing!
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Sauted Zuchs and Green Beans with a fig chutney sandwich.  

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In hot oil I sauteed:
two handfulls of trimmed green beans
2 sliced zucchini
6 cloves, chopped garlic
1/4 button mushrooms, sliced

until they had scorched a little and were tender.

For the sandwich:
In a pannini press:
Whole grain bread
fig chutney
spinach
havarti

until melted and golden.

As a side, I sliced some fresh tomatoes from the garden and salted them.
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Blackberry and Hazelnut Scones  

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So yeah, I copied this recipe from Epicurius, and just added about a cup of blackberries. But posting a cheat recipe is better than posting no recipe. Scones.

2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

6 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces

3/4 cup hazelnuts (about 3 1/2 ounces), toasted, husked, coarsely chopped

1 cup blackberries

1/2 cup whole milk

1/4 cup sour cream

1 large egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract




reheat oven to 400°F. Butter baking sheet. Sift flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda into large bowl. Add butter; rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in nuts. Whisk milk, sour cream, egg and vanilla in medium bowl; set aside 1 1/2 tablespoons for glaze. Make well in center of dry ingredients; add remaining milk mixture. Stir just until dough forms. Let stand 3 minutes. Turn out onto floured surface. Using floured hands, knead gently until dough comes together, about 5 turns. Pat into 7 1/2-inch round. Using sharp knife, cut into 8 wedges; brush with glaze. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.



Transfer wedges to baking sheet, spacing apart. Bake scones until golden and crusty, about 20 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool slightly. Serve warm.





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