Recipe: Sweet Potato with Onion and Dill

I have another quick and healthy meal to share with you today. A friend turned me onto the idea of sweet potato with dill about a year ago and ever since I've been experimenting with it. Tonight I want to share my experiment.

Sweet Potatoes with Onion and Dill

Ingredients:

1 sweet potato, peeled and sliced/chopped

1/4-1/2 large white onion, chopped

Dill seasoning*

Small amount of olive oil 

*You can used dried or fresh. Or a mixture. I have a special blend I bought that has dill, parsley, caraway, lemon, and garlic in it.

Instructions:

Spray/sprinkle pan with olive oil. 

Add your potatoes and onion to the pan and begin to sautee

Once it starts cooking, add the seasoning and any extra oil you desire

Stir frequently. Sweet potatoes do take a while to get tender, and it's up to you how soft you want them. 

When done, serve as a side or main dish. I really like them with pork chops, or as pictured with an egg/cheese burrito. 

Nutrition:

Serving size: 1 potato and 1/2 onion

232 calories

2g fat 

80 mg sodium

49 g carbs

15 g sugar (mostly natural from potato)

6 g protein

These are so tasty, I find myself desiring them quite frequently. What do you normally do with your sweet potatoes?

~Lisa

Whole Wheat Honey Pancakes

It's been awhile since I updated on here again, but I have good excuses. Moving to Texas is the main one. 

But seriously, I have a back stock of things I have been meaning to post so hopefully I can get back into it again. For today I want to share with you a variation on one of my mom's recipes. These are definitely one of my favorite breakfast foods when I am in the mood to exert the effort to make them! 

Whole Wheat Honey Pancakes 

Ingredients:

(this is for a single batch, I generally double the recipe)

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup white flour

1 Tbsp honey (can add more to taste)

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 large egg

1 cup milk (can add more or less depending on how thick you like yours)

2 tsp oil (or melted butter)

Toppings of choice! 

Instructions:

Combine dry ingredients first, then add the wet ingredients. Stir just to mix. 

Let sit a few minutes for the baking powder to rise (thus making fluffier pancakes)

Turn your griddle onto high (or your stove/pan). Pour mixture onto surface once hot. Size doesn't matter, but since the dough tends to be thick, watch out because they can get really dense if you made too big!

Cook evenly on both sides then remove from heat and enjoy!

I highly recommend topping these with real maple syrup or natural honey. They're even better with bananas and raisins :) 

Alterations:

If you wish, you can change your flour amounts around. I like to do 1/2 cup wheat, 1/4 cup white, and 1/4 cup oatmeal. You can also do 3/4 wheat and 1/4 white, or try other flours also!

They taste really good with mix-ins, like raisins! I bet they'd be amazing with chocolate chips also.

Experiment and have fun. No matter how you like your pancakes, I am sure they'll be delicious!

Nutritional Info: 

(per serving.  One serving - approx 2 large pancakes)

445  calories 

19g fat 

865 mg sodium

56 g carbs

15 g sugar (Before syrup/toppings)

15 g protein

So not the greatest, but way better (ingredient wise anyway) than standard pancakes.

Happy Monday everyone!