What the Social Media has done to my waistline!

Do you ever wake up in the morning and check your Facebook?  Well don't...I can tell/show you why below.  I picked up IPhone 6 and started to peruse the postings in my news feed...(Do I sound like a tekkie or what?)...and BAM!...(thank goodness for the new IPhone, the screen is larger...hmm...maybe not...it makes the picture better and clearer and you end up saying "I can eat that"...or in other words...from a great movie..."get my face into that)... because the first thing you see is a beautiful picture of food.  Well you're half awake and your eyes start to water, and you readjust your glasses, then sit up in bed and get this wild look in your eye and read and drool.  That happened to me this morning...what is up with my friends (huh)? Well, now I want to jump out of bed, that is pull my body (albeit..slowly out of bed) and put my feet down about two or three feet to the soft carpet.  (all the while holding on to my precious IPhone) standing up making sure I don’t fall over (no I'm not drunk...it takes me a moment to readjust my brain to my new body position so early in the morning)…then try not to wake my wife (of course)…wait who is going to make this…well I could but that would ruin it for her…she loves to cook breakfast. Well, in most cases it turns into Brunch.  Duh!  What was I thinking!  Well, looking at the below picture and thinking okay!!! Darn “me” he has done it again.  Well, at least I hope in those kind and gracious words.  I know I’ve had a few friends comment…telling me that I am a terrible person…how could I make them gain weight??? Now that is getting a little area that isn’t fair…but guess what…the next post is one of their concocting.  Usually they try to outdo me…and of course they can’t…LOL…I think they gave given up on me.  Isn’t it nice to think of all the people that look at your posting and think my same thoughts…YUM! Well here is the culprit…

Apple, Walnut and Brie Bread Pudding Pancakes

Prep time:  30 mins

Cook time:  10 mins

Total time:  40 mins

Yields: 3 to 4 servings

Ingredients:

For the pancakes:

·         ¾ cup Market Pantry whole wheat flour

·         2 tablespoons Market Pantry granulated sugar

·         1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons Market Pantry baking powder

·         ½ teaspoon salt

·         3 Archer Farms Take & Bake country white rolls (or 7 ounces of any hearty white bread), crusts removed, cut into ½-inch pieces

·         2 cups milk

·         1 teaspoon Market Pantry vanilla

·         ¼ teaspoon Archer Farms ground cinnamon

·         2 eggs, beaten

·         3 tablespoons Market Pantry unsalted butter, melted

For the topping:

·         2 tablespoons Market Pantry unsalted butter

·         2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and chopped

·         ½ cup Archer Farms raw walnuts

·         Dash Archer Farms ground cinnamon

·         Dash Market Pantry granulated sugar

·         Dash salt

·         Brie cheese slices

·         Archer Farms pure maple syrup

Directions:

In a medium bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt to combine.In a separate large bowl, add cut-up roll pieces, milk, vanilla and cinnamon; stir to combine.Let sit 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until roll pieces begin to fall apart and get mushy. Add flour mixture, beaten eggs and melted butter to bread pudding mixture; stir to combine. Let sit another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thickened slightly. Heat a large griddle or skillet over medium to medium-low heat (about 325 degrees F) lightly brush with butter. Pour ¼-cupfuls of batter onto hot griddle.Cook 2 to 3 minutes until bubbles form on top of pancakes and edges are dry; flip and cook another 2 minutes until golden brown on both sides. Transfer to a plate; repeat with remaining batter, adding more butter to griddle as needed. Meanwhile, make the topping: Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Add butter, apples, walnuts, cinnamon, sugar, salt and Cook, stirring it often, 5 to 7 minutes until apples are softened. Top pancakes with apple-walnut mixture, slices of Brie cheese and a drizzle of maple syrup.

 DO YOU SEE WHAT I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH? BECAUSE OF THREE ENEMIES...IPHONE...SOCIAL MEDIA...FACEBOOK...AN OH (FOUR) MY MORNING APPETITE...I GUESS THAT IS WHAT WE GET DUE TO ALL OF THE NEW INVENTIONS AND 

PROGRESS.