Stuffed Peppers

4 green peppers

1/2 lb hamburger

1 small onion

1 1/2 cups cooked rice

1 8 oz can of diced tomatoes

cheddar cheese

a pinch of dried Parsley

salt & pepper to taste

*First get the rice cooking because this takes the longest.

*Then boil the peppers until you can put a fork through but do not over cook (they will finish cooking in the oven).

*In the meantime, cook the hamburger and onion. Add the salt, pepper & dried parsley to your liking.

*Preheat Oven to 375 degrees.

*Once the rice and hamburger are ready mix them together in a medium bowl. Drain the diced tomatoes and add to the bowl.

*Now you are ready to stuff the peppers. I do it in layers so that there is cheese through out the pepper. Put a 2-3 spoonfuls on the bottom of the pepper then sprinkle some cheese. Repeat until you fill the pepper. Add additional cheese on top.

*Add about a half an inch of water to the bottom of a casserole dish. Stand Peppers up in casserole dish and cover with aluminum foil. Cook 20-25 mins or until filling is hot.

This is great with all types of cheeses my favorite in this dish is Feta Cheese.

Homemade Fruity Pancakes

combine the following ingredients:

1/2 c milk
2 tbsp melted butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 banana or 2 large strawberries cut into thin slices or a handful of blueberries.

(I like strawberries and bananas)

combine the following ingredients:

1 c flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt

Combine the wet with the dry and mix until well blended (thick cream consistency).
Add butter to a pan and pour in pancake mix (the amount depends on how big or small you want the pancakes). Add butter to a pan turn heat up to medium. Once the butter melts add pancake mix. I made 5 medium size by adding 1/2 cups of the mix at a time. These are delicious! Enjoy warm with butter and syrup Or top with fresh fruit, powdered sugar or cinnamon.

I wish I had taken a picture with butter and syrup on the pancakes (picture of strawberry pancakes). Darn it! Always Next time. : )