All That Jazz

Today Sutter Creek held a Mardi Gras festival on Main St. All along the street there were bands playing, Louisiana style food being cooked, and people wearing and selling masks and beads. The buildings were decorated with large masks made by local high school art students which B enjoyed spotting and counting. It was a good time other than the heartburn I am now suffering from due to the spicy food.

Snow Day

Woke up today to find several inches of snow had dropped overnight. All the schools closed so B had his first official snow day. We lost electricity for most of the morning but thankfully it was back on by afternoon and not one of the two or three day outages we usually experience. It was a beautiful, clear day despite everything being covered in snow. The snow started back up again this evening and is supposed to be falling all night. Luckily it is the weekend because it looks like we will be house bound for a few days.

Coconut Pancakes

I made these for dinner tonight and topped off with some Earth Balance and warmed maple syrup they were delicious. I didn't have coconut flour but the coconut milk provided plenty of flavor on its own. I also completley forgot to add the tablespoon of oil but it didn't seem to make a difference.

Coconut Pancakes

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup coconut flour or all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup light coconut milk

1/4 cup soymilk

1 tablespoon canola oil

1 1/2 teaspoon egg replacer + 2 tablespoons warm water

Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet (including the egg replacer) in another and then whisk together. Cook on heated griddle or skillet.