Miss Udy's sinful white syrup

1 cup cream
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla

Combine in saucepan over low heat.  Stir until sugar is dissolved.  Do not boil.  Remove from heat and cool slightly.  Place in blender and blend for a few seconds until smooth.  Serve over waffles or pancakes.

Green Smoothie Update

1 orange (or two mandarins or clementines)
1 1/2 cups spinach
1 cup frozen fruit (any kind-blueberries are kind of over-powering though)
1/2 banana
1/2 cup water (or more as needed)
1/3 pkg. powdered orange crystal light drink bottle mix (or other..Hi-C or whatever)
ice if necessary
1/8 lemon including rind (only with Super Blender)

Blend and enjoy. I have found that the orange really makes it in my book. Water needed varies according to how much juice is in orange and how much frozen fruit/ice you use.

Green Smoothie

These are full of vitamins and minerals and are so delicious (if you can get past the color!! you will enjoy it-I promise! You can't even taste the spinach....AT ALL!!) Spinach has calcium, protein, lots of vitamin A, iron, vitamin C, antioxidants,etc. etc.

6 oz. pomegranate juice or any juice (cranberry is great too)
6 oz. water
1 cup frozen fruit (Costco has a frozen mango, etc. combo that is good)
2 cups spinach leaves (fresh leaves)
1/8 lemon, including peel (optional)
ice if needed

Don't use the lemon unless you have a really good blender (like a BlendTec or Vitamix). It won't chop it up fine enough. Blend well and drink up!

You can tweak this to find a combination that you love. I tried one today where I used green grapes in place of juice, just spinach and mixed fruit with 1/8 lemon and a little water. It was one of the best ones yet. Kelly Smith says she just mixes frozen spinach with water and then adds in strawberries.

Whole Wheat Oatmeal Pancake Mix

4 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup white flour
3 1/2 cups oats
3 T. sugar
3 T. baking powder
1 T. salt
1 T. baking soda
1 cup vegetable oil (I have cut this in half with no noticeable difference)

On slow speed in blender, grind oats until chopped fine, but not a powder. If you have a bread mixer, add all dry ingredients and slowly drizzle in oil while mixing with a paddle at low speed. I did this step by hand. Keep in airtight container for 2 weeks or indefinitely in fridge or freezer. 3 pts plus (based on 40 serv)

To make up:
1 cup pancake mix
1 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
1 T. orange juice (I forgot this and they were still good!)

(1/2 c. plain yogurt and 1/2 cup milk can be substituted for the buttermilk, but the buttermilk will make the cakes fluffier.) Let batter sit for 15-20 minutes before frying. The batter may seem a little runny but will thicken as it sets up. Makes 10 pancakes.