My Creations- Week of June 26th, 2005

Creamy Cantaloupe Soup

Category: Soup
Rating: Good

A refreshingly cold soup for summer. Easy to make- it takes longer to clean the cutting board and blender than to prepare it.



Wiener with the Works

Category: Sandwich
Rating: Good+

This is no wimpy hot dog. Usinger’s certified Angus beef frank, Sendik’s hot dog bun, topped with chili/corn mixture and sauerkraut.



Blueberry Pancakes
Blueberry Pecan Pancakes

Category: Pancakes
Rating: Very Good+

I’ve done this Cook's Illustrated recipe before without add-ins and it is my favorite regular pancake recipe out of 19 tried. So it was no surprise the berries and nuts made them that much better.

2 cups milk
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 egg
3 Tablespoons melted butter, slightly cooled

Makes a dozen

1) Mix lemon juice and milk, allow to thicken
2) Whisk dry ingredients together
3) Add egg and butter to milk mixture
4) Make well in dry ingredients and add wet
5) Briskly mix together, keep lumps and streaks of flour
6) Heat skillet on medium heat for 5 minutes
7) Add batter by ¼ cup, cook until bubbles break, about 1 ½ to 2 minutes per side
8) Add blueberries, etc before flipping