Practical Pebbles

H ere's  a quick healthy waffle recipe. Here in the Philippines we don't have pumpkin so I substituted it with our very own squash. Here's the  original recipe  for your reference. Spiced Squash Waffle Recipe printable recipe Ingredients: 1 cup squash puree 1 1/4 cups buttermilk or fresh milk 1 egg 1/4 cup melted butter 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg Instructions: In a medium mixing bowl, combine the squash puree, buttermilk, egg, and melted butter. Stir to combine. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the remaining (dry) ingredients. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir just until moistened. Preheat waffle iron. Spray hot waffle iron with oil or non-stick cooking spray or use silicone brush to spread some oil, spoon batter to waffle iron, and cook un...

In December of last year I started Project 50-15. It was intended to help me practice my cooking skills, more so, an excuse for me to use Mr P's imarflex table top convection oven gift. 50-15 was a challenge for me to cook/bake 50 recipes and have it posted in facebook. Here is a summary of all the foodies: 1. Chocolate Crinkles 2. Carrot Cake with Buttercream Frosting 3. Moist Chocolate Cake with Meringue Frosting 4. Chocolate Chip Cookies #1 5. Basic Muffin 6. Savory Bacon Cheese  Muffin 7. Banana Cupcakes 8. Mom's Banana Cake with Raisins 9. Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies 10. Chocolate Mousse/ Ice cream 11. Bakes Scallops 12. Flour Tortillas 13. Red Velvet Cupcakes 14. Baked Macaroni and Cheese 15. Hershey's Cake-like Brownies 16. Banana Cashew Muffin 17. Classic Banana Bread 18. Graham Crackers 19. Carrot Cupcakes 20. Bakes French Toast 21. Homemade Pizza 22. Cream-less Eclair 23. Chocolate Cupc...

Got extra peanut butter? If yes, you should definitely make this easy peanut butter cookies. As a quick-fix afternoon snack for my two-year-old I let him help me make a batch of peanut butter cookies. The original recipe calls for only three ingredients, but I opted to add wheat flour and oatmeal for more fiber. This recipe is so easy, I let my son do the initial mix. He was so excited when I was setting up that I handed him the whisk and rubber spatula.  Easy Peanut Butter Cookies printable recipe Ingredients: 1 cup chunky peanut butter (you can also use the creamy kind) 1/2-3/4 cup sugar (either brown or white will do) 1/4 cup wheat flour 1/4 cup oatmeal (I used the instant kind) 1 egg 1/2 tsp vanilla extract Instructions: Heat oven to 350°F or 177 ° C. Mix all ingredients in a medium sized bowl with a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula.  Scoop a 1 Tablespoon sized cookie dough on your prepared pan with parchment.  Bake for 12-15 minut...