Quick Croissant with chocolate filling

I love making everything from scratch, but I need to confess I have store bought dough  hidden in the fridge for those days I'm out of time and kids are starving.... Not that it happens often, but I have days like this and when it happens I am so  thankful for Pillsbury crescent roll packages I have!

They are so good for a quick fix snack.

I use them the most in this way:

1 pkg Pillsbury crescent roll

1/2 cup chocolate chips 

oil for the baking shit

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375F.

Open the package and unroll the dough.

Pull apart the pre cut triangles and place some of the chocolate chips on the wider side.

Roll the dough towards the smaller part of the triangle while pressing the sides to avoid the melted chocolate to come out during baking.

Fold the ready roll from both side slightly to form a crescent shape. 

Arrange in the oiled baking sheet or dish and bake for 12 to 15 mins ( kids and I like them well baked and light brown on top, so I bake them for 15 mins :) )

Cool them down for about 5 mins and Enjoy!

Whole Wheat Pancakes

For the past 6-7 years we have been making our own pancakes from scratch, not the boxed mix store version. They surely taste better and healthier.
Kids reached to a point where they would taste a restaurant pancakes and ask,"What is this?".
You can add fresh fruits to it, top them with honey and nuts or maple syrup and enjoy a healthy breakfast :)

Ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup milk
1 egg

Optional:
blueberries, sliced strawberries or bananas.

Directions:

In a bowl beat the egg, add milk, whisk together and combine with flour and baking powder. Add fruits here if using some ( around 1/2 to 2/3 cup)
Preheat the pan  you will use for the pancakes and pour some of the batter to a round shape. Cook the pancakes on a low to medium heat to a point you see small holes forming on it.. Flip the pancake and cook for a few mins on the other side as well. Be careful not to burn them. They should be light brown in color.
Transfer to a dish and top with fresh sliced fruits and/or syrup, honey, jam.
We all like ours with honey, second options is strawberry jam and last maple syrup... this is just us and our taste :). You choose yours!
Enjoy!

Roasted Eggplant and Yogurth Dip

 I made this dip a handful of times and I could say I am surprised every time when I see the bowl liked to perfection from my kids. If they eat it the food it's good!
I combined a few recipes I remember from my childhood to create this recipe and I think it's worth trying with your families and friends.
So here is the recipes:

Ingredients:

1 big eggplant
1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
1 Tablespoon tahini
1/2 cup yogurt
1 teaspoon oil
1/2 teaspoon paprika
salt
parsley or cilantro to decorate

Direction:

Roast  the eggplant. Peel the skin off and chop it finely.
Combine the yogurt, salt, paprika, tahini, oil, ginger-garlic paste and chopped eggplant. Mix well. and adjust salt.
If you like parsley or cilantro you can chop and add some to the dip. You can just use the herbs to decorate the dip only.

Enjoy!

Home made buiscits

Once you try this recipe you wont go back to the prepacked biscuits any more! It takes minutes to make this ones and they are so soft and yummy out of the oven....
Made a dozen last night at 6PM, my little princes just had to have them, and ate 3 of them after diner ;). think about tummy capacity of a 4 year old...
They can be topped with garlic, cheese, herbs - use your imagination here!
I love them with sesame seeds or garlic and mozzarella cheese ;), Kids like them plain. How about you?

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
7 Tablespoons butter
3/4 cup buttermilk

Directions:
Preheat oven to 435F.
Grease baking pan.
Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the cold and sliced butter to the flour mix and place them in a food processor for 3-4  mins, In case you don't have food processor get a fork and start pressing the butter and mixing it with the flour and the same time. It will take some time to combine them both, but you will get there, You can also use the spiral whiskers from your mixer, just be careful the flour will be spread all over your kitchen.

Once this is done add the buttermilk and make a soft dough.  Knit it for about 5 mins.

form a roll around 3 '' thick that you will cut into 12 pieces.

Place each piece in the baking pan and brush with some oil. Here you can top the biscuits with cheese, seeds, garlic if you want.
Bake in a preheated oven for 15 min or until golden on top.
TIPS:
If you prefer you can mix in some cheese or herbs in the dough right before forming a roll and cutting it.

Enjoy!