We Caught the Bug....

It's been a few days since I've been on here. The whole family caught the bug that's been going around. My poor baby girl got sick again when she was barley over her RSV/Bronchiolitis. Then I got sick, and now my poor Kyle is sick. Pray for a quick recovery for all of us. Reagan has her 4 month appointment on Friday (and shots...), I have 2 weeks of school left, and Kyle is still going to work sick as a dog.  

Stay healthy everybody!!!

Sour Cream Pancakes...Yummm

So, this morning I was supposed make the Dutch Babies for breakfast...Buuut, I didn't wake up in time, and it wouldn't really do very well with  my diet (that darn baby weight just wont go away). So today I bring you Sour Cream Pancakes! I got this recipe from Ree Drummond. You should look her up, she is incredible! These pancakes are moist and fluffy and full of flavor!! Don't be afraid of the sour cream like I was. They really are the perfect pancakes. 

Ingredients:

1 Cup of Sour Cream

7 Tablespoons of Flour

1 Tablespoon Sugar

1 Teaspoon Baking Soda

1/2 Teaspoon Salt

2 Large Eggs

1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Butter

Syrup

1. Put an iron skillet or griddle on medium heat. 

2. Place the sour cream in a medium bowl, and add the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Stir together very gently with a fork. Stop just before it is completely combine. It doesn't need to be smooth. This adds  texture to the pancakes!

3. Whisk the eggs in a separate bowl and add the vanilla to the eggs. Mix together. 

4. Pour the eggs into the sour cream mixture. Stir together gently, and don't worry about it being totally combine, some white and yellow variation is OK. 

Oh so moist!

5. Melt about a tablespoon of butter on the griddle and pour about 1/4 cup of batter onto the skillet at a time. Cook about 1 1/2 minutes on one side and flip. Cook for another minute or so. (I like to squish it a little with the pancake flipper to make sure the inside is done). 

6. Top with butter and syrup and ENJOY! Yuuuuummmmmm....

Feel free to add bananas, strawberries, or whatever your little heart desires! 

I just have to say, it has been snowing outside for about a half hour, and it is so beautiful! We have at least 2 inches!! I don't remember the last time it snowed like this. It's days like this when I wonder how anyone could deny the truth of how this world was created. 

Dutch Babies

A couple of weeks ago, Kyle and I took Reagan up to Washington to meet her Great Grandma "Goose", and her Great Aunt Stella. While we were there, Stella introduced us to "Dutch Babies." Let's just say, breakfast will never be the same again! The second morning we were there, she offered something else for breakfast...I don't even remember what it was. But we voted for Dutch Babies again! And they were just as delicious as they were before! So if you are looking to change your breakfast experience, this is it! That is, however, if you don't mind a breakfast that is a little less on the healthy side, and a little more on the DELICIOUS side. :) 


Ingredients:
4 Eggs
1 Cup Milk
1 Cup Flour
1/2 Stick Butter


(That's right, just 4 simple ingredients away from heaven on a plate, but to make it even more delicious there are a few optional toppings). 


Toppings:
1 Lemon
Powdered Sugar and/or Syrup


1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Put the WHOLE stick of butter in a large, round baking dish and put it in the oven while it is preheating (to melt the butter and heat the pan).


2. Blend all 4 eggs on high in a blender for 1 minute (and I mean a full minute! It's the secret to making these things.) 


3. Add the milk and continue to blend for 30 more seconds. 


4. Add the flour and continue to blend for 30 more seconds. 


5. Remove the baking dish from the oven and pour the mixture into the dish. Bake for 20-25 minutes. When it's done it will be a yummy golden brown color and big and puffy! After it shrinks go ahead and dish up!

Yummm!

6. Squeeze some lemon all over your Dutch Baby (the lemon really is the key! It adds the zest and flavor!) and sprinkle some powdered sugar. If you are like Kyle, he likes to add some syrup too.  
















You can also add different fruits too! It is limitless! Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries! Whatever your taste buds desire! I hope you love them!


Next to come: Sour Cream Pancakes....Sound gross? Yes. Taste gross? No way!

New Blogger on the Block...

Well, I guess this is officially my first blog post. Before this, I never understood the point of blogging, and didn't know what I would write if I had one, and I still don't. But one day I thought to myself, " I think I'll start a blog." So here it is. "Short Family Snippets."You get it? It's because our last name is Short, and it's snippets about our family.  You can thank my aunt Stella (Lisa) for that one. She is pretty clever. 

See, I told you she is the cutest!

As most of you know, I am married to my magnificent husband Kyle, and we have THE cutest 4 month old daughter in the world, Reagan (yes, like the President). Hopefully more babies to come soon! I was just thinking. We don't have any family pictures, except for the one right after Reagan was born, and Kyle looked like he was gonna pass out, and I looked...well like I had just had a baby. That makes me sad. Thats the new goal this week. At least 2 nice family photos. I'll post them as they come!

Happiest moment of my life!

Welp, I did it! First blog post. It's a short one, but I guess that's fitting. More to come!