Soulful Creations

For a long time I have wanted to give these pancake mixes a try (don't ask me why because they are quite easy to make from scratch also!). Anyway, I bought this beautiful buckwheat pancake mix- all it had was the stone ground buckwheat and some levening agents (can't remember which brand). I did not the follow the package instructions word for word. I added more milk than it required and some spices too. I also added some diced mangoes (about 3/4th of a cup). The pancakes were then topped with some powdered sugar, homemade chocolate whipped cream and syrup. The result was beautiful and as usual I made too little of it- left us hungry even after about 3 pancakes each.

I love the combination of yogurt, fruit and nuts. And there is no other better time for this delight than in the morning- this combination has a wonderful cooling and calming effect. What more it is healthy. I am sure all of us make parfaits in different combinations and here is one of my versions with the ingredients I had at hand. The original idea came from dine and dish blog, but as I was reading the various parfait recipes from bloggers I realized I did not have many of the ingredients they have listed, so I had to sort of come up with my own Here it goes Ingredients 1 cup low-fat yogurt 1-2 ripe bananas 1 tbsp ginger a good swish of honey For the fruits, I had apples, pears and grapes which are in season now I used dried cranberries, prunes, sliced almonds and pistachios Blend the first four ingredients together Then layer the fruits (dried and fresh), nuts and yogurt mixture alternatively. Garnish with some cranberries and almonds. I think I will send this really easy recipe to...