With a new school year just starting, naturally there are some resolutions. Mine includes things like:
- patience
- delegation
- schedule
- preparation
- nutrition
You get the general idea. But it is the last one that I really care about, and therefore will be the one that gets the most attention. To that end, I have bought a couple more cookbooks. (Like I need another one, seriously I am worse than Carrie Bradshaw on “Sex and the city”, with the shoes).
It starts with the best intentions, my love affair with a new cookbook. There is such promise in the budding relationship. The outcome is known within the completion of a few recipes. With this new one, so far so good. The first 2 have been good. Nothing fantastic, but good.
The third recipe was this morning. Nothing particular hiding in the title, but after the first bite, I was slammed right into my childhood with a very pleasant taste memory. My Mom used to make something we called corn fritters. I always wondered why my Mom never made them more often only to find out as a young adult the a pot of fat on the stove is a dangerous thing. Since then, fried food is for restaurants. Besides, who wants that smell lingering in the house?
So imagine the pleasant surprise when this morning a recipe for “Corn cakes” was really just flat corn fritters?! Cookbook is called, “Breakfast & Brunch”, by Tonia George.
Corn cakes with bacon and avocado
- 2/3 cup self rising flour
- 1/4 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- a pinch of cayenne
- 2 extra-large eggs
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 2 cups corn kernels
- 3 green onions, sliced
- cooked bacon
- light oil, for cooking
- 1 avocado sliced
- cilantro
- S&P or chili salt to taste
First 4 dry ingredients in a bowl. In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs, sour cream. Stir in the corn and green onions. Pour in the dry ingredients and mix until blended. Drop into a skillet and cook for 2 minutes per side. Squeeze over some lime, season and Enjoy!
What a yummy sounding dish.
It was. Even this morning as “leftovers”. My son has the idea that all food should be freshly prepared. I am obviously doing too much of that! He was shocked to find that even as leftovers they tasted good.
This looks easier and less fattening than corn fritters!
Yes, so much easier. And fast too.