Recipes and cooking commentary with a touch of humor.

Welcome to lizzycooks!

I love to cook. I collect recipes and cookbooks, enjoy food photography, and adore trying new restaurants. All of this food love inspired me to start this blog where I share my favorite recipes, cooking tips, and other fun stuff. Enjoy your food!

Pancakes-Dairy & Gluten Free

Food is part of the workplace. People lunch together, bring homemade goodies, eat meals, talk about food, and swap recipes. I got this recipe from coworker who brought these really yummy pancakes to a recent breakfast meeting. Enjoy!

1 1/2 cups gluten free flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white sugar
3 tablespoons non-butter spread, melted
1 1/4 cups coconut milk
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Melt the butter in a small bowl, and add the coconut milk, egg, and vanilla. Mix together before adding to the dry ingredients.

Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown (golden brown is a beautiful color) on both sides and serve hot.

Boeuf Bourguignon-First Attempt

Boeuf bourguignon. A delectable, glossy, rich, meat-wine-vegetable creation, full of umami. All of this magic happens after a long cooking process. This is one of Julia Child's classic creations and her recipe. I consider it high brow comfort food. It was a fun foodie experience to make this dish and I enjoyed every minute of it. I also watched the movie Julie & Julia twice while making it. After you create this dish your kitchen will smell like it should when Sunday dinner is served. 
 

When I made it I made slight modifications. I used white onion chunks instead of the small onions, regular (non-chunk) bacon, and Burgundy wine. 

Write me anytime with comments. I hope you enjoy the experience as much as I did. Bon Appetit!