Blender Wheat Pancakes

1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 cup whole wheat kernels
1 T. butter
1 egg
1/4 tsp. salt
2 T. brown sugar
1 T. baking powder
1/4 tsp. soda

Mix buttermilk and wheat kernels in blender for 3 minutes. Add butter, egg, salt, and brown sugar. Blend for 10 seconds. Add baking powder and soda. Pulse 2-3 times just until mixed. Let mixture foam up and get light. Cook at once on a hot, 375 degree, nonstick griddle.
DO NOT double recipe. It gets too bubbly for blender to hold.Notes 46 calories, 2 grams of fat - per pancake.

I know this may not look or seem that appealing, But they are so good!
With practice you will be able to get the wheat kernels to just the right consistency; not crunchy, nor mushy.

Chocolate Layered Cake

Cake

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature
6 ounces (1/2 bag) unsweetened chocolate, melted
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup sour cream

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and lightly flour two or three 9-inch round baking pans. Line the bottoms.
Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
Mix butter and sugars until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Add chocolate, and mix until well incorporated. Add dry ingredients in three parts, alternating with buttermilk and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Stir in sour cream.
Divide batter equally and pour into prepared pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Then, remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1/3 cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 & 3/4 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt

Mix butter and cream cheese with a wooden spoon until blended. Add 2 cups of sugar, half of the heavy cream, and salt. Beat until smooth. Add remaining sugar, cream, and vanilla. Mix until smooth, but do not overmix. If frosting is too thick, add a few drops of heavy cream.
Spread frosting between cake layers.

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

2/3 cup butter, softened
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup cocoa powder
3 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Mix butter and cream cheese until smooth. Stir in cocoa powder. Add sugar in three portions, alternating with sour cream. Beat until smooth and creamy. Stir in vanilla extract.
Spread frosting on top and sides of cake.
Place frosted cake in refrigerator to allow it to set.

Piano Sheets

Below are some of the best places I have been able to find free piano sheet music.

Contemporary:
My Free Sheet Music
The Pianocian
Music Notes
My Piano Blogspot
Scribd

LDS Piano Music:
Sally DeFord Music
Lindy Kerby Music

My must-read List

Jane Austen*
     Emma
     Persuasion
     Pride and Prejudice
     Sense and Sensibility
Meg Cabot
     The Mediator Series (6 books)
Paulo Coelho
     The Alchemist
Amanda Grange
     Mr. Darcy's Diary
     Mr. Knightley's Diary
Shannon Hale*
     Goose Girl
     Enna Burning
     River Secrets
     Princess Academy
     Book of a Thousand Days
     Austenland
C.S. Lewis
     The Screwtape Letters
     Mere Christianity
Stephenie Meyer
     The Host
Dan Yates
     Angel Series (lots of them)

*I would make it a point to read everything these authors write

Welcome to Wynken, Blynken, & Nod!

So eventually this page will serve as my ultimate online organizer. Hopefully as I get more info on here, it will be a great place to find all sorts of good ideas: recipes, crafts, music, pictures, websites, etc.
Enjoy!