Forgot to Make Dinner!

So last night, I forgot to put the pork in the slow-cooker for our slow-cooked pork tacos (which we will be enjoying tonight by the way) - so, I was in the predicament of having to scrounge around for something to make. Now, I'm a week-to-week shopper. I have the most organized shopping list you have ever seen - every single meal planned out, and we only buy the groceries that we will be eating for that week. The pros to this are that it's great for the budget, and we don't have a lot of junk or impulse purchases around the house. The con is when you don't feel like cooking, or simply forget to make something in advance, and you don't have a whole lot of options.
One of our favorite options on a night like this is breakfast for dinner. We usually have some Bisquick around for quick waffles, and eggs and veggies for an omelette. However, coming off of my great cooking class-filled-weekend, I didn't want to settle with Bisquick. As soon as Nathan called and said he was bringing home some blackberries that he had picked at the farm, a great idea popped into my head. We decided to amp up our waffles and eggs, and went with lemon pancakes with blackberry syrup and a broccolli and feta frittata. For being a last minute idea, this was the best meal we had all week. This meal is perfect for summer time, it's light yet filling - and the fresh fruit flavors, and the smells coming out of your kitchen from the lemon and simmering blackberries are beautiful!

He liked it...I promise

Lemon Panckes with Blackberry Syrup

This recipe was too perfect to adapt - I made it precisely from Greedy Gourmand

Makes 7 small pancakes.

Lemon pancakes:
1 egg
1 cup flour
1 tbs sugar
zest of 1/2 lemon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk

Blackberry syrup:
1 cup frozen blackberries
1/4cup sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
1/4 cup water

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, lemon zest and salt. Add the egg and buttermilk. 
Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat with a little butter.  Add 1/3 cup of batter to the pan and cook a few minutes on both sides, until just lightly golden brown. 

Meanwhile, combine blackberries, sugar, lemon juice and water in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat, cook until syrup reduces to desired consistency. Syrup will thicken upon cooling.