Pancakes. Blueberries. And Bacon Crumbles.

Weekday Mornings are busy. Very busy. Crazy busy. We drive 25 minutes one way for school drop off (it's worth it). Oh, I should also add: I am NOT a morning person. Thankfully, my son is and he rises with little difficulty. Don't worry, even though its up and at em bright and early I still make sure my babes start there day with a lovely and nutritious breakfast. But it's usually something pre made (homemade) and thawed from the freezer or a quick Juice Plus Complete shake I can mix and zap in the blender. So, there isn't much time or energy to whip up a fancy breakfast. That's why I love having breakfast for dinner! We do this often. And the entire family loves when the nights of bacon frying and pancake batter flying roll around. It's pretty fantastic.

There we were the other night. Hungry. Per usual for about 5pm on a Wednesday. I had a hankering for some pancakes. But not just plain ole whole wheat pancakes, but ones jazzed up a bit. I had just picked up some super yummy blueberries from the store and they were pretty much all I could think about. I am known for just throwing a handful of those sweet things on our pancakes.

But that night I had a thought. What about jazzing those blueberries up a tad?! A blueberry compote came to mind. Something SUPER simple and SUPER tasty was just what the doctor ordered.

I should say I cannot take credit for the pancake recipe. It's fantastic and I definitely recommend it. Obviously.

You can find it in the 100 Days Of Real Food cookbook by Lisa Leake. It's also on her website right HERE! You can thank me later.

You may notice the recipe calls for bananas. Sometimes we do the "nanas" (as Macy would call them), but sometimes we don't have them and just leave them out. The pancakes still work perfectly even with out them. My husband also loves to add cinnamon to the dry ingredients. Just however much he feels like throwing in there. I'd say a teaspoon or 2...

You may be asking "What your husband makes the pancakes?" The truth is...he is the pancake master. Really. I couldn't make a pancake to save my life until he showed me his pancaking ways a few years ago. I have since learned how to rock out a batch myself. But there was some serious trial and error. Let's just say flipping pancakes was not my forte. Now, I'd say I am a flipping pro, but my old ways sometimes sneak back up to haunt me. Patience is not my biggest strong suite. Anybody else relate?

So, on to the blueberry compote.

You'll need:

Blueberry Compote
About 2 cups of Organic or Local blueberries (fresh or frozen)
Organic Sugar (amount depends on sweetness you want)
A bit of Organic Lemon Juice
1/3 cup Organic Water (I kid. I kid. Just plain water shall do!)

Put 1/2 the Blueberries in a pot with water. Add sugar: I just eye ball it. I am terrible about measuring. I'd say a table spoon. Squirt in teaspoon or so of lemon juice. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes. Stirring often. Then add the remaining berries and cook until compote thickens to desired consistency. I'd say it took about 10 more minutes. Maybe a little less.

FYI: You can totally make this ahead of time and chill in the fridge for 3-5 days.

While your whipping up your compote, slap some bacon in a cast iron skillet on the stove. Cast iron skillet bacon is my favorite. The flavor the pan adds is incredible. It's been around the block a time or two and has picked up some serious seasoning. We cook ours until the ultimate crispy stage.

Once your compote is complete, spoon over a lovely plate of warm and freshly tossed pancakes. And then crumble your bacon on top. I like big crumbles and Macy likes small crumbles. Levi thinks it's a crime to crumble perfectly cooked bacon and eats his as soon as it's out of the skillet. Usually he doesn't even have a plate yet. Men.

I also, add a bit of butter to mine (butter and I have a thing). You can use maple syrup if you please. (We use Organic REAL maple syrup.) But the blueberry compote is good enough for me!

The texture and savory-salty flavor the bacon adds to this dish will take it OVER THA TOP!

Happy Flipping!