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It has been months since I posted stuff related to baking or cooking. After my last recipe post on the Easy to Remember Pancakes, I browsed through the recipes on my iPad and came across this recipe which is quite similar, except you add oats into  it as well! Anyway, without further ado, here goes:

HEARTY BANANA OAT FLAPJACKS

PREPARATION TIME: LESS THAN 20 MINUTES

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

* 2 large ripe bananas, peeled and sliced
* 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/2  cup Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)   (I used Ben's organic instant baby oats)
* 1  tablespoon baking powder
* 1/4  teaspoon ground cinnamon   (I omitted this)
* 1/4  teaspoon salt (optional) (I omitted this)
* 1  cup fat-free milk (I used a packet of full-cream UHT milk)
* 1  egg, lightly beaten
* 2  tablespoons vegetable oil
* Aunt Jemima® syrup, warmed (I omitted this)
* Banana slices (optional)
* Coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans (optional) (I omitted this)

What to Do?

* In medium bowl, combine banana slices and sugar; stir to coat slices with sugar. Set aside.
* In large bowl, combine flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
* In medium bowl, combine milk, egg and oil; blend well.
* Add to dry ingredients all at once; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not overmix.)
* Heat griddle over medium-high heat (or preheat electric skillet or griddle to 375°F). Lightly grease griddle.
* For each pancake, pour scant 1/4 cup batter onto hot griddle.
* Top with four or five banana slices. Turn pancakes when tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked.
* Serve with warm syrup and, if desired, additional banana slices and nuts.

PROCESS & THE RESULTS

REACTIONS FROM MY "GUINEA PIGS"

ME	"A bit dry... could it be caused by the oats?"
BEN	"Mmmmm!!"
HUBBY	"Not enough oats!"

So there you go.... my attempt of making HEARTY BANANA OAT FLAPJACKS!

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After almost 3 years laughing at funny photos of people's poses when they take photographs, my son is now doing the same!

I received an email from Bobbie Rhoads, the inventor of this awesome product asking whether I am interested in reviewing her product. Oh hey, any product that helps to ease my work in preparing food for the family is always welcome! Anyway long story short, here is my review of the FunBites™ set which was sent to me.

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I received both the Cube It! or Luv It! set for my giveaway. My review here will be based on the Cube It! set as I realised I've always been cutting the food Ben takes into cubes. My feedback as below:

* Appearance: I love the colors of the FunBites™ set. It is quite heavy (for me) but the size is just right.

* Functionality: It is very easy to use and I love the handling of the Cube It! set. I just need to remove the popper aside, placed the cutter on top of the food I want to cut into cubes, press downwards while holding the cutter handle at the sides for a few seconds. And once you removed the cutter, you just need to slot back the popper into the cutter and your food will pop out in cubes size now!

Anyway, enough talking, check out the pictures below for some of the occasions when I used FunBites™:

Ahhhhh... my favorite fruit, mangoes!!!

French toast!

Top picture: Cheesecake, Bottom picture: Broccoli pancakes!

Verdict: I love how it helps save my time in preparing my boy's food by cutting it to bite-sized pieces!

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Yes, yes, we are all waiting for this glorious moment!

Now, the generous Ms. Bobbie, the owner of FunBites™ has also sent an extra Luv It! set for me to give it away to one of my lucky blog follower / visitor who has a mailing address in Malaysia! Yep, if you are the winner, you get to win it!

If you're thinking what I gain from this, well, absolutely nothing!! I am actually forking out my own money to ship it to the winner. So I am not gaining anything from you guys! And no, I don't collect your email addresses to sell it off!

OK then, just read below for the giveaway terms and entry form, OK?

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I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the products by FunBites™ in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine.