Banana Pancakes

These couldn't be simpler!

1 banana
2 eggs
Optional additions: cinnamon & vanilla  (a dash of each)

Place everything in the blender at the same time. An immersion blender works well also.

Blend in the blender until smooth and frothy (the eggs get bubbly)

Pour onto a greased hot griddle. Flip and cook both sides until brown. (They are bubbly when you first pour them onto the griddle- so the trick of watching for bubbles with normal pancakes does not work with these.)

I pour straight from my blender

If the pancakes fall apart when you flip them, just move the broken part close to the rest of the pancake and nudge it together. Eggs have an uncanny ability to re-connect with themselves.

Serve with peanut butter or normal pancaking toppings. This morning we topped them with peanut butter, ground flax and pecans. Normally I would also add coconut, but we were out.

I have had success with doubling the recipe, but not tripling.
Enjoy!

One handed cooking & Thanksgiving Rolls

In writing the title "One Handed Cooking," I think of the saying "single-handedly" which is quite the opposite of how I feel most days. It's not that the tasks I'm trying to do in the kitchen are intended for only one hand, but rather that my left hand is usually holding the most precious cargo! My sweet Elle girl is my side-kick now.

Here is a picture that an auntie snapped of us at Thanksgiving...working in the kitchen together. She naps and I work. We make a good team.

Elle helps Mommy

Speaking of Thanksgiving, I tried a new roll recipe that is worth posting. I would make them again in a heart-beat. Here is a link to the recipe. I hope you try them and enjoy them! The day before we left for Thanksgiving, Elle slept in, and I made two different batches of rolls, and apple crisp and washed all my dishes!! I was so thankful for her long nap that morning!

Happy baking!

Banana Oatmeal Muffins

Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Oil Free, No Added Sugar...lets see, what else is amazing about these muffins? They have only a few ingredients and one batch fit between both my muffin tins (so I didn't have to do a second batch and wait for the pans to cool in between batches).

On a whim I tried these and I'm so glad that I did. They are "healthy" tasting, so if you want them a little sweeter just add a 1/4-1/2 c. of brown sugar (or any sweetener of your choice).

3 Bananas, mashed - very ripe
1 cup Vanilla Almond Milk
2 eggs
3 cups Oats
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon vanilla (I added a bit extra)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
1/4 cup walnuts chopped (optional)
1/8- 1/4 cup shredded coconut (optional)
1/4 cup chocolate chips or blueberries (optional)

375* F for 20 minutes in a greased muffin tin.



Enjoy!  They are very good with peanut butter. Mmmm.. I think I might go have another.