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Cooking When You Only Need One Cooker - Spiced Pumpkin Flapjacks Recipe

June 29, 2010

So often we want to cook something and all we need is one cooker. Apart from that you want a cooker that is very responsive to your heat changes to ensure perfect results. To make these pumpkin flapjacks the Viking Portable Induction Cooker is ideal and you will be able to make them perfectly with the Viking Portable Induction Cooker.

Here is the recipe for the Spiced Pumpkin Flapjacks to try, no need to wait for Halloween or thanksgiving, pumpkin flapjacks taste good any time!

Spiced Pumpkin Flapjacks

What You Need:

  • 2 C all-purpose flour

  • 2 TBSP brown sugar

  • 1 TBSP baking powder

  • 1 1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

  • 1 tsp. salt

  • 1 3/4 C milk

  • 1/2 C pumpkin puree

  • 1 lg. egg

  • 2 TBSP canola oil

How to Make It:

  1. Place the flour in a large mixing bowl.

  2. Add the brown sugar and baking powder and toss to combine.

  3. Sprinkle in the pumpkin spice and salt and toss again making sure all the ingredients are incorporated together.

  4. Pour the milk in a separate bowl.

  5. Add the puree, egg and canola oil and mix with a rubber spatula until combined well.

  6. Place the puree mixture into the flour mixture and continue to mix until completely moist. 

  7. Batter will be slightly lumpy.

  8. Place just enough canola oil in a large skillet to cover just the bottom.

  9. Allow the oil to heat up.

  10. Pour 1/4 C of the batter into the skillet.

  11. Cook 2 minutes or until bubbles begin to appear around the edges.

  12. Flip and continue cooking 1 minute or until a golden brown.

  13. Continue until all the batter has been used.

8 Servings

These flapjacks make a great starter for a cold fall morning.  Serve with syrup or jelly or sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.  

 

Tasty Summer Smoothies

June 22, 2010

With summer on us, smoothies will become more and more popular again. If you have a Cuisinart Smoothie maker or a Cuisinart CBT 700 as the model name is, you will be making lots of smoothies this summer!

Making use of the abundance of fresh fruit available is a good idea and to give you an idea of a simple and easy smoothie here is a recipe for you to try.

Melon Berry Smoothie

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  • ½ of a c...

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Meat On The Grill With Your Weber One Touch Charcoal Grill

May 27, 2010
Meat on the grill is always a hit. Using a tasty recipe for a backyard party this year will make sure your party is a hit. Of course, as far a I am concerned there is only one way to grill your meat and that is with a Weber One Touch Charcoal Grill!

So, here is a recipe for you to try the next time you are using your
Weber One Touch Charc...
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Using Wind As A Cheap Energy Source

May 1, 2010

Here we go again.  Many people were fearful of making their utility bills last winter, and this season doesn't look any better.  While prices have gone down somewhat so has the income of many people.  If you want to take steps today to lower your utility costs this winter using wind as a cheap energy source is a great place to start.

There are many things you can do to cut your energy bills: add insulations, ...


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Make Reading Fun With A Leapfrog Tag Reader

April 27, 2010

A Leapfrog Tag Reader is the ideal way to instill a love of reading in a kid from an early age. We all know reading is important, but it is not always that easy to get little kids reading. And if they do not read while they are young, they will also not read when they are older.

What a like about the Leapfrog Tag Reader is that the tag reader is ideally designed for little hands. Kids also love the new pink co...


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Looking At A Guide To Painting With Acrylic Paint

April 23, 2010

One of the most versatile paints in the world of artists is acrylic paint. A good guide can show you all the techniques and that will really make it possible for you to make the most of your talents, because as we all know, art is not only talent, it is also technique.

There is a good guide available called:  Acrylic Revolution: New Tricks and Techniques for Working with the World’s Most Versatile Medium and...


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Summer Soups - Chilled Soup Recipes

April 20, 2010

Serving chilled soup in summer makes for a very tasty change. Some of the chilled soups you can serve are soup made with vegetables, but chilled fruit soup recipes can also help you to bring variety into your dinner parties and family meals.

Today I am going to show you how you can easily make chilled soup from the can.

Spinach Mushroom Chilled Soup Recipe:

Thoroughly chill and mix 1 tin of concentrated...


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Fish Grilled Sandwich Ideas

April 16, 2010

We all love grilled sandwiches and even for entertaining grilled sandwiches are a hit. Make the normal grilled sandwich, cut up in snack sizes and serve. So, here are a few grilled sandwich ideas for luxury fish fillings.

1. Fish filling:

  • Cooked fish
  • Chopped and drained cucumber
  • Chopped chives
  • Fish spice
  • Enough mayonnaise to moisten

Mix well and use as a filling for your grilled sandwich. This grille...


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Basic Exercise And Training Variables

April 9, 2010
All effective exercise and training programs follow certain principles. These principles allow you to keep fit safely. It may be called various terms and is achieved through different means, but the basic principles behind exercise and fitness is always there. Knowing them and applying them in your own fitness regimen can help make it more effective in producing the results that you want.

Exercise Variables:

How effective the exercise routine that you follow are would depend on certain factors...
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Coffee Smoothie Recipe

April 1, 2010
SMOOTHIE RECIPES

Everyone loves smoothies and if you love coffee this is the smoothie for you. It is thick, rich, very sinful and tasty!

Ingredients for your coffee smoothie recipe:

Method:

  1. Pour liquid i...

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