Sunday, January 21, 2007

Banana Pancake For Breakfast



Three of my dear blogger friends have started two very interesting and new events this year. Everyone is already aware of Monthly Blog Patrolling and I am sure Coffee is busy going through her entries right now.

Maheshwari of Beyond The Usual started AFAM aka A Fruit A Month. An event started to encourage eating more fruits and making tasty healthy dishes using the fruit of the month. A healthy event and by the end of it we will be more aware of fruits than we would have ever imagined.

TRS of The Spice Who Loved Me had a brilliant idea to involve kids in the kitchen and come up with kid friendly recipes where kids play a role other than eating. Kids curious creatues that they are, are more than ready to help in the kitchen, this burst of interest wanes as they grow and so let's make the best of the situation in hand. Her event Little Friends In The Kitchen will make the kids interested in food blogging too in no time I am sure

To have something for both of these events We made a simple, kid friendly breakfast Saturday morning which had Fruit of January Banana and where my Daughter was more than eager to pitch in. Simple delicious Banana Pancake

I am not going to put up the recipe here. I followed mostly Jaya's Banana Pancake Recipe. We used Bisquik Pancake Mix, omitted the eggs, added One mashed Banana, pinch of nutmeg, and the Pancake Batter was mixed by none other than my lil' daughter S.




Considering she is only three she is pretty helpful in the kitchen and otherwise. Weeekends she helps her Dad unload the dishwasher and is too happy to pound masala for me in the Mortar. Compared to all that, whisking the batter seemed to be a piece of cake for her :) And when all of us gave her credits for the Pancake you should have seen the glow of pride on her face. She says "Thanks Mashis for letting me be in the blog"



I loved seeing all of you guys putting up your kitchen pics. So I decided to share what I see From My Kitchen Window, the blue sky and lots of light on a Sunny Day.

33 comments:

  1. Sandeepa, it is never too early to start them. Little S is whisking away like a pro. Bet she enjoyed the pancakes more than usual since she had a hand in makin it.

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  2. Hi Sandeepa,great to see your little one's hands!:)) I made my son cook too today and will post shortly.Banana pancakes soundds great!

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  3. hi sandeepa..
    good entry..ur little one is doing a lot of help ...isn't it?

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  4. Hey Indo
    I am sure DD helps you in the kitchen too. Check out TRS's event and post a recipe with DD helping out

    Asha
    Looking forward to your son's cooking. Ma ka beta, kuch nahin to thora thora

    Swapna
    Yeah sure is :)

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  5. Hi Sandeepa Banana pancake looks very soft and fluffy...will try it. Saw your little one whisking the batter....am waiting for my little one to do so :) must be fun na!!!

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  6. Hi Sandeepa and Little S, thanks for sharing your lovely banana pancakes! Pretty view from the kitchen, too :)

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  7. aw! It is cute to see ur daughter whisk away. Doesn't having them in the kitchen make ur heart warm?

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  8. I manage to eat pancake's when i don't have any other choice, but ur pic looks cool

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  9. Sri
    Yeah pancakes are good breakfast. To make it more healthy I sometimes add "Wheat Germ" or "Whole Wheat" to the mix

    Lind
    Thanks dear

    Mallugirl
    Now she spends so much time at whatever I want to do that I have to shoo her away at times :)

    Padmaja
    Pancakes I like :)

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  10. Sandeepa, nice to see your lil one help in the Kitchen with yummmy Banana pancakes, simple and tasty and easy for a starter,btw,I did try your Pati Shapta to day evening, it was delicious..thanks for sharing this easy to make sweet:)

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  11. Thanks for the entry sandeepa...
    I bet your lil' one enjoyed making it.I also made mine to help me out yesterday.He had little fun but was too impatient..:))

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  12. BTW..kitchen, looks perfect..Bright and sunny..that's the nice view to see while cooking..

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  13. What a lovely post! Thanks so much Sandeepa. I am sure your little girl enjoys helping mumma in the kitchen!
    A big Hug from this Masi to her!

    Trupti

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  14. It's music to the ears to hear our lil ones thank us for the little things which make them feel so important and give immense happiness. You sure made her day..:)

    Btw, I'm glad your friends enjoyed the chicken masala balls.

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  15. Samdeepa, Beautiful pancake buddy. Your lil one must have enjoyed helping you isn't it? My hugs to both mommy and the lil one
    -
    Seema

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  16. Thanks Lera, glad you liked it

    Maheshwari, thank you, my daughter too doesn't have a lot of patience

    TRS, Sailaja, Seema -- Yeah the little one is a busy bee and did have a blast. Now what with grandparents at home and no school she is having a field day

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  17. Hi Sandeepa, that's a lovely recipe and your little girl is definitely following your footsteps. So cute...

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  18. AAWWWEEEEE!!!!!!! Thats so cute!!!!!! Wish I could see the glow on her face :D

    Lovely post Sandeepa!!! :)

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  19. Sandeepa - your pancake looks so fluffy and delicious - perfect start to the day :) I also completed the Meme finally!

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  20. Hi Sandeepa

    Two in one. Nice recipe. And the picture looks yummy, I should say.

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  21. That was such a cute post Sandeepa. My daughter is 20 months old and already loves to watch her mom cook and has her own set of cooking pot, dishes, spoons and forks. I cant wait for her to get old enough to help me make banana pancakes:) Loved your recipe and a great entry!

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  22. Mallika, Coffee, Mandira, lakshmiK, hema

    Thanks girls and my lil' one does not only butt her nose in cooking, she is an all round helper, helping Dad fix things too. I guess this is the age when they are so very curious that they want to try their hands at everything

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  23. sandeepa, i deleted ur comment from my latest post to keep the fun. hope u don't mind.

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  24. Hey Sandeepa, your banana pancakes looks very yummy and your daughter helping you in the kitchen...oh! thats so cute. Trupti indeed came up with something interesting.

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  25. Hey Sandeepa, your banana pancakes looks very yummy and your daughter helping you in the kitchen...oh! thats so cute. Trupti indeed came up with something interesting.

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  26. Hi Sandeepa
    There is an option in blogger where you can make all your comments to be send to your email address. That way you dont miss 'precious' comments like mine for older posts...heheheheh ;-)

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  27. Thanks a lot Sandeepa, your comment was very comforting. So good to have a friend like you.

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  28. Sandeepa, thank you for visiting my blog! I must say, that banana pancake looks fabulous.

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  29. How sweet :-) She is the cutest!
    Smita

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  30. Sandeepa pat on the back for little S. Pancakes look yum.

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  31. 3 yrs old and helping in the kitchen ?? that's so good to see...

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  32. nice to see mommy's li'l helper in the kitchen! so sweet of her to say thanks :)

    ps: sorry for the late comment, I realized only yest that you posted this for the little hands event...I'd love to particpate, if only I can get pictures!

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  33. A week ago, after one year struggling with my cooking-skills, I finally managed to offer something nice for breakfast and that is ... a banana pancake. When I saw a receipt of the same title on your blog, I urge to open the page... how do you expect me to feel when you present this as a receipt for kid, lol?

    I would like to share with you the receipt that I use (believe me, the coconut syrup is deliiiicious) :

    http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/2962/
    banana+pancakes

    Hope little S will enjoy that too :)
    And I should say - I can't help - you have a talent of a storyteller, and we enjoy reading the discrete window of your life.

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