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Gloria's Easy Microwave Oatmeal-Raisin Clusters

(This recipe was given to me by my Mother-in-law Gloria Cordero)

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter (softened)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup raisins or dried fruit of your choice
1 tbs ground cinnamon 
a pinch of salt
3/4 aprox. cup oatmeal

Directions:

In a medium bowl, add butter and brown sugar and mix until paste like substance forms.
Add the cinnamon, salt, raisins and oatmeal. Transfer mixture to a glass baking pan and heat on microwave for 3 minutes.

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Puffed Oven Pancake with Brown Sugar Banana Sauce

(source: www.livefitandhealthy.com)

Ingredients: 

-2 tbsp unsalted butter

-4 eggs 
-2/3 cup all-purpose flour 
-2/3 cup fat-free milk 
-1/2 tsp salt 
-1/2 cup unsalted butter 
-1/3 cup brown sugar, packed 
-3 medium bananas, sliced 
-2 tbsp apple juice 
-powdered sugar (optional)
-whipped cream (optional)


Directions:




Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place 2 tbsp butter in a 12-inch oven safe skillet. Place skillet in oven for 3 to 5 minutes or until butter is melted.

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl beat eggs with a wire whisk. Add flour, milk, and salt; beat until smooth. Immediately pour batter into the hot skillet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until puffed and well browned.

Brown sugar-banana sauce:
In a small saucepan combine the 1/2 cup butter and the brown sugar. Cook and stir over medium heat until melted. Add bananas; cook about 2 minutes or until heated through, stirring gently. Carefully stir in apple juice; heat through.

To serve, spoon sauce over pancake. If desired, sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar and serve with whipped cream.

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Mariana's Gourmet Breakfast Bean Mash

Ingredients:
-1 can kidney beans
-1/2 yellow onion (diced)
-1/2 cup water
-2 tbsp. olive oil
-1 tbsp. minced garlic
-1 bay leaf
-1/2 tbsp. salt
-1/2 tbsp. oregano
-a pinch of black pepper
-a pinch of cayenne pepper
-fresh parsley leaves for garnish

Directions:
Drain and rinse the beans. In a small saucepan pour beans, bay leaf and water. Bring to a boil and then lower heat. Let simmer for a couple of minutes until beans are tender. Mash beans in the water with a fork, take out bay leaf and set aside. In a medium size skillet, heat olive oil, onions and garlic until browned. Add mashed bean mixture, salt, oregano, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Mix thoroughly until it forms into a paste-like substance. Garnish with fresh parsley. 

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