30g giant porridge oats
1 small banana peeled and thinly sliced
85ml skimmed milk (can use soya if prefer)
85ml water
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon flaked almonds, lightly toasted

1. Place the oats, banana, milk, water and cinnamon in a heatproof bowl and microwave on high for 2 minutes. Stir and microwave for another 2 minutes.
2. Sprinkle over the flaked almonds and serve.

120g porridge oats
180g wholemeal flour
2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
350ml buttermilk
250ml milk
60ml vegetable oil
1 egg
5 tablespoons caster sugar
3 tablespoons chopped walnuts or any other nuts that you fancy!

1. Grind the oats in a blender or food processor until fine. In a large bowl, combine ground oats, wholemeal flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and salt.
2. In another bowl, combine buttermilk, milk, oil, egg and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix wet ingredients into dry with a few swift strokes. Stir in nuts, if desired.
3. Lightly oil a frying pan or griddle, and preheat it to medium heat. Ladle 5 tablespoons of the batter onto the hot pan; cook the pancakes for 2 to 4 minutes per side, or until brown.

25g dried apricots, diced
15g raisins
10g dates, finely diced
1 tbsp of pistacio or flaked almonds
Put aside this mix

1/2 cup rolled oats
1 1/2 cups of water
1/4 teaspoon of salt
Cook in Microwave for 2 minutes, remove and stir and then cook for a further 2 min (keep an eye on it, lest it boil over!)

Stir in 1/2 tsp of orange flower water (if you have)

Pile the fruit mixture on top and drizzle over a teaspoon of honey (optional).

Enjoy!

This morning I served this for breakfast:

1. In bottom of glass, Stewed apple, banana and clementine. (I had some in fruit basket threatening to … So, I chopped them up, placed in a microwave dish with a lid, added 2 tablespoons water, a teaspoon of mixed spice and microwaved until soft - about 15 minutes. Did this bit last night)
2. On top of the fruit, a layer of oat muesli.
3. On top of that a thick layer of natural yogurt.
4. On top of that a Tablespoon of mixed nuts and two raspberries.

The delight on the faces when I served it made my day.