Matthew's Puzzle and a mom putting it all together

Oct 1, 2010
(Wow, can you believe that date – already October!)

I almost didn’t write this today. I’m having one of those days where everything you do just kind of falls apart. It is almost comedic. But then, it isn’t.

So anyway, I decided to do this because we all have bad days and even in those bad days we can still have good pancakes! MyBlogSpark and Bisquick sent me a really nice, complimentary, Gluten Free Bisquick prize pack. It included one box of Bisquick Gluten Free, an Orka Spatula, an awesome cast iron pancake pan (my hubby was really excited about this), and a Pancake Pen. I must admit, today I had some problems. I was very excited to use the pancake pen, which is a tall cylinder in which you can mix your pancake batter, then, using the spout, you can “write” with the batter and cook up cool pancakes. I usually just use a big measuring cup and often my cool pancakes don’t turn out so cool. Larry has told me that my smiley face pancakes look more like “The Scream”, but he says that makes them even cooler. Yeah. So I was hoping the pancake pen could help. I love the idea and once the batter was actually made and in the pen it worked pretty well. The directions on the pancake pen say you can mix the batter right there in the pen. This did not work so well for me and resulted in a real comedy of errors which included multiple bowls, removing both ends of the pancake pen and a funnel. However, once the Bisquick Gluten Free pancake batter was properly made and filled the pancake pen, it worked like a charm. So my advice to you, mix the batter in a bowl and then fill the pancake pen from the bottom with the lid on.

Having said all that, the pancakes themselves turned out really good. I like Bisquick Gluten Free and have reviewed it before, here. In addition, you can visit http://www.myblogspark.com/uc/main/8b49/ to download a printable coupon for $1 off Bisquick Gluten Free baking mix! Also, visit Bisquick on Facebook to keep up with the latest news from Bisquick.

So Bisquick and MyBlogSpark are giving away a Bisquick Gluten Free Prize Pack to one of my readers. To enter simply leave me a comment on what you would make with your Bisquick Gluten Free. For an additional chance to win subscribe to Matthew’s Puzzle via Feedburner in the right hand navigation bar.

Contest is open to US residents 18 yrs and older. Contest will run from Oct 1, 2010 to midnight Oct 10, 2010. One winner will be selected using a random number generator from Random.org. You must leave a legitimate entry to be considered, no entries such as “count me in” or “I want to win”, etc. will be considered. The winner will have 48 hours to claim their prize from the time I send the email notification. If the winner does not claim the prize in 48 hours a new winner will be selected. All remarks are my own. I was provided with a free prize pack to review and give away.