Do you guys remember those banana-coconut snakaroos I picked up at Marshalls a few weekends ago? Well, they were amazing, but that small bag was seriously $9, which was a lot crazy, but I was feeling frivolous.
Fast forward two more trips to Marshalls and my mouth was watering for them again but I wouldn't let myself splurge. Instead, I picked up a few missing ingredients and attempted to make them the other night. And guess what: amazeballs. Yep. A-maze. Balls. Or, bites. Either way, here's how I did it:
Ingredients:
* 1 banana preferably super ripe, but mine wasn't
* 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut
* 1/3 cup rolled oats
* 4 tbsp coconut oil
* 2 tbsp chia seeds optional
* 3/4 scoop chocolate protein powder optional
Make it:
Mash it all together with a fork. If it's too dry, add some coconut oil. If it's too wet, add some coconut and/or oats.
Once you get a sticky, yet thick consistency--I seriously eye balled all the ingredients so my measurements are estimates--use your hands and make bite size balls.
More like two-bite, sized balls.
Eat immediately or refrigerate and share with friends who appreciate healthy snacks that don't taste healthy.
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Since going gluten-free (ish), I've become quite creative with a few of my recipes. I haven't made crepes in many months, but was slightly missing them and figured there must be an alternative to my original whole wheat flour. Enter oatmeal, which I ground up to make a flour and presto chango, these crepes were born!
Ingredients:
yields 2 crepes (double the recipe for more)
* 1/2C Oatmeal ground up (I used my Magic Bullet)
* 1/2C Oatmeal ground up (I used my Magic Bullet)
* 1 Egg
* 1/2C Milk (I used almond milk)
* 1/2C Water
* 1 scoop of your fave protein (or omit this step altogether if you're not into that sort of thang)
* A pinch of salt (if you want)
Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, mix together oatmeal flour & eggs (& protein)
2. Add in milk & water which will make it thick
3. Using a balled up papertowel, I like to dip it in coconut oil and coat my pan. It shouldn't be dripping with oil, just a light coating so it's non-stick (think the amount of cooking spray would give you)
4. Pour your batter in the pan and moving the pan ensure it coats the entire bottom
5. Do not walk away! This will cook in under a minute and you often don't need to flip it.
6. Slide onto a plate, spread with your favourite jam or peanut butter, or just load with berries, fold up & enjoy!
As I've gotten older, I've developed a mad love for rice pudding. I know, kind of weird, but I just love it. I don't eat it often, maybe a few times a year, but it's at the top of my favourite dessert-like foods.
When Sarah brought a healthier version to work that she made at home, I forced her to share the recipe with me so I could share with you. Behold, healthier (ish) rice pudding!
Healthier Rice Pudding:
1 C Brown Minute Rice (the parboiled stuff that cooks in 10 mins normally)
1 C Brown Minute Rice (the parboiled stuff that cooks in 10 mins normally)
5 ½ C skim milk
2/3 C Stivia (or Splenda)
2 T melted butter (or margarine)
1 t salt
1 t vanilla
½ t nutmeg
½ t nutmeg
Cinnamon
1 C raisins
Pre-heat overn to 350 degrees Celcius.
Combine all ingredients in a 2 quart baking dish. Mix well. Bake in the oven for 1 hour, stirring after 15 minutes and again when pudding is done.
Sarah's notes:
It will seem a bit runny, but the mix thickens as it cools...if you feel it is too "thin", leave in for another 5-10 mins, not longer than that or it starts to separate and doesn't create a pudding (too thick).
It will seem a bit runny, but the mix thickens as it cools...if you feel it is too "thin", leave in for another 5-10 mins, not longer than that or it starts to separate and doesn't create a pudding (too thick).
Sprinkle with cinnamon or cinnamon sugar when finished or before eating a serving. Enjoy!
These peanut butter cookies have kind of become 'my thing', especially around the office.
Since they are such a fan favourite and so easy (and gluten free!), I thought I would share the recipe (ahem, thank you Kraft).
Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Mix ingredients with mixer. Form into little balls and place on cookie sheet. Flatten slightly with a fork. Bake for 8-12 minutes. Enjoy!
Sometimes I get a craving for something sweet, even though I'm not hungry.
Okay, who am I kidding? I frequently get sweet cravings.
Tonight was no different but I knew if I tore open the bag of mini-eggs I have stashed in my purse, imense guilt would set in immediately after especially since I induldged enough this weekend. So, the alternative? A make-shift 'healthy' apple crisp.
It's has fruit, that's healthy, right?
It's simple. Go!
You will need:
* 1 apple
* 1 tsp. butter
* 1 heaping spoon of whole wheat flour
* cinnamon
* vanilla frozen yoghurt (optional and personally, I like the option)
With a fork, mix your melted butter and flour together until it forms a pebble-like consistency. Peel the apple (remove the skin) and slice into flat-ish pieces into a bowl. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Sprinkle with flour/butter mixture. Add more apple pieces, repeat & microwave for about four minutes (or until it looks cooked). Enjoy.
Yes.
Those are soda crackers.
With Nutella.
So?
Desperate times* call for desperate measures.
* Desperate times sure taste delicious. And I might have to be desperate more often as I think I've found a new favourite (slightly ghetto) snack.
I've never made cinnamon buns from scratch before this recipe and let. me. tell. you: boy, was it easy. And delicious. And quick (maybe, maybe 25 minutes total). I tweaked it a little and used whole wheat flour (because I'm 'healthy' like that) and then covered them in cream cheese icing (because that's how I roll). Deeelish.
I love ginger. Especially in the fall, it's so spicy and festive and perfect for cold weather with a hot cup of tea or cider... and I don't even like cider. When I came across this recipe, I had to give it a shot. To my delight it was (1) easy, (2) super tasty (and yes, they were chewy), and (3) produced two dozen cookies (um, score). Normally when I bake, I'll often take some into work to share, but not these, these I devoured all to myself... sort of.
{ I used whole wheat flour because I'm healthy like that ... don't tell my husband }
I decided to make pumpkin bread (my first attempt, ever) and although it didn't quite turn out great psentation wise (when I went to flip the bread out of the pan, half of it stuck in the pan, despite greasing it. I don't think I baked it long enough, as the middle was a little gooey), it tasted so great. I'm a huge fan of pumpkin, especially in the fall, it's so festive! However, next time I'm going to replace all that sugar though, with apple sauce and see if it turns out as well. Finally, there was some left over batter which I poured into my mini-muffin tins and they turned out perfectly.
{ putting our new mixer to good use - we got this for our wedding! }
{ fresh whipped cream }
For the evening of Fathers' Day, we headed over to my future in-laws place for a BBQ. Everytime we go there, it's a huge feast, and as I've mentioned before, my fiancé's mother is a super chef. She made fantastic burgers from scratch, along with three salads (mixed greens, potato and pasta). However, my favourite part of the meal was obviously dessert. She had picked strawberries that very morning and baked some tea biscuits. When the time came, she whipped up some fresh whipped cream and we all indulged. And when I say indulged, I mean really indulged because I couldn't get enough and had two. Ha.
Costa Blanca top/dress, Seduction tube top, Jacob Connexion skirt,
American Eagle sash, vintage necklace, Bay bracelet,
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