So if you go to bed at 2 am, it would only seem natural to sleep in extra long the next day to catch up, right? Somebody tell that to my body. My rebellious REM cycle had me up WAY too early on my Monday off. Darn it.
The one perk of being up before the sun? I was able to get all my errands done that had been piling up since last week. After my laundry was started (and my coffee was a-brewin’), I threw together some vanilla protein pancakes (yes, that’s what the above yellow batter crap is).
Pshhh. This did NOT rock my world. The pro powder must’ve changed the way they cooked because as they cooked on the pan, they just kept rising and rising and rising! Stop, I said!! They didn’t listen. They were more of a shortbread consistency than a pancake.
I sliced strawberries and drizzled some Xagave on top. Sadly, the strawberries and agave were the best part about these. I only ate two of the pancakes.
Of COURSE I turned to apples to fill up my tummy (along with a home-made pumpkin buttah – aka cinn/agave-sprinkled pumpkin puree). Brekkie done. Laundry done. Time to restock the groceries…so off to WF I went.
I picked up a treat 🙂
After my productive (housewife-y) AM, I was determined to have a more successful baking sesh than this morning’s pancakes, so I set to work on making BabyCake’s agave-sweetened brownies for my contest winner. I followed this recipe to the very last drip-drop (ok, I may have added in vegan chocolate chips).
Get excited Olivia, these babies are now on their way to you!
I have SO many photos of this cooking process. Enjoy the food porn…
Could you DIE!?
Thank goodness I doubled the recipe because I HAD to dig in immediately. These were SO moist, and the perfect sweetness without being too rich. I could have eaten the entire pan! They crumbled in my mouth. Who knew vegan, gluten free treats could taste like this? I am in love with this cookbook!
Feeling emboldened by my baking success, I started food prepping for dinner and the work week.
Whistle munch and crunch while you work. I snacked on 2 more apples – sliced and diced – while getting frisky in the kitch.
- Quinoa
- Chickpeas
- Black beans
- BN squash
- steamed brocc
- steamed cauliflower
- steamed sweet potatoes
After packing 800 tuperware containers in the fridge, I headed to the gym. Holler! I hadn’t exercised in almost a WEEK!! Who am I!?! It felt glorious to run. I just wish I had an iPod that worked…yeah…still working on that.
When I got home I made a seriously fantastic dinner. Inspired by a recent recipe in Fitness mag, I made a curry chickpea stew.
While I was at the gym, I left the pot simmering (super low) with curry, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, chickpeas, carrots, green beans, zucchini, and cauliflower.
Then I spiralized a yellow squash, and scooped some stew on top of it.
Oh, and did I mention some quinoa found it’s way in?
And then tomatoes.
PER-FECT-ION. I actually had TWO huge plates full of this. So much comida. And yet, I didn’t feel uncomfortable by any means. I was full, but in a content way. It is amazing to me how such a voluminous meal could still leave me feeling so light. Whatevs, I ‘aint mad at it.
This is NOT the same photo from above. No no, these slices were indeed my 5th and 6th apples plated for dessert. Talk about a delish day of eats!
Work tomorrow!
Those pancakes made me laugh — I want to try it just to see them puffing up!! What else did you put in there?
<3 <3
hahah awe sorry about the pancakes!!
But dang! your chickpea curry looks AWESOME!
But they just kept rising and rising? OMG that would be heaven for me! I havent made pancakes in years b/c I am GF and most GF pancakes are pitiful made from rice flour and the like so I dont even bother anymore. Those look awesome!
The brownies…those look GF from the looks of the flours you used. Recipe, please?!!!
Spiralized yellow squash. Do you have the Gena recommended 29.99 amazon Paderno? That’s the one I have. Have never tried it on squash. I just posted it’s results today on sweet potatoes. Not sturdy enough I dont think to hack a raw potato. Zukes, yes. Taters, no. Squash, could be borderline.
Nitey nite.
too bad about the pancakes! protein got them all pumped up, huh?
those brownies look nice!!
I ate three apples and a pear today. fruit is just the best 🙂
that meal w/ the quinoa looks sooo delicious- i’m really jealous! and yummm to the brownies
xoxo
shelley
http://findinghappinessandhealth.wordpress.com
loveeee the food porn 😉
ohmigoodness all your eats look fab!! I’ll have to go back to my fitness mag to check out that recipe.
I’m pretty sure I did die when I saw the pictures of the brownies.. even the brownie batter made me die a bit, yum!
Those brownies!!! Holy yum!
I am peeing my pants in excitement over my soon to be delivered brownie bliss! YAY they look AMAZING =)
You are jumping on the more is better apple bandwagon–yay! I am all about the apples…I think I ate at least 6 myself yesterday 🙂
I have garfava flour sitting here too! I made some muffins with it, but they tasted a little beany…did your brownies taste beany? It looks like you mixed it with brown rice? Maybe that helps?
Courtney
Yummy. I haven’t had a good pancake or brownie since I went vegan :/ Still looking for a good recipe! 6 apples? I bow to you Apple Queen.
Mmm, that curry looks divine. I haven’t cooked quinoa in a while and I miss it!
Those brownies. Those pancakes (even if they’re a little fluffy!). Mmm.
1. seriously those pancakes look AMAZE and I’m really sad they’re not haha.
2. How is Olivia gonna feel that you ate some of her present…
haha I keeed
3. Adding chocolate chips was essential
4. I ate just as many apples yesterday as you did
5. this is a long list
6. I want to make that recipe (the last one) more then life itself. very dramatic but true
Dinner looks GOOD! I would have had two plates, too! 🙂
Too bad about the pancakes…they look so nice and fluffy! But shortbread is not pancake-like so I can see how you were disappointed 🙁
The brownies look delicious…love the food porn. I might have to pick up that cookbook!
Have a great day, Elise!
the brownies are vegan, GF, and delish! it was a mix of brown rice flour and fava/chickpea flour. i swear they are amazing. you MUST get the BabyCakes cookbook. or maybe you should just visit NYC and we will go there together??
yes, i have the gena rec’d spiralizer. i havent tried potatoes, but now maybe ill hold off, although the box/instructions seem to think it can handle it, i too, was a bit skeptical. the squash works fine though so give it a shot.
haha, yes, they were def bulked up with the pro powder, but not in a jillian michaels way…in more of an arnold schwarzeneggar way…
yeah, it was the second to last one out. the one with whatsherface price on the cover.
they didnt taste beany to me, they were a mix of fava/garbanzo and brown rice flour (each equal portions). so good!!
just wondering. how did you make the pancakes? shortcakes dont sound so bad.
emily
I’ve never had much success cooking/baking with protein powder…though kinda thinking those pancakes look good! Not as good as the brownies though!!!! Dang, I need that cookbook. Just for the carrot cake cupcakes and cornbread. Or I could just move back to NY…or open a franchise here? *getting desperate*
Too many apples = impossible.
Dang, Hippie – you’re on a roll! And yes, I could die – those brownies made me drool on my desk.
Thanks for your comment, babe! And so happy to see you enjoying the spiralizer.
Maybe I’ll try a mixture of g-f flours next time…thanks!
Courtney
yeah, so…about those brownies…
…send me some?
..kidding..
not really.
😉
This is what I like to see… tons and tons and TONS of apples a day will most definitely keep the doctor away haha. 🙂 I pulled a somewhat similar move with my apple consumption today and loved every bite!
Those brownies are TO DIE FOR my Goshhhh
Ohhhh thanks for the Babycakes tip off! I have Ani’s books and Sarma’s books. And ED & BV. But Dreena uses alot of gluten-containing flours. So I will def. check out the BC cookbook! GRacias my love!
Cuz you know I am soooo wanting to come have lunch, dinner, and desserts in NYC with you but til I do, I think the BC cookbook may have to do…sigh.
Spiralizer…see private email. no, not for sweet pots. Not worth a possible breakage incident.
Ha, you should just move into my sorority house with me! Somedays the only fruta I eat = APPLES. Gala, red delish and green all day, errreeeday (luckily I now have some wf’s raisins, and tj’s flattened bananas to spice it uppp though!) !!
Nommm to that curry dish thang! And the vegan brownies. That luscious brown color just screams at me! 😉
Love you!
I most definitely COULD die due to those brownies – I’ll take three.
Those pancakes look so fluffy and delish. Sorry they weren’t a hit! Compensate with the brownies 😉
haha i wouldn’t complain about fluffy /rising pancakes?! juz crazy! id be like JA JA go go! higher higher! WHOAAAAAAAAA. twss
maybe
anyway! love dat sqaushy din dinnnnnnnnn, i has been too long since I’ve had spiralized-ness
by I has…. i mean it has, of course. naturally
hahaha. love you!