Coconut/Almond Flour Pancakes

Happy (almost) 2013!  What a year it has been.... I think 2012 can be summed up in one word- CRAZY.  At one point in 2012, Brenton and I looked at each other and had the exact same thought:  "This is the strangest thing we have ever done" (referring to the last minute trip where we flew CMH-PHX-LAX-LAS so he could play onstage with 311 at the MGM Grand Arena).

 
















2013 will have a new word.  Sure, spontaneity is always fun (...sometimes fun, or maybe just exhausting), but this upcoming year needs to chill back a little.

Breathe.

Ah.  That sounds nice.   Breathe.  More exercise- more breathing.  More meditation- more breathing.  More practicing of music- more breathing.  You get the picture.

So who wants pancakes (lol)?  I made some awesome coconut flour/almond flour pancakes this morning that were totally om nom nom worthy.


4 eggs, room temperature
1 cup coconut milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 T honey

1/2 cup coconut flour
1/4 cup almond flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Blend all of the ingredients together in a food processor or blender

Then scoop into a 'pre-heated coconut oil greased' skillet and cook both sides until done!  We added some chocolate chips to a few of them....

Happy New Year, my dears.  Good things to come in 2013- maybe even some VLOGGING.  Lord help us all.

xoxo

A Time to Reflect....

Happy Wednesday, everybody!  We got a snow day today, which gave me time to do some things around the house and kind of reflect a little bit.

I recently got a new job (and by recently, I mean Monday).  I didn't change job locations, but I changed departments.  My new job is a promotion from my old job, and it has been quite a transition.  I'm not finished with the transition yet- it's going to take a while for me to feel 'at home'.  My new co-workers are very nice, but I still have a LOT to learn.  Not to mention I miss my old office and my former co-workers very VERY much.  Almost too much.  But, I know that I needed to put on my 'big girl pants' and take this next step, and I'm glad that if a change had to be made, that I made it to this new department.

This transition (and time off from work) also made me reflect upon everything else in my life.  I'm not sure why I do this, but whenever I go through a change, it COMPLETELY consumes me and for whatever reason, everything else gets pushed aside.  Notice how long it's been since my last bloggie post?  I'm wanting to try to get back to a routine of normalcy.  So after this, I'm going to work on taxes (fun) and then see what I can do to get back into a routine.  Like the FlyLady song says "Routines routines, they keep me rockin'."

A lot has happened since December 28.  I went to Miami and had some FANTASTIC food.  We found all of the organic/veggie places in Dade County (so it seemed, anyway).

YUMMMMMMMMMMY!!!  We ate soooooo good that trip.  I wish those types of restaurants were in COLDER climates, too!  Oh well, eventually I will move to Florida.  Some day.

The whole reason we went to Miami was to celebrate this:

Brenton got his MBA!  Hurray!!!  NO. MORE. SCHOOL.

Have a beautiful day, everybody!  Is it spring yet??

Looking forward...

Hello bloggies! The last few days have been a whirlwind! I'm SO looking forward to vacation... but alas, it's not until October. Brenton and I are going to his grandpa Jim's condo in Sunny Isles Beach, FL.

Here's a picture of the pool (thank you activerain.com... I couldn't find my pictures!):



Our flight leaves on a Tuesday evening, right AT dinner time of course. Since I'm all about bringing my own healthy food and snacks places (as people noticed at work today HA!), I'm SO going to be bringing my own dinner to have in the airport before we board. Check out my girl Angela's blog post for today! She talks all about the healthy airplane food she brought from home! Makes me VERY excited to go on our trip, and very excited to start planning on what I'm going to bring to eat!! I'm ready any time- SERIOUSLY! Too bad I can't bring my favorite green monster with me (poo on the no liquid rule!). Hopefully the condo has a blender!!!! If I have to go a week without a green monster I might die!! I had one this morning (of course!)



Tomorrow we're having our next door neighbors over for dinner. I'm making a pasta bar with lots of toppings/fixins so everyone can make their own meal. We'll also have salad on the side, and fruit salad for dessert. I'll be sure to take pictures. SHOULD BE NUMMY!

OH I almost forgot! Last night my sister and I were at Kroger for a LONG time (long story). She ordered us 2 Vanilla Rooibos Tea Lates with Soy Milk. O-M-G. Heaven in a cup. Seriously. It was sweet, wonderful, vanilla goodness. I looked on Starbucks.com to get the nutrition info, and here's what it said:

Vanilla Rooibos Tea Latte

Full leaf African rooibos tea(naturally caffeine free), also known as red tea, paired with Tahitian vanilla and cinnamon. Sweetened with classic syrup and topped with steamed milk and velvety foam.

Serving Size		12 fl. oz.
		Amt Per Serving
Calories		150
Fat Calories		25
Total Fat (g)		3
Saturated Fat (g)		0
Trans Fat (g)		0
Cholesterol (mg)		0
Sodium (mg)		70
Total Carbohydrates (g)		27
Fiber (g)		1
Sugars (g)		25
Protein (g)		5
Vitamin A		8%
Vitamin C		0%
Calcium		20%
Iron		6%
Caffeine (mg)		0

Not horrible- especially because it was so sweet desserty like. YUM-O!! While we were there, I also picked up a couple of these little guys-

I haven't tried them yet- but they're all natural, organic, etc. etc. etc. A whopping 260 calories though, so I may end up cutting them in half and eating half a day. We'll see! I'll let you know how they are! I'll try one tomorrow.

Have a good evening all! Until next time, Namaste.