pancakes and pizza.

WOW you guys want to win some kombucha, dontcha?

it’s been awhile. i thought i would bring some search engine terms to your attention, because they are fun and, let’s face it, sharing the search terms provides blog content for me and i don’t have to think of something else to ramble about. enjoy.

• “boys wearing bras”.. sorry, no man boobs or drag queens on meals & moves
• “i hate subway”.. ugh. ME TOO. samesies.
• “savoury oats”.. no, i am not canadian nor am i british. if you want to see savoUry oats, check here or here!
• “milk, cereal, woman”.. okay, this one makes total sense.
• “grumpy coffee drinker”.. last time i checked, the reason i wasn’t grumpy was because of the coffee.
• “tattoo ideas for wrist”.. this one makes me mad. and annoyed. this is the whole reason i hate tattoos. if you are going to get a tattoo, KNOW WHAT YOU WANT. don’t freaking GOOGLE ideas.
• “elementary school peanut butter bars”.. OH THESE WERE THE BEST! remember those? my recipe tastes just like them. here it is.
• “protein pancakes”.. you came to the right place. keep reading.

you may have heard about a new phenomenon sweeping blog land, pancake sunday, which was so lovingly started by HEABs.. my favorite tennessee dwelling, pancake loving foodie.

i don’t need a reason to eat anything, but i really like waffle wednesday because it is fun.. and so is pancake sunday!

when sunday rolls around, i usually whip up my own protein pancake recipe (here) but today i wanted to give a different recipe a whirl.

enter: allie’s low carb, life changing protein pancakes!

i omitted the berries, basically because i had none, and i did up the flour by just 1/2 tsp in the end because the batter was a tad runny. here is what went into these:

• 2 TB + 1/2 tsp bob’s red mill coconut flour
• 1/2 packet stevia in the raw
• 1 egg+2 egg whites
• 1 TB unsweetened almond milk
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• love

i blended all ingredients in the vita, poured the batter into a cup (where i added the additional flour) and cooked at medium heat on the stove.

i can only fit two pancakes on my skillet at a time, unfortunately. i really need a griddle so i can cook a bunch of pancakes at once. this recipe made SEVEN pancakes~ i had to nuke them by the end of the cooking process because pancakes number one and two were cold. but still.. amazing!

i topped the pancakes with trader joe’s almond butter with flax which was so generously sent to me by the lovely lauren. what a babe.

the pancake recipe alone is 115 calories, 5g fat, 4g carbs and 14g protein.  AWESOME, right?! you can lower the fat content by omitting the whole egg and upping the egg whites, i am sure, but i need a little yolk in my life every now and then!

thanks for the recipe, allie! i am doubling it next time :)

after my sunday flapjack fuel, it was time to hit the gym for some strength training. i also received the new issue of oxygen in the mail on saturday, so you can bet i squeezed some reading time in there as well. fun fact: a lot of people in utah say “squoze” instead of “squeezed”.. it was not until very recently that i learned “squoze” is NOT a real word!

UPPER BODY WORKOUT: (body for life style)

• 5 min elliptical warmup (resistance 10)

back:

move	reps @ weight
wide grip pulldown	12 @ 40# 10 @ 50# 8 @ 60# 6 @ 70# 12 @ 40#
seated cable row	12 @ 50#

*i did 100 high knees between the first four sets for a total of 400 high knees.

chest:

move	reps @ weight
dumbbell chest press	12 @ 17.5# each 10 @ 20# each 8 @ 22.5# each 6 @25# each 12 @ 20# each
dumbbell flys	12 @ 12.5# each

*i did 25 ball crunches while holding a 10# plate above my head between the first four sets for a total of 100 weighted crunches.

shoulders:

move	reps @ weight
upright barbell row	12 @ 20# 10 @ 25# 8 @ 30# 6 @ 40# 12 @ 25#
side dumbbell raises front dumbbell raises	12 @ 5# each 12 @ 5# each

*i did 100 butt kicks between the first four sets for a total of 400 butt kicks.

biceps:

move	reps @ weight
dumbbell biceps curl	12 @ 10# each 10 @ 12.5# each 8 @ 15# each 6 @ 17.5# each 12 @ 12.5#
dumbbell hammer curl	12 @ 10# each

*i did 25 bench tuck crunches between the first four sets for a total of 100 crunches.

triceps:

move	reps @ weight
overhead cable extension	12 @ 35# 10 @ 40# 8 @ 45# 6 @ 50# 12 @ 35#
v rope cable pulldowns	12 @ 25#

• 20 minutes on stairmill:
• 5 minutes @ level 6
• 5 minutes @ level 7
• 5 minutes @ level 8
• 5 minutes @ level 9
1.75 miles traveled
total workout: 1 hour 5 minutes

i came home and refueled with a green really weird colored smoothie.

in the mix:
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
• 2 handfuls frozen blueberries
• 1/2 frozen banana
• ice
• xanthan gum
• spinach

although this didn’t look appealing, it tasted fantastic!

after downing this i had to hurry and make the dessert for the BBQ marshall & i were headed to for his dad’s birthday.

his dad requested something “with chocolate and strawberries” and marshall wanted fruit pizza. well, i am never one to let anyone down.. so i combined the two requests!

chocolate covered strawberry pizza!!

there is nothing healthy about this dessert, folks. but.. i get a lot of requests asking how i make it, so i took photos this time.

first, spread two rolls of premade cookie dough onto a greased cookie sheet, i used pillsbury.

next, poke it.

bake the dough according to the package directions, but you may have to poke it a few more times while it is baking. check on it to make sure it is not one gigantic bubble that looks like the parachute you used to play with in elementary PE class.

let the crust cool.

for the “sauce”, mix 12 ounces whipped cream cheese with as much sweetened condensed milk as you need to make it just sweet enough, but not too sweet. the choice is yours as to how sweet you like it.

mix well, add a splash or two of vanilla extract.

refrigerate the sauce while the crust cools. it will firm up a bit.

frost the crust.

slice your fruit.  usually, i do a mix of berries, bananas, pears, apples, kiwis and peaches. you can use whatever you’d like. apples and pears do tend to turn brown once they hit the air so only use them if you are serving the pizza immediately.  today, i only used strawberries.

place your “toppings” on your pizza.

and it’s as easy as that! you’re done! but today, i took it a step further and added some chocolate ganache.

i mixed a bag of hershey’s milk chocolate chips with about 2/3 cup of heavy cream in a saucepan on medium/high heat.

be sure to stir it constantly so it doesn’t scorch.

when all the chocolate has melted, drizzle the ganache over your fruit pizza.

serious business.

voilà!

let the fruit pizza bask in the sunshine until you are ready to head to your party. or.. you could keep it in the fridge.. that is probably smarter.

okay! that was fun. it is a super delicious dessert.. but it is also ridiculously indulgent. now you know.

next we went to marshall’s dad & stepmom’s house for a BBQ!

sandy (marshall’s stepmom) had prepared a deeeelicious meal of pork chops, salad, pasta salad, baked beans & mashed potatoes.

 

my plate:

i had a boatload of salad (sans dressing), some baked beans and a pork chop. the pork chops were marinated in a slightly spicy and very flavorful sauce, i really liked it!

it is always fun to see marshall’s family.. especially this guy:

BOOZER!

he wouldn’t stay still for two seconds! that is the best photo i could snag :)

we just got home from the BBQ and marshall is laying on the couch with a killer headache. poor bear. i am going to shut down the technology and keep him company. i haven’t read blogs all weekend, but i will catch up with everyone tomorrow.

hope you enjoy your monday! oh, don’t forget to celebrate national grilled cheese day!

Qs~

1. favorite item to BBQ? i love grilling. it is so hard to pick. among my favorite grilled foods: pineapple, asparagus, corn on the cob and chicken breasts. hey, it is my question, i can have four answers!!

2. have you done your taxes yet?!? friendly reminder! just did mine on friday :)

xo. janetha b.