Currently: February

Hey guys!

I hope you are all doing well on this LAST day of February!
Wow, can you believe it?!

And what better way to celebrate the end of another month (which will thankfully only bring us closer to SPRING), than with some THINGS? 😉

Thursday Things

Yep, I liked doing last month’s post so much, I figured I’d keep it around for a while! Plus, I think it’s a good way to sum up all the THINGS from the month!

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Current Book:

The SAME!! Actually, I think I’m even on the SAME PAGE! Ugh! It’s not that it’s not interesting, the author has an amazing talent for imagery, I just can’t seem to find more than 20 minutes to sit and read!

Book

Current Music:

“Symptoms” by Atlas Genius. I fell in LOVE with this duo when they released their song “Trojans” last summer. This one proves to be another winner AND it’s a free download on iTunes right now! 😀

Current Guilty Pleasure:

So the other day I went to the store for mouthwash…and I came out with this bottle of bubble-gummy childhood NOSTALGIA and I absolutely LOVE it!

Guilty Pleasure

Current Nail Color:

Au naturale…but not by choice. This sucky winter weather has made it nearly impossible for my nails to grow 🙁

I am planning to add almond nail tips to achieve a new look.

Current Drink:

Hot water…no lemon…no tea…I know, I’m a weird!

Water

Current Food:

Anything so long as it’s dipped, drizzled, or COVERED in Healthy Chocolate Sauce!

Apples & Healthy Chocolate Sauce

Crisp Pink Lady apples…

Yogurt & Cereal with Pom Arils & Chocolate Sauce

Creamy & crunchy yogurt bowls…

Pancakes

Or gluten-free, dairy-free, VEGAN pancakes!

Oh but wait…I’m getting ahead of myself! That’s not until SUNDAY! 😀

Current Favorite Show:

Zip…Zilch…Nada…I’m too busy bathing in chocolate sauce! 😉

Current Wish List:

Lacuma…aka EGGFRUIT POWDER!…oh yes, this is happening ASAP!

Current Needs:

Sleep…because seriously, I’ve run out of things to clean!

Current Triumphs:

The Elvis Waffle with Chocolate & BACON!

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII maaaaaaaaaaaade WAAAAAAAAFFLES!!! :mrgreen:

Current Bane of Existence:

Suck It Winter

Current Celebrity Crush:

Ok, so I know last month I said I never really to the whole celebrity crush thing, but man, have you SEEN Joseph Gordon-Levitt lately? I just watched Premium Rush the other day and caught a preview for Looper before it started…um, HOW did I miss seeing that?!

Current Indulgence:

PB Toast Crunch

I was a bit disappointed with the PB Toast Crunch at first, then it started to grow on me, THEN I combined it with the last half of my strawberry Arctic Zero and…

Omg, PB&J Heavvvvvvvven!

And now I’m kinda sort of hoarding the rest of the box until I can get more AZ! 😉

Current Blessing:

Having the love and support from all of YOU!! Seriously, I’ve been rereading some of the comments from Monday’s post and I really can’t thank you all enough for the advice and kind words! ♥

Current Slang:

Well, can’t think of any slang I’ve been using…but I HAVE been cursing like a sailor lately! Umm, sorry mom! 😳

Current Outfit:

Fuzzy Slippers

Styling and profiling! Annnnd…

Bed Head

Some bed head to go with it Proof that I don’t type ALL of my posts at work! 😉

Current Excitement:

Pancake CollageDid you know the last week of February is National Pancake Week?!

Have YOU celebrated?

Current Link:

Foodgawker…in the last week I’ve had FOUR out of nine pictures accepted! 😀

Current Mood:

A little nervous. I went to the doctor last week for the follow-up on my knee…since I started having pain again, he wants to do an arthroscope (a minor surgery that consists of inserting a small camera into my knee) to evaluate the damage of my meniscal tear…if it’s bad enough, he’ll repair it while he’s in there.

After the procedure, I’m told I can’t go back to work for TWO WHOLE WEEKS! Oh, and they already gave me a set of crutches…um, yeah, this should be fun! 😕

Guess that just means there will be plenty of time to read, paint my nails, and find more stuff to slather in chocolate sauce!

But what there isn’t any more time for? Entries for my Sambazon giveaway! Click the link to see if you’re the big winner!

So, what’s one (or more) of YOUR February things?
Sharing is caring! 😀

 

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Waffle Wednesday!

Hello my WONDERFUL friends!

I hope you are feeling as fantastical as I am right now! I just finished reading through all of your SWEET comments on yesterday’s “funkified” post and I am SO filled with joy…seriously, if you were in the room with me right now, I’d annoy the piss out of you! 😉

I’m sure a great deal of my funk has to do with the whole “winter blues” thing. I just never feel like I have enough “day” to get stuff done! Guess it’s a good thing that…

SPRING is only THREE WEEKS AWAY!! 😀

Until then, since my mood is not ONLY dependent on the weather but ALSO on the amount of deliciousness in my life, I’ve been trying my best to listen to my body lately and give it what it wants…

Which brings me to the title of this post!

I know what you’re thinking…”But Heather, we ALL know you don’t make waffles!”

But as of yesterday…oh, I most certainly DO!

The Elvis Waffle

I have no idea where it came from but as I rolled over in bed yesterday morning afternoon, I was hit with the biggest, most INTENSE CRAVING for waffles! As I stumbled my way into the kitchen, I siked myself up Rocky style (puh-LEEEASE click that!) and fought back the terrifying images of waffles past…

I whipped up my batter, poured it into my THOROUGHLY greased waffle iron, closed the lid and crossed my fingers!

Once that little orange light went off, I took a deep breath…

I slowly put my hand on the handle…

I lifted up…

and…?

IT DIDN’T STICK!!!

The Elvis Waffle with Chocolate Sauce

*Happy dance*

I’d like to say this is the product of some INTENSE kitchen research…countless days of measuring…complex mathematical equations to get just the right ratios of ingredients, but…?

It was a total FLUKE!

The Elvis Waffle with Chocolate & BACON!

A complete, oh-my-god-I-can’t-believe-this-actually-worked FLUKE!

Quick! Somebody get me a lotto ticket! 😉

The “Elvis” Waffle

By: Heather @ Kiss My Broccoli

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5-7 minutes

Keywords: breakfast high protein gluten-free dairy-free peanut flour bananas

Ingredients (Serves 1)

  • 1/4 cup peanut flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon sodium-free baking powder
  • 1/2 medium banana, mashed
  • 1 large egg white
  • 3 Tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon maple extract (or vanilla)
  • 5-7 drops liquid stevia (or other preferred sweetener)

Instructions

1. Preheat waffle iron and coat LIBERALLY with non-stick spray!
2. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
3. Transfer batter to center of waffle iron, close lid, and cook until done.
4. Plate and top with Healthy Chocolate Sauce and bacon “sprinkles”.

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So soft, so tender, so delicious…and if the taste doesn’t blow you away,
then the nutrition stats WILL:

The "Elvis" Waffle Nutrition Facts200 calories and TWENTY grams of protein?! Heck yeah baby!

The Elvis Waffle with Chocolate Sauce & BACON!

Now hopefully, Jenn will forgive me for not having a complete What I Ate Wednesday post today, because I’m sorry I’m not sorry, but there was NO WAY I keeping this bit of luck to myself any longer, plus I geeked out a little with the thought of getting to use more alliteration! 😆

WIAW Teal

Besides, I think I could persuade her by acting on a few of her “special” cravings… 😉

When was the last time you got lucky?
Keep it clean people!

What deliciousness did you or will you eat this Wednesday?

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Missing My Marvelousness

Hey guys!

I hope you all had a fantastic weekend and are getting your Monday off to a good start today. I got a (much-needed) change of pace this weekend where I found myself with a completely EMPTY and commitment-FREE Friday…

Wanna know what I did with most of the day?

Of course you do! 😉

Ok, well…first, I started the day off with…

Cinnamon Latte

My FIRST HOMEMADE LATTE!

Milk Frother Action Shot Latte Action Homemade Latte

Yep, it only took me TWO WEEKS to finally break open my new IKEA milk frother! And Kat was definitely right…best 2 bucks spent EVER!

Frothy Spoonful

No foam goes to waste! 😉

And while I was in the fridge for the almond milk, I made sure to stop, admire (and take pictures of) the result of the previous night’s adventure in insomnia…FridgePlease tell me I’m not the only person who’s totally overhauled the fridge at midnight!?!

I had to make room for all the kombucha, my never-ending collection of mustard, and oh yeah, I got a little visit from the Chobani fairy last week (just pretend you don’t see that Fage container, mmmkay?)…

ChobaniX TWO!

The company graciously sent me a case of their two new flavors AND I also won a giveaway on facebook…so now I have 24 containers of yogurt spilling out of my fridge strategically stacked in Tetris fashion. 😉

Then I fixed breakfast…something OTHER than pancakes for a change!

Toast & Jam Yogurt & Chocolate

Toast with the last of my peach honey I’ve been hoarding for MONTHS and a side of plain Greek yogurt topped with Healthy Chocolate Sauce and raw pepitas.

Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE my pancakes, but lately, I’ve been working on 2 recipes a week (recipe tweaking and photo shooting) in order to get them ready in time for posting on Sundays, and to tell you the truth, sometimes I just want something SIMPLE!

After breakfast I did something I’ve been wanting to do for SOME time now…

Tiger

I cuddled up with this guy and…

Screen shot 2013-02-25 at 3.26.05 AMCaught up with some of my favorite bloggers! 😀

Then my ADD kicked in and the next thing I know…

Screen shot 2013-02-25 at 3.37.12 AMI pinned the super cool graphic on Brittany’s blog for seasonal produce which reminded me that I needed to…

Screen shot 2013-02-25 at 3.40.18 AMPin my #strangebutgood BBQ Stir Fry recipe which reminded me of…

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My daunting list of recipes that STILL needs to be converted to…

Screen shot 2013-02-25 at 1.41.49 AMMy RECIpage!…which is now featuring lots of…brown food??

Yep, I FINALLY tackled it and got TEN whole recipes transferred over! 😀

Of course, then my ADD kicked in again. I found myself wandering down memory lane as I went through some of my old posts and realizing there’s a lot of things I miss…

Oats

Oats in any way, shape or form…

Trying Blogger Recipes

Reading blogs, getting inspired, and trying new recipes…

R&R

Being active (without knee pain…which is now BACK), spending time with family & friends, taking pictures, relaxing…

Silly HeatherTalking about life, making you guys laugh, and otherwise sharing my marvelousness! 😉

I seem to have found myself in a bit of a funk lately, but I’m determined to find my way out…to find my way back to ME!

I LOVE sharing recipes with you guys and I have a TON of ideas, but there just isn’t enough time in the day week for me to do all that I want to do. I’m not quite sure what this means…or what direction I need to take to get more balance, but these things have just been on my mind lately and I wanted to share.

What do YOU do to maintain balance in life?

What are you missing right now?

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