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Marvelous Ma-litteration

Posted on February 4, 2013 by kissmybroccoli

Hey guys!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Be sure to head on over to Katie’s blog and see how everyone else’s was!

I have to admit, mine got off to a pretty rough start, but thankfully I’m the type of person who can see the positives in things…well, after I get a good #%@& session in, anyways.

But I think it was justified after this juxtaposition…

Elvira I know…AGAIN?!

I’m seriously beginning to think there is a target on my back! 🙁

Allow me to paint the picture for you…

It’s 7am…I just got off work…I’m sitting at an intersection right outside the hospital waiting to make a left turn…there’s a car directly across from me waiting to turn left as well…it’s rainy and traffic is steady…it looks like I might be there for a while…

Across the street car decides that he will make his left hand turn…nevermind the fact that a CAR IS COMING DOWN THE HIGHWAY!!

First, the car hits him…then she spins out of control, sliding sideways across the intersection…I see her coming straight at me, but there is no time!

Elvira Broken Heart

My melancholy mistress.

Luckily, she had lost most of her moment as she was sliding across the street, but it did end up doing enough damage to my tire/wheel that the car was un-driveable. But you wanna know the silver lining?

Remember back a few months ago when Elvira had some bad luck involving a decrepit tow truck? Well, the front bumper was left a total mess after that (honestly it looked like she’d been attacked my an army of metal-eating rodents)…

Well, guess who’s getting a NEW front bumper?! 😉

Also, I just have to say that I have one of the BEST insurance agents out there! I called him as soon as the accident happened and he got to work setting up everything I needed to get a rental and even drove to the scene and picked me up! He took me back to his office, filed the claim for me (as I sat in a chair in a zombie-like stupor), and then drove me across town to pick up the rental car!

A Chevy Captiva.

Don’t let that snazzy silver finish mislead you…she’s really just a glorified golf cart!

BUT…

She comes with FREE satellite radio!!!

Oh, and another good thing?

She gets REALLY good gas mileage!

Which is GREAT when you hit the road Thursday afternoon, meet up with the man-friend and a few hours later find yourself in the company of some great Atlanta bloggers and a hot and spicy dinner!

I was fortunate enough to be included in the Atlanta blogger meet up with Lee, Heather, Alayna, Stacy, and LAURA on Thursday night at Desta, a local Ethiopian restaurant.

The man-friend and I arrived a bit late, but were able to catch the girls about halfway through their meal. We both ordered the vegetarian sampler plate and everything (though I have no idea what most of it was) was absolutely delicious! 😉

It was so so great to meet all these wonderful ladies…great conversation, a bunch of laughs, and just the beginning to a

MAGNIFICENT AND MARVELOUS MWEEKEND! 😉

IKEA

Frolicking in furniture slash food photography fun land…

Buford Farmers Market

Being captivated by the culinary contraptions of other countries…

Farmers Market Samples

Savoring samples of sweet, sour, and spicy…

Atlanta Food

And diving headfirst into some of the most dreamy and desirable dishes!

Which you’ll just have to wait until Wednesday to witness!

Ok, I’m gonna stop now before one of you reaches through the screen and slaps me! 😉

What was the most marvelous moment in your weekend?
Sorry, I couldn’t resist! Lol

Posted in MIMM, Travel | Tagged Atlanta, Elvira, foodies, IKEA | 36 Comments

Is It Hot In Here or Is It Just Me?

Posted on February 3, 2013 by kissmybroccoli

Hey, hey, haaaaaaay!

Warning: Pure, unadulterated, get-yo-granny-out-of-the-room food porn coming your way in…

5…4…3…2…1…

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Happy Pancake Sunday, friends!

A few weeks ago, I asked what fruits you guys were loving on this winter. While it sounded like MOST of you were on the cutie train along with me, ONE person chimed in with something different…

Lucie, this ~~beer’s~~ pear’s for you! 😉

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As I bebopped (which Meghan would totally approve of) around my kitchen, collecting my ingredients, thinking of the flavors I wanted to PEAR (tee hee) with my fresh winter fruit, I caught a glimpse of my crazy bed-head in the microwave door and I had it…

Ginger!

But not just any dried-up, bottled-up, collecting-dust-in-the-cabinet-since-gingerbread-making-season-is-over ginger, oh no…I went for straight for the fresh stuff and I’m SO glad I did!

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As they cooked up, the warm aroma of the fresh ginger mixed with the sweet pear got me drooling in seconds.

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The photo session was pure agony.

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It was everything I could do to get those last and final shots. I was on my knees and just begging for ~~my soul~~ for a bite!

And when that bite FINALLY came?

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Well, let’s just say I had quite a bit of sound effects to go along with my collection of
food porn. 😉 BUT since I know you guys ONLY read the articles, how about I hand over that recipe now, huh?

Ginger Pear Pancakes with Warm Maple Pecan Syrup

By: Heather @ Kiss My Broccoli

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10-12 minutes

Keywords: fry breakfast high protein high fiber low-sodium ginger pears Pancake Sunday

Ingredients (Serves 1)

Ginger Pear Pancakes

1/3 cup rolled oats, ground into flour
1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder (30g scoop)
1 Tablespoon coconut flour
1/2 teaspoon sodium-free baking powder
1 large egg white
1/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1/2 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
1 medium pear, chopped

Warm Maple Pecan Syrup

2 Tablespoons maple syrup
1 Tablespoon finely chopped pecans
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

Instructions

Ginger Pear Pancakes

1. Heat a non-stick skillet or griddle over medium heat and coat with cooking spray.
2. To a medium-sized bowl, add flours, protein powder, and baking powder and stir to combine.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk egg white until frothy.
4. Combine milk and fresh ginger with the egg white.
5. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir just until flour is incorporated.
6. Fold in 1/2 of the chopped pear (about 1/3-1/2 cup).
7. Spoon batter onto skillet, form/spread 3 small-medium sized pancakes (batter will be thick), and cook 5-6 minutes per side.
8. Top with the other half of pear and drizzle with warm maple pecan syrup.

Warm Maple Pecan Syrup

1. Combine syrup, chopped nuts, and cinnamon (if using).
2. Microwave for 5-10 seconds.

Nutrition facts for pancakes only using this protein powder:

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No need to hide this one under your mattress, I’m pretty sure your mom
would approve! 😉

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But don’t just take my word for it…go make these NOW!

What is your favorite kind of pear?
For me, it’s a toss-up between D’Anjous and Reds!

Posted in Breakfast, Pancake Sunday | Tagged food porn, ginger, maple syrup, pancakes, pears, pecans, recipe | 46 Comments

What’s Up {Peanut} Butter Cup?

Posted on February 1, 2013 by kissmybroccoli

Hello my loves!

So, remember that drool-tastic foodporn shot I teased you with the other day?

Oh, well, in case you’ve forgotten…

Peanut Butter Cup Tease Just TRY to tell me you don’t want to dive ~~headfirst~~ ~~fork-first~~ …no, I had it right the first time…HEADFIRST into that!

Now just keep that in mind while I explain the details…because ya know, it’s Friday, and around here, Fridays tend to get a little straaaaaaaaaaaaaange!

Strange But Good S2TT

But ALWAYS in a GOOD way…you just gotta trust us! Hmm, that’s funny, I just got an image of the snake from the Jungle Book in my head! 😉

♫ Trust in meeeeeee! ♫

So…any guesses as to what’s in the #strangebutgood dish that I concocted this week? Here, allow me to introduce you to the players:

Cocoa
Peanut flour (or butter)
Greek yogurt
Eggs
and SPINACH?!

But I promise you’d never even GUESS that last one’s in there!

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Because I swear to you this OMELETTE tastes just like CAKE!

Now I know there are plenty of you out there who just can’t seem to wrap your heads around the concept of sweet eggs, but you really just have to

♫ Trust in meeeeeee! ♫

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Don’t think of it as an omelette…

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But more as a really…thick…chocolate-y ~~cake~~ CREPE!

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OOZING with peanut buttery goodness!

Peanut Butter Cup Omelette

by Heather @ Kiss My Broccoli

Prep Time: 3 minutes

Cook Time: 5-6 minutes

Keywords: fry breakfast high protein eggs peanut flour peanut butter cocoa powder

Ingredients (Serves 1)

1 large egg OR 2 large egg whites
1 cup packed, fresh spinach (optional)
2 Tbsp unsweetened almond milk
1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (I like Hershey’s Special Dark)
10 drops vanilla stevia
1/3 cup fat-free vanilla Greek yogurt (I like Chobani)
2 Tbsp peanut flour OR 1 Tbsp creamy peanut butter
banana, creamy peanut butter, and cacao nibs for topping

Instructions

1. Heat a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat and coat liberally with cooking spray.
2. In a small blender or food processor, combine egg, spinach, milk, cocoa, and sweetener and blend until smooth.
3. Pour mixture into skillet and roll pan around so that the mixture climbs about 1 inch up the sides of the pan.
4. Reduce temperature to medium, cover and, cook until set (5-6 minutes).
5. Meanwhile, whisk together yogurt and peanut flour (or peanut butter) in a small bowl.
6. Remove from heat, transfer to a plate, spread with peanut butter yogurt and fold over.
7. Top with sliced banana, a drizzle of creamy peanut butter and cacao nibs.

Nutrition facts using one WHOLE egg and peanut flour:

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Hmm, dessert for breakfast with over TWENTY grams of protein? I’ll take it!

Now if I’ve managed to tempt your curiosity slash made you drool enough so that you’ll actually try this, but you’re like, “Whoa Heather! Really? Spinach?”…just

♫ Trust in meeeeeee! ♫

Because once I lifted the lid to that skillet, the sweet Pavlovian smell of freshly baked chocolate cake had me even forgetting it was in there in the first place!

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I mean seriously, I was drooling all over myself as I (painstakingly) assembled and took 3985 pictures of this thing!

And just when I knew ~~I had the perfect shots~~ I couldn’t take it anymore, the camera disappeared, the fork appeared, annnnnnnnd?

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Well, um, yeah…ya know 😉

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PUH-LEEEEEEEASE tell me you’ll make this!

Have you ever tried sweet eggs/omelettes before? If not, are you convinced now?

And since I seriously CANNOT get that song out of my head, what’s your favorite Disney movie?
Beauty and the Beast will always be my favorite since I grew up a total bookworm!