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It’s the Most MARVELOUS Time of the Year!

Posted on December 17, 2012 by kissmybroccoli

Hi-dee-ho chickadees!

How was your weekend? Was it marvelous?

After weeks of feeling ho-hum about the upcoming holidays, I finally found my Christmas spirit this weekend…

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I’m pretty sure I have some pan-COOKIES to thank for that!

See, I don’t know about you guys, but the weather here in Tennessee has been very mild lately (just yesterday, it was in the mid 60’s) so obviously, it’s been a bit difficult to sing along to “White Christmas” and “Let it Snow”…

Not that I in any way shape or form care to see snow any time soon! Yuck!

But I have to admit, something in that Christmassy-colored plate beneath my stack of fluffy, chocolatey pan-COOKIES set something off because the next thing I know…

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I’ve trimmed the tree…

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Decked the ~~halls~~ kitchen and living room…

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And then headed out with the man-friend to my first ugly Christmas sweater (or long-sleeve tee from the children’s department because all the ugly sweaters are a size large or higher) party!

And just FYI, the man-friend won first place in the contest for ugliest sweater! Thank you old lady section at Belk for earning us a dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse! 😀

I may not have won any contests, but I think I did a fine job rocking some accessories…

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Eat your heart out Rudolph!

And speaking of eating…

Party Food

There was more food than we knew what to do with!

We brought along a veggie platter with hummus and an obscene amount of cantaloupe wrapped in proscuitto and enjoyed some of that along with an assortment of other goodies including a homemade bean dip that was absolutely amazing!

The rest of the evening was spent laughing over a hilariously awful rendition of Copacabana on kareoke, warming our tushies outside by the fire, and rooting on the next beer pong champion! 😉

But the most MARVELOUS part was coming home at the end of the night to a Christmas tree full of shine and sparkle!

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

…even if it IS only on the inside!

How’s the weather where you are?

Does it FEEL like Christmas is just a week away?

Posted in MIMM | Tagged Christmas, friends, fun, party | 25 Comments

A Christmas Cookie Classic

Posted on December 16, 2012 by kissmybroccoli

Good morning, my little cookie crumbs!

Wow, I’m seriously impressed with how many of you would consider whipping up an E.L.F Frittata for your next breakfast! If you want some more ideas (and honorary membership to the Weird Foodie Club), be sure to check out the other #strangebutgood link ups over on Laura’s blog!

Now let’s talk cookies!

I don’t know about you guys, but there is just something about the combo of warm chocolate chip cookies you can get at in a Christmas cookie gift box and a cold glass of milk around the holidays…

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Especially if they are soft,

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chewy,

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and COVERED in syrup!

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Yep, because you know how I roll…I eat my cookies for BREAKFAST!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Protein Pancakes

by Heather @ Kiss My Broccoli

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Keywords: fry breakfast high protein protein powder coconut flour chocolate chips Christmas Pancake Sunday winter

Ingredients (Serves 1)

1/3 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 Tablespoon coconut flour
1 scoop (30 grams) vanilla protein powder (or another tablespoon of coconut flour)
1/2 teaspoon sodium-free baking powder
1 egg white
1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon butter extract (optional)
2 Tablespoons mini chocolate chips, divided.

Instructions

1. Heat a non-stick skillet to medium heat and coat with cooking spray.
2. Combine flours, protein powder, and baking powder in a medium-sized bowl.
3. Whisk egg white until light and frothy.
4. Combine egg white, milk, and extract(s).
5. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until flour is incorporated.
6. Fold in 1 tablespoon of chocolate chips into batter.
7. Spoon batter onto skillet, forming 3 medium-sized pancakes.
8. Cook 5-6 minutes per side or until golden brown with crisp edges.
9. Plate and top with the other tablespoon of chocolate chips (or more…what the heck, it’s the holidays!) and drizzle with maple syrup.

Nutrition facts* with 2 tablespoons chips but without syrup:

Chocolate Chip Cookie Protein Pancakes Nutrition Facts

*If you want to lower the calories a bit, try using a lower calorie flour like oat flour (oats ground into flour using a food processor)…that way you don’t have to skimp on the chocolate! 😉

Chocolate Chip COOKIE Protein Pancakes!

But seriously, what’s a calorie when you’ve got a plate of these babies
staring you in the face?

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Yeah, I thought so too!

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I may or may not have dunked each bite into my glass of milk…and licked my plate clean.

Sorry Santa, you’ll have to get your own! 😉

How do you like your chocolate chip cookies…crunchy, chewy, nutty?

Are you a dunker?

Posted in Breakfast, Pancake Sunday | Tagged chocolate, Christmas, coconut flour, pancakes, protein powder, recipe, whole wheat pastry flour | 27 Comments

ELF on the Pelf?

Posted on December 14, 2012 by kissmybroccoli

Happy Friday, loves!

Welp, we’ve made it through yet another week…

Let’s celebrate!

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With FOOD!

Which is apparently the only way I know how! 😉

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Like so many other food bloggers out there, I’m a little…how can I put this nicely?

STRANGE!

But I’m not alone….oh no.

If you’re a class-A insider (ie: blogger, blog reader, or otherwise stalker), you probably see so much “strange” from this blog to that blog that by now, you’ve pretty much become oblivious* to it all…

*That’s when we know we’ve really got you hooked!

But for all the “normal” people out there (ie: co-workers, classmates, your mom and dad…that is, IF you can actually consider your parents to be normal), most of the things we deem to be “drool-worthy” or “foodgasmic” tend to raise a few eyebrows.

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Not everyone can claim membership to the Weird Foodie Club. 😉

So when I found out a couple of days ago that my girl Laura*, had come up with a way for us to all get together and ~~point at each other’s food~~ share our strange BUT GOOD recipes**, I knew I had to be a part of it!

*From here on, known as Queen of the Strange from the land of Blogwordia…

Strange But Good S2TT

Creator of PB & Jeggs, guardian to the illustrious Red Cabbage Ice Cream, defender against a world of utterly…boring…food!

**Also know as the Strange But Good link up!

Is anyone else out there cheering?!?!

No, just me? Oh, well that’s just embarrassing!

Err, ok…where was I?

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Oh right…FOOD! Or more precisely, STRANGE FOOD!

When I started thinking about what I could make to share for this link up, it was a little harder than I thought. You see, most of my #strangebutgood combos tend to be just a random bowl of sh- THINGS covered in some sort of condiment*.

*Mustard of course ranking highest on that list!

Then, after the most amazing salad concoction the other night of steamed kale, quinoa, edamame, and fresh figs, I had an epiphany…

An Edamame & Fig Frittata!

Only, that wasn’t enough…it was missing something. Plus, it needed a cute name. So I made a special trip to the store…for leeks, because I had something clever in mind…

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E.L.F on a Shelf Pelf? Plate!

I was fresh out of elves so snowmen will have to do, but seriously, how FUN is that?! 😉

*Omg, I swear I’m not high! Well, unless you count the fumes I inhaled from the balsamic glaze that just HAD to be made and drizzled overtop of this wonderful creation…seriously, do NOT put your face over the pot…it’s lethal!

E.L.F. Frittata with Fig Balsamic Glaze

by Heather @ Kiss My Broccoli

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10-15 minutes

Keywords: saute steam breakfast high protein dairy-free egg whites fall winter

Ingredients (Serves 1)

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 tablespoon fig jam
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 cup sliced leeks
4 egg whites
2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
1/4 cup steamed edamame
2-4 fresh figs, chopped

Instructions

1. Combine balsamic vinegar and fig preserves in a small pot over medium-high heat and allow to cook until thickened (~10 minutes).
2. Whisk egg whites and milk together in a small bowl and set aside.
3. Heat olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat, add leeks and saute until translucent.
4. Transfer leeks to small bowl, wipe out inside of skillet, return to heat and coat with cooking spray.
5. Add leeks, edamame, and figs to skillet and immediately pour egg white mixture overtop.
6. Cover skillet and allow to cook until egg is set (10-12 minutes).
7. Plate and drizzle with balsamic glaze.

ELF Frittata Nutrition Facts