Take Me To Tupperville

Posted on April 9, 2012 by kissmybroccoli

I hope you guys had a fantastic Easter Sunday!

After I finished caressing all my jars of nut butter, promising never to abandon them again, BB and I met my family at my grandmother’s house in Nashville for a picture perfect plate of comfort food!

I provided the steamed asparagus and (mandatory, as far as I’m concerned) deviled eggs!

But you know what the best part is?

LEFTOVERS!!

There wasn’t much food left after my family nibbled and noshed through the afternoon, but I did manage to smuggle a ziploc bag of ham home with me!

Once I got home with my ham haul, I felt a spark…

Let me just say right now that I am the world’s WORST at planning ahead for mealtimes…mixing up a batch of overnight oats before bed (ok, usually I’m already in bed when I think about it and have to get up) is as far as it goes with me. Which is why I can’t understand how I INSIST on buying a bag of dried beans nearly every time I go to the store thinking,

“I’m gonna switch to dried beans…no more canned ones for me”

Fast forward a week or so after I’ve looooong forgotten about that bag of beans and run to the store to stock up on Kroger’s organic low-sodium cans.

So about that spark…

All in just under an hour, sweet potatoes were roasted, rice was cooked, fruits and vegetables were sliced, dips were mixed…

And then I had a little tupperware city in the middle of my fridge:

I shall call it Tupperville! 😉

Oh and I also roasted up those golden beets I picked up forever ago from the farmer’s market.

Aren’t they gorgeous?…like little slices of sunshine!

Who know’s, maybe after more than a year of reading this girl’s blog, something finally rubbed off on me…I think we could ALL take a few lessons from Elise…

So, where are those beans, you ask?

Hush your mouth…we’re taking baby steps here, people!

When I got up this morning, I realized that I didn’t have to rush around the kitchen trying to figure out what to pack for lunch while throwing back chugs of coffee and bites of breakfast. I actually had time to sit down for an extra 20 minutes and savor my coffee and my meal and I have to say…

I could get used to this!

Do you use the weekend to prep for meals during the week or do you wing it?

What was the best thing you ate for Easter?

PS, Keep those entries coming for a chance to score a FREE case of Chobani! You have until Thursday night (11:59 CST) to enter!
Just remember, I need a SEPARATE comment for each entry for it to count!

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Posted on April 8, 2012 by kissmybroccoli

Happy Easter my little bunnies!

Seriously? You HAD to know this was coming…

After FORTY days of a nut/seed/cookie butter-less life,

I was awake for a total of 5 minutes this morning before I had my first taste…

The sweet taste of victory!

Obviously, I did what any normal nut butter deprived person would do on a Sunday morning…

I made peanut butter pancakes!

You wouldn’t believe how long it took me to decide which one to use, but I really wanted the natural peanut flavor to come through in these and not be outshone by too many other flavors. So, as orgasmic (I kid you not) as the PB Crave Cookie Nookie* was, I decided to keep things pure and simple.

*Be on the lookout for a review on the full line of PB Crave peanut butters in a few weeks!

Remember this little guy from my Foodie Pen Pal box?

Well, he just happened to bump into these guys on the way out of the pantry and…

C’mon, who am I to deny the unquestionable deliciousness of peanut butter and chocolate?

So in they went!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pancakes

by Heather Powers

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10-12 minutes

Ingredients (Serves 2)

  • 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 3/4 cup milk (I used vanilla soy milk)*
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

* The peanut butter I used for this recipe was runnier than some so if you are using a thick peanut butter (closer to the consistency of JIF), add up to 1/8 cup more milk.

Instructions

1. Preheat a non-stick skillet or grilled to medium heat and coat with a bit of coconut oil or cooking spray.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a smaller bowl, add peanut butter, milk, and vanilla and whisk or stir with a fork until smooth.
4. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
5. Fold in chocolate chips.
6. Spoon batter onto skillet and cook for approximately 5-6 minutes or until the edges start to brown.
7. Flip and continue cooking for 4-5 minutes until done.
8. Serve with a drizzle of pure maple syrup.

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Not only is this recipe super simple with only 7 ingredients, but it’s also EGGLESS!
So pop in some carob chips or other dairy free chocolate and
you’ve got yourself a stack of…

Vegan pancakes!

I’m not quite sure if it was the absence of the egg and or the presence of the peanut butter, but the pancakes cooked up nice and crisp on the outside, soft on the inside, and I swear to you these had almost a cookie dough-like flavor to them!

And I promise that’s not just the peanut butter high talking! 😉

I hope everyone has a great Easter Sunday full of family, fun, good food and all the things you abstained from for Lent!

PS, Just thought you guys should know I found it funny that I typed “peanut butter” THIRTEEN times in this post…can you tell I’m a little excited?

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Your Good Friday Just Got Better!

Posted on April 6, 2012 by kissmybroccoli

Hey guys!

I know a lot of you are probably pretty excited to have today off from work/school for Good Friday so I thought I’d give you something to be even MORE excited about…

Remember that super sale I found on Chobani a few weeks ago?

My fridge was oh so happy to meet it’s new inhabitants!

Well,  I started getting a little sad the other day when I noticed that my stash was down to this:

It seems BB and I know how to take down some Greek yogurt…in a little over 3 weeks, we’ve put away 3 large containers and 25 individuals!

I guess all good things do come to an end…

That is until you come home to this on your doorstep:

A box filled with “nothing but good[ness]”! 🙂

Ahhh, that’s better!

Not long after posting my recipe for my Cookies ‘N Cream Pancakes, I received an email from Lindsay with Chobani’s marketing team wanting to know if she could help me restock my fridge. After I dusted myself off and got back in the chair I fell out of , I quickly responded to her message with my address and favorite flavors!

So what does all of this have to do with you?

How does a FREE CASE of Chobani sound?

Yeah, I thought that might perk you up a bit!

How to enter the giveaway (leave a separate comment for each):

1. Tell me your favorite way to enjoy Greek yogurt.
2. Subscribe to Kiss My Broccoli via email and leave a comment telling me you did so.
3. “Like” Kiss My Broccoli on Facebook and leave a comment telling me you did so.
4. Follow Kiss My Broccoli on Twitter and leave a comment telling me you did so.
5. Tweet the following message: “I just entered @kissmybroccoli’s giveaway for a FREE case of @chobani!” http://kissmybroccoliblog.com/2012/04/06/your-good-friday-just-got-better/ #giveaway

Giveaway will run through the week ending at
11:59pm CST next Thursday (4/12/12)
Winner will be chosen by random.org and announced that Friday. 
Sorry to all my international readers, but this giveaway is only open to US residents. 

Good luck!

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