Coconut Cravings & a Kick in the Mouth

Hey guys!

So it’s good to know I’m not the only Twilight fan out there!

I hope you all had a great weekend! And I hope you’re all done with your Turkey Day shopping…all the grocery stores around here are caaaaa-razy! Hard to believe that Thanksgiving is only a few more days away?

What dish are you looking forward to most?

So today was a rainy, gloomy, couch-bumming kind of Sunday.

This was my view from the back patio:

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas winter! :-/

Even if it wasn’t Pancake Sunday, it would definitely still be a lazy pancake eating sort of morning.

With absolutely no intention of changing out of my pj’s until having to go to work tonight, I decided to let Pinterest tell me what to make.

Ahh, the trusty pancake board! 🙂

I had a mad craving for some fluffy coconut pancakes, so I was super excited about trying Gina’s Coconut Paleo Pancakes only a quick look through the fridge threw that idea right out the window…

I had one egg!

So I decided to whip up a batch of Adrianna’s Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pancakes instead…only halfway through following the recipe to a tee, my coconut craving took over!

Pumpkin COCONUT pancakes!

I added 1/4 cup coconut flour to the batter, omitted the chocolate chips, and added enough milk to thin the batter.

They were PERFECT!!

And you know what the best part is?

The recipe was HUGE and now I have LEFTOVERS!!

Woo hoo!

After breakfast, I spent the rest of the day making a good sized dent in my couch while giggling over You Tube videos, amping up my iTunes library (a small feat I may add since it’s been about 3 years since my last music download), and a little blog reading.

Then it came time for lunch!

As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemakers Program, I was sent a coupon for a free Sabra product of my choice so I took it as an opportunity to snatch up a flavor I’ve been eyeing for months.

I typically buy the GINORMOUS containers of Sabra from Sam’s Club, but unfortunately, they only have original, spinach & artichoke, and roasted red pepper.

It was time for a little switch up!

My lettuce-less salad

So what’s the verdict?

Break out the friggin’ fire extinguisher!

Whew!

I would like to think that I have developed a good taste for spicy things over the last year or so, but holy hot peppers!

Delicious flavor, but I will definitely be mixing this with some more chickpeas to tone it down a bit! 😉

What is your favorite hummus flavor?

Are you a fan of spicy food?

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Sparkle Waffle

Well, I’m not ashamed to admit it…

I am one of THOSE girls!

Not to be confused with one of these girls…oh no, my fandom stops at the books and the movies…ok and maybe a shirt! Besides, my loyalties will always lie with the blood suckers who actually have fangs and kill people 😉

So yeah, last night I met up with my best friend Sherri and my sister Tori…you’ve seen our shenanigans on the blog before…for a night of sparkly vampires and unrealistic looking werewolves.

Say Cullen!
Ok, that was gay…I admit it! 😉

Tori and I waiting outside the theater in the freezing temps while Sherri printed our tix!

I wasn’t thrilled to be in a drafty theater surrounded by hormone raging teeny boppers who squealed every time a bicep muscle was flexed, but we all really enjoyed the books and it’s a tradition of ours to see newest movie in theater as soon as it comes out.

Besides having our teeth chatter for the entire two hours (yeah, guess the movie theater was trying to pinch some pennies) we all really enjoyed the show…and the squeals/clapping were kept to a minimum this time…the last movie was INSANE!

When we got out of the movie theater around 3am, we all agreed it was time for some food-age.

And where do you go to eat at 3am on a Friday morning?

Waffle House of course!

We were actually the only ones in there for a little while…which I found a little disappointing. One of the best parts about going to Waffle House is drunk people watching! 😉

Sherri ordered the cheesy eggs, raisin toast, and hashbrowns, Tori got the biscuits loaded with sausage gravy, and I opted for a blueberry waffle and a side of hashbrowns…

Scattered, covered, chunked, diced and capped!

I swear half the reason I always order hashbrowns at WH is so that I can say all that! Lol

Who likes hashbrowns? We like hashbrowns!

So maybe I froze my butt off and didn’t end up making it to bed until 4am, but I had a great night!

Good show, good food, good company!

Are you a fan of the Twilight Saga movies or books?

Ever been to Waffle House? How do you like your hashbrowns?

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Why Zombie’s Don’t Make Breakfast

Soooo…

Remember that scene in Look Who’s Talking where a sleep deprived Kirstie Allie gets up in the middle of the night to fix a bottle for Mikey and ends up pouring coffee into it?

Yeah, that was me this morning when I got off work.

Notice the differences in these two containers.

One is light brown, where one is more yellow in color.

One has a BLACK top and the other is RED.

Cinnamon Maple Sprinkles” vs “Garlic Powder

Guess which one I sprinkled on my PB toast?

#fail!

Luckily, for the sake of my sanity AND my taste buds, I’m off night shifts until next week. After I got up from my little nap this afternoon, I redeemed myself…

P28 Protein Bread 

with farmer’s market sweet potato butter, Banana Nut Crunch PB, and

CINNAMON MAPLE SPRINKLES!

A great flavor combo…and not quite as shocking as PB and garlic 😉

While I had some downtime at work last week, I decided to get online and do a little foodie shopping. I already showed you the protein powder loot, but check out my goodies that came in from netrition.com yesterday:

Vermont Peanut Butter, Teeccino, Byrd Mill PB flour, Protein Plus PB flour,
and 3 different flavors of Kay’s Protein cereal

And of course, the bread

Check out those nutritionals!

The nut butter is ok, but a bit underwhelming…the banana flavor seems a bit forced, whereas the bread went above and beyond my expectations.

The slices are HUGE and it’s soooo fluffy!
*insert voice of Agnes* 

There was much research involved before this peanut flour purchase…I’ll be sure to keep you guys updated on how they fare against my beloved Trader Joe’s brand. I’m also super excited to try the Kay’s cereals since Katie’s always talking about how good they are!

Along with my foodie sabbatical, this week, I also put Pinterest to work for me in the car shopping department:

Now if you’ll excuse me, a handful of SUVs & crossovers await my test driving at Carmax in Nashville

Wish me luck!

Have you ever had an experience with MSI (mistaken spice identity)?

If you could have any car in the world, regardless of price, what would it be?

Call me old school, but I’ve always had a soft spot for vintage Mustangs!

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