Not Your Average Chocolate Pancake!

Who out there is up for a Pancake Sunday ultimate chocolate trifecta?

Chocolate pancakes topped with chocolate mousse and chocolate chips!

Don’t you wanna just lick the screen?

Mmmm!

Now you guys should know by now that my food is anything but ordinary, so you shouldn’t be too surprised when I tell you that those pancakes are a variation of Lori’s Black Bean Pancake Stacks and they are topped with Heather’s Chocado Sauce which is actually just a blend of 1/2 an avocado, some water, cocoa powder and sweetener!

I was so excited to try out this recipe! I was all out of black beans so I followed Kate’s lead and subbed in 1/2 cup of cooked lentils, but other than that I followed Lori’s recipe to a tee. It produced four large but thin pancakes that I stacked alternating with a good spread of “chocolate mousse” on each layer.

It tasted just like I was eating a chocolate pudding cake! Pure melt in your mouth deliciousness! I’d invite you guys to try some, but I polished off the whole plate in record time and then licked the plate! Just kidding…or am I?? 😉

Well, I’m going to keep this post short and sweet! Not much on the agenda for the rest of the night except for some light reading and more green tea/Emergen-C guzzling!

Check out my library score!

Don’t ask me HOW that Twitter guide got in there! 😉

Oh wait! One more thing! Look what they’ve been hiding from me at the Kroger across town!! Annnnnnd it was on sale! Ahhh!

Tell me, what is the best book you’ve read lately?

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Knock Knock!

“Who’s there?”

“Postman!”

“Postman who?”

“No, seriously…it’s your postman. Couldja open the door?”

“Oh, um…yeah, ok.” (How embarrassing) 😉

Another day spent on the mend. I’ve kept up with the regular regimen and I’m feeling like I’m making progress, but just not quite back to 100% yet. Though, I have to say that today was a definite improvement from yesterday! Wanna know why?

Well…

First off, my morning started with a bowl of chocolate covered strawberries!

Kashi Go Lean, steebies, and dark chocolate crack almond butter

I’m sorry Nutella, but there’s a new kid in town!

Then, I got a surprise visit from a dear friend with a get well package just for moi!

Amy’s organic soups, bread mix, and animal crackers (she knows me too well)

Annnnnd a BEAUTIFUL bouquet of fresh flowers!
Thank you so so much Catherine!

Just when I thought my day couldn’t get any better, the mailman brought this by:

Wonder what’s in the box??

TJ’s Peanut Flour sent straight from Heaven Amazon!!!

My Angel Christin, from Purple Bird Blog, heard my peanut flour woes and took it upon herself to ship these straight to my doorstep!

My love, my precccccccccccious! Muhahaha!

Annnnnnnnnnd then!! Ok, so actually this came in yesterday, but let’s pretend that it came in today for the excitement purposes of today’s post!

At the beginning of last month, I won a fantastic giveaway from the lovely Priyanka over at The Healthy Diary…a $35 gift certificate to CSN Stores. I, being the most indecisive person alive, took a whole month to figure out what to use it on. They were all sold out of my dream appliance, so I thought really hard and finally decided on this:

I’ve wanted one of these babies for a while! Even before Janetha & Marshall started cranking out drool-worthy bowls of stuff like this!

Of course, the only thing that could’ve made this day better would have been a miraculous recovery from this cold/sinus funk, but eh, you can’t have it all, right?

Well, I’m off to bed to dream of vanilla + peanut flour fro-yo topped with animal crackers and dark chocolate almond butter!

What are your favorite ice cream/fro-yo toppings?
Chocolate powder (not syrup), chopped nuts, and fresh fruit!

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Calling All Carbs!

Happy Friday everyone! I want to thank you guys so so much for all the get well wishes and tips for knocking out this cold! After a terrible night’s sleep (even after 2 benedryls), I woke up this morning feeling a bit Crypt Keeper-ish.

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So needless to say, I called in dead sick to work. I hate having to use my time off hours for laying up around the house, but I just knew I wouldn’t be able to make it at the hospital today…not on a Friday…not with that (above) face!

One thing that I realized about being sick and living alone: no one to cook for you and empty out your trash bin full of used kleenex! I really wish Tiger had opposable thumbs…and could stand upright…dang! Guess he’ll just have to stick with being cute!

(Enter shameless kittie love photo!)

So my mission for the day was simple: continue trying to kick this cold’s butt, make a Heather-sized indention in my couch cushions, and dust-off the x-box for some Netflix lovin!

Check…check…CHECK!

When I’m sick I try my best to give my body exactly what it wants. Well, turns out all my body wanted today was CARBS, so carbs I had!

Blueberry Almond Oats with Decaf Green Tea

Blueberry Almond Oats: (serves 1)

  • 1 cup rolled oats (HEAB-sized serving)
  • 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 banana, whipped in after oats begin to boil
  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • a big ol’ handful of bloobs!

1. Cook oats in a medium-sized sauce pan over medium heat until thickened.
2. Stir in blueberries and top as desired (I topped my bowl with more blueberry goodness     and a bit of vanilla almond granola for a little crunch!)

Creamy Turkey and Wild Rice Vegetable Soup
+
A Tropical Fruit Smoothie

Lunch compliments of Frio! I froze this soup back in late November and it made for the perfect get-well-lunch today! The smoothie was just a simple frozen fruit mix (steebies, mangoes, pineapples, and peaches) blended with almond milk & coconut milk in the bullet de magician.

Whole wheat bagel thin with sugar-free apple walnut butter + honey
3 clementines

Although I couldn’t convince Tiger to jump in on the meal preparations, I did get a little help from Annie for dinner!

Whole wheat white cheddar shells
+
peas and roasted kabocha
+
parmesan cheese
Annnnnnnd…

KETCHUP! 🙂

Other than carbo loading for much of the day, I have easily drank my weight in decaf green tea, done some catching up on blog reading, and made it through season 2 of Secret Life of the American Teenager (my newest guilty pleasure) via Netflix.

I’m definitely feeling better than I did this morning. The cough seems to be going away, but my head still feels congested and heavy. I’m hoping that maybe with one more day’s rest I’ll be back to normal! No one wants to be sick all weekend! Plus, I eventually have to get my overdue library books back (I know, I’m such a rebel)!

What are you guys up to this weekend? Tell me something exciting!

 

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