Showing posts with label healthy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy. Show all posts

Friday, August 19, 2011

Super Healthy Pancakes :)

Today for lunch I had yummy pancakes....and they were healthy too!!
I was going to take a picture of the last bite.....but I ate it before I realized. oops :)
This recipe makes one delicious pancake. Perfect for breakfast or anytime you are craving a pancake.
And because there is no oil, or sugar and contains whole wheat, sesame seeds, oats, and bran...it's super duper nutritious!


My fave way--> with cinnamon, and a special combo of spices (in Holland we call it Speculaas Kruiden) It's kind of like a  gingerbread taste. Sprinkled with some splenda/sugar mix.

Super Healthy Pancakes
  • 1/8 cup white flour (if you want nice fluffy not doughy pancakes DO NOT ommitt or use whole wheat!)
  • 1/8 cup whole wheat flour (or white)
  • 2 tbsp quick cook oats
  • 5 tbsp wheat bran (or add a but extra flour)
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds (optional)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • pinch salt
  • 1 egg white beaten
  • milk, about 1/4 cup
  • vanilla extract
  • flavouring such as cocoa, peanut butter, sugar, spices, cinnamon, choc chips, fruit, etc.
Combine all dry ingredients then add milk to make a sticky dough add egg then more milk until it is runny but not too thick.
Bake on a griddle or in a pan.
Serve with anything you want.
I sprinkle a package splenda on top with a little sugar.
ENJOY :)

you know you want one..

Monday, August 1, 2011

Finally a Post!

Sorry!!
I haven't really baked or cooked anything worthwhile these past  couple of days and I did not want to bore you with any personal news/stories.
Today I made some really quick and easy food.
I rarely use recipes these days. I usually make up the recipe as I go or use a recipe as a really rough guideline and I usually end up changing all of it and making it my own.
Today I wanted something healthy for dinner ( I had a ginormous amount of French Vanilla Ice Cream today at my face ice cream shop in Hollyrood. $2 and you get a big bowl full!)
I made a vegetable curry soup and for dessert I made a cakey-cobbler type of dessert using up two frozen bananas.
Here are the recipes.

 (using my crappy no good camera)

Veggie Curry Soup
  • 1 lb lean ground beef, salted & seasoned
  • 1 onion
  • 1 cup chopped green beans
  • 1 cup chopped cabbage
  • any other veggies you want!
  • 4 cups water
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 Bouillon cube
  • 1 tsp-1tbsp Curry Powder
Roll meat into small meat balls & brown. Add onion. Transfer to soup pan (leave meat grease in frying pan)
Add other veggies and mix water with flour. Add to soup. It will act as a thickening  agent. Add bouillon and curry powder. Add any extra seasonings you would like.

& for dessert



Banana Anna
(catchy name?? it's not cake, it is not a cobbler nor a pudding. so what would you call it??)
  • 2 large frozen bananas cut into pieces & placed on bottom of small baking pan
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/8-1/4 cup margarine melted
  • 4 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 egg yolk or 1 egg
Mix all ingredients and pour over bananas. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20-30 minutes.