Pancakes

 

This morning I woke up and just felt like having pancakes. Every now and again I'll get a craving for them, and I think this one was sparked by passing Nashville's famous restaurant, Pancake Pantry, last night. In the interest of working my way back to paleo, after a week long hiatus, I wanted to create a recipe that stuck to paleo principals. I looked at several recipes online, and then got bored and started throwing ingredients together. Luckily my experimenting worked out pretty well and the pancakes turned out fluffy, and actually stuck together. Here's the recipe:

5 tbsp coconut flour
3 tbsp almond flour
4 large eggs lightly beaten
1/3 cup unsweetened organic apple sauce
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp vanilla extract
coconut oil for the pan

I wish I could tell you that I mixed the wet and dry ingredients separately, and then carefully combined them, but that's just not me. I threw all the ingredients together and mixed them with a fork. I heated a pan to medium and added a tsp of coconut oil. Once melted I added about a 1/2 cup of mix to the pan and cooked the pancake for about 5 minutes total. Again, I was shocked this recipe actually worked out but take a look at the picture above! I topped my pancakes with almond butter and blueberries, and Chad's with raw honey and cinnamon. This is a great basic recipe and next time I want to add ginger and molasses to make gingerbread pancakes.

So now my belly is full of yumminess and I'm ready to reevaluate my goals. I am so glad that I tried paleo because I honestly feel that it is a lifestyle that makes sense to me, and falls in line with my beliefs about health and wellness. Its really quite simple: EAT REAL FOOD!

I like to set very specific, timed goals for myself, because I think it is much easier to stay accountable that way. My 27th birthday is March 22nd, just over a month from today, so that's my time frame for my latest set of goals. Here's what I hope to do:

1. go to Crossfit 5 days/wk
2. practice yoga at least once/wk
3. Eat paleo 6 days/ wk, allowing a cheat day (within reason) once a wk
4. No less that 7 hrs sleep/night

I'm still working on that six pack, so hopefully these goals will continue to bring me closer

My friend Aubrey and her husband are going to be starting a 60 day paleo challenge. I totally commend them, and it will be great to be able to support each other.