I'm gone away. For a week:)
See you when I get back with (hopefully) awesome stories, but more likely tales of woe and warnings to never take a two day car trip with an 11 month old and 3 year old.
xo
Protein Pancakes: The Video
I'm going to share my favourite meal with you- protein pancakes.
Here's the base recipe:
I eat them for breakfast, for lunch, and for dinner. They are delicious, nutritious (but I'm not a nutritionist or a dietary professional, fyi) and easy to make. My older son (Z, who is three) loves them as well, although I often leave out the protein powder if he is going to partake.
THE VIDEO:
Things you will learn from this video:
- how to make protein pancakes
- i am awful at holding a flip video camera and talking and cooking.
- will jabbers in the background almost the entire video
- i have a cold
- my kids are super cute
- we almost spill the Magic Bullet twice
- although it looks like it, there is no paid product placement for Enfamil or Teddy Grahams
Here's the base recipe:
1/3 cup oats
4 egg whites
one scoop protein powder (vanilla or chocolate flavour)
Add-ins:
Just like regular pancakes, feel free to add in a handful of blueberries, half a banana, or some chopped up strawberries.
Directions:
Place all ingredients in your Magic Bullet or blender. Whirrrrrrrrrr it up (technical terms, people). Pour the batter into a pan (a la pancakes) and cook over medium heat until golden brown. The pancakes will not be as fluffy as regular pancakes, but they will be yummy!
Live Blogging The Bachelorette
I'm not sure how into this season I'll be...but I'm live blogging the season premiere of The Bachelorette, with Miss Emily Maynard.
Just checking out the photos, I'm going with Doug, Chris and Ryan...and really hoping that those photos were just really bad because um, not full of lookers. Maybe they have really great hearts;)
OK, Emily is beautiful- really really beautiful. It gives me hope that, when my boys are older, I can look good again. I mean, not Emily good but good for me. I never looked that good at 26.
Did she really fall for Brad? REALLY? I have a really hard time believing that she was into him at all...
Emily just said PUT ON YOUR BIG GIRL PANTIES. Ok, I love her.
A big of (gossipy) background- although Emily is an event planner, I hear that her fiancé was very wealthy and she (for her daughter's sake I assume) has been well taken care of since his passing.
OH HAI Chris Harrison. Can't wait for the most.intense.season.ever.
And here come the guys. So far- ugh. I'll only mention the ones I think have a chance.
RYAN- there he is. He's a Sports Trainer, has the cutest accent and beautiful eyes. and I think Emily likes him.
TONY- he's a dad and that would bode well for him, one would think...
ARIE- I'm giving him a passing nod because, well, he's hot but the whole race car driver thing is going to be a turn off I think...
We're taking a break from the guys to meet up with Emily and Chis Harrison...SHE IS STUNNING. However, why did she have to name her daughter Ricky after her dead fiancé? WHY?
Back to any guys I find interesting:
ARIE- I'm giving him another look and, um, yes. Big fan.
CHRIS- ok, I think he's sweet. Not super cute but sweet and nervous, which I like.
I'm sorry but so many of these guys are insincere dorks. Just be nice and normal. Ugh. WHY do they have to act like this.
So far, all I can say is that I feel sorry for Ms. Emily. Slim pickings. I'm DYING over this GRANDMA. DYING DYING DYING!
NATE- cute. smells good. keeper.
MIKE- needs a haircut but I think she felt a bit attracted to him.
OH PUH-LEASE! A HELICOPTER IS COMING. Let's all run outside and see who it is. I hope Emily doesn't fall for this garbage.
Chris Harrison is asking Emily how she feels after meeting the 25 guys...I feel like she wants to kick off her heels and RUN. And quite honestly, if you're THAT nervous Emily, why would you do a show that's only about you? WHY?
Now the guys are trying to impress Ms. Em. She likes Chris (CALLED IT!) and his bobble heads. I also think she's into Doug (who I also called from the beginning)...his son wrote Emily a note. Oy. Heartstrings. Pulled.
MAJOR SIDEBAR: I think I like Emily. And I know that some of this reads catty, but really this is why people are on the show...to be talked about.
I'm loving how the guys are jealous little brats about the helicopter guy. What babies.
Cute Arie just tried to give Emily his coat and was DENIED! That, to me, is a bad sign. If I guy I liked offered me his coat I'd take it in a heartbeat.
DOUG gets the First Impression Rose. Um, look up at the beginning of this post. I totally called him as one to look out for!
AND NOW...for the most dramatic rose ceremony in history. (just to keep tabs on the guys I picked before the show started: Doug got the first impression rose, Chris got the next rose and Ryan got the one after that! THREE FOR THREE!!!!)
Well, looks like a few guys who I cannot recall even seeing in the show are out. I do feel bad for them, only because it is embarrassing. But these melodramatic exit monologues? PLEASE. Spare me.
And that's the show, folks. I think I'll be watching next Monday- I like Emily way more then I had anticipated and I'm passionate about my three guys (Ryan, Doug & Chris, fyi) making it to the end:)
Oh, and it looks like the tears are gonna flow. Sheesh.
Just checking out the photos, I'm going with Doug, Chris and Ryan...and really hoping that those photos were just really bad because um, not full of lookers. Maybe they have really great hearts;)
OK, Emily is beautiful- really really beautiful. It gives me hope that, when my boys are older, I can look good again. I mean, not Emily good but good for me. I never looked that good at 26.
Did she really fall for Brad? REALLY? I have a really hard time believing that she was into him at all...
Emily just said PUT ON YOUR BIG GIRL PANTIES. Ok, I love her.
A big of (gossipy) background- although Emily is an event planner, I hear that her fiancé was very wealthy and she (for her daughter's sake I assume) has been well taken care of since his passing.
OH HAI Chris Harrison. Can't wait for the most.intense.season.ever.
And here come the guys. So far- ugh. I'll only mention the ones I think have a chance.
RYAN- there he is. He's a Sports Trainer, has the cutest accent and beautiful eyes. and I think Emily likes him.
TONY- he's a dad and that would bode well for him, one would think...
ARIE- I'm giving him a passing nod because, well, he's hot but the whole race car driver thing is going to be a turn off I think...
We're taking a break from the guys to meet up with Emily and Chis Harrison...SHE IS STUNNING. However, why did she have to name her daughter Ricky after her dead fiancé? WHY?
Back to any guys I find interesting:
ARIE- I'm giving him another look and, um, yes. Big fan.
CHRIS- ok, I think he's sweet. Not super cute but sweet and nervous, which I like.
I'm sorry but so many of these guys are insincere dorks. Just be nice and normal. Ugh. WHY do they have to act like this.
So far, all I can say is that I feel sorry for Ms. Emily. Slim pickings. I'm DYING over this GRANDMA. DYING DYING DYING!
NATE- cute. smells good. keeper.
MIKE- needs a haircut but I think she felt a bit attracted to him.
OH PUH-LEASE! A HELICOPTER IS COMING. Let's all run outside and see who it is. I hope Emily doesn't fall for this garbage.
Chris Harrison is asking Emily how she feels after meeting the 25 guys...I feel like she wants to kick off her heels and RUN. And quite honestly, if you're THAT nervous Emily, why would you do a show that's only about you? WHY?
Now the guys are trying to impress Ms. Em. She likes Chris (CALLED IT!) and his bobble heads. I also think she's into Doug (who I also called from the beginning)...his son wrote Emily a note. Oy. Heartstrings. Pulled.
MAJOR SIDEBAR: I think I like Emily. And I know that some of this reads catty, but really this is why people are on the show...to be talked about.
I'm loving how the guys are jealous little brats about the helicopter guy. What babies.
Cute Arie just tried to give Emily his coat and was DENIED! That, to me, is a bad sign. If I guy I liked offered me his coat I'd take it in a heartbeat.
DOUG gets the First Impression Rose. Um, look up at the beginning of this post. I totally called him as one to look out for!
AND NOW...for the most dramatic rose ceremony in history. (just to keep tabs on the guys I picked before the show started: Doug got the first impression rose, Chris got the next rose and Ryan got the one after that! THREE FOR THREE!!!!)
Well, looks like a few guys who I cannot recall even seeing in the show are out. I do feel bad for them, only because it is embarrassing. But these melodramatic exit monologues? PLEASE. Spare me.
And that's the show, folks. I think I'll be watching next Monday- I like Emily way more then I had anticipated and I'm passionate about my three guys (Ryan, Doug & Chris, fyi) making it to the end:)
Oh, and it looks like the tears are gonna flow. Sheesh.
what we're eating...
I'm endeavouring to meal plan for this week. We don't have much in the way of groceries, but I am attempting to clean out the fridge/pantry of all those things I rarely use. So, here's our tentative meal plan...
Monday
Crispy Chicken Wraps & a green salad
I use any left over chicken and do a quick shallow pan fry OR I use chicken nuggets & cook them according to instructions. Take a whole wheat wrap, fill with crispy chicken, cheese and anything else your heart desires (I love avocado, lettuce, tomato & a bit of ranch dressing).
Tuesday
Potato- Bacon Torte (but I use a store bought crust) with steamed broccoli & cauliflower
Wednesday
Breakfast Hash & biscuits
Groung turkey, sweet potato cubes, orange pepper, asparagus all mixed together in a frying pan. So yummy!!!
Thursday
Pasta and Sauce
Friday
Grilled chicken breasts with roasted veggies (and some rice for the kids)
Monday
Crispy Chicken Wraps & a green salad
I use any left over chicken and do a quick shallow pan fry OR I use chicken nuggets & cook them according to instructions. Take a whole wheat wrap, fill with crispy chicken, cheese and anything else your heart desires (I love avocado, lettuce, tomato & a bit of ranch dressing).
Tuesday
Potato- Bacon Torte (but I use a store bought crust) with steamed broccoli & cauliflower
Wednesday
Breakfast Hash & biscuits
Groung turkey, sweet potato cubes, orange pepper, asparagus all mixed together in a frying pan. So yummy!!!
Thursday
Pasta and Sauce
Friday
Grilled chicken breasts with roasted veggies (and some rice for the kids)
Hey Husband
I'm a giver by nature. So I'm gonna make this SUPER easy for you.
Don't buy me flowers or a spa package or stuffed animals. Not even a card.
ALL I want for Mother's Day is to sleep.
That is it, that is all.
Sleep without a cute redhead crawling into bed to tickle mommy. Sleep without a sweet little 10 month old goobering all over my face. Sleep without the cat stretching out and taking over the whole bed. Sleep without someone *ahem* stealing all the covers.
Just SLEEP.
(I was going to add a picture of me sleeping, but I couldn't find one. Probably because I never sleep...)
Don't buy me flowers or a spa package or stuffed animals. Not even a card.
ALL I want for Mother's Day is to sleep.
That is it, that is all.
Sleep without a cute redhead crawling into bed to tickle mommy. Sleep without a sweet little 10 month old goobering all over my face. Sleep without the cat stretching out and taking over the whole bed. Sleep without someone *ahem* stealing all the covers.
Just SLEEP.
(I was going to add a picture of me sleeping, but I couldn't find one. Probably because I never sleep...)
He's Almost Three
Tomorrow, he turns three.
Three years old.
And so, to honour that milestone, Zach and I decided to have a photo shoot while his little brother had a nap. Our last photos of a two year old Zachary and his mother, all taken by Zachary himself (and me,sans makeup, greasy hair, couldn't say no, could I?)
Three years old.
And so, to honour that milestone, Zach and I decided to have a photo shoot while his little brother had a nap. Our last photos of a two year old Zachary and his mother, all taken by Zachary himself (and me,sans makeup, greasy hair, couldn't say no, could I?)
Chipmunks
Gotta eat that cute face!
Squishy face
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
My first baby...
Aliens
And then he took a picture of just me. And begged me to put it on my "bloggy"...so I did.
Love you so much, Zach. You changed my life forever and for always and I am so grateful for that.
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