The Pancakes That Will Change Your Life

One of the things I struggle with when trying to avoid wheat, gluten, and rice, is how to have pancakes. Being in college, I don't exactly have the time (or desire to spend my time) experimenting with homemade dough for delicacies like pancakes, cupcakes, and cakes. After all, many of the pre-made gluten free mixes have rice in them. So what is a girl to do? I was quite lost, until I found this recipe via Pinterest. (Literally, what would we do without Pinterest?!) After a couple tries, I finally found what worked for me, and what tasted good. Without further ado, here is my recipe for The Pancakes That Will Change Your Life!

Ingredients

1 large banana

1 egg

approx. 1 tablespoon ground flax seed

approx. 1 tablespoon chia seeds

blueberries

agave syrup

How To

Crack the egg into a bowl. Peel the banana, and rip off banana chuncks into the bowl. (Honestly, I just used my fingers, because I found I was able to mush the banana as I went. Plus, I thought chopping them was kind of silly!) Add the flax & chia, and mix everything together. Don't worry too much about mushing the banana all the way--I found the pancakes were easier to flip when there were some small banana chunks. Now you're ready to make pancakes by pouring small amounts at a time into a greased pan over medium heat, adding several blueberries to each pancake in the pan. 

When done, serve with more blueberries and a drizzle of agave syrup.

The Result

Yummy pancakes that are free of flours & other allergens! Just 4 simple ingredients for a great pancake base, which you can add anything you'd normally put in pancakes to. I love these so much, I will certainly be making them again & again. 

Try them, and let me know what you think!

--Caroline

Summer Salad

After the cleanse my roommates and I did (more details in this post), I have been getting more creative with my salads. Quinoa, chickpeas, eggs... there are so many fun ways to add more flavor to your salad! Today, I'm sharing a fun summery salad creation, complete with eggs & berries! On a bed of arugula, I spread blue berries and sliced strawberries. I scrambled two eggs with a little parmesan cheese, and added that on top. To finish it off, I spread a little store-bought lemon vinaigrette on top. 

The result? A yummy, fresh, & summery salad!

How do you spruce up a basic salad?

--Caroline

Healthy Cookies

There is nothing like trying to be healthy and eat real, natural food but simultaneously fighting sweet cravings. 

Enter the healthy cookie, your new BFF. (I adapted the recipe from this blogger's version.)

Ingredients

1 apple (you could probably use a pear too!)

Almond Butter

Chocolate Chips (I used gluten free, semi-sweet chips)

Coconut Flakes

How To

Slice the apple (minus the part with the core) into round cookie-like slices. 

Spread almond butter, then top with chocolate chips and coconut flakes, to your liking. 

The Result

Easy. Quick. Gluten free. No measuring involved. 

These yummy cookies are the perfect solution to that sweets craving! They would also be great healthy appetizers, and are 

kid-friendly. (I'm assuming they are, since I don't actually have kids. If I was 6 I would love these!)

Enjoy!

--Caroline