Not Abandoned! Have a Smoothie Recipe

Oh dear. I sort of fell off the blogging cliff in the past few months.

Sometimes hobbies are sort of seasonal for me. And sometimes I get discouraged because I set goals for  myself, then I don't make them, and then I sort of give up for awhile. It happens to everyone I suppose. Though for hobbies which are supposed to be fun, I don't think I need to hold myself as accountable as I have been.

We'll see how that goes for awhile.

Anyway, since I'm here, I have a smoothie recipe to share. Smoothies are my favorite mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack. I got into them because it was a sneaky way to make myself eat fruit. I like making them with frozen fruit because I like icy-ness in my smoothies, and I usually make them with soy milk or yogurt for extra protein.

Serving size: A little under 12 oz

1/2 large banana (peeled and sliced)

1 medium peach (cut up, with skin, it's where the good stuff is)

1/2 cup frozen mango chunks

1/3 cup soy milk (normal, not vanilla or any of that sugary stuff)

Pop everything in your blender. Blend blend blend!

Pour into a 12 oz glass and enjoy!

Follow the jump for nutritional facts!

Weekly Pancake: Banana Walnut

This was actually last weeks pancake, I just never got around to posting it.

Tonight is breakfast for dinner night, so there will be a new pancake happening in my kitchen!

Until then, we have banana walnut pancakes. I especially liked these with honey instead of syrup. The original recipe called for buttermilk, but I substituted soy milk, and they came out delicious just the same.



Banana Walnut Pancakes
Adapted from yumsugar

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 large egg, brought to room temp
3 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 cups soy milk
1 large or 2 small ripe bananas, smashed with fork
1/2 cup walnuts, roughly chopped

1. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. 
2. In a separate bowl whisk together the egg melted butter and then the milk. 
3. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, pour the wet mixture into the well and whisk.
4. Stir in bananas and be careful not to over mix.
5. Pour on to hot griddle or pan and sprinkle top with walnuts.
6. Flip once edges are almost cooked and bubbles begin to appear.