Hey everyone
How was everyone’s weekend?? We had a long one over here, but worth it ; ) Did anyone watch the Oscars?? We took the night off from work and enjoyed some wine and good entertainment. We just enjoy the awards shows…all the pretty dresses.
We enjoyed some good eats over the weekend…featuring some new recipes (which we will share ; ) )
Enjoyed a very large breakfast Saturday morning before we headed to the farmers market.
Buckwheat apple porridge. We have not had this in sooo long, it used to be our breakfast every Saturday morning last year before our Saturday markets. It is so simple and very filling, which is what we need for our long market days.
Sprouted buckwheat, apples, yacon, cinnamon, bee pollen
Our dinner was a lovely simple salad
mixed greens with avocado, kraut, and fermented veggies
Sunday morning we finally made some raw pancakes in honor of Heather’s Pancake Sundays.
These were not our best ones, it is pretty much just mashed up bananas. But we will share the recipe if you all want.
Yesterday we did our longest run yet since the marathon in January. Honestly we really have only ran 3 other times since the race, we just have not been wanting to run. We have been enjoying other forms of exercise.
Our goal was a 30 minute run, but it turned into a 9o minute run. We went up to the local park and got on a trail and did not know how long it was….but that is okay it was 60 degrees out and sunny!! We will take it!!
Pre-workout snack:
Cocoa date ball
We have been testing out new workout snacks for our cookbook, yep having a whole chapter dedicated to what we eat for fuel and recovery ; )
And then dinner and dessert were both new recipes!!
Dinner:
Fermented Kelp Noodles
With a side of kraut sprinkled with dulse
Perfect Sunday dinner!! We think kelp noodles will become a regular Sunday dinner ; )
And dessert took 2 trials. We have been wanting to make raw carrot cake since forever!! There are tons of recipes out there, so we of course wanted to create our own. We wanted to make it out of carrot pulp, so the first attempt failed….ended up in the trash compost. Second was beyond perfect….way better than we were planning, it honestly tasted like real carrot cake!!!!
Can you tell the difference?
Not only was it raw but free of gluten, eggs, dairy, peanuts, corn, soy, and NUTS!!!
We had seconds…it was that good. I think I could eat this every night. It was beyond words!! I know you all are thinking, do we plan to share the recipe….YES!!! We will expose this tasty easy to make dessert sometime this week ; )
Not a bad way to end the weekend.
We also tried a new product
Pure2raw Product Review
We bought this the other day at the store because our older sister loves it, so we had to try for ourself.
Verdict?
Different. It was very sweet compared to other coconut water, even though it claims to be unsweetened.
Maybe it is their types of coconuts? Or maybe it was due to being chilled and out of can? Who knows but it was bothering me that it was so sweet, a mental thing I guess. But we drank it all. Not sure if I would purchase it again. Just maybe when I need something cold to drink. Lori did not mind it too much, enjoyed having something different.
For more information check out the company’s website, amyandbriannaturals.com.
Finally review : one thumb up
Have you tried this coconut drink?
Do not forget to get your orders in while the sale is on for St Patty’s Day, it ends Wednesday!!!
And for more great news our Twin Cakes Bakery website if finally up. It still has some tweaks but overrall we are just happy to have it up. We have been waiting a year for it ; ) So we will take it!
Till next time,
Michelle
The Twins
L&M
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1 thumb up. You two are so cute.
How exciting your Baker website is up. I’ll have to check it out!
And yes, I would for one would love the recipe for your raw pancakes, b/c they look like a little more than just mashed up banana to me.
Where do you buy your kelp noodles? I can’t find them.
Heather we get our Kelp Noodles online from Natural Zing. Some health food stores sell them, but none in our area so we have to get them online, so we consider them a treat ; )
Heather’s pancakes look great..as do your fuel for your workouts, ill take some of that fuel and the carrot cake..and the BOOK!! I was unaware that this was fully happening….OMG congrats!!!
girllllls those pancakes look amazing!! and i love how yall fuel! so creative!
Ooo, I am very excited to read about your pre/post workout snacks…we seem to like to eat the same random sort of eats for that, haha.
Your carrot cake looks AMAZING and so much like the real thing! I can’t wait till you post the recipe and I can try it. You two are just so creative and it gets my creative juices flowing too!
Like Averie said… had no idea you ladies were putting together a book. I will impatiently look forward to it! You’re definitely taking the whole cookbook process one step further by testing the energy levels of your food. It’s a new and different take on cookbooks, I think? That’s something that could SELL this book for you, no problem. Smarties!
This past weekend, I finally tried some fermented cabbage. I’m IN LOVE. I’ve eaten it every single day. Thanks for suggesting it. My belly hasn’t felt this good in years.
I’d love a simple banana pancake recipe, if you don’t mind sharing! The fewer ingredients, the easier it is to concoct in a college dorm
Can’t wait for your cookbook!
Congratulations of the launch of your website & looking forward to your book!
I can’t wait to see how you made the carrot cakes. The look awesome, and I love that they are nut free. That is a problem I have with a lot of raw desserts. Don’t get me wrong, nuts are delicious but they don’t sit well with me if they are the main component of a recipe. Can’t wait for the cookbook!!!
Congrats on the website being up!!!!! Yay!!!!!
Loving the buckwheat porridge!!! looks so good!!!!!!
Thanks for the congrats to Anthony, so sweet!!!! xoxoxo
Oh, I love Amy & Brian’s coconut juice. I also drink VitaCoCo. It’s hard keeping it stocked in my house because my three kids drink it all and leave very little for me. It’s a good sports drink. Glad ya’ll tried it.
Umm totally didn’t know about the cookbook (how did I miss that gahh?!) Congrats on that and the new site! I just put my order in for a cute tshirt & some raw bites – so excited
Hoooooray for the new bakery site!
And oh my, your porridge looks absolutely lovely! I love the word porridge and all the coziness it implies
The carrot cake looks A M A Z I N G! Cannot wait for that recipe! Thank you so much for posting it (later)!!
I’ve had that coconut juice before and I felt the same way as you did. It’s sweet and I cannot get over that metal taste. Not for me.
And congrats on the long run! I know how you feel about not wanting to run after the marathon. I took a very long break. And I still am not running even close to the distances I was. Sad. Oh well. Listening to the body is way better for you.
Everything in this post is making me feel soo hungry. You girls are very clever in the kitchen.