Rise and shine!

Let’s just say Sketchie is not a morning person! ;)
Here are the delicious eats I ate on Friday :)
My morning started off with a successful waffle mission!
Breakfast: 8:30am
1 huge whole wheat banana waffle with 2 T maple syrup + 2 T coconut oil (SO good!)
Vegan Whole Wheat Banana Waffles
Ingredients:
- 1 ripe banana
- 2 cup water
- 1/2 cup oats
- 1.5 cups w/w flour
- 1 t cinnamon
- pinch nutmeg
- 1 t vanilla
- 1-1.5 t baking powder
Directions: Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix wet ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Add wet to dry and stir until just incorporated.
I used coconut oil to grease the waffle pan and it worked quite well. :)
It was soooooo yummy!
Snack: 11am
For a mid-morning snack I had a green monster because no day is complete without one!
It was just a simple one as I was short on time (kale, hemp milk, ice, liquid garlic, wheatgrass, and a tiny brown banana). Green Perfecto.
Lunch was another late one (seems to be a theme this week!!!) since I was bogged down in my work and I had a run outside around 1pm. The good news is yesterday I got caught up on almost all of my paperwork! I probably have about 3 hours left to finish this weekend.
Lunch: 2:45pm
This is something I whipped up that I like to call …
Baked Burrito Pizzas
Ingredients:
- 1 pita
- ‘Pizza’ Sauce (2 T soy yogurt and 1/2 cup tomato puree)
- 1/2 cup black beans, cooked
- 1/2 zucchini, shredded or sliced (I did both)
- Parsley
Directions: Line a baking sheet with parchment or tin foil to catch drippings. Carefully divide pita in half. Mix sauce together and cover the pitas with sauce. Sprinkle with beans and zucchini. Bake for about 5 mins at 350. For the final few minutes broil on low-med, but watch it very carefully as the pita burns easily. Remove with a spatula from baking sheet and place onto a large plate. Fold into a burrito and enjoy!

This was really fun and quite tasty!

Dessert was another Power me up apple crisp. I used spelt flakes instead of Glo-nola since I am out of it (note to self- make more asap!!!). I microwaved the cereal and to my surprise it got really chewy and had a nice texture.
Late afternoon snack was a small cup of cereal with almond milk:
And I had some crackers and salsa that were not photographed.
Dinner: 7:30pm
Friday’s dinner was another first for me– I made pesto!
I mixed 3.5 T pesto + 1 T EVOO + 1/3 cup water.
Then I cooked some whole wheat pasta. Such a simple yet delicious dish with so much flavour! I had about 2 cups of the pesto pasta and 3/4 of a zucchini.

I also had some pan-seared Zucchini (just divine on its own!)
Sometimes the most simple meals are the best!
Dessert was one of my new obsessions!

I found these last week in Loblaws/Superstore in the organic freezer section. I was really craving candy, but since it has been so long since I have bought candy, I wanted to keep my good streak. When I found these coconut bars I knew I had to have them!!
It is made mostly from organic coconut, water, and evaporated cane juice. As you can see in the picture below, there is actual shredded coconut in the bar! OH MY, I almost freaked out when I tasted it. So delicious and really chewy from the coconut.
Best popsicle I have ever had!
I also had about 3 of these teas today…

Nighttime snack: 9pm
An Endure Glo Bar (My favourite flavour)
And that wraps up day 4!
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Sketchie waves hello to his peeps. ;)
Enjoy your day!
We’re off for a special excursion :)

PS- I read online last night that many knee sleeves are made with neoprene and that neoprene is a fairly common allergy. Has anyone tried a cotton-elastic knee sleeve before?
OH i like the waffle recipe! Does it get too sweet when you add the banana?
No they weren’t sweet at all. Since there is no other sugar in it, it has a very bread like taste :) Eric had me add some non-dairy chocolate chips in his and he loved it!
Hey! Question!
I am trying to make the waffles. I was just wondering if the waffle you posted in the picture is the entire end result or just a portion? I’m not sure if i should use 1/2 c of whole wheat flour instead of 1.5 cup of whole wheat flour since I am making this recipe for only one person.
OMG yum! I am going to take a cooler with me to Ottawa next week and find those coconut bars!
So many great ideas all wrapped up in one post. Thank you!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your little zucchini pizza idea. I’m totally going to have to go there. I just need to figure out what would be a good pita substitute. Maybe I’ll get creative and make my own pita. Hmmm….
I wish I had a waffle maker. It always amazes me how beautiful Sketchie is!
Sketchie is so cute! Love him! I wish I could find coconut bars like that here – all the ones at my grocery store have milk in them. I don’t understand why coconut/coconut milk or water is not enough.
I love when you include sketchie in your posts. The burrito pizza looks great!
Wow that pizza looks awesome.
That last picture of Sketchie is just too funny!
Hi Angela!
You’re green monster looks deliciously disgusting. Or disgustingly delicious! I mean that in a really good way…Just how I like it! :)))))))
Loving your blog and tweets! Keep it up!
xoxo Kate West
hahaha you shoudl have seen my hot elixir! I wont tell you what that looked like!
Thanks for the waffle recipe! I’ll have to try it out because I absolutely adore waffles
And you’ve inspired me to try to make my own pesto now!
I love pasta! The pesto is a lovely idea :) what is EVOO?
Extra virgin olive oil….sorry im lazy!
Love, love, love that last picture of Sketchie!!! Such a happy face.
Heee heeee on the pic of your kitty waving! Awesome!
Those pics of the “pizzas” are so pretty! I can tell you are really enjoying your new camera accessories!!!
Courtney
Adventures in Tri-ing
Mmmm….the pizza looks great! I love black beans, so can’t wait to give that a try!
Those popsicles look out of this world! Frozen coconut items are always my favorite.
Mmmm your waffles, pizza, and pesto look sooo good! I love making homemade pesto.
Off to get breakfast, I think it will have to be waffles now :)
Sketchie has so much personality! I need to take more pictures of my kitties. And utilize my waffle iron – I think I’m going to have to try out this recipe once I replenish my banana supply! :-)
Hey Angela-I don’t have a waffle maker, so would this recipe work as pancakes? It looks so delish I really want to try it!
I’m 99% sure this would work for pancakes! :)
Hmmm thanks I’ll give it a try and let you know how it is!
Hey Angela! How many waffles would you say this makes? I’ve got 4 big eaters to feed, so should I double or triple?
I think it made 4 waffles :)