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Hi my name is Carine Olivia and I’m 27 years old. I’m a wife, daughter, sister, auntie and friend. I am Mauritian. Born and raised. Currently blogging from Singapore. Read more ...
A blog about me, home, health, food and anything under the sun

Hi my name is Carine Olivia and I’m 27 years old. I’m a wife, daughter, sister, auntie and friend. I am Mauritian. Born and raised. Currently blogging from Singapore. Read more ...
I’ve been feeling the blues lately but after today’s 17 km run I felt on top of the world once again. Running is still one of the best (temporary) therapies. Oh yes, I haven’t done long runs in ages! My last long run (17 km) was over a year ago. After that I’ve never gone beyond the 10km mark I think! So how did my legs do this evening? I think they felt pretty strong. They wanted me to keep going!

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This morning I baked these …

Banana Almond Truffle Pancakes

Method: Cut a ripe banana into 2 inches slices. Make a thick pancake batter — I used 1/3 cup of Betty Crocker’s pancake mix. Dip each banana slice into the batter and then roll into silvered almonds. Place on a baking tray. Bake at 200 C for about 10 – 15 minutes or until the almonds turn golden. Best served while these babies are still hot and the almonds are still crunchy! This recipe can easily be modified. I’m thinking of cinnamon or vanilla or chocolate to the batter.
And these …

Cracked Protein Choc Muffins. Recipe can be found here.
Annnnnnnnnd these!

Orange Choc Pancake Muffins

Method: I used 1/2 cup Betty Crocker’s pancake mix and made a batter. I added orange flavored essence + sugar + bittersweet chocolate chips to the batter. Bake them at 200 C for about 10-15 minutes. Simple!
Well there is just something about baking that does magic to the soul …
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I recently bought a new tub of Meridian crunchy natural peanut butter from Holland & Barrett. A 1kg tub! And it was only $11 without any discount!

Roasted in their natural skins

Off to sleep now …
My adorable niece turned ONE on 23rd of August and we had a mini birthday celebration among ourselves at Mandarin Orchard last Saturday.


And one year later i.e today …


Sis got her a Barney chocolate cake as she loves Barney.

Such a cute cake don’t you think!!

Time to cut the cake

The cake

And after the mini celebration we all headed down up for a wedding dinner!
Just woke up from a 3hr nap and I feel so refreshed now! It has been a happening weekend, from celebrating my niece’s birthday to attending our friends’ wedding to hosting an afternoon tea on Sunday.
First things first … I got more bangs! Fringes that is :)

I like my fringes this time because there’s no layering (unlike last time). I also covered up the dark hair root. It’s been 3 months since my last haircut. I don’t have a regular hairdresser but I think I’ve finally found one now.

Now on to the Muffins!
The wet ingredients: 2 very ripe bananas, 4 tbsp of Greek yogurt, 3 tbsp of creamy peanut butter, 4 tbsp of honey, 4 tbsp of sunflower or vegetable oil, vanilla extract. They are actually pretty healthy muffins.

Stirring until smooth

I mixed in the dry ingredients. Then filled the muffin liners.

Twenty Five minutes later. The house smelled sooooo good!

An hour later. When time is on my side and I am in the mood I enjoy having guests at home, cook and bake for them. Not pictured was my hot chocolate drink =)

Can you spot the ‘Biscuit Champagne‘? hehehe

An hour and half later

With our guest, director of Ugandan youth Track & Field Association, whom the husband met (along with others including the Mauritian team) at the Youth Olympic Games.
I will post my niece’s Birthday pictures another day.
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Banana, PB, Greek Yogurt, Raisin Muffins
Recipe via here
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