La vie est belle

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 …

Tags: baking, muffins, Running, working out

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