Guest Post: Greek Yogurt & Apple Slice

I recently found Holly's post through another guest post that she did. She has now become one of my favorite bloggers to check on to get tips and ideas for workouts, recipe ideas and just ready about her daily life.  She recently made the commitment to become 100% vegetarian.. OOPs I mean 100% Pescatarian (is that how you spell it?!).  Like me, she cannot give up the fishy stuff that is oh so yummy. 

ENJOY!

Hey There Hannah Banana Readers!! ☺

I’m Holly & I have this little blog over at Greek Yogurt & Apple Slices. 

(Longest blog name EVER!! ☺ )

I just want to first thank Hannah for letting me invade her blog today! 

I have enjoyed reading her posts, and I hope that she is having a BLAST on vacation!! ☺

My blog is all about living a healthy lifestyle while trying to keep my Crohn’s Disease from flaring up.

I recently married my best friend, and am enjoying every minute of the newlywed lifestyle! ☺

I love coming up with new recipes & sharing them on my blog,

things like Caesar Salad pasta and Cinnamon Roll Muffins!


Today I thought I would share with you one of my absolute favorite breakfast recipes that I have come up with to date!! Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes! It is the perfect summertime recipe because of the fresh smell of lemon. I LOVE lemon, it just smells so refreshing & crisp!

Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes

Ingredients:

-1 cup Almond Milk
-1 tbsp. vinegar
-1 tbsp. lemon juice
-1/2 tsp. vanilla
-1 cup whole wheat flour
-2 tbsp. Splenda, or sweetener of choice
-1 tsp. baking powder
-1/2 tsp. baking soda
-1/2 tsp. salt
-1 tsp. poppy seeds
- 3/4 tsp- 1 tsp. lemon peel (depending on your taste preference)
-cooking spray

Preparation:

1. Combine the milk, vinegar & lemon juice- mix together in a bowl. Let stand about 8-10 minutes to curdle. Stir in vanilla after the 10 minutes have ended.

2. In a separate bowl, mix together the WW flour, Splenda (or sweetener of choice), baking powder, baking soda, salt, poppy seeds, & lemon peel.

3. Stir in the milk mixture into the flour mixture & whisk until the batter is free of lumps.

4. Heat a skillet, or griddle over medium high heat that is sprayed with cooking spray. Once heated, pour the batter into desired size pancakes. Cook on one side until you see bubbles form, then flip & cook for about another 2-3 minutes or until golden on each side.

Serve them with maple syrup, or sugar which. 

I prefer the sugar glaze, just the combination of the flavors is wonderful!! ☺

3 ingredient Sugar Glaze recipe:
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Mix milk, extract and powdered sugar until glaze forms. 

You may need to add a little more sugar or water/milk to reach desired consistency. 

Mix into glaze and drizzle on pancakes.




These pancakes were not only a hit with me, but my husband loved them! He made me promise that I would make them again...guess I should probably do that, since it’s been a while since we have had them. ;)

Anyways, I hope you all have a wonderful day!! Please feel free to swing by my blog anytime ☺ Thanks again to Hannah for letting me guest post!

Wake Up Call

I think I got about 3 hours of sleep last night...

I had a lot of energy when we went to bed...which ended up being later than usual because we were watching Rescue Me. --let me tangent off of this, such a good show. Jason got me into this show last fall, and we just kept on watching. It has good things for boys and girls so the perfect show for us!


Jason's alarm went off at 3 am. Snooze button!

We still had to pack most of our stuff. ONLY CARRY ON's for 10 days!! 

Now in the airport, waiting to see if we can get on this flight..

I got a magazine.. & a book.

Not sure how it is.. we will see.

My Travel Essentials

• Water bottle-  I always bring my water bottle and fill it up after passing through security.  Sometimes you find a good water fountain and sometimes you don't.  I will take my chances. Plus it reminds me to drink water while traveling.

• A book and/or a magazine.  I love reading.  Sometimes when I am traveling I like to read through lighter material like magazines.  Sometimes I just want to read.  This time I was unsure of what I was really in the mood for so I got both! 

• Gum. I am a self proclaimed gum addict!  Gum is essential during flights because it helps me with the increased elevation.

my favorite kind of gum!

•  Snacks.  Sometimes I bring them, sometimes I don't.  It just depends on the length of the flight.  I realized I hate getting stuck on a plane and being hungry, being only left with overly salted peanuts, cookies or chips.  It only makes me feel tired and hungrier when flying.

•  A sweatshirt.  I am ALWAYS cold on airplanes.  This is essential for me.

• A shoulder to sleep on.  This is the downfall for being on standby.  You are not guaranteed a seat and may not be sitting next to the person you want to..So when I need a little nap, I need to either hope I am sitting next to the window or suck it up.  Let's hope for good luck this time...

Questions:
What are you travel essentials?
Do you pack snacks to go along?
What do you read while traveling? 

Enjoy your week!
I have set up a couple guest posts, and will try to post when possible...