 I don't know about you... but I really love creating. When I say that, I mean it in all aspects. But obviously creating recipes. If your not into it, I hope you'll at least try it out. I'm not noe of those people who sit back and just let others create for me and go about my business. No no. My business is creating. I LOVE IT. I love art in all forms. But now on to what this post is really about. The post title is REAL. and I'm about to let you in on it. I have been loving banana bread for not very long, I'll admit. I love morning pastries & donuts, don't get me wrong. But I've never ventured into the banana bread realm really. Never sounded great or bad. But I tried a vegan/gluten free banana bread recently and was blown away. It was however, kinda dry & way to sweet for my liking. ( I really don't like sweet stuff that much.) If you've read my dessert recipes before, I'm pretty sure you understand that. So look, if you love sugar, then this might not be for you. But it is FOR ME. And that is why, I do this. Cause I'm sick of having to go with the normal recipes for desserts & cakes, etc that ALWAYS have sugar, coconut sugar, blah blah, loads of agave. NO! I'm putting an end to this. Because to me, it's excessive. Like bananas are sweet enough, are they not? Call me crazy- but um, a banana is freaking sweet. I have seen people dip bananas in sugar and I am BAFFLED AT WHY they do this. Totally unnecessary. And I grew up drinking gallons of Mnt. Dew, so believe me- it has nothing to do with anything else besides, I guess, your taste buds. But hey- my heart does not like a lot of sweets all at once. And when I say sweets, I mean like 1 banana in my smoothie- yeah, thats right. I put only half. I get shaky. Sugar is crack ya'll! Lol. On that note, heres a lovely recipe for banana bread ;) No but really, in all seriousness. I'm proud of this recipe :) No added sugar. Just good ole' natural sugar. Like bananas and maple syrup & dark cacao nibs:)     CHOCOLATE WALNUT BANANA BREAD
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And THEN... E N J O Y. I will be enjoying this today, yes. But even more so for breakfast with some coffee. MHMMMM.  
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 Hello & Happy Friday~
For some of you this means the weekend, whoo hop! For me, not so much. Haha. I'm a server, most of you know this. So my work schedule is basically opposite of the the normal. But it works for me so I am able to pursue my career in acting! Now anyway, need to focus on what this post is really about. And thats about the challenge I'm launching for all of you & myself. Sometimes we find ourselves in a rut, and feel like something needs to change. At least for me thats currently how I feel, and I think it always goes back to nutrition and exercise. Which there has kinda been a big lack there of in both departments for me, not gonna lie. I always keep it 'healthy'. But Not really in the tip top shape I'd like to be in. I would love to invite you to join me in my green eating adventure. #TheDailyKale challenge does not mean you have to eat kale everyday. Although I don't find that a problem ;) haha. I just feel like sometimes I don't get enough veggies in. If your still hungry after eating a meal, and realize you didn't really have any veggies or clean food, then thats probably why your still hungry and not satisfied, or not feeling that great. I feel awesome when I eat my quinoa bowls. It's pretty much a great balanced meal. And having green smoothies, and my cacao truffles. All of that yummy clean food. You can't feel bad about it, because it's not bad. So I would LOVE FOR YOU to join me in my attempt of becoming even greener. I will give you an example of what you could possibly eat in a day. I understand some of you are not vegan, and thats fine, so whatever I write, just opt for your particular (hopefully organic and clean) protein of choice instead. And on instagram if you post a photo of your beautiful clean meal & or of you & your favorite veggie, please #thedailykale so I can see it :) *In addition to this green clean eating , I am upping my exercise also. I think we all have different goals & like to do different things for workout. And thats awesome. I do like to write down my workout plan for the week and check it off like a to do list once I've completed it. I feel really happy when I wrote a goal down and get to check it off. It could be just as simple as writing down: Tuesday, walk 3 miles. And then checking it off after :) You should try it. Get outside or in the gym, do something fun, just get out there and be active. Keep yourself healthy! Love ya'll! Sample Plan for #TheDailyKale Challenge (But anything works, just get those veggies in! Thats the real point) Breakfast : Avocado Toast Lunch/Dinner: Quinoa Bowl : Could consist of Black beans, quinoa, kale, topped with purple cabbage, and cashew cheese or pesto Snacks: Nuts, fruit, Green Smoothie Oh and drink tons of water! Like for real, a bunch :) Have a great weekend!    This is what happens when you have left over pumpkin. I think thats a problem (well not a problem) for all of us, because most recipes only need about 1/2 cup of pumpkin. And you've always got some pumpkin left over :) Muhaha. So then what next!? Well it was either pancakes this morning or muffins. And I decided I'd like to have muffins. Mainly because I had an idea for a recipe, and I have really cute baking cups I wanted to use :)
So these are fairly simple, I'd say. I do use some 'specialty products' I suppose. So you can always go for another option in return if you don't have that. No problem! Now go right ahead and bake these babies! Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffs : Dry: 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 3 tbsp rolled oats Pinch of Cinnamon, Nutmeg & Pumpkin Spice (Yes, I used them all.) 1/2 tsp Baking Soda 1 tsp Baking Powder 1 tbsp. Chia Seeds -------- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree 1/2 cup coconut sugar 2 tbsp. Coconut Oil 1 cup almond milk (I love Almond Breeze) 1 Chia or Ground Flax Egg (( 1 tbsp Chia or Flax mixed with 3 tbsp. water)) + 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips (70% cacao or higher) Directions: Preheat oven to 350. Mix all of your wet ingredients in a small bowl. Mix all of your dry ingredients in a larger mixing bowl. Fold in your wet to the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth. Then add in your dark chocolate chips! If you'd rather have raisins, or nuts instead, be your guest! :) Place in your cute little baking cups or muffin baking dish, and fill in with spoon almost to the top. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until you can put a tooth pick in and it comes out clean :) Enjoy!  So I looooooove grits, let me tell ya. Lets not forget - I'm originally from Georgia :) Now me eating 'vegan' grits, 15 years later, maybe would've sounded a bit strange to me back in the day. But hey! Things change- and for the better :)
I love Bob's red mill Polenta/Grits. Their organic, and yumm. What I do ---> * Boil 3 cups of unsweetened almond milk *Add in 1 -2 cloves minced garlic (I love garlic , so I put 2 :) *Add in 1 cup of Polenta/Grits then reduce to a simmer and stir *Keep on a low heat for about 3-5 minutes, while stirring. Keep stirring and on heat, until your desired consistency. I like to keep mine creamy :) I made such a great polenta dish for dinner last night and forgot to take a picture :( It was that good) - So I'll have a recipe coming soon for that. * I topped my grits with my cashew cheeze & avocado. Enjoy!  "Sunday Morning rain is falling".... hmmm except for not really. Because I live in L.A. Haha. I do love the song by Maroon 5 "Sunday Morning". Feel good song, if your looking for some tunes to boost your mood :) Although, not a huge fan of that particular lead singer. I am quite excited to see the new movie he is coming out in! It's called Begin Again. Looks really good! I love movies that are about music :) I still haven't seen Jersey Boys, but I plan to in the next week! Best believe! However, I did see an amazing documentary, called "20 Feet From Stardom". Wow. So inspiring. As some of you may know I am in the entertainment industry. An actress, singer & sometimes model, I'll have you know :) You can check out my youtube and other things on my website if you'd like KrystenJorgensen.Com. a n y w h o ! Back to what this post is really about. My breakfast.
So yesterday I let you all know I was starting a cleanse. Not too crazy or anything. Just need to re route. A refresher, etc. You get it. So this is the route that I feel good about going on, and I know it will make me feel mucho better. I already do! Maybe because of this awesome recipe I made. Seriously. I don't like tooting my horn too loudly :/ But I am surprised at how good this is. I've created a chia pudding before, and was sort of a fan of it. But not like this! This is actually yummmm. I hope you'll try it! And if you do, please post a pic, and #thedailykale for me:) I wanna see! If your on instagram, I just created a new instagram account for @The Daily Kale and would love if you would follow me! Alright ya'll so here it is. Happy Sunday! *So make sure to do this at night, so you can enjoy in the morning! :) Or at least an hour before eating it. It doesn't become 'pudding' consistency unless you let it sit in fridge for at least an hour. 3 tbsp chia seeds (white or black) 1/2 cup almond milk (or any non dairy milk of choice) Stir together and let sit in fridge either over night or 1 hour. After your pudding is pudddding :) In a blender place : 1/2 frozen or raw banana (if using raw, put a little ice) 1 tbsp almond butter 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tbsp raw cacao powder and Bllleeeeennddddd. Now pour this over your chia pudding and stir it all together. Top it with whatever you like! I topped mine with walnuts. So filling from all the fiber from the chia seeds! Enjoy :) |
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