Food: two breakfast combos

I’ve been trying more sweet breakfast last week and I have to say, I enjoy both of these combos and plan to make them more often!

First, because they’re so pretty!!!! It’s a visual pleasure just looking at it.

blueberries pancakes with TJ’s european whole fat yogurt and strawberry preserves.

To made 5 mini pancakes, I use 1/4 cup of Bob’s Mill high fiber pancake/waffle mix, 2 egg whites (beaten) and 1/4 cup blueberries.

Scrumptious!!

The second combo is an old one. Last weekend we bought a new waffle maker because I missed this combo

waffle topped with aduki coconut mousse, served with homemade soy milk made with soy bean, millet and red dates.

To make the waffles I used 2/3 cup Bob’s Mill’s high fiber pancake/waffle mix, 3 egg whites (beaten), 1 cup homemade soy milk and 1/2 tbsp coconut oil. It makes four waffles. I had two and freeze the other two. I love toasted waffles!

Q: Do you prefer pancakes or waffles? What’s your favorite topping?

Trying to “celebrate” V-day!

I woke up at 7.30 AM (slept in at 3AM) telling myself: okay. It’s Valentine’s, without Star with me, I can still celebrate it and be happy by my own.

I got up, first thing to feel, terrible headache (not surprisingly )

But I was determined!!! I made a yummy breakfast to boost the spirit!

Vegan Waffle topped with aduki-coconut mousse.

For the waffles I used  3/4 cup WW flour, 4 tbsp flaxmeal diluted in homemade soy & peanut milk, 1 cup soy & peanut milk, 1 tsp baking powder, pinch of salt, vanilla/cinnamon.

It was DELICIOUS, so much that after breakfast I made two batches more to be freezed

Worked a little bit because I knew that would distract me.

Another stir-fry soba for lunch. I love this meal for lunch, quick (<15min), satisfying and tasty!

this one had cabbage, celery, black fungus and chinese sausage.

After lunch I did more thing to boost spirit. Groceries!!!

Got new flours to make some chinese dim sum for breakfast

and I couldn’t wait to try lotus powder, it used to love it!

It is really simple to make, use 1/2 cup of the powder + 1.5 cup of hot water. DONE!

I still love it!!!

And then, I spent 1.5 h trying to pull my car out of the snow! IT WAS THE HARDEST WORKOUT in 2010 so far!!! My arms can barely raise after that. Snow, I curse you AGAIN!!! At the end, it was a nice guy who helped me out, otherwise I would have to spent 3 hours! I can’t even imagine that!

Exhausted, lying on the couch I thought: I need to exercise more! It’s not possible that I get soooo tired and sore after this.

Bottom line: I felt miserable in Valentine’s. Even I tried to tell myself that it is just a normal day, Star and I can celebrate it any day of the year. But I couldn’t fool myself, I was sad and lonely.

Q: What do you do to boost your spirit when you feel low?

I believe…

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself. And sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”-marilyn monroe.

I’m not a positive person by nature so I need to focus on being positive in a daily basis. This quote reminds myself something that I’ve always believed, everything happens for a good reason even if at the moment that it happens you can’t see the good part.

Life with too much snow is tough~~~ I became irritable, upset, anxious, depressed, etc. I need fresh air, I need human contact, I need move other than walking from bedroom to the kitchen, I need life outside!!!  Sorry people, I just need vent out!

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Made a stir-fry soba noodles with shrimp, veggies and sesame seed. YUM~

It was done in <15 min, great meal for lunch!

It was sunny outside so I invited Toutou to go for a walk to the near groceries store. It felt soooo good!!! Few things until Sunday (if I can pull out my car by then)

Brussels sprout is my new fav veggie for stir-fry and YAM to replace Kabocha for this reason.

Look what Toutou brought to me…. her very first homemade bread!

I devoured it in <2 min… so good! Soft and lightly sweetened! You’re talented, Toutou!

Another stir-fry with tahini, soy sauce and sesame oil. I’m addicted to this flavor… tahini is the best thing ever! I’ve been increasing its amount from 1 to 2 tbsp, 2 to 3 tbsp and finally 4 tbsp. Conclusion? The more, the better!

very HEAB style

Lastly, purple mousse is BACK!

Perfect sweet ending!

Q: What’s your weekend plan? How are you celebrating Valentine’s? It’s chinese new year tomorrow, all my family is celebrating it in China. I miss them more than ever! My hubby is in Argentina (with my Dad), so no Valentine’s for me either. But I’m not too miserable because I’ll go to a birthday party tonight! Hope I can bring some Argentinean food picture for you tomorrow!