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Strawberry Cornmeal Protein Pancakes

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A weekend without plans never happens for me.

I have such good intentions to relax…

This weekend it happened.  And it was because I made a mistake.  I thought for WEEKS that this weekend was the Food & Wine Festival.  Last year it was on Mother’s Day weekend.  This year it apparently is NOT.  So suddenly I had a whole weekend, wide open.  And it was marvelous.

Marvelous Monday

Of course I worked out.  My kickboxing streak continued with a lunchtime class on Friday.  I rocked some shorts that may have more personality than I do.

I received these funky green bottoms from YMX as part of being a FitFluential Ambassador.  More than the unique look, what makes YMX workout gear special is the fabric they use.  It’s called MadKool fabric.  It’s meant to regulate your body temperature, keeping you warm in cool weather and cool when you’re hot.  The boxing gym is HOT.  The fabric was as-advertised… AND it was so light and comfortable I felt like I wasn’t even wearing bottoms.  Strange… but good. 😉

FitFluential YMX kickboxing

 Totally asked the instructor to take a pic of me.  At least I waited until AFTER class!  #shameless

To get your own naked-feeling YMX gear click here.  You move like a butterfly and sting like a bee comfortably too!  Try this quick circuit:

  • 100 jab-crosses
  • 10 burpees
  • 100 upper cuts
  • 50 mountain climbers
  • 20 Side kicks (each side)

Repeat until you pass out 3-5x.

After that you should refuel!  To be honest I was a little mad at Lindsay when I received my first order of Healthy Bites.  They are so amazing… I was pissed she didn’t MAKE me try them earlier.  I swear I’m not just saying that.

Healthy Bites

These bites are the most delicious snack I’ve had in recent memory.  They are filled with good, clean ingredients, they’re low-sugar, and they’re gluten-free.

My custom order included a protein-laced Reeses flavor, Cinnamon Biscotti, Coconut Caramel, and Birthday Cake.  They are all amazing… but the Reeses were my top pick.  Or the Cinnamon.  Tough choices!!!

They are almost gone.  Whoops!

Sunday I hung out with my amazing mom and grandmother.  Mom is truly a rock.  I owe my passion for food and for being active to her.

Happy Mother's Day

Before I left her house, my mom and my grandmother asked me to make them overnight oats to have in the morning!  I made an oatmeal version of my Cherry Ginger Smoothie.

I’m a terrible blogger and forgot a pic… but I’ll ask her to send me one to post on Instagram tomorrow. 🙂

Speaking of IG… I also reached a marvelous milestone.  My 2000th picture on Instagram!

Eggs from my local farmer’s market.  If you’ve never had a farm-fresh egg, you must hunt them down.  The difference in taste is astounding.  They are more flavorful, the yolks are bright orange, and they make the best runny yolks.

2000

These eggs were first used in my favorite way… #yolkporn!  I cracked one into half a pre-roasted kabocha squash and put it under the broiler for a few minutes.

Served over a bed of arugula and smoked salmon with Greek yogurt cream cheese (made by Atlanta Farm Fresh, purchased at Whole Foods).

Baked egg in kabocha squash

They also make killer pancakes.  The creamy, dreamy pancakes below are laced with local strawberries and hints of lemon and then topped with sautéed berries and toasted coconut. I die.

Strawberry Cornmal Pancakes

Strawberry Cornmeal Protein Pancakes

  • 2 T cornmeal
  • 1 T vanilla protein powder
  • 1/4 tsp sodium-free baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 egg (or 1/4C egg whites)
  • 1/4 C fat-free vanilla Greek yogurt
  • 2 T water
  • 1/4 tsp almond extract
  • 1/4 butter extract (optional)
  • 6-8 drops lemon liquid stevia (or preferred sweetener)
  • 2 large strawberries, mashed
  • Optional toppings: syrup, toasted coconut, strawberries

Heat a non-stick pan medium heat and coat with cooking spray (I used coconut oil).  

To a medium-sized bowl, add cornmeal, protein, baking powder, and cinnamon and stir to combine.

In a separate bowl, whisk egg white until foamy.  Add yogurt, water, extracts, and stevia and stir well.

Add wet ingredients to the dry and stir until just combined.  Fold in mashed strawberries.

Spoon batter onto pan and cook 3-4 mins per side or until they begin to bubble on top.  

Add toppings and enjoy!

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It’s also Meatless Monday!  Check out all the links at Heather’s blog using this week’s ingredient: Dark Chocolate.  I’m linking my #strangebutgood Chocolate Avocado Cookies from Friday!

Have you ever had farm eggs?

How did you celebrate Mother’s Day?

Comments

  2. Love the photo of your Mom and you! So awesome! My Mom and I work out together as well. I adore it.
    I seriously HAVE to try Lindsay’s healthy bites. Seriously, what is wrong with me for not ordering them yet…I keep on meaning too. Your order sounds delightful!
    I didn’t get to celebrate Mother’s Day since I just returned home from pilates teacher training, we’re doing it next weekend instead!
    Happy Monday!!

  3. YUM! I love runny eggs. I buy organic ones now, because the local egg place I’ve heard about is 45minutes away. So I need to plan ahead, and bring a cooler, if I go there. It can get hot here on Oahu!
    Those YMX shorts look fun, too!

  4. Love that kick-boxing pic of you- I wouldn’t want to get in a fight with you ;)! Don’t know why I’ve never stuffed a squash with an egg but it needs to happen…SOON!

  5. I LOVE that pic of you and your mom, you both are so strong and beautiful!! Saying that, let me tell you: I showed the competition pic of you to my boyfriend, and he said that you have really beautiful eyes. I gave him the hint, that you have a pretty amazing body too, which was the reason I showed him the pic, but he insisted, that your eyes are even more beautiful 🙂 That’s a compliment!! LoL
    I totally agree on the farmers egg thing. Last week I bought a pack and even had one with TWO yolks in!! SCORE! If they just weren’t so darn expensive….
    My Mom is on vacation, so I couldn’t celebrate with her, but we both had some champagne and then texted drunk texts back and forth 🙂

    • Thank you so much!!! That comment for your BF made me laugh. 🙂

      Drunk texting with mamma sounds like a good celebration to me! Hahaha!

  6. That looks like my kind of breakfast! I love farm eggs 🙂 I was actually planning to take up boxing right before my accident – my boss is an ex pro boxer and was going to train me one-on-one. But I can’t do anything which risks a blow to the head because of my eye. So bummed about it!

  8. Farm fresh eggs are THE best! And I seriously get giddy when I get a batch of multicolored ones…yes, I am THAT easily amused…but you knew this! 😉 I can’t wait until the local farmer’s market opens so I can start buying from them again! Can you believe that the opening weekend is THIS weekend?! It’s like they just KNEW I had other plans…what nerve! Lol

    Ugh, I totally forgot about emailing Linds for some HB’s! What’s hilarious is that I actually purchased her ebook last year so I KNOW how to make the base…I could easily create my own…but there’s just something about the LOVE that she puts into them…or wait, maybe that’s crack! Hahaha! Seriously though, how’s the cake batter?

    Ok, it’s been WAY too long since I’ve had/made cornmeal pancakes! You’ve got me wanting to lick my computer screen!!

  9. So much awesomeness in this post!!!

    I ordered Healthy Bites too! All seem to include PB…I guess I’ve been craving it more than I thought…subconsciously! LOL Reese’s sounds super YUM!

    I love that pic with your Mama!

    I celebrated Mom’s day with the family 🙂 Love my Mama!

    • You have to try it with a bag – 100x more fun. But maybe wait until after the baby… 😉

  11. Those pancakes look YUM! I can’t wait to try boxing more at the new gym we just joined! Crosstraining is so fun!

  12. I saw you mothers day pic on face book and, for some reason, IT STOPPED ME.
    and it made me smile.
    HUGE.

  14. Love that pic of you and your mom. I enjoy kickboxing, but I’ve never been to a real class – just have my Cathe DVDs. Something about kicking and punching that relieves tons of stress 😉 And those pancakes look so good. Love strawberries.

  17. Your mom is a rockstar like you!!! I think that is SO cool your mom and gram requested overnight oats too, haha! Love it!!

    I am so jealous I will miss you at blend this year, but next year you better attend too!

    Love you Laura!

    • They reported back that it was good, too!

      I think you have a good excuse not to come to Blend, but we will MISS YOU!!! xoxo

  18. When Jason worked at his old station, there was a woman there who would sell eggs from her chickens for like $5 for two dozen. It was awesome. Now he doesn’t work there anymore and our eggs are from the grocery store. Boo.

  19. Action post!! OK, first, I hate the Rafflecopter that did not pick me for those headphones! 😉

    I saw your pics on Instagram & loved them for the mom pic to the picture celebration & kick boxing – you rock & you mom does too!!! A great weekend for you!!!!! You know my love of all YMX! 🙂

    Greta recipe too!! I don’t have half the ingredients in the house but what else is new with me! 😉

    I am so glad you had a wonderful one!

      • Me too! 🙂 I think the Koss ones are “OK” but the cord is super long & drives me crazy & no way to make it shorter & no controls for ease of changing music & all that like Bose… Lots less expensive though so you get what you pay for… 🙂

        • Yeah… I have remind myself of that before making purchases. I end up throwing out the cheap crap I buy. 🙁

  20. No joke! It’s like you read my mind completely. I’ve been looking for a good cornmeal pancake recipe for 2 weeks now ever since I picked up a bag, and just hadn’t come across any good ones until today!!

    … and um those custom order flavors sound to die for. I may have to steal one or two of your flavors next time I put in an order.. is that cool?? (fingers crossed the answer is yes, haha)

    • That’s awesome!! Let me know if you try it! 🙂

      Definitely cool with me – the Reeses is a MUST try.

  21. I NEED to try Lindsay’s Healthy Bites. Maybe during the summer when I will be living at the gym! 🙂
    I am still so scared to ask people {other than my family} to take pictures of me working out.

  22. So many good things packed into one post! LOVE the shorts. Love that photo of you in action after class. LOVE Lindsay’s healthy bites (more this weekend at BLEND!) And LOVE pancakes.

  23. Cornmeal pancakes are one of my favorites! That’s the Southern girl in me coming out for sure! These look perfectly delicious!

    I was lucky enough to spend the day with my 3 amazing men! We went to see Iron Man and enjoyed some time outside. It was a great weekend for sure!

  26. I’ve just gotten hooked on farm fresh eggs! A CSA just started delivering to my area, so for the past two months, I’ve gone and picked up eggs. Wow. Amazing how different they are than what you buy at the grocery store!!

  28. CUTE shorts, girl! I recently took my first muy thai kickboxing class – it was intense and empowering. I liked it a lot.
    I also love Healthy Bites! I’m dying to try the birthday cake flavor – yum??

  29. I loved my Mother’s Day! And thanks to Laura for posting that Muscle Pic! Ha Ha! It takes a lot of nerve to be put up against such a Buff Young Thing! Loved my Cherry Ginger Overnight oats!

  35. Maybe Lindsay could come up with an asparagus bite to make your pre-comp diet a little less trying…lol. I imagine those pancakes tasting like cornbread and I think you should patent them. (0:

    • Haha – she offered chicken-flavor but I decided Reeses sounded more appealing. 🙂

  37. Farm eggs are so good! My dad works a bit in the oil & gas industry, so he’s a go between for farmers and Marcellus Shale investors. So many farmers give my dad eggs and he brings them home and I devour them The yolks are so YELLOW! They really do taste better.

    Anyways, I am so glad you had a nice weekend! I absolutely love the picture of you and your mom!

    • So lucky!!! I have to wait for the weekly market, and there’s NO way to get them during the winter.

  39. Oh man, Lindsay’s bites… LOVE them! The reese’s sound spectacular! I can’t wait to get my hands on some this weekend. Holy smokes, I can’t believe Blend is this weekend!
    I’m drooling over those pancakes right now. yum!

  42. first of all, you are amazing. and from the sounds of it, so is your mother! and second of all, that salad looks incredible!

  44. Honestly, as much as I love staying busy, plan less weekends are awesome! Glad you enjoyed yours. 🙂

    Unfortunately, I didn’t get to spend Mother’s Day with my mom but it was a good one nonetheless! Lots of food was consumed!

    • Mmmm… food. 🙂 I’m trying a new place tonight. When are you comng to visit ATL??

    • Really?! That’s a bold statement. Thank god I didn’t use orange zest… 😉

  48. Awesome post! I got to check out the YMX gear. And your blog got me starving lol..and I just ate my 3rd meal! 🙂

    Keep rockin the workouts and the post…and btw, if Heidi doesnt claim those bose headphones, let me know lol 😉

  50. When I toured Polyface Farms (the farm from Food, Inc. and Omnivore’s Dilemma), Joel said, “If your egg yolk is orange, you know your chicken got out in the sun and the grass and she worked for a living. A pale yellow yolk means your chicken was on welfare.” I’m paraphrasing, and it is horribly right (chicken) wing (I think. I get confused with political leanings) and un-PC, but it made an impression.

    Obviously love that you made it in squash. Kabocha has now disappeared from my Asian market so I’m going to have to wait a loooooooong time for another one.

    And yes. Healthy Bites. She is amazing.

    • That is really cool to know! I’m going to be instecting every yolk from now on.

      Oh, and I’m terribly offended by un-PC remarks. 😉

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