Saturday, February 26, 2011

Comfort Food


Wholewheat pita, low-fat cream cheese, cucumber, tomato, avocado, and sprouts. With Trader Joe's Multi-Seed Rice Crackers. Not pictured: Sierra Nevada Golden Bock. Reminds me of Home.



Arcata, CA. The deli I'm thinking of was in this block in the '80s and was called Plaza Gourmet.


Trinidad Bay, CA.

Pancakes

Still doing my best to eat healthy. I lost 12 pounds in the hospital around New Year's, and I've managed to keep it off. (Which explains my lack of dessert posts.)

So this morning (okay, afternoon) I decided to try another version of flourless pancakes.






Not your traditional fluffy pancakes, but they're pancakes and I like them. This is what I started with:

1 c. oats
1 c. nonfat cottage cheese
1/4 c. kefir
1/2 grated apple
1/2 banana
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla

It was way too thick for the blender, so I slowly added nonfat milk till I got the consistency I wanted. Topped with a little butter and a drizzle of honey...yummy.

This made enough for two good servings (probably three sensible portions), so I've got leftovers for tomorrow. And if you don't have kefir, try yogurt or milk, or a combination of both.