Good morning! Happy Friday from the beach! I thought I was in Destin, FL but apparently I’m not. A friend and local to the area informed me that I’m actually about thrity minutes from Destin. Oops! Where ever I am, it’s gorgeous (Grayton Beach actually)!

So far the trip has been awesome. Lots of yoga, sprints, healthy eats and much, much more. My kind of paradise!

My sister-in-law and I rode down together and thankfully have the same foodie and fitness taste! She is such a blessing to me.

On to even more delicious things, today I want to share with you a perfect weekday or weekend pancake recipe to start you weekend off right!

Growing up, in our house, we ate pancakes pretty often: mostly weekend mornings and always with blueberry syrup. When friends would come over and ask for maple syrup to go with their pancakes, we would have to dig deep back in the pantry or refrigerator to satisfy their request. Although the type of pancakes I eat now might be a little different, my love for pancakes has certainly not disappeared. Even though I don’t live with my fellow pancake loving siblings anymore, I luckily found a pancake loving husband too. When we lived in Jacksonville, since we always watched our hometown church online rather than attending a local church, Sunday morning pancakes became a pretty normal, delicious routine.

It wasn’t until I married and began cooking for Dustin that my idea of the perfect pancake changed. I used to love them incredibly sweet and covered in syrup. All jokes a side, as a teen, I would request that extra sugar was added to my pancake or waffle batter when ever ordering at restaurants. Hello 8:00 a.m. sugar rush and crash! This is proof that if you think you can’t ever eat healthy, you can! While I no longer add “extra sugar” to my pancake batter, I still want them to be slightly sweet and perfectly brown.

The only problem with pancakes it that they seem to take so long to make. A few mornings ago, however, I made them in record time. Now, pancakes are no longer reserved for weekend mornings only.

Easy Yet Delicious Blueberry Pancakes

Makes ~ 12 medium sized pancakes

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup flour (I used a rice/flax flour mixture; whole wheat would work too)
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 3/4 cup vanilla unsweetened almond milk
• 1 ripe banana
• 1/2 cup fresh blueberries

Directions

1. Lightly coat griddle/pan with olive oil/coconut oil and heat on medium-high.
2. Place all ingredients except banana and blueberries into a blender and blend for about 30 seconds.
3. Add banana and blueberries and continue to blend until the fruit is smooth.
4. Pour pancakes to desired size and cook. Once the pancake bubbles on one side, flip to the other side and cook until even on both sides.
5. Serve with you favorite toppings and enjoy! This morning we enjoyed them with almond butter and a small squeeze of agave. Perfectly delicious even to this former sugar lover!

Have a great day and weekend! I’m off to get ready for the beach!

Good health!

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Ahhh. What a day it has been. Hi friends. How’s it going?

I have finally made it to my old bed at my parents house, ready for a good nights sleep. I’ve been on the road with Dustin for the past week, bouncing around from town to town, studying as much as possible (which means not nearly enough!).

But certainly enjoying my time with this guy! (He loves when I do things like this … he’s always a trooper though!)

The day started hundreds of miles away with a delicious breakfast…

There is oatmeal buried under there somewhere! 

As we journeyed back to Georgia, unfortunately there was no time to stop for lunch in order for the hub to make it to the next game on time, so a peanut butter sandwich on Ezekiel Cinnamon Raisin Bread from my travel snack pack had to hold us over until after the game for a late lunch/afternoon snack at Whole Foods.

Raw Kale Salad and a Kombucha…

After a seven hour car ride and a stop to squeeze in a 3 mile run along the way, a home cooked meal was more than welcomed. My mom had the most delicious meal awaiting our arrival…

Mushroom Risotto, Sautéed Brussels Sprouts and Broccolini, Roasted Potatoes, Sugar Peas, and Marinated Cucumber, Tomato, Onion, Avocado and Heart of Palm Salad

I’ll definitely be making a few if not all of these dishes soon! So good! We’ve been trying to eat as healthy as possible on the road, but it still holds no candle to a home cooked meal.

Anyways, I’m off to bed … ready for an early morning workout with the hub, some studying and spending time with the p’s as he hits the road yet again!

I hope you had a delicious day of eats as well! Are you more of a eat out or eat at home kind of person? I think you all know what I am!

Almost the weekend! Hang in there! Good health!

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