Sunday, 11 August 2013

Healthy Banana Coconut Pancakes


I know I promised these last week, but the week just got away from me. So therefore you will not be bored with a post about my life this week, rather two food posts.

The first of which is these amazing pancakes. They are ridiculously easy to make as well as being healthy, delicious and an incredibly filling breakfast. I like to save time consuming breakfasts for the weekend, and while these do take longer than your average weekday breakfast, they are not difficult or frustrating.


If you use a very ripe banana, the banana taste is strong, and mixes well with the cinnamon and coconut. The pancakes are not fluffy, but thick and soft, and rather sweet, given the lack of sugar. If you find they are not sweet enough, perhaps because you used Greek yoghurt while I used a sweet plain yoghurt, then add more honey.

I am terrible at flipping pancakes, so please excuse my oddly-shaped and skewed pancakes. Feel free to top your pancakes with whatever you chose - I chose a homemade raspberry and chocolate sauce, a dash of maple syrup and yoghurt.



Makes five small-medium sized pancakes.

What you need:
½ cup oats
¼ cup coconut
1 tsp cinnamon
1 egg
1 banana, very ripe, mashed
1 tbsp plain yoghurt (Greek or otherwise)
1 tbsp almond milk
1 tsp honey

What to do:
In a blender or food processor, blend all of the pancake ingredients together until you have a thick, yellow batter.

Ensure your frypan is hot (over medium heat) and spray with olive oil / canola oil / coconut oil / any other oil you have.

Place 2 heaped tbsp. of batter on the frypan. This will make one small-medium sized pancakes. You can probably cook two or three pancakes on one frypan. Cook until the pancake batter bubbles on top and the bottom half of the batter sticks together. Flip the pancake once, and cook for another minute, until the pancake holds itself together.

Repeat for remaining batter, until five small-medium sized pancakes are made.

Sunday, 4 August 2013

Life Lately 2

I used to call these posts 'around the web' but decided to change it, mostly because I don't just talk about things from around the web. I wanted to keep you guys updated on my life, so instead I shall talk about what's been happening lately.

University has started officially, but I'm not too busy yet. At the moment it's just a lot of adapting to my final classes and my new classmates.


I've been watching a lot of Ripper Street. Mostly because Jerome Flynn is seriously amazing.

I had plans to make food for Harry Potter/Neville Longbottom/J.K Rowling's birthdays, but everything I tried tasted terrible. I couldn't cook! Nothing was working out for me.


I then got sick and now everything tastes bad. So I'll be back in the kitchen properly soon.

In about 10 hours from when I am writing this the next Doctor will be announced. As 11 (Matt Smith) is my Doctor, I feel I should share this. Thanks, Matt Smith, for everything.


This list of instagrammers to follow if you love London is undeniably perfect. I am now following them all because, as most of you know, I would really love to move to England (maybe sooner than expected!).

This blog is dedicated to breakfast. AKA, the best meal of the day.


This list of ridiculous things people believed in when they were young is hilarious. Mostly because I believed in weird things too. I believed my Dad could open our garage door by magic. He couldn't. He had a remote control. What did you guys believe in?

Things you understand if raised by a teacher. This list is SO TRUE. Other children raised by teachers can attest to this. The worst is that you can never date someone without your mother/father finding out five minutes after you agreed to go out with them. Teachers have a spy network.


And for a laugh, see this. Trust me.


AND TO EXPLAIN THE PICS IN THIS POST: If you like Game of Thrones on Facebook, you may have already seen some of the above - pictures of GOT characters as pop culture archetypes. I feel like they totally nailed Sansa. And Joffrey (because you want to punch him). And Bran (forever laughing at the X-men shirt). And (no spoilers for those who haven't seen it), but god damn, Theon's was terrible. I only put in the ones I liked (I didn't like how they did Tyrion or Bronn, two of the best characters). See the rest here.

Have a great few days, and I'll be back with some pancakes later on this week.

Thursday, 25 July 2013

Life Lately

Hello friends.

Sorry for my prolonged absence. Well, not really. As I am graduating in less than six months I have been enjoying what may be my last lengthy holiday for a while. Week one of my last semester is already over so there is only 12 weeks left. Mostly I just wish people would stop asking me what I am going to do when I graduate because I have absolutely no idea.

No idea.

I'm working on it.


In other news, I have started a separate blog that I am going to run more like an online resume with examples of my work. As I want to write, I think having a place where I can put up my work is a good idea. I'll put the link up here later, when I'm happy with what I've done.


My younger brother turned 18 a week ago, and tonight is his Adventure Time themed party, which should be pretty fun.

I started a couch to 5k program, mostly to motivate me into doing more cardio and to improve my times and so far it's been pretty great. I've stuck to the schedule and my stamina and time have improved. It hasn't been very long, but given my track record with running (I'll do it for two days and then give up), I'm doing well.


I'm sure you noticed, but if you didn't: Andy Murray won Wimbledon. I'm saying this mostly to remind my Grandad, who continually tells me Murray's just lucky. Because winning two slams is lucky.

This semester at uni I'm doing a radio and tv subject, which means that yes, I will be on tv doing the news for a week later this year. And on the radio. And no, I will not be telling ANYONE what channel/frequency.

Products I'm loving lately:
Byron Bay Bliss Balls -

 Annie's Fruit Leather (apricot) -

Posts you should read (I swear I don't work for Buzzfeed):
How to have a delightful picnic
Small bathroom hacks to make life easier
If you love Lord of the Rings
I feel like these British people problems also apply to Australians
For all the teachers (including my Mum)
If you don't cry at this, you're not human
Social rules you never break (especially number 6!!)

Also, the Goo Goo Dolls Pandora is perfection. I mean, it's pretty much my ipod, but it's fantastic.

Just tried to make avocado brownies and let me tell you, they were all kinds of disgusting. Just make regular brownies guys, you won't hate yourself then.

On that note,
Regularly scheduled posting will resume shortly. Probably with a brownie recipe.
Enjoy your weekend everyone!