Music, Meows, and Munchies

This is my last "banana" themed post for this month and this recipe is a great transition for what I want to do next month: mug cakes. As someone who is trying to be more healthy and is trying to transition to a vegan lifestyle, it can be hard to find something simple, like a mug cake, that fits into what I am trying to do. I went out for a run last night and wanted to eat some protein afterwards to help start the muscle-repair process; the only problem was that all the recipes I could find for a protein cake wanted me to use eggs. As a college student, mug cakes are the way to go. It makes one serving, so I am not trying to resist a whole batch, and as an introvert, it keeps me out of the dorm kitchen as long as I have a microwave. They only take a few minutes to mix up, and one to two minutes to cook. I hope you enjoy what I have created for you, and if you are a vegan looking for protein, I hope this really helps!    Combine the protein powder and oatme

For the third week of August, I made a vegan french toast that uses banana as a thickening agent to hold everything together. It turned out super tasty, and it wasn't gross and chewy because there was no eggs in the batter. Also, the almond milk I used smelled devine after being warmed up by the stove.  It was the perfect way to start a lazy rainy day.  You will need: 1/2 of a Banana 1/4 cup Almond (Soy or Coconut) milk Dash of Vanilla Extract 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon  1 1/2 teaspoons Agave Syrup Crusty bread 1. Mash up the banana really well. 2. Whisk in the other ingredients. 3. Dip both sides of bread in batter. 4. Fry them up in a fry pan with a little vegan butter or oil.  5. Smother in maple syrup and more banana slices and become overwhelmed by the deliciousness of vegan french toast. 

For the month of August, I thought I would get my act together and post a new blog post every week like I am supposed to. I decided to make August a theme month: bananas. Here is the second banana post for the second week of August. Today I have a clean-eating banana pancakes recipe that is a little more than your typical just-a-banana-and-two-eggs recipe that everyone wants you to try. This one is not that much more special, but that is okay. I have tried the just a banana and two eggs and failed miserably. With the added oats in this version, it stays together a lot easier. I think the one trick to keep in mind is to cook over a medium heat so that it does take longer to cook and firms up more before trying to flip the pancakes. I made a raw raspberry topping of just 1/4 cup raspberries and a little honey and I just mashed it up with a fork. You will need: 2 Eggs or 1/4 cup Egg Whites. 1 ripe Banana 1/2 cup instant/rolled Oats 1 tsp Vanilla 1/2 tsp Cinnamon 1. Mas

I wanted to make August a theme month so that I could get my act together and post something every week like most people do. My mother brought home two bunches of bananas which were left to die a slow death and needed to have something done with them. I froze a bunch of them, but I also whipped up some pretty tasty recipes. They are also fairly healthy because most of the recipes I will be posting will be vegan, like this one, and will have no added sugar because bananas are already pretty sweet and adding white sugar to anything makes me cringe. Like, I don't even want to look at a bag of white sugar. This recipe turned out really moist and slightly chewy from the added oats. This recipe is almost  vegan because I used honey, but I am sure vegans who are better at being a vegan than I am know a way to get around that. This is also a really good clean eating recipe, but I used all-purpose flour because I don't have whole-wheat flour on hand, which would have been the bette