Man—having a puppy is a LOT of work! She runs our lives at the moment, but I absolutely love it. She is a crazy little sweetheart and I laugh so much when her and Dixie play together. We were a little worried about getting a 2nd dog (especially a puppy) since Dixie is a little special. She is very skiddish and not very playful, but they are doing great and Dixie is more playful! Having Dixie has actually helped entertain Shiloh, I cannot imagine having a puppy in the house without another dog, she would be chewing on all our furniture. Here are some cute photos, I cannot get enough of my girls.
In other news, Nick and I took a trip to Nashville to celebrate our 5 Year Anniversary. It was a blast and I will write about it soon.
I wanted to share a few healthy breakfast recipes that I have tried recently. I try to avoid eating a lot of baked goods and especially things with a lot of flour, so I found some good breakfast options on Pinterest that satisfy my craving for baked goods. You should try some of these out:
Banana and Oatmeal Muffins (follow the link) - these are great and I have been eating them all week. I also topped them with a little almond butter for breakfast. YUM!
Ingredients:
2.5 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup plain low fat greek yogurt
2 eggs
1/2 cup honey
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 TBSP ground flax seed
1 tsp vanilla
2 ripe bananas
2.5 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup plain low fat greek yogurt
2 eggs
1/2 cup honey
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 TBSP ground flax seed
1 tsp vanilla
2 ripe bananas
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray tin with non-stick cooking spray or line 12 muffin tins with silicone or foil liners.
2. Place the oats in the food processor and pulse for about 10 seconds. Add remaining ingredients to the food processor.
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray tin with non-stick cooking spray or line 12 muffin tins with silicone or foil liners.
2. Place the oats in the food processor and pulse for about 10 seconds. Add remaining ingredients to the food processor.
3. Process
until everything is mixed together and oats are smooth.
At this point in the process, you can separate the batter into two different bowls, adding dark chocolate chips to one and walnuts to the other (as desired).
At this point in the process, you can separate the batter into two different bowls, adding dark chocolate chips to one and walnuts to the other (as desired).
4. Divide batter among cupcake liners,
and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
I also made the Biggest Looser Oatmeal Pancakes. These were awesome too and you can make extra to heat up for on the go breakfast. One morning I cut up apple slices and added some almond butter.
Biggest
Looser Oatmeal Pancakes
Ingredients:
6 egg whites
1 cup rolled
oats, dry
1 cup
cottage cheese
2 teaspoons
sugar
1 teaspoon
cinnamon
1 teaspoon
vanilla
Instructions:
In a
blender, blend all ingredients until smooth. Heat a griddle or large non-stick
skillet over medium-low heat. Spray with non-stick cooking spray. For each
pancake pour 1/4 cup of batter onto griddle. Flip when they start to bubble.
Cook until golden brown. Repeat with remaining batches, spraying the griddle as
needed. Makes about 10 pancakes.
Number of
Servings: 3
Nutritional
Info Per Serving:
181
Calories, 2.7g Fat, 10mg Cholesterol, 361mg Sodium, 20g Carbs, 2.8g Fiber
And I have to end with more doggy pictures.
Courtney
