Category Archives: Breakfast

The Hulk

by Kirstie

Hello friends! Welcome back to The Kitch. How’s Tuesday shaping up for all of you? I have spent the morning connecting with fellow bloggers on Twitter. Always surround yourself with like-minded people it is SO motivating! This morning I had what I like to call “The Hulk”. The Hulk is a smoothie filled with green, green goodness such as my faves, spinach and kale! This glass of nutrients is an amazing way to start off the day plus it’s super fast to blend up! It leaves you feeling refreshed, energized and later helps to cleanse the body because it’s packed with fibre.. If you get what I’m saying here. The Hulk has also been an amazing contributor to healthy, glowing skin! I find that it helps to curve snacking cravings throughout the day as well and puts me on “the clean, green track”. I’ve been eating kale and spinach in some shape or form since 7 am today! My body is praising me right now and I’m full of energy and smiles!! Here’s how to blend up this delish and nutrish smoothie – do not be intimidated by the colour people! GREEN = GO = GREAT!

What You Will Need In The Kitch:
(Serves 2) 

  • Kale
  • Spinach
  • 1 banana
  • 1 apple
  • 1 pear
  • Lemon wedge
  • Couple dashes of cinnamon
  • 1-2 slices of ginger

My Green Besties!

I consider everything except the kale, spinach, and banana to be optional. Many mornings I just use those three ingredients. But hey, the more fruits and veggies.. The merrier! You can also add in a protein powder as well. I don’t have any at the moment but I am a great supporter of Vega. As  you can see I don’t buy unwashed spinach, I almost always opt to go with the baby container of Earthbound Farm speeeeenach! Yummy! I love Earthbound products, they truly are a great comapany. So basically all you have to do from here is throw all your ingredients into the blender add a bit of water depending on how you would like the consistancy and drink baby, drink!

The Hulk!

I hope this encourages you guys to at least try this amazing smoothie once. I promise you will never look back. Take a chance.. Have faith in green! If you do try it wait until you continue having it every morning and your body adjusts, you will see an incredible difference in energy, complexion, and overall health. One thing I must say though is that if you start off your day with a great smoothie such as The Hulk and then go to McDonald’s for lunch you bet you will be cancelling out any benefits. But I do know what it is like, it takes baby steps to be fully committed to your health!

Today’s Quote In The Kitch:  “The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not.”  ~Mark Twain

I wanted to alter this Twain quote a little bit. I feel like it should say, “The only way to keep your health is to eat and drink what you are afraid to try,  and do what you would rather not.. Get off your butt and get active!”

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Love From The Kitch,

Kirstie


Quinoa Pancakes

by Kirstie

I decided to kick off Kirstie In The Kitch with a yummy breakfast post – Quinoa Pancakes! This morning was actually my first time making them and it turned out great! I woke up craving quinoa, I’m a little strange, I know. But I mean, I guess it’s better to crave a seed that’s not only a complete protein but it is also packed with all 9 essential amino acids! Plus, hello… Quinoa is gluten free! Gluten free is embraced with hugs and kisses here at KITK, xo. This recipe was super easy I’m sure even my cute little six year old cousin could whip it up with a little assistance. This recipe makes 4 medium sized pancakes but feel free to double the measurements for some more yummy goodness! I only topped my pancakes with good ol Canadian maple syrup but you can also use fresh fruits if you have them on hand or even my personal favourite – chocolate!

Ingredients
1 1/2 cup cooked quinoa
2 whole eggs
2 egg whites
Couple dashes of cinnamon (optional)
1 packet of stevia (optional)

Directions
I rinsed 1 cup of quinoa and boiled it in 1 1/2 cups water after the water comes to a boil I like to turn the heat down to medium-low so the quinoa can simmer and become light and fluffy! Check out my quinoa cooking skills ;) (sorry for the iPhone quality photos)

Cooked quinoa

Then I combined the quinoa, eggs, and egg whites together. Whipped it up with a whisk.. Yeah, I do it by hand who needs a Kitchen Aide? Just kidding.. Mom, if you ever get a new Kitchen Aide I will 100% adopt your old one!! Here is what the batter looks like.

Whip it real good!

After my morning arm whip it up workout the batter goes into the pan! I used my very favourite cooking oil – Nutiva’s organic virgin coconut oil. I’ll give you guys a visual of what this stuff looks like because I think everyone should at least have a little jar in their house. This stuff is so multi functional that it will have it’s very own KITK feature post soon!

After the pan is all oiled up and ready to go pour that batter in people! Get those pancakes cookin’. BUT make sure you have your element on a medium-low heat. Cook until the bottom is a nice golden brown, as I will show below. Feel free to peek at the bottom to see how the cookin is going.. I always peek. Here is what it should look like when it’s almost done!

Now doesn’t that look pretty damn good? I was extremely stoked when I saw how pretty and golden brown these bad boys turned out! Unfortunately for you vegans out there this is not vegan because of the eggs but I am going to try making these with an egg substitute and see how it turns out.. Fingers crossed!

Love me some maple syrup

Like a true Canadian girl I doused my pancake in maple syrup. YUM!! Well friends, I think that you can take it from here all you need now is a fork and knife and your appetite! Let me know if you give it a try and what you think, I would love to know! So there you have it, my first official blog post. Looking forward to sharing so much more with all of you out there. Have an amazing Sunday!

Love From the Kitch,

Kirstie.

 


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