Whole wheat quinoa pancakes

Happy Sunday! :) I want to share with you a recipe for whole wheat quinoa pancakes that I made this week. They taste great and keep you full and energized without the quick sugar crash. 

Ingredients:

- 1 cup (2,5 dl) cooked quinoa

- 3/4 cup (1,5 dl) whole wheat

- 2tsp baking powder 

- 1/2 tsp salt

- 1 egg + 1 egg white

- 1/2 cup (1 dl) almond milk (any milk of choice works)

- 2 tablespoons agave syrup 

- 1 tablespoon melted butter

First off you need cooked quinoa :) I always make extra when I cook, so I have some up for grabs in the fridge. 

In one bowl mix dry ingredients (quinoa, whole wheat, salt, baking powder) and in another bowl mix wet ingredients (butter, eggs, milk, agave syrup). 

My lovely piggy whisker :)

Finally mix wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients and cook on a pan :) I made about 8 medium sized pancakes with this batter. 

These taste so good and are great if you have a long day ahead of you as well as being a nice twist to a weekend brunch :) Use a topping of choice, I topped mine with banana, tablespoon of agave syrup and sesame seeds, lovely. 

- Amanda <3 

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studs and unicorns

black milk white unicorn leggings

Some of my favorite pieces of clothing are from black milk clothing. This is an Australian design, with beautiful, printed nylon. Leggings, swimsuits (that are mostly used as regular shirts), dresses and skirts, oh so pretty. I have a few items from this brand, it doesn't come by cheap and customs can be a b**ch, but what you get instead is a good quality garment, handmade with love (no sweatshops here) and super comfy.

Another good thing about this brand is that there is only so many pieces that will be sold. After some time (it varies), a piece gets limited, then when it sells out, it goes to the museum. This makes the pieces more exclusive and rare. The cherry on the top is that they send their items worldwide with free shipping! How awesome is that? :)

I hope everybody has a great weekend!

- Amanda <3

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Zucchini brownies

Last weekend I decided to bake zucchini brownies. I love cramming veggies into everything. Every-thing! My friends definitely were not as enthusiastic about it.. "what? zucchini brownies? that sounds weird"..but they ended up tasting delicious! They are sweet and super moist :) You can buy ready made almond butter, but I recommend making your own.

The ingredients were:

- 1 cup almond butter
- 1,5 cups grated zucchini (about 1 small)
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips

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Ég elska að troða grænmeti og ávöxtum í allt sem ég get, sérstaklega bakstur. Nokkrir vinir mínir settu í brýnnar þegar ég sagði frá þessu, og fannst það hljóma heldur skringilega og ógirnilega. Hinsvegar voru þessar kökur hrein dásemd, virkilega góðar og mjög mjúkar. Hægt er að kaupa tilbúið möndlusmjör (td H-berg), en ég mæli þó með að búa til ykkar eigið, það er ódýrara og þið stjórnið betur saltmagninu :)

Í þær fóru:

- 2dl möndlusmjör 

- 3,5dl rifinn kúrbítur (ca 1 lítill)

- 1,5dl hunang

- 1 egg

- 1 tsk matarsódi

- 1 tsk kanill

- 1/2 tsk múskat

- 2dl dökkir súkkulaðibitar 

start with grating zucchini / byrja á því að rífa niður kúrbít 

Add everything except for chocolate and blend / blandið saman við afganginn af hráefninu, fyrir utan súkkulaði

Finally add chocolate / bætið loks við súkkulaði :)

At this point it still looks iffy, but you'll forgive me once you taste them! / Komið fyrir í eldfast mót :) Lýtur enn soldið ósannfærandi út en þið fyrirgefið mér við fyrsta smakk

Bake on 180°C/ 356°F for 30min

yum! 

Enjoy <3 

- Amanda

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My favorite fresh juice

Góð vinkona mín gaf mér safapressu fyrir helgi sem svo sannarlega gladdi mig :) Ég er mun meira fyrir smoothies svo allt heila klabbið nýtist, en stundum er gott að hafa safapressuna, sérstaklega til að pressa td engiferrót.

Ég vildi deila með ykkur uppáhalds safanum mínum en í hann fer:

- 2 lítil epli
- 2 sellerí stangir
- Staup af sítrónusafa (ca 10ml)
- engiferrót eftir smekk

Dásamlegur :) / My favorite juice

Þar sem var vinnuhelgi hjá mér, var mikið borðað úr nestisboxum.

Tók þetta með mér á föstudags kvöldvakt :) Salat, kjúklingabaunir, snjóbaunir og smá ávaxtasalat / What I brought with me for an evening shift at work 

Í sunnudags kaffipásu :) / During coffee break on Sunday

Morgunmatur :) Fékk mér extra mikinn engifer 

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My friend gave me a juicer which totally made my day :) I usually use my blender more and make smoothies, that way you get all the ingredients, including fibers. It's nice to have a choice however, especially if you want to press something like ginger root. Above you can see pictures of my favorite juice, including 2 small apples, 2 celery stalks, ca 10ml lemon juice (pure) and ginger root according to taste. 

Yesterday I started battling a cold so I made juice again this morning (last picture), with extra ginger. Strong and zesty..mm. 

- Amanda <3 

Healthy protein pancakes

Mm þessar eru snilld :) Mig langaði voðalega í eitthvað gott milli mála í gær, var með crave þörf á háu stigi! Skellti því örsnöggt í prótein pönnukökur sem ég borðaði með bestu lyst.

Í pönnukökurnar fóru:

- Banani
- 2 egg
- Hálf skeið vanillu prótein (ath nota skeiðina úr dunknum)
- tsk kanill

Bananann (vá tungubrjótur!) stappaði ég vel og blandaði saman við eggin, próteinið og kanil. Afar einfalt, svo steikt á pönnu eins og lummur. Betra að hafa þær í minni kanntinum svo auðvelt sé að snúa þeim. Herlegheitin bar ég fram með möndlusmjöri og jarðaberjum. Ekkert smá sem ég var sátt :) Mæli með þessu í sunnudagskaffið eða brunch.

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Made these yummy protein pancakes when I was having a huge craving yesterday! They consisted of: 

- one banana

- 2 eggs

- half a scoop vanilla protein powder

- tsp ground cinnamon

I mashed the banana well and mixed with the rest of the ingredients. Very easy, just cook on a pan like normal pancakes :) It's better to make them smaller than normal though, makes flipping them way easier. They tasted absolutely delicious with a scoop of almond butter and strawberries :) Recommend it with the Sunday brunch or coffee. 

Enjoy <3 

- Amanda 

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Lace-y

A little reading does you good

So...Shakespeare, eh? 

Vinkona mín og ég skruppum á kaffihús og nýttum tækfærið til að taka nokkrar myndir :)  Helgin mín mun einkennast af vinnu alla dagana, afmælispartýi, smá bakstri og vonandi einhverjum lærdómi. 

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My friend and I went for coffee and used the opportunity to snap a few photos of my outfit :) My weekend will be busy, consisting of working all the days, going to a birthday party, and cram some baking into it (hopefully some studying too). 

Enjoy your weekend!

- Amanda <3

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Black and white

Taska: Warehouse
Peysa: Warehouse
Pils: Warehouse
Bolur: Dorothy Perkins
Buxur: Topshop

Virkileg hrifin af þessum flíkum, sérstaklega peysunni :) Þegar ég var búin að setja saman þetta sett fór ég að spá betur í buxunum, og áttaði mig á því að ég ætti leggings í svipuðum stíl. Gott að hafa fataskápinn á hreinu!

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Bag: Warehouse

Sweater: Warehouse

Skirt: Warehouse

Shirt: Dorothy Perkins

Pants: Topshop

Really like this set, especially the floral sweater :) Some time after putting this set together, I started thinking about the black and white floral pants, and remembered that I have leggings in a similar style. Always good to keep your closet organized! :)

Yay :) Had forgotten about these 

Hádegismaturinn / my lunch

I love making big salads for lunch, keeps me full yet feeling light :) This one included tomatoes, spinach, lettuce, cucumber, red bell pepper, chick peas and snow peas.

Water on the run! :)

p.s. the car was parked ;)

- Amanda <3


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