Pancakes and Foamy Lattes

Hi there!

Have you had a good Saturday?

I hope so. Mine has been awesome!

Good news: I feel like my motivation is back with a bang on the working out front. I’m back to looking forward to my workouts and thoroughly enjoying them! I love that feeling.

This morning I went for a quick 3 mile run to warm up my legs (Colorado decided to be sunny and gorgeous today) and then I returned home to complete a 45 minute session of total body weights and abs.

On a not so happy note, I noticed during my workout that I am an absolute baby when it comes to push ups. I do the girly kind every time.

I’m gonna make a conscious effort to change that.

After my super sweaty and awesome workout, I made something that I have been thinking about and craving all. week. long.

I made these pancakes.

And they were just as good the second time!

I don’t think I shared the recipe with you before, so here it is:

Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes (courtesy of EatingWell)

• 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 3/4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg white
• 1/2 cup nonfat buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons canola oil, divided
• 3/4 cup fresh or frozen (not thawed) blueberries

I ended up using nearly all whole wheat flour, and I replaced the buttermilk with skim milk with a tablespoon of lemon juice. I liked the extra lemony flavor!

Alongside a big, foamy almond milk latte, this breakfast was the jam.

My last post generated a lot of talk about two things: how I get my lattes so foamy and where I got my tie-dyed purple running leggings

I actually got both my espresso machine and my running leggings for Christmas last year much to my delight.

The leggings are Nike, and I believe my parents got them at Dick’s. They’re a little crazy, but I definitely won’t ever get hit by a car!

The secret to my ridiculously foamy lattes is this bad boy:

This milk frother is seriously one of my favorite possessions. [don't judge. I like lattes]

My parents got it for me last Christmas along with my Nespresso machine.

This machine is definitely a little pricey for a college student, so I feel totally spoiled to have gotten it as a gift. My parents obviously know how dedicated I am to coffee. And really, I save money in the long run since I used to spend $3.50 on Starbucks lattes all too often!

Before I had this great machine, I used a little Mr. Coffee cappuccino maker that I loved too!

This guy is only around $30 at Target and works great! Ryan has it at his apartment now. So he’s still getting some lovin!

Do you have an espresso machine?

Do you do girly style push-ups or are you a beastly manly man?

Favorite kind of pancakes??

Posted by healthycollegegirl on November 13, 2011

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