Midnight pancakes
Do you ever have those moments when you feel like you are not winning on all fronts? I feel like that now, so I made some pankcakes at midnight.
I was inspired by the lemon almond pancakes that Michelle and Lori from Pure 2 Raw blogged about here. Mine are not gluten-free because I used whole wheat flour and all-purpose flour but they are vegan…
Recipe (yields two medium-sized pancakes):
3 tbs whole wheat flour
2 tbs all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup pumpkin seed milk
I whisked all that together, melted some coconut oil on a pan, and poured the batter in. The texture ended up being a little crumbly and not very spongy like restaurant ones but I didn’t mind that at all. I squeezed some lemon juice into a saucer of maple syrup and drizzled it over the pancakes. My pantry was running low on fruit so I sliced up a kiwi and tossed some frozen raspberries onto the plate, not quite traditional pancake ingredients but I really liked the overall flavour combination.
The only thing I would change next time would be that I wouldn’t squeeze so much lemon juice into the maple syrup because I prefer my syrup to be thicker and not watery like what happened.
This is far from a perfect recipe and I would like to experiment with healthier flour like spelt or garbanzo next time.
I sounded a bit mournful in my intro here, didn’t I? I feel like giving up to be honest. I know it’s such a weak attitude to have but it did cross my mind that if all this stuff I’m doing is not helping — what’s the point?
Well, I have been facing some health issues and they have been frustrating me no end. I try to be really clean with my diet from Mon to Fri but socializing on the weekends and consuming less-than-ideal foods have messed me up terribly.
For example, I was in the Japanese countryside last weekend so I really had no choice but to have veggie tempura (vegetarianism hardly exists outside the city). It was so oily that I couldn’t digest it and I was in pain all day and couldn’t consume any dinner that night. I couldn’t sleep either because of the pain — I took some medication but I think it made it worse.
I also came out on my beauty blog a while ago about stopping the pill and it has been almost a year but I don’t think I have made a lot of progress. I still get severe menstrual cramps, constant acne breakouts, headaches, heaviness in my limbs and exhaustion from losing a lot of blood monthly. I’ve tried taking maca, dong quai, and milk thistle, acidophilus, plus lots of juicing and greens to try and re-balance my hormones via detox but I don’t feel like I have made any headway. I’ve tried so many beauty products too and I know that it’s not a topical problem but an internal one. I am thinking of going for a colonics session soon…
Any thoughts on stopping the pill and how to deal with it?
hey girl, glad you liked the pancakes!
we are still struggling with hormonal issues too. Do not have regular periods, still break out, etc. We have tried everything too, some things work, but we are not fixed yet. Now just doing what we can and letting nature take over I guess. Trying not to stress over it and hopefully soon our bodies will balance back out.
know you are not alone on this matter!! stopping the pills is hard, especially when our bodies seem to back fire on us. But I do think it is still best. Keep doing what you are doing and it will get better.
hugs
thanks so much for your encouragement. I just needed to vent and I was tired late at night so I was a little emo.
I do agree that although it is hard to stop the pill, it is still the right the decision. there is no point taking something so harmful to your body. I just have to remember that it takes a while to undo a “drug” that has been in my body for over six years…that over 2,000 days = 2,000 pills!!
hugs back…
Good morning Raw Bento!
Those pancakes or scrumpcakes as I like to call them (scrumptious!) look devine! It does take time… remember nutrients take longer to work than medications. It took years for our bodies to get to where they are and years to undo the damage. Skin is the last place for issues to manifest and also the last to heal. Castor oil packs may help or seeing a TCM practitioner… but even that may take a long time.
I feel you about weekend socializing, it’s really mucked me up and I have to start over the next day. Now I’m starting to take it one day at a time… and actually saying “no” to things that don’t compliment my system as hard as it is not to feel you’re offending that person.
Optimal health is a big challenge and on-going journey…
Keep up the good vibes and I enjoy reading your blog
@peace: thanks for your kind words….I need to be more patient…I think I was too quick to say I’ve not made any progress. I think my “cheat days” are actually becoming less unhealthy…there are times when I don’t actually crave what I deem “forbidden” from Mon to Fri and just enjoy my usual fare…Habits do grow on you….;-)
Hi YuMing,
Pancakes look YUM! So does the cucumber boats!!
Sorry to hear about your bad coming-off-the-pill days. Kind of makes me wonder why (should I continue etc.) and when to come off it too.
Anyway do hang in there and don’t feel bad about ‘fat or real foods’. Ganbatte!
Enjoy reading your blog as usual!^^
Hmmm…yeah after experiencing this whole coming off the pill business I wouldn’t really advise other women to go on the pill unless they really thought about it. Or if you do want to take the pill, consider taking breaks from it. But I do understand other forms of contraception really don’t cut it with most people so I guess it’s a trade-off. Honestly, I don’t think it was worth it in my case because my partner and I hardly see each other because he travels alot for work so this was an area in my life which I didn’t think about too carefully. No point airing regrets now but it was def a lesson learned….