Blueberry Pancakes

It’s blue-skied, breezy, and sunny here today, the kind of day that is perfect for a long walk or a bike ride.  We have tickets to a sold David Sedaris show in Napa tonight, which means Devin will be home early from work and I need to scour the internet for a veg friendly dinner option.  I have an ever growing to-do list of wedding planning, arranging, and coordinating to take care of on my rare weekday off from work.  But this morning I found myself shunning my nagging list of tasks in favor of: a long overdue blog post, some quality kitty-in-lap time, and blueberry pancakes.  I think I made the right choice.

Super Blueberry Pancakes

These are my go to pancakes and they truly are super in just about every sense of the word.  They are easy to make, filled with healthful ingredients (like hemp and flax seeds), and they taste amazing.  They are easily adaptable, too, as I have often switched up the flour from whole wheat to spelt, swapped out the canola for coconut oil, and even subbed blackberries or cherries for the blueberries.  Today I even forgot to add the cinnamon, and upped the almond extract to a full teaspoon.  One change I never make though, is how I serve them.  I find I enjoy them most when topped with a light dusting of powdered sugar and a squeeze of lemon juice.  The lemon really brightens up the blueberries, and the powdered sugar adds just enough sweetness without sending you into sugar shock.  Devin, however, likes his served with ginger syrup, so if you try them out, that’s another option.   I only wish I had come up with the recipe myself.

Do you like blueberry pancakes?  Is it sunny where you are?

 

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Floppy Ears and Happy Tears

Happy Easter.

This floppy-eared, peanut-butter-filled cutie is from Lagusta’s Luscious, an all vegan chocolate confectionary company.  It seems Devin and I aren’t the only appreciators of his darlingness…

Our Miso has a curiously voracious infatuation with all things chocolate, and she hopped up to meet this little guy just as I was snapping his photo.  We can’t quite figure out her fiendish interest in all things cocoa-based, but she rubs her face (and body) on any thing chocolate scented as if it were catnip.  She has similar reactions to coffee, too.  What a strange, silly girl.

I mentioned some recent life news in my last post, and here’s a big old hint as to what that news is:

Yep, Devin and I are engaged!  We spent last weekend with an extremely talented photographer, Maria Villano.  After weeks of postponing due to rain, wind, cold, we finally had an exceptionally lovely Spring day for taking engagement photos.  You can see more of Maria’s work on her blog, and on her facebook page.  Now we embark on the exciting, and often challenging, adventure of planning a vegan wedding.  I’ll post more about that experience as it unfolds.

Have you ever known a cat obsessed with chocolate or coffee?

 

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