High Protein Pancakes-Big Thumbs UP!

I tried these pancakes this last weekend and love them! They aren't gluten-free, but they are high in protein and low sugar (none, until you add syrup!). I imagine that if you were to add some lemon zest and some blue berries that they'd be fairly low on the glycemic index! Don't quote me on that, though! They were really easy to make, and if you're feeding more than yourself, I'd recommend doubling or even tripling the recipe.

Cottage Cheese Pancakes
3 large eggs
1 cup cottage cheese (nonfat is fine)
2 Tbsp canola oil (can be omitted)
1/4 cup white flour (I had whole wheat, and it was great. Going to try to gluten-free this recipe soon.)
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 Tbsp ground flax seeds (optional. I loved this!)

Put all ingredients into the blender (I mixed flour, baking powder and salt up before throwing it in), and combine until smooth. Pour onto a lightly greased hot griddle. Make sure you check the bottoms. They were a deep golden brown by the time I saw bubbles.

I topped this with a little syrup, but you could do berries and/or a little honey and they'd be just as good!

Gluten-free Granola Bars (and current favorite song)

I tried this recipe this weekend and met with success!! How can you go wrong when you include chocolate and peanut butter! I looked at 3-4 recipes online and put this together.

3 c. old fashioned oats (start with 2 cups and at the end add up to a cup more to desired consistencies.)
1/2-3/4 c. walnut pieces
1/2-3/4 c. slivered almonds
1/2 c. brown sugar
2-3 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 c. dried cranberries
3/4 c. dark chocolate chips
(Experiment with other favorite fruits or nuts. You could try leaving out the chocolate, but in my opinion it just won't work! :))

1/4 c. butter (I used canola oil)
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 c. natural peanut butter (smooth OR crunchy)

Preheat oven to 350 and line a 13 x 9 pan with foil and spray with oil spray. Mix dry ingredients in large bowl and set aside. Mix wet ingredients. Pour wet into dry and mix well (hands or spoon). Add oats to desired consistency. Pour into pan and pat down with wet hands or metal utensil. Bake for 15-17 minutes, or longer for crunchier bars. (I'm going to go for 25 minutes next time. Cool on wire rack. Cool or even freeze before cutting into bars. (I actually love eating these bars frozen!)

     Worship is like food to my soul. I feel totally unsatisfied with life if it's been a while. It's like withholding food from my body when I don't worship. In past blogs I've written about how I was reading in John and how struck I was that Jesus was concerned about people and supplying their need for food. It was important to Him to sustain His creation. I love eating and good food, but I enjoy a good worship time even more. The following song is one of my current faves! The choir and congregation at church has sung this a handful of times now, and I love my version on the ipod. Brings tears! "Jesus your Name is power, breath, and living water." So true. I feel like my soul has eaten a feast after I've sung this song to my Savior!

     Lord, I praise You for the amazing gift You've given us, Your creation, in Yourself. You are my food and my drink. I am Yours and You are mine. You are El Shaddai, my sustainer and my provider.

Revelation Song

Worth is the Lamb who was slain. 

Holy, holy is He. 

Sing a new song to Him sits on heaven's mercy seat.

Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty.

Who was, and is, and is to come.

With all creation I sing praise to the King of Kings

You are my everything and I will adore You.

Clothed in rainbows of living color,

flashes of lighting, rolls of thunder.

Blessing and honor, strength and glory and power be 

to You the only wise King.

Chorus

Filled with wonder, awestruck wonder, 

at the mention of Your Name.

Jesus Your name is power, breath and living water,

such a marvelous mystery.

Chorus