Summer, summer, summer!

I'm all done with exams for this semester! So happy! HAPPY! :D

Summer is here, it is sunny and warm!

Happy!

Easy, healthy snack? Yes, please!

Tomorrow is my final exam this semester and I just can't wait for summer to really begin! The weather here has been great all week, warm and sunny, I want to get some color on my pure white skin, not that I get a deep tan, I just get less white and look a little bit healthier. 

So, tomorrow at my exam I know I'm going to want some snacks in addition to my regular food, for some reason I feel that I concentrate better if I'm snacking, which is not good when it comes to adding up calories especially if I eat unhealthy or very fatty snacks. Nuts would be an option, because of the healthy fats, but I always eat to much without even thinking about it. So, I decided to try to make some oat and coconut protein balls with cacao. They turned out really good and is the perfect snack for my exam tomorrow. 

24 oat and coconut protein balls with cacao  
20 grams oats
20 grams shredded coconut with less fat
20 grams almond flour, reduced fat
20 grams bakepro (or other protein, vanilla, chocolate?)
20 grams cacao powder
30 grams erythritol or other sweetener
130 grams light vanilla quark, quark, or cottage cheese
 Some salt, it will make them even more delicious

Mix it all together and mix it really well, it gets stickier as you mix it. If it doesn't mix proparly add some water and mix even more. Roll small balls, I got 24.

I also have a knitting project to show you, a soft, light baby blanket. So easy to make, you start with three three stitches and add one more at the end of each row and when you think it is big enough you just decrease by one stich at the end of each row until you have three stitches left. I used 200 grams of Drops <3 you #3 in dusty pink (04) it is 50 % wool and 50 % alpacca and started decreasing when the second ball of yarn was close to finished.

New fluff, rasberry, vanilla and cocoa

You need:

200 grams frozen rasberries
10 grams cocoa powder
20 grams vanilla protein powder
100 grams milk

Mix milk, cocoa and protein powder. Add 200 grams rasberries, if too frozen, wait until a bit softer. Use a stick blender and blend it all. Then you use a hand mixer and mix it until it is really fluffy! This tasted really unhealthy, but yay for us, it is not! Healthy, delicious, everyday treat :)

Lunch casserole

Easy lunch casserole (makes two portions)
200 grams mushrooms
1 onion
1 box crushed tomatoes (with basil)
100 grams pineapple
1/2 pack seatangle noodles (or other pasta or noodle)
beef or vegetable stock
50 grams light quark or sour cream 
1 tbsp erythritol
Some ham, chicken or minced meat (or not if you want it vegan)
salt, pepper, ginger, paprika, mexican chili powder, oregano and/or other spices you like 

Cut mushroom and onion into small pieces and sautee until soft. Mix with chopped tomatoes, pineapple, noodles, stock and quark. Add spices and let boil for 10 minutes.  




Edit: I had the second portion cold from the fridge, still very tasty!

Quick lunch, salmon and asparagus

250 grams salmon and asparagus, quick and healthy warm lunch.

Look at these! I made sugar free maringue!

 

Sugar free maringue

2 egg whites

1/8 tsp creme of tartat (This is the big secret, you need this! I bought it at the drugstore)

1,5 dl erythritol

1/4 vanilla flavor

Beat the egg whites with the creme of tarta until really foamy and white. Add the vanilla flavor and the erythritol a small amout at a time while beating. Beat until really stiff. Make small dots on a non-stick oven paper. Bake for about 60-90 minutes at 100 C, check that they are completely dried. Let them rest in the oven until the oven has cooled. Enjoy!

   

I aslo made some protein fluff this morning, today's flavor is strawberry, as close to strawberry ice cream as you can get without it being the real thing.

Rasberry and blackberry fluff!

Protein fluff, I finally found a great tasting mix!

Try this! I've tried making fluff before, but they've only ended up non-fluffy or tasting just the protein powder. This time it tastes like a fluffy berry ice cream! Yummy, the summer is saved :D

100 grams frozen blueberries
100 grams frozen berries of the forrest
20 grams whey protein powder, strawberry
40 grams milk

Let the berries thaw just a little, blend all the ingredients in a big bowl, use the stick blender to mix it all together. Then switch to a hand mixed and mix until it is fluffy, the more you mix, the fluffier! Enjoy :)

Breakfast - parmensan omelette

1 tbsp parmensan cheese
3 eggs
3 tbsp milk
60 grams ham
chives, salt and pepper

Mix it all together and fry in a non-stick pan. Keeps you full for long, lots of protein!

Salmon, asparagus, broccoli and cucumber salad, yummy!

Iced coffee

Iced coffee
1 tbsp instant coffee
1 tbsp cocoa powder
30 grams protein powder
2,5 dl milk
sweetener to taste
about 15 ice cubes

Blend the coffee powder, cocoa powder, protein powder and milk, add sweetener and blend some more. Add ice cubes, some at a time, you might not need all (or you might need more). Use as many as you need to get the consitency to you liking. Serve!

Yesterday I used tractor wheels in my workout, fun!

I worked out with my boyfriend yesterday, we flipped tractor wheels, lifted, walked and threw sand bags, jumped on high benches and did push ups. It was so heavy, so much fun and I could really feel my body working! You should try it!

 

From rugbyworld.com

Reading for exams

I'm reading for my exams this spring semester, I'll be back stronger with recipes and workout at the end of next week. My last exam is on May 31st! :D can't wait!! I have some knitting projects I want to show you too, but not until the exams are over. Then I'm going to be a work, workout, knitting super hero! I have a plan and I'll follow it, no excuses! Until then, take care!

 

Happy Birthday Norway!

We have so much to be thankful for, we are a free nation and can do almost whatever we want, thank you!

"After Eight" protein balls and dinner

Today I made protein balls with a taste that reminded me of the chocolate After Eight, which I LOVE, too bad it is full of sugar, if not I would eat it all the time. These protein balls were delicious and a good snack to have in the fridge, I still have some left.

For dinner we had pesto chicken with cheese and salad, I completely forgot to take a picture of the chicken when I took it out of the oven, I was too hungry I guess. Nevertheless, the dinner was great, I'll definitely make it again :)

 Today's workout was strengt on upper body and 30 minutes on the elliptical trainer.

This was my dinner, recipe tomorrow!

Vanilla sauce, oh so good!

I was craving something sweet, so I made vanilla sauce. It was so good, you should try it! I ate it as it was, I didn't even let it cool, yet so good. Next time I'll try to cool it and serve it with my favorite berry strawberries, I'm sure that will taste even better. There are few things that can beat the taste of straberries and vanilla mixed together if you ask me :)


Vanilla sauce
1 egg
2 dl 0,7% milk
1 tsp LBG (locust bean gum)
2 tbsp erythritol (or to taste)
0,25 tsp real vanilla

Mix it all in a pan and cook it for about 5 min on medium heat until it gets a bit thicker and almost at boiling temperature. Let cool in the fridge (or eat it right away), serve with berries or fruit of your liking.

Picture borrowed from: footage.shutterstock.com

Workout and rasberry oats

I just came from the gym, my workout looked like this

Squats ( I took deeper than I usually do, better tecnique, so less weight this time, I'll try to increase it as I go) 
20kgx10
40kgx8
45kg:8+6+6+6

Lunges:
10x2+2 no weight, slow down fast up

Deadlift:
55kg:10+10+10

Elliptical trainer:
30 min, 4,92 k 


I had a protein shake after the work out, before I went home. For lunch I ate oatmeal with rasberries, fantastic! 50 grams of oats, about 2 dl water, some erythritol heated in the microwave until it thickens. Then I added 100 grams of rasberries and mixed it well, the whole thing turnes pink and so yummy!

 

Onion omelette with ham

Today's breakfast was onion omelette with ham, it was really tasty!

Onion omelette with ham
150 gr chopped onion
3 eggs + 3 tbsp water or milk
60 gr ham in pieces
chives in small pieces
salt and pepper 

Mix it all together and fry in the pan until set or cook in the oven for about 15 minutes on 200 degress celcius.

 

Oatmeal with cinnamon and frozen blueberries

Today's breakfast:

Oatmeal with cinnamon and frozen strawberries, sweetened with some stevia, yummy! 

 

Tortillas

Today we had taco for dinner, so we decided to make tortillas. So good, so easy and so cheap! Try it :)

6 big or 10 small tortillas
6,5 dl wheat flour (you can use whole wheat or corn flour too)
2,5 dl luke water
2 tbs olive oil

Mix it all together and knead the dough until it is firm and non-sticky. Divide into 6 or 10 pieces and cover with a towel or plastic for about 15 minuter. Roll the dough really thin with a rolling stick and bake on a dry frying pan until light brown spots appear.

Serve with your regular taco greens and meat.