Banana Protein Pancakes

Hey All

A double post from me today. L's being sharing some tasty healthy treats and tips lately so I thought I'd share one I did at the weekend. We are both pancake fans. I love american style fluffy pancakes covered in all sorts of treats. One weekend at L's after a night out we used some of her brothers protein pancake mix (post here) and they were amazing so I decided it was time to try and make the banana pancakes I've seen everywhere!

These literally need 2 ingredients though from L's recommendation I added a third. You need 1 ripe banana, 1 egg and I used one scoop of chocolate whey protein (you could use 1 tablespoon of oat flour - just grind oats in a food blender, or even normal flour). L had warned me the mixture was a little wet using just a banana and egg.

I was sceptical as to how good these would be as they are so basic. This weekend I decided to give them a go. They are the easiest thing to make too. All you need to do is mash up a banana (this is where having a ripe banana really helps, mine wasn't ripe enough, mashing was hard work so I used to my hands to mush it!).

To the mashed up banana crack the egg and mix.

Then add the scoop of protein powder, oat flour or normal flour. 

Mix all the ingredients well and heat oil of choice in a fry pan over a medium heat. I used coconut oil (to my South Wales bloggers the health food shop in the arcade with Wally's sells it for a bargain £6.99 for 500g!).

When the oil of choice has melted add a scoop of pancake mix. I found using my 1/3 cup measure with this mixture got me three pancakes.

I left then for about 90 seconds. You can see as the mixture starts to set. Flip over and leave for about 60 seconds and serve.

How quick and easy. They were so light, fluffy and tasty. I covered mine in peanut butter (in the same health food shop you can get 1kg of 100% peanuts peanut butter for £5.99!!) and a small amount of maple syrup. They can literally be topped with anything. I'd usually go for Greek yoghurt and berries!

Will be trying these as a healthy weekend treat. Let me know how you get on!

Love M

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Rimmel Stay Matte Powder

Morning All

I should be revising right now but blogging is a much better choice! I'm all about procrastination. Lately I've found my skin hates powder, no matter what foundation or powder combination I was using my skin was looking awful and cakey, so for the past few months I've given up using powder and taken to blotting my face. This pay day I couldn't resist shopping. (you can view my haul here) A trip to boots made me decide to try it. I've only heard good things about the Rimmel Stay Matte Powder and I know L loves it. She's reviewed it here.

I picked up the shade translucent. In powders I'd rather go for translucent as I find powders tend to make my skin look orange toned otherwise. The thing that put me off this powder for ages was the packaging. With a powder I'd rather it was more handbag friendly and come with a sponge for if I need to top up during the day. The packaging is basic and I do worry the lid will get broken with my clumsiness at some point.

Onto the product. Let's start with this is fully deserving of all the hype it gets! It perfectly sets my make up, leaves my face shine free without my foundation looking heavy, clumpy or cakey. My make up lasts longer and while keeping my face shine free it doesn't look powdery or too matte. I've only been using it for the past two weeks but so far it really is worth all the hype.

Best of all it is only £3.99 and usually on 3 for 2! I'm regretting not giving in to this hyped up product sooner. It really does everything you'd want a powder to do. My only downside to it is the packaging but for the price I can't really complain.

Have you tried Rimmel Stay Matte Powder?

Love M

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Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick - Catfight

Evening All

Hope you've had a great bank holiday weekend. A few weeks back we shared our thoughts on the Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in the shade Native (review here). When we went to an event for the Electric Palette this was another of the items I decided I had to purchase.

I loved the formula of the lipsticks but Native isn't a colour I wear much anymore. I very much a brights on the lips girl. I find nude shades don't suit me very much any more. I won't go into the packaging too much but I do love the gunmetal colour and embossing on it.

I went for the shade Catfight, after seeing it swatched on Nina's hand there was noway I wasn't having it. It's a shade my totally ridiculous necessary lipstick collection is lacking. Most of the red colours I own are blue toned. I love the warm pinky tone of the shade with enough red to make it not too pink! (I'm great at describing colours!)

One swipe of this lipstick leaves the most amazing pigmentation on the lips! It's got a subtle sheen to it and just glides onto the lips. Another bonus is it makes my teeth look white. I would say I could do with a lip brush to apply it. Something about the shape of the bullet makes a bright colour hard to apply tidy! It may be me. The lipstick does look different colours in different lights. The first two photos on the lips are from my camera normally and the last one is from the camera front facing. I would say the swatch is most true to colour.

These lipsticks last amazingly well and for a bright colour fade pretty well. There is a slight ring around the lips but nothing as bad as some. They aren't drying either which is always a plus.

They retail for £15 which is reasonable for high end lipsticks! As I have previously said I wouldn't have looked to Urban Decay for lipstick before but I love the formula and would put them on par with MAC!

Have you tried Urban Decay Revolution Lipsticks?

Love M

xxx

Peanut Hottie*

Happy Sunday lovelies!

As its bank holiday weekend I hope you're not nursing too much of a hangover....there's still another night of madness to go!

As a tea drinker most of my needs are catered for. Feeling down? Have a brew. Eaten too much? Hit the peppermint tea. Need to calm down and get a good nights sleep? Try some camomile.

Sometimes though....it's just not enough. This is where the Peanut Hottie comes in.

As one of the biggest fan of peanut butter, I cannot believe there hasn't been a drink like this created sooner!

At only 83 calories this is amazing and so simple to make. Just boil some water, add your sachet to a mug and pour the water over. Very technical!



I'd had a long week at work and decided that my Friday night treat was going to be this. It looks a hell of a lot like tea but smells exactly like peanut butter, it was a weird mix of senses for me!



I really enjoyed the taste of it and it definitely tasted like hot peanut butter although it was very sweet. As a tea drinker normally this took some getting used to but i really enjoyed it and it was the perfect Friday treat for me!

The only downside I can see is that it contains a large amount of sugar and could probably have less in it without taking away from the taste. PB is known for being salty and I'm not suggesting the drink needs to be like that at all but its possibly a bit too sweet for me.

Having said that I'd definitely drink it again and would probably buy a few sachets to keep in the cupboard for times of need!

What do you think of Peanut butter? Would you like to try a Peanut Hottie drink too?


L xxx

Morning All

Like L I'm a huge peanut butter addict. I'd say I have it probably 6 days a week. It goes well with every breakfast or a great snack with a banana! As soon as we were offered to try it I jumped at the chance! Another way to add peanut butter to my diet.

I do try to eat a healthyish diet now but sweet things and junk food are a bit of a weakness for me. For me lately I've been struggling to give up chocolate and biscuits. I really need to cut it out or go back to making myself healthier alternatives.

L is great and has given up most of it but for me I still need a sweet fix. Due to this I don't find it too sweet as I'm still a bit of a sugar addict.

I've been loving having these as a sweet treat to perk me up through a crappy day! They can also be added to porridge and such for a nutty treat!

I can't wait to try adding these to icing and try baking with them. I've also seen a recipe online where it was used in a stir fry. The recipes and more information can be found at http://peanuthottie.com/

I'm loving these as a little sweet pick me up and they are helping with my peanut butter addiction. I'll be definitely re purchasing. Peanut hottie can be found in selected Sainsburys, Waitrose and Booths.

Love M

xxx