Let Them Eat CAKE

I rarely ever make desserts. Mostly because they just go to waste. I'm not that big on sweets, and with baking you have to bake a decent amount. I also try to stay of away from the crap that is gluten and sugar. Refined flour and sugar is terrible for your guts, and literally contributes to making you fat. Insert the gluten and sugar free cake. Sounds sketchy I know, but if you substitute the proper ingredients it's really not.

1. 6 eggs
2. 1 cup milk
3. 3/4 cup honey (I used raw)
4. 2 teaspoons vanilla
5. 1 cup coco flour
6. 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
7. 1/8 teaspoon salt

Bake at 350 until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

I didn't have any traditional frosting ingredients so I made a raw whipped cream topping. I just mixed a bunch of raw cream and raw honey with a hand mixer till it was stiff.

I'm not a great baker yet, but practice makes perfect. I actually much prefer cooking to baking.

On another note, I got up early to work out this morning! Even though Kait's stupid rabbit kept me up a lot hoppin' around. It felt really good and I've definitely had more engery today, especially considering the lack of sleep. Tomorrow I have a hot yoga class scheduled and tonight Kait and I are getting manicures and pedicures. I'm so stoked.

For today's challenge I'm supposed to talk about why I hope my future will be like. I did that enough with the whole where I'd like to be in ten years.

Chinese-ish Food with Kelp Noodles

I think Chinese food is one of the hardest foods to make. I try to make it taste like the MSG/sugar/flour/preservative laden food I used to love, but a lot of times, I just fall short. This meal however, I really enjoyed! If you're not familiar with kelp noodles (or sea spaghetti) hear are some of the benefits:

• helps remove heavy metals from your body
• high content of iodine (which most people are lacking in)
• aid digestion/metabolism
• more than 21 amino acids
• contain potassium, magnesium and iron

I know they sound like some crazy obscure ingredient that only a health nut would use. But you can find them in your local co-op or Whole Foods. The noodles do not taste like the sea at all and have a crunch, like you're biting into a pepper. They're very versatile.  

I wanted a crispy chicken, so I dredged some chicken in eggs, then in coconut flour mixed with garlic powder, paprika and pepper. Coconut flour is low carb, high protein and fiber and gluten free. I fried them in butter/olive oil. In another pan I sauteed peppers and onions in butter. For the sauce I used:

• almond butter
• liquid aminos
• garlic
• a little bit of hoisin
• sesame oil

Combine all of this and mix in the kelp noodles at the very end, to heat through. I do not cook them.