Pigs were definitely flying somewhere today.

No oats for breakfast!

Well, no oats that could be bowl-ed.  Plated oats were on the menu, in pancake form.  These were pear-coconut-banana oat pancakes and they were… seriously… good.  That takes too long to say, so I’m renaming them pearcoba pancakes.

I made these a la Kath’s basic oatmeal pancake recipe, with some adjustments.  Here’s what I did:

I mushed half a banana and half a peeled pear in a bowl, and mixed in one egg.  I then added 1/2 c. of oats and about 1/3c. of unsweetened coconut.  Approximately 1/2 tsp. of baking powder and a big sprinkling of cinnamon were mixed in next.

I heated up the pan and dropped in three equally sized blobs, forming them into a circle shape.  I let them cook on one side until they browned a big, flipped them over and let them cook another minute or two, and voila!  Pearcoba pancakes!

I had these with a blob of peanut butter and went back to the fridge and got some maple syrup too.

The pancakes kept me pretty full for awhile but tea time calls for the almonds + apricot dynamic duo, so I had that snack later in the morning.

Egged

Lunch today was arugula + cabbage + strawberries + egg and was kind of pathetic… when I pulled it out of my lunch bag, it had shrunk to half its size.  Yes, I know the same amount was in there, but in compressed format… but still, it was a sad sight.

Oh, and the eggs look weird because I didn’t cook them long enough for them to be hardboiled.  You know how if you keep something in hot water it continues to cook?  The rule only applies if you keep it in the hot water instead of taking it out right away…

The veggies + hummus were their usual decent selves.  The apple gets another gold star today.  I love these jonagold guys.  I ate it before I walked home from work – I stopped for groceries on the way, too.  Had to get a few things before my sister arrives tonight!

Obviously, I ate baby carrots when I walked in the door.  I can’t break two traditions in one day: if the oatmeal’s out, carrot pounding is definitely staying.

Adi, Meet Amy

I had this Amy’s organic shepherd’s pie for supper. 

It was just okay.  It had better flavour than I had expected and it was pretty great finding chickpeas inside, but it wasn’t spectacular. 

Why do they call it shepherd’s PIE anyway?  I don’t get the pie reference.

But I’m not complaining about the lack of effort it required!  I had it with a side of broccolinis. 

And the interior shot:

Baby banane

Dessert was this little gluten-free banana loaf I got at the health food store this week.  It was awesome with a cup of tea.  It had that gluten-free semi-gritty taste to it, but I got over that fast.

What a cute mini loaf!  I only ended up eating half and saved the half for another time.  …That’s a dessert plate, not a dinner plate, I promise.

I’m ready for a long weekend!  Work has been very, very busy this week.  I love being busy though, and I wouldn’t have it any other day.  I love my job and putting in extra time is fine when I enjoy what I’m doing.  I’m really thankful for the position!  I’m also thankful for long weekends – especially Easter and the awesome, exciting message it means to me!

I have a few things to get done before my boyfriend comes over and we go pick up my sister from the airport… so bye for now!

Adi

PS – I added another You Need That? to Oatonomy, so check it out if you’re bored!

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