Monday, October 27, 2014

Paleomg Coffee Cake (w/ Pumpkin Spice)


So I made this Coffee Cake and it was so good. It's definatly not your usual coffee crumb cake as it has a more dense spongy texture from the bananas and eggs, but for someone who doesn't get bread this was amazing!  I loved that I didn't feel guilty eating it!  PLUS I made this recipe a little more interesting by adding Pumpkin Spice to it and I LOVED it!!  The topping is ANAZING!!!   I had to cook it about 10 more minutes longer than the her recipe called for.  You can find the recipe here
Www.paleomg.com

Or below.. 

Ingredients
  • 3 brown bananas, mashed
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup almond butter (or other nut/seed butter)
  • ¼ cup coconut flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 Tbsp Pumkin Spice (optional)
For the toppings
  • 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) grass fed butter, at room temperature (or coconut oil)
  • 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
  • 2 tablespoons almond flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ cup pecans, crushed 

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8.5×4.5 baking dish with oil then line the middle with parchment paper. It will make it easier to remove from the pan without it coming apart.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together bananas, maple syrup, vanilla extract, eggs, and almond butter.
  3. Then add coconut flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt and mix well.
  4. Pour batter into baking dish. Place on a baking sheet.
  5. In a small bowl, add butter, coconut sugar, almond flour, cinnamon, and pecans. Use your hands to mix the toppings together.
  6. Place chunks of the toppings all around the top of the banana bread mixture.
  7. Place in oven to bake for 50 minutes.
  8. Remove from oven, place on cooling rack and let rest for 5-10 minutes before cutting and serving.
Enjoy!!
-Jess


Monday, October 6, 2014

Today was a good Day :)


Today was a really good day for me. I marched into my bank today and paid off my credit card.  Earlier this year I had a opportunty to take a personal training class that I knew would benefit me in the future. The problem was it was expensive and I didn't have the money saved up. But if I was going to do it I had to do it then. My husband agreed to let me charge it to my credit card.  I've never in my life carried a balance on a credit card. I always pay it off each month, but I knew this one was going to take some work and a few months, but I knew it was worth it.  It's been hanging over my head for the last 6 months and I've been chipping away at it.  My small debt stressed me out I could only imagine how people must feel with large debt.  One month after I took my class, I was introduced to Isagenix. I had no idea how it would impact my life for the good.  Within 1 week of using the nutritional cleansing system my hair quit falling out. I believed I was deficient in something and my Drs had spent 5 months trying to figure it out with no luck, and I was becoming very frustrated and desperate.  So when it quit falling out, I was hooked. If Isagenix could help me in 1 week, what could it do for me in 6 months?  Especially in my situation with my thyroid autoimmune disease and digestive problems. Boy Was I in for a surprise. Not only did my digestive issues get better, but I lost weight and started putting on lean muscle. I BELIEVED in this product. I had researched it extensively and not only believed in the product but also went to a Isagenix convention and walked away with a deep appreciation for the company.  Isagenix wanted me to be healthy. But that wasn't all. They wanted me to thrive financially as well.  Every day I would go to my "Day" job as a cosmetologist thinking to myself "I'm not pursuing my passion".  That's because haircutting is my job. My passion is all things health and wellness. With Isagenix I had found a vehicle to pursue my dreams of helping other people get healthier and lose weight, all the while making money. Isagenix became my vehicle to do so. And the more people I helped on their health journey the happier I became as a person.  I felt like even if I didn't get paid to share this product I would do it anyways because to see friends losing weight and feeling better about themselves made me burst with joy. To see a friend who 5 months ago couldn't get out of bed Bc her body and health was failing her and to now see her not only out of bed, but walking and jogging and taking her son on trips AND losing over 20 pounds and over 30 inches while doing it!  That made every last minute and hour I was spending in the evenings and weekends on the phone and meeting with people worth it. I would work my full time job and work my part time job in the evenings and on weekends. But it didn't seem like work to me. I love it. All of it. I love when I get texts from people asking about nutrition. I love when I get before and after pics sent to me!  I thrive on it. It makes me want to work that much harder to help even more people reach their health goals and live the way God designed their bodies to work.  On Saturday I reached a personal goal of reaching the rank of Crystal Director with Isagenix. I earned a bonus.  That bonus paid off my credit card today. When I left the bank I almost cried. I have been given a gift of helping people get healthy, and God provided me with this nutritional cleansing system that can help take anyone's health goals to the next level. And I got paid for sharing it with my friends and family. I would've shared it anyways because I would be doing everyone an injustice if I didn't.  I want everyone to live their best life. I also want for myself to be able to live my dreams of working full time in health and wellness. And get paid to do so. There's a saying "Make your passion your paycheck" because when you do it doesn't feel like work.
Love,
Jess