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If you are passionate about food, we might be BFFs.

 

 

Unless you take the last bite of dessert.

Why my  “in real life” friends (IRLFs) don’t want to talk about food 24×7 is beyond me!  One of the coolest things about blogging is discovering other people who are just as passionate about food and the creative process as I am.  I  think that’s why the IRLFs friends encouraged me to start a blog…

 

I get some of the best inspiration from bloggers.  For instance, yesterday morning I tried a new version of my Apple PB Socca Pie.  This idea was made even decadent when combined with the Pure 2 Raw twins’ Socca French Toast!

 

 

I followed my breakfast socca recipe, but dipped it in a version of their french toast coating.  My dip was simply 1/4 C egg whites, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and a few drops of  liquid stevia.  Then I topped with a mix of sugar-free syrup and protein power and a fresh nectarine.  So. Good.

 

This Friday I want to talk about some of my best foodies.  These ladies took an idea I had and made it their own.  I can’t wait to try their interpretations!

 

Allie @ Forgotten Beast (who is also training for a figure competition!) took my Cauliflower Crust Pizza and turned it into a Cabbage Crust topped with tomato and a TVP “sausage.”

 

 

Sarah @ Chunky Tales doubled my recipe for Low-Fat Peanut Almond Butter and put it in a jar for safe keeping.  Why didn’t I think of jarring it?!

 

 

Ashley @ Freckles and Spice took my Oatmeal Cookie Dough Smoothie to a new level adding figs and maca.

 

 

Lauren @ Oatmeal After Spinning made my Chick-Less Nuggets and used them as a salad topper.  He meat-eating husband even proclaimed “it tastes like chicken!”

Note: Wednesday I posted about her Vegan Bread Pudding, which I turned high-protein with P28 Bread.  It’s a must try.

 

 

Last, but never least…. my “twin” Meg @ A Dash of Meg wrote the sweetest post yesterday where she mentioned trying my Carrot Cake Protein Batter, Cauliflower Pizza Crust, and PB & Jeggs.  In a genius move she ran with that last idea, turning it into a a fall dish by making a “Pumped Up Egg Scramble.”

Pumpkin and Eggs?!  I would have never thought of that one.  

 

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Speaking of foodie friends… it’s also time from another Foodie Penpal reveal!

 

This month my “pal” was Rachel @ The Health Revival.  Rachel put together the cutest package full of protein powder, almonds, and a few treats.

 

 

Unfortunately a lot of the proteins had too much sugar for my nutrition plan, but you better believe I saved that fig, fennel, and almond chocolate bar for cheat day!  And my concierge thoroughly enjoyed what I could not. 🙂

 

Don’t you want to get in to the action?

To sign up for a Foodie PenPals in September, click here to fill out the form on that lovely Lindsay’s site.  It’s that easy!  You don’t have to be a blogger, and the spending limit is just $15.  The only requirement is that you be a US or Canadian resident.

Join in by September 4th as pairings will be emailed on September 5th!

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In honor of Labor Day, I am taking Monday off.  I hope you all have a fantastic long weekend, without any laboring. 🙂

What blogger recipes have you taken and made your own?

Any fun plans for the last long weekend of the summer? I can’t believe it’s almost fall!

 

Comments

  1. Thanks for sharing all these recipes from other bloggers. I saw Meg’s scrambled eggs yesterday too, and thought it was pure genius!!

    Have a great weekend 🙂

  2. Thanks for the lil recipe round up- they all look yum! Although it’s hardly a recipe, overnight oats in a jar might be my favorite blog find…and I have Tina from Carrots n Cake to thank! Ah and to think I wasted so much peanut butter in the past by throwing out the jars. I can’t believe we’re already starting September tomorrow…before we know it, Christmas is going to creep up on us!!

  4. I know I keep saying this, but I have to arrange a dinner with you and my friends J & D (and me, obviously). They will talk to you about food!

  5. I am going to have to try that apple socca french toast ASAP! I had loved both yours and purely twins recipes and you are a genius for combining them both! Once this sugar detox is over I am on it!

  9. Oh I want to try the cabbage version of that crust! I love cabbage and hummus in my omelets. That’s one of my all time favorites!

    We are heading to Dragon Con this weekend! I’ll be working with Tony and soaking up as much freak gawking as I can handle!

    • Cabbage omelet? Hmmmm…

      I wish I’d gone to Dragon Con! For some reason I was thinking the parade was today. Boo.

  10. Pumpkin and eggs. You may have just blown my mind. I LOOOOOOVE pumpkin. And how about these awesome re-mixes of your recipes 🙂 It’s so cool to see that kind of stuff. Well done for you and all those talented chefs 🙂

  12. YEAH for foodie soulmates. You and Heather crack me up on Instagram. 🙂
    Those chicken-less nuggets were awesome. I’m going to make more, and add some vital wheat gluten next time as well (which gives an awesome chewy factor). I had them for lunch leftovers for 2 days!

    • check out Allie’s recipe for vegan sausage – she used vital wheat gluten in hers. I actually made them with TVP pulsed in the blender though. Either way, they were tasty with eggs and tobasco sauce.

  14. Yummmm. Totally ate your chicken nuggets for dinner last night, too. Your recipes are my favorites! And I will never understand why my IRLFs aren’t nearly as excited about food as me, either. Enjoy your long weekend!

  15. I have got to make your carrot cake protein batter. I started making Stuft Mama’s protein cookie dough which I slightly adapt every time (and never measure anything out so it’s always different).

  16. Those chickenless nuggets look so good. I wonder what TVP is called in French and if i can find it.

    Also, you’re killing me with the socca. 😉

    • I can’t help you there – I only go as far as counting to 3 in French. LOL!

      I was thinking of you as I totally bastardized that socca. 😉

  17. I’m pretty sure one of the main reasons I started a blog was so I could talk about food and fitness as much as I want without annoying my friends/family. I can’t help it – favourite topics!

    I love seeing everybody’s recipes…as in, thinking I’ll need to try those PB & Jeggs soon!

  18. I have been meaning to make you chickenless nuggets. I love the cabbage crust idea.
    And I have that fennel fig almond choc bar – well half of it now. Theo choc is pretty good! You will love it, I know.

    Blog recipes I’ve been meaning to make are Popeye Cakes with Curry Avocado Sauce From The Blissful Chef,
    Lentil Jambalaya from Clean Eating Chelsey, and grilled cauliflower steaks with roasted red pepper sauce from Edible Perspective.

    Thanks for the link back and enjoy your holiday weekend!!

    • I have those Popeye cake pinned to try too! And cauliflower steaks, but I only saw them at Spa Bettie -she turn hers into “steak” tacos too!

  19. I can’t believe it’s almost fall either! Where did August go? I take blogger recipes and use them all the time. But I STILL need to make your cauliflower crust. Maybe this weekend? So many things to do! Eek! I love how you round up everyone that tried your recipes I think these posts are so cool and fun!

  20. Isn’t it comforting to know there are people out there who enjoy the same things as us and want to talk about it nonstop? A big thank you goes out to whomever created blogs! 🙂

    Enjoy your weekend!

  22. Yes! We need these like-minded bloggers to stay sane and normal for our real life friends. 🙂 Foodie penpals is so fun- I missed it this month because we were traveling, but need to get back on the wagon for September!

  25. Thanks for sharing all of this! I make blogger recipe’s all the time; especially copying those who make any kind of protein pancakes. I want to try your cauliflour pizza crust ASAP. my boyfriend is trying to do paleo and I am craving pizza… that jerk. haha!

    • I am in such a pancake rut right now! I made my oat cakes 3x last week, and then had Lauren’s (Oatmeal After Spinning) lemon-blueberry yesterday!

  26. Damn I’m not one of you best foodie friend. Well I hope that I’m one of your best drinking friends who has yet to share multiple bottles of wine with you. 😉

    Have a great weekend my friend!

    • Don’t be sad…. I just need to find something of yours that I can make fit into my training plan. And yes, we will be fabulous drinking buddies. 🙂

      Hope you’re enjoying some football this weekend. I’ve been in sports heaven.

  27. Your recipes inspire me gurrrl. Have a wonderful holiday weekend and I’m soooo glad we are foodie friends. We must meet one of these days.

    • Thank you so much! You are a big inspiration to me! Yes, we must meet. One these days I’ll get back out to the West coast. 🙂

  28. Socca? I have to look into that. Haven’t a clue what it is… that pumped up egg scramble looks good… I have been eating more egg whites and ground flax lately so always looking for new ideas. Thanks!

  29. I love how the blog world has introduced me to SO many delicious things. Aka your cauliflower pizza crust – my roommate and I are waiting for cauliflower to go on sale so we can make it 😉

  30. I might need to jump on the Foodie Pen Pal wagon—sounds fun! I haven’t found too many blog recipes that I’ve loved. But I did toy with the “cookie dough” thing. I was less than enthused. I made my own version which was FAR superior. I use blog recipes as guides, or inspiration, rather. I love SomeE-Cards and I’m actually planning to experiment with Socca this weekend. It seems like a versatile flatbread alternative. My weekend plans mostly consist of beach time. Lots of beach time…

    • Foodie Penpals is a great way to try new products. I love getting things I’ve never even heard of before. Let me know if you try the socca and what you think!

      Jealous of that beach time!

      • Fail. They didn’t have garbanzo flour at my normal grocery store (even though they carry most Bob’s Red Mill products). And I was too lazy to go to Whole Foods or Earth Fare. I still want to hop on the socca wagon. Maybe next week. Sigh. I did play around with chia seeds. Finally. I’m surprised. They’re not bad.

  33. it’s like christmas on the blog world! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! now, i need that cauliflower crust. Just come make it for me k>

  34. Thank you for all these recipes! I have been bookmarking away for post-prep 😀 😀 😀

  35. Uh, pretty much all my food is adapted from another blogger or cookbook or magazinr. I’m not a create my own kinda cook (and when I am, I don’t measure a damn thing so I can’t publish it), but I still love everything about food. Another reason the blogging community rocks! My IRL friends can’t understand why my phone is all food pictures and refer to my food as “that healthy stuff'” like it’s a bad thing (gasp). It’s so nice to know there are others out there.

  37. I love reading everyone’s blogs and their amazing food creations and am always thinking non stop about food. This blogging community is awesome because I know I am NOT crazy for having such a love affair with everything food. Nice to know that so many people share healthy and yummy interests 🙂

  41. Awwwww sister, now YOU are the one making me tear up! You’re seriously like my bff haha <3 so lies! Thanks for sharing my creation 🙂 I hope you give it a try! I think the next one I'll be trying of yours will be the socca as my garbanzo bean flour is in London and I AM ON MY WAY THERE RIGHT NOW! YIPPEE! 🙂 I'm a happy girl 😉

    I really like what Allie did with your crust! So fun! I need to try that one out 🙂 I'll also be trying your almond butter. I'm going to buy fresh figs when I get to London and slather your AB alllllll over them 🙂

    Happy weekend! I LOVE YOU!

    • I can’t wait for you to get settled so you make more yummy food for me to try. 🙂 That pumpkin-egg creation is going to be my breakfast tomorrow!

      Hope you arrived safely are are getting some rest! Love you too!!

  43. It’s going to be wet and rainy here in the Burgh so I think I’m going to go bowling! How about you?

    • Bowling is the best!!! I always want to steal the shoes… is that weird?

      It’s sunny here- I’m about to go walk through the sci-fi festival. 🙂

  44. I have been following you for a month or so now and just realized I have everything to make your Carrot Cake Batter protein…so I’ll be inspired by that (though I’ll make it vegan with amazing coconut greek yogurt). So thanks for the inspiration! Annnndddd…you ALL inspired me to join the foodie pen pals for the next month…so thanks again! Love following you and all the HLB’ers!

    • Thank YOU! Please let me know how you like the vegan version. I just saw that Almond Dream has come out with a vegan yogurt – I need to check it out!

  45. It ALWAYS baffles my mind when my IRLF’s don’t get it when I get excited about a new foodie item I find at the grocery store! I mean, come on…I just found coconut peanut butter! Lol

    It’s been FOREVER since I’ve made socca…I’ve actually been craving socca PIZZA but after seeing your pie and now THIS? Oh man, how can I turn down French toast (another thing I haven’t had in forever…ugh, I so need more time in the kitchen)?!

    I’m totally checking out Allie’s cabbage crust pizza…and that tvp sausage! Sounds AND looks amazing!

    LOVE the Pumpkin eggs! Why didn’t I think of that?!

    Fig and fennel? Never would have thought to pair those two…you’ll have to let me know how it tastes!

    Lately, I’ve been fiddling around with Sarena’s microwave cakes…one with raspberries and one chocolate one! So good and incredibly filling…like almost too much to eat! …almost! 😉

    I had a nice relaxing weekend, but it’s back to the grind tonight…unfortunately I’ll be laboring this Labor Day! Let’s hope they don’t work me TOO hard! 😉

    • Is the coconut PB worth it? I have almost bought it about 10x.

      Have you done Sarena’s blueberry one? I’m addicted. 🙂

      Hope you didn’t labor too hard… your snacks on IG looked tasty at least. 🙂

      • Totally worth it! I just WISH I could find the crunchy one…I’m sure it’s even better!

        No, I haven’t done the blueberry one yet…I followed the recipe for it, but added raspberries instead. I can’t believe how incredibly filling they are! Like I almost can finish it…almost! 😉

        • OMG – crunchy with bits of peanut AND coconut would be mind blowing. We need to hit up Sarah for a creation like that.

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