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I know we still have a few weeks to go, but this morning it was cool enough to run outside - 63 and though it was humid, it was breezy, so that wasn't bad. IT WAS GREAT. I did four miles, saw the garbage truck guys, and got followed by a small dog I've never seen before. No collar or anything.
Today's errand day and I mainly need to go into Middleburg though I'm sorely tempted to go up to Jo-Ann's. I found some dessert recipes on Tastemade Japan and it's poking me to make goodies. But P'shaw, are cookies, cakes, and shit in line with your nutrition goals? Technically? No, but everyone needs treats now and then. I found this nifty recipe for Matcha Chocolate Layer Cakes, (caution - autoplaying video) and put it into MyFitnessPal. If instead of four you cut it into 16 pieces it's only 145 calories a serving, and the squares are about the size of petit fours. For me personally, this is the perfect size to kill a sweet tooth.
So at Jo-Ann's I'd be looking for other decorations besides gold leaf. It's pretentious and bourgeois. They might have those little candy pearls, though, which in white and green would look really neat against the chocolate and the matcha dust. I already own an offset spatula and double boiler, so I'm all set up there. Given how little of it I tend to eat anyway, I'd like to make my own desserts because the process is enjoyable and kind of soothing, I'll know almost exactly what's in them, and I found lots of things I can store in the freezer so I'm not "pressured" to eat them before they spoil.
That same site also has recipes for making those ridiculously thick, fluffy pancakes. They look so good OMG ...
Today's errand day and I mainly need to go into Middleburg though I'm sorely tempted to go up to Jo-Ann's. I found some dessert recipes on Tastemade Japan and it's poking me to make goodies. But P'shaw, are cookies, cakes, and shit in line with your nutrition goals? Technically? No, but everyone needs treats now and then. I found this nifty recipe for Matcha Chocolate Layer Cakes, (caution - autoplaying video) and put it into MyFitnessPal. If instead of four you cut it into 16 pieces it's only 145 calories a serving, and the squares are about the size of petit fours. For me personally, this is the perfect size to kill a sweet tooth.
So at Jo-Ann's I'd be looking for other decorations besides gold leaf. It's pretentious and bourgeois. They might have those little candy pearls, though, which in white and green would look really neat against the chocolate and the matcha dust. I already own an offset spatula and double boiler, so I'm all set up there. Given how little of it I tend to eat anyway, I'd like to make my own desserts because the process is enjoyable and kind of soothing, I'll know almost exactly what's in them, and I found lots of things I can store in the freezer so I'm not "pressured" to eat them before they spoil.
That same site also has recipes for making those ridiculously thick, fluffy pancakes. They look so good OMG ...
