Update on my goal

So I have bought some recipe books, watched some movies and bought a lot of great fruits, vegetables, and dried fruits and raw (and roasted) nuts. I love it! I am still trying to find the balance of 51% raw in my diet, but I have to say I am getting closer. I need to take the time to dive into some of the recipes I have read about. Sometimes it is a time factor. Lately it has been my crazy work schedule. All in all, I am getting better. I am feeling better too. I am losing a little weight, but you can see it in my face that I am affected by it. I have a better glow and usually in a pretty good mood! I love my juicer and making new combinations usually about 4-5 times a week. I am loving adding 1/2 lemon into the juices for a nice freshness! I will update again later!

Mom's Wheat Pancakes

So everyday of my childhood my mother would wake up in the early morning to make sure we all had a healthy breakfast to start our day. We had a rotation of oatmeal (not the instant kind), Cream of Wheat, homemade wheat pancakes, or homemade wheat waffles. The wheat flour used to make the pancakes and waffles came straight from our wheat grinder in the storage room. My favorite thing to do was to go dump the wheat in and listen to it grind and make the flour. While I do not have a grinder, I hit Whole Foods to get the bulk wheat flour for this recipe and have modified it from my mother's original recipe (which she mixed white and wheat flour) to only use wheat flour (but FYI, if you are lacking some of the measure, feel free to finish it with white flour like I did today. I was short 1/4 cup). I halved my mom's recipe and this makes 8 nice sized pancakes.

Wheat Pancakes - by Sandy Graham

1 1/4 cup wheat flour (sifted if fresh ground)

1 Tbsp. baking powder

1 Tbsp. sugar (I like powdered sugar personally)

1/2 tsp salt

1 egg

1 1/4 cup milk

2 Tbsp. oil

Combine dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients and mix well. Pour onto warm non-stick pan or griddle. Wait until bubbles form and pop on pancake then flip. Cook for 30 seconds and remove from pan/griddle. Top with butter/jam/syrup or all of the above! Enjoy!