Cacao Porridge with a Twist

Chocolate, the gift that keeps on giving. As long as you keep it in the house. 😅🍫🍨

A busy morning couldn’t keep me from my favorite way to enjoy chocolate, Cacao Porridge! This porridge has a special twist of quinoa and Coachs Oats cooked overnight in a crockpot. Woke up with our home smelling of chocolate. 😍🤤🍫

Ingredients: (Serves 6)

• 1 and 1/2 cup Coach Oats
• 1/2 cup quinoa
• 4 tablespoons Ripple Foods Half & Half
• 4 tablespoons Cacao Powder
• 5 cups water (or non-dairy milk)
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey

Directions:

• Spray a medium-large crockpot wit cooking spray (don’t forget this part!)
• Add ingredients and mix until everything is combined.
• Cooking on medium high for roughly 6 hours (or overnight).
• In the morning you’ll have to mix the entire serving, I added a cup of water and 1 tablespoon vanilla whey powder in the morning so the consistency wouldn’t be as thick. Your preference though!
• Top with yogurt, banana slices, chocolate peanut butter, and more chocolate if you’d like.
• I store the leftovers in a big tupperware in the fridge for up to five days. Enjoy!

Baked Pumpkin Cake Donuts

“there is
nothing left
to worry about
the sun and her flowers are here.” -Rupi Kaur ☺️🌻

Late night Pumpkin Cake Donut making happened and I couldn’t be happier! Topped these babies with a peanut butter glaze, figs, and raw pecans. May I mention that they smell like a Fonut? 😱🍩

Pumpkin Cake Donuts: (Makes six)
* 1 1/4 cup Kodiak Cakes Pumpkin Mix
* 2 eggs
* 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
* 1/4 cup Siggis pumpkin spice yogurt
* 1/4 cup water (give or take depending on consistency)
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
* 1 tablespoon flax seeds
* Cinnamon * Nutmeg
Peanut Butter Glaze:
* 1/2 cup powdered peanut butter
* 1/4 cup Ripple Foods unsweetened original
* 1 tablespoon Nature Nates honey
Additional toppings:
* Sliced figs
* Raw pecans
Directions:
* Preheat oven to 350°F.
* Whisk eggs in a medium size bowl, add remaining donut ingredients, and mix until smooth.
* Divide equally into a sprayed donut pan and bake for 20 minutes (or until golden brown on top).
* While donuts are baking prepare the glaze. Combine glaze ingredients in a small bowl, adding more liquid if needed. Should be thick but spreadable.
* Once donuts are finished, cool for 15-20 minutes before adding glaze and toppings (the glaze will melt if the donuts are too hot). Paired with an iced coffee with Moon Deli Mushroom Adaptogens. Happy Friday! 👩🏻‍🍳🍩🍂 #whatrobineats

What Robin Eats Trader Joe’s Shopping List.

Grocery shopping is considered a sport if you do it right. 😎🛒🥒

This list has been a long time coming, searching for the best deals, favorite products, and convenience of the store. We take our grocery shopping seriously in this house. 🤑😆🥑

Thankfully in LA we’re blessed to live near Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, and local to MilkandEggs.com. Our most frequented grocery store is Trader Joe’s, big bang for little buck. Here’s our top picks at Trader Joe’s, Joel’s favorites noted. 🙋🏻‍♂️😍

@WhatRobinEats at Trader Joe’s-

^ Whole30 Approved

Vegetables: ^All veggies
* Kale
* Romaine Lettuce
* Shishito Peppers
* Cauliflower
* Heirloom Tomatoes
* Cucumbers
* Cauliflower
* Riced Cauliflower (frozen and fresh)
* Carrots
* Cilantro
* Murasaki Sweet Potato’s/ Sweet Potatoes

Fruits: ^ All fruits
* Bananas
* Frozen/Fresh Organic Blueberries
* Frozen/Fresh Organic Strawberries
* Avocados
* Limes
* Lemons
* Green / Fuji Apples
* Pears

Meat/Dairy/Poultry/Fish:
* Frozen Chicken Breast Tenderloins ^
* Albacore Tuna, No Salt, In Water ^
* Large Eggs ^
* Shredded Almond Cheese
* Extra Lean Ground Beef ^
* Uncured Turkey Bacon
* Pork Tenderloin ^

Pantry:
* Pumpkin Pure ^
* Emergen-C Raspberry
* Raw Pumpkin Seeds ^
* Wasabi Seaweed Snacks / Plain Seaweed Snacks ^ Plain only
* Roasted Plantain Chips ^
* Garlic Powder ^
* Pretzel Slims (Joel’s FAVORITE)
* Dill Pickles (Joel’s Choice) ^

*Pepita Salsa

* Peanut Butter Flax & Chia

Drinks/Refrigerated Items:
* GT’s Kombucha Cayennade and Gingerade ^
* “2 Buck Chuck” Merlot (Joel’s Choice)
* Perfect Bars
* Eggplant Hummus
* Kimchi (Joel’s Choice)

Grains:
* Organic Frozen Brown Rice
* Brown Rice Cakes
* Puffins Cereal

Whole30 goodies not mentioned above:

• Coconut cream
• Bone broth Beef
• CHOMPS Beef and Turkey sticks
• Spiral Carrots, fresh or frozen
• Grapefruit
• Bell Peppers
• Brussels sprouts
• Mushrooms

 

What’s your go-to’s at Trader Joe’s? Any items that we’re missing out on? Happy Shopping! 😊

Affogato of my dreams.

Words cannot espresso how much you mean to me, Dark Chocolate Affogato. 😍☕️🍦

You know you have the right gals in your life when they order an affogato at Sweet Rose Creamery. Before meeting Brenna and Maggie, I would have thought you sneezed when saying that word. I’ve always drank my coffee black, except for the occasional caramel frap in high school, so adding anything to my espresso never crossed my mind, until now. Thankful my Nespresso shipment is on it’s way and my freezer is stocked with Halo Top, there’s going to be a lot go affogato’s in my life from here on out. 👩🏻‍🍳🍦

On another note, here’s my workouts from last week! 🤤🏋🏻‍♀️💦
Mon- Cardio at the gym, run x rower.
Tues- Ab circuit at home.
Weds- Leg day at the gym.
Thurs- Playlist Yoga with Maggie and Brandi.
Fri- Sam Garcia‘s Y7 yoga.
Sat- Yoga at Bloomingdales santa Monica x Rachael‘s Retrofit weho event.
Sun- Griffith Observatory hike with Brenna. 🤓💪🏻 #whatrobinlifts

Pc: Brenna Weeks

Pumpkin Pie, Weekend Feelin, Waffles

 

*Giveaway Closed* Waffle Wednesday gives me weekend feels. 😍🎃🍂👻

This mornings pumpkin waffles were the best waffles I’ve ever made. That’s a bold statement, right? Well it’s true! Made with La Tourangelle Artisan Oils Pumpkin Seed Oil, these waffles had a melt in your mouth rich nutty taste. Joel couldn’t believe there wasn’t any butter added! 🙀🤤✨

Because sharing is caring, I’ve partnered with La Tourangelle Artisan Oils to giveaway two of my favorite oils. Enter here for a chance to win a tin of Pumpkin Seed Oil (known for promoting hair growth and providing heart health benefits) plus Extra Virgin Olive Oil (100% organic, high in anti-oxidants, peppery, and bright in taste). * Giveaway ends 10/14/17 😋🍁🌼

Pumpkin Waffles: (makes four small square waffles)

• 1 cup Kodiak Cakes Pumpkin Waffle mix
• 2 tablespoons Pumpkin Seed La Tourangelle Artisan Oil
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Toppings:

• Lifeway Kefir natural kefir cup
• Strawberries
• Figs
• 1 tablespoon Justin’s peanut butter
• 1/4 cup maple syrup

How to:

• Combine all waffle ingredients in a medium size bowl, mix, and waffle.
• While the waffles are cooking, make Peanut Butter Syrup Drizzle. Melt peanut butter in a small microwave safe bowl, roughly 15 seconds, and combine with 1/4 cup syrup (you may need to add a small amount of water depending on your desired consistency).
• Once waffles are crisp, top with goodies, and enjoy!😍🎃

You are more…

“i want to apologize to all the women i have called beautiful
before i’ve called them intelligent or brave
i am sorry i made it sound as though
something as simple as what you’re born with
is all you have to be proud of
when you have broken mountains with your wit
from now on i will say things like
you are resilient, or you are extraordinary
not because i don’t think you’re beautiful
but because i need you to know
you are more than that”
― Rupi Kaur 💆🏻🌷

Being in the modeling industry for over 13 years I’ve had my fair share of negative comments, from myself and others. There are standards and I respect that. What I’ve learned over the years is that nothing is more important than your health. Once I started thinking positively about my body and embracing every inch, bookings began to happen more often and this crazy industry became fun! Self-care and love will get you a long way in this life, something you do not want to miss out on. 🌝💘🥞

With self-care brings pieces that make you feel good! I’ve never worn lingerie as comfortable as Naja (wearing the Christine Bustier and Natasha Lo-Rise in Mesa Rose). This eco-friendly brand pushes body confidence/positivity, self-love, and women’s empowerment. Use “ROBIN15” at checkout to receive 15% off your Naja purchase. Naja’s fair-trade lingerie is truly make a difference, Happy Monday! Breakfast details tagged. 😘🥞✨

Pc: brennaw