I think Flamingos are really cool. Especially because it is actually correct to spell the plural as Flamingos, Flamingoes, or Flamingo. Really, I looked it up.
You can click here to check it out: Flamingo No. 4 by Sharon Montrose. If I had a kid’s room to decorate, I would definitely buy this one. She has several other prints that I love with monkeys and donkeys and all kinds of adorable animals. Each and all would look sweet in a child’s room.
It sort of inspired the flamingo “art” I made for our powder room.
Here’s the photograph I started with:
And here’s a whole bunch of flamingos at the Homosassa Wildlife Park looking hoity-toity with their beaks up in the air.
One last picture of flamingos. Saw these one afternoon across the canal. Since I knew that flamingos do not naturally live this far north, I sent out the picture to several friends. One correctly identified the species as “Plasticus Flamingus”. Giggle.
“The 17 Day Diet” sucks. It’s all about protein. Very little carbs. But as with most diets, I did find a few (very few) things to like about the diet. This is a recipe introduced in the 2nd phase of the boring diet. Since I thought the cookie was dry and tasteless, I changed it up a little. Here’s the original: http://www.the17daydiet.com/recipes/
Now, here is my disclaimer. I’m not a good cook or baker. I am too easily sidetracked and forget what I’ve added then stick them in the oven and go off to play on my computer. Until that smell of charcoal cookies makes it to my office.
But here goes….
I have read a few places that you CAN NOT heat flaxseed oil. It can cause stomach issues. So I replaced it with canola oil. The recipe is also just written crazy. I made it more readable — at least for me. Like it says to drop the cookies in 1 Tablespoon amounts and it makes 18 cookies. Totally wrong. I use my tablespoon scooper thing and I have 48 cookies. Also Dr. Mike wants me to bake the cookies for 20 minutes which creates total lumps of coal. I have replaced the Truvia with Whey Low. And last but not least, I dropped Dr. Mike from the name since I am not Dr. Mike.
Most of the ingredients
POWER COOKIE
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat together
½ c. Unsweetened Applesauce ( I buy those little premeasured applesauce containers because buying a big jar just goes to waste. And the small people that magically appear here will eat them without too much whining about eating something healthy)
2 T. Almond Paste (Since I’m not sure how long Almond Paste lasts in the fridge, I preroll the paste into 1 tablespoon balls and freeze them)
1 T. Vegetable Oil
1/3 c. Whey Low Sugar Substitute
¼ c. Agave Nectar
Beat in
1 egg
½ t. vanilla
Add
¾ c. Whole Wheat Flour (I keep this in the freezer, too. I don’t bake much!)
½ t. Baking Soda
½ c. Vanilla Whey Protein Powder
½ t. Salt
¼ t. Pepper
1 t. Cinnamon
Beat thoroughly
Stir in
2 c. Oatmeal
1 c. Dried Cherries (or any mix of dried fruit)
½ c. Sliced Almonds (I’ve also used pecans and walnuts. And I always bake them at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. They are so much tastier!)
Mix Well
Use 1 T. scoop and drop onto parchment paper covered baking trays. Flatten each cookie slightly with the back of a spoon or fork.
Bake 8 minutes.
Makes 48 cookies
65 calories each (I’m not sure how I came up with that calorie count so I wouldn’t actually rely on it too heavily)
Sliced almonds? Guess I used the wrong disk in my food processor.Here’s my little 1 tablespoon scooper. Stole that idea from Michelle.Power Cookie Finished
Terry came down from his office to see what I was doing. I know he was hoping for chocolate chip oatmeal cookies and quickly backed away when he saw the dried fruit. But a small person that was upstairs followed his nose to check things out. Hmmmm. Are there raisins in there? No. Dried fruit. Is that like raisins? Yes. You won’t like it.
But he went ahead and took a nibble. I was impressed with his bravery!
Human Guinea PigHmmm, the oatmeal cookie part isn’t bad!Now a little nibble of the dried fruitEveryone’s a critic! He suggested I use chocolate chips next time!
