Good evening! I’ve packed a lot into mine.
I started with a walk with Faith. We can talk nonstop for hours and never get tired. Our legs eventually did though!
I came home and was feeling pretty hungry. Normally I would have just started on dinner, but we had an event to attend that promised a bar menu of fingery foods so I decided to fill up on something at home would be smarter than going to the event famished.
SA-mooothie. Frozen berries, half a banana, 3/4 cup milk, 1 blob yogurt. It was very yogurty and not sweet at all – topped with a little granola and served with a spoon, because you know I don’t drink my smoothies ; )
Our next adventure was a bike ride downtown (the down coat has been revived from the closet) to Shebeen to socialize with other Davidson alumni, friends and family.
We greeted several recent grads and made friends with a few from the class of ‘82, ‘86 and ‘51!
I stuck to club soda since I’m coming off of a vacation
I was right – they had finger foods that were mostly fried and things. Matt filled up on meatballs and pita chips, but since I’d had my smoothie not too much earlier, I just took a bite or two of his and decided not to partake.
Because I had this in the back of my mind!
I think I’m going to call these Mole Oat Cakes!
Mole because they have cocoa in them!
The base is refried black beans
Which I mixed with:
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp chia + ground flax mixed
- 3 tbsp rolled oats
- 3 tbsp whole wheat flour
- 1 tbsp coconut
Plus 1 tbsp of cocoa powder
The dough was SUPER sticky and didn’t work out all that well. I ended up rolling them in more oats and coconut to try to dry out the surface. It worked just ok. I would not call this recipe a true success – but it wasn’t a failure either!
They tasted great over romaine lettuce, carrots and cucumber with some plain yogurt on top. The mole chocolate element was great!
More sparkling water was made!!
Matt and I spent dinner looking at finishes for the bakery. We think we’re going to go with recycled glass countertops and are considering the rest of these colors as represented by the tiles in some mix of tile, paint and accent. I THINK I like the looks – but it’s so hard to know what looks good!
Nite!
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those moley patties look so yummy!
Hey Kath!
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So did you bake the cakes or just eat them as is?
They actually look delicious from here– I want to attempt tomorrow in my lunch! Thanks for sharing your success (even though it isnt as perfected yet
Oh sorry – forgot to mention! I seared them in a skillet!
That mole looks awesome! And I totally support the recycled glass! I actually like the look of it better than granite. Love your colors, they’re very earthy.
Oh wow Kath! You never fail to impress me with your meals
Glad you enjoyed your busy but fun evening
Do you use a SodaStream to make the bubble water?
No, a keg and a CO2 tank. Matt does it!
I love the color of your smoothie! It’s so vibrant!
I have been tossing around the idea of jumping on board with the smoothie movement but I think I will wait until we are at above zero temperatures AND I am running in the morning…
I love that green tile!
I think the tile looks cool!
Also, your smoothie made me swoon. I’m a college student studying abroad in New Zealand until July, and I decided no to buy a blender for my temporary apartment. I MISS BLENDING!
yum.
The smoothie looks fantastically fresh and tasty
I like the coloring- but that is a HARD decision to make- at least it may fee like that….it’ll look great, though!
That smoothie is such a pretty color!
The designing and decorating part would be so fun! I love your ideas! The smoothie is beautiful. Have a great night Kath!
Love the colors – very earthy!
that smoothie looks awesome, I love smoothies in the afternoon to hold me over to dinner!
Holy mole! [I had to 'say' it!] Everything looks delicious!
That smoothie is soo pretty? Can a smoothie even be “soo pretty”? I think it can. I stared at the photo, and then I wanted one
OH GOSH I NEED TO KNOW! What camera, lens and photo editor do you use? I really want to start saving for a nice camera. Or do you have a recommendation for an amateur photographer?
Your pictures are always so beautiful! (I MEAN THAT SMOOTHIE LOOKS INCREDIBLE!)
I have a Canon DSLR XSI, use a Canon 35 mm f/2.0 lens, shoot with a tripod and edit in Adobe Lightroom
thanks!
Love the color of the smoothie! So pretty!!
To help choose colors, take pictures of them to see what’s good with food.
They look good. I actually never thought of doing a mole version. I think it is a great idea. I had a failure the other night with my oat groats raw granola. I was trying to do to much. Oh well you win some and lose some.
Great job on the willpower to stay away from the fried stuff. I know, you are probably a pro by now, but as someone just beginning to live a more healthy lifestyle, that is quite a big hurdle to overcome! Kudos!
<3 <3 recycled glass counter tops <3 <3 I would have loved to get those for our kitchen remodel!! However,instead, we're getting concrete counter tops and I'm extremely excited about it!!
Let’s trade! I wanted concrete but these make more sense for us
Just a word of caution. We had those same countertops in my old place and they stain very easily. Never got some of the coffee rings out.
the recycled glass countertops sound beautiful!!
that smooothie is sooooo pretty!!
And not a failure, amen, Kath. Not all recipes are “amazing” successes. As long as it’s edible (and clearly your food looks awesome!) then it’s not a failure either. I hate to waste and will do anything to salvage a meal!
I love the look of all the tiles! The green looks wonderful!
mmmm sounds wonderful! i posted it on my facebook page to share with the world – may we all get mole mania!
You so crazy! I would actually love those mole cakes.
I thought those were little oat bread buns like at cheesecake factory. Woah was I wrong. They sound delicious though!
What a creative combo, those “mole cakes”
I would’ve never thought to add cocoa powder, however I love using it in chili:)
That smoothie is crazybright! I love it!
Amazing color! I agree!!
I agree with Ashley about the concrete countertops. We just renovated our entire and put them in the kitchen and bathroom. They are incredible and environmentally friendly! Plus you can inlay so many different things!
Prettiest smoothie ever.
i am not a drink-a-smoothie person, either – smoothie-in-a-bowl is much more my style, too!
so excited for you and matt as you design the bakery…can’t wait to see the colours/textures/finishes of the end design. hope you can have fun with this process!
Good luck finding a finish! I know from watching my parents decide for their kitchen (and many, many trips with my dad to the tile store for samples) how hard it is to make a large scale decision from small scale samples. I’m sure there are plenty of pictures online that can give inspiration! (I love the green!)
The smoothie looks so refreshing!
And I love the idea of your mole oat cakes. I can totally see where you were going with the texture of it, and I thin the oats would be fabulous in there. I’m going to try making some tonight!
that smoothie looks AMAZING! It is seriously the prettiest smoothie ever! Its your camera skills and the color ; )
The color of your salad looks like the color of your potential countertop scheme!
Whoa! Those mole oat cakes look delicious! I’m always look for new veggie burger-like recipes!
Just thought I’d let you know I am drinking my Shenandoah Joes right now!! Its yummy!
Oh yay!! I love that stuff
I think that if it is edible and tastes good, then it is a success. If it’s inedible – failure. Those look YUMMY.
here’s my opinion (i’m an interior designer)
the counter is beautiful, will look great for years and year (and they do make more sense for your application then concrete)
if it were me, i might drop one or both of the left or right tile colours…somethings just saying “too much” in all of those (the top and bottom ones are great though)
and the green is fab!
We’re not going to use all of the tiles – it’s just a selection of colors we like to move forward with. But thanks for your opinion!
I’ve decided that I definitely like to eat smoothies with a spoon too! They’re just so much more satisfying that way!
I’d call those mole oat cakes a success!! THey look delicious!
I would suggest getting a consultation from an interior designer- just few hours to run your ideas and colors by her (or him). It might save you a lot of frustration down the road.
we are – GH has one in house
oh my – the color of your smoothie is gawjus!
ooh, those mole oat cakes do look good!
I’ve got a can of refried beans in the pantry, mole oat cakes sound like a good choice for dinner!
I love the countertop and especially that green tile!
Yum! The other night I made Mole Skillet Pie with Greens and was so surprised to find that the recipe had pb and chocolate in it
It was yummy!
Deciding on a color scheme for GH sounds like it would be so much fun, but I could see it being pretty overwhelming for me. Can’t wait to see the progress
We have the middle sample tile as our countertop in our kitchen and I LOVE it. It wipes clean so easily, never ever stains, and is perfect
I love the little glass pieces in it as well!
Your smoothie looks divine! Such a beautiful color. I am not a fan of yogurt in my smoothies since it’s a little too tart for my taste, but otherwise, this looks fantastic.
FWIW, I love the colors you have picked out, especially the green and the slab on the right. It seems very earthy!
Everything looks yum as usual! Love the bright purple color of the smoothie
Nice colours! And very creative with the beans…looks like a good idea!
Those oat cakes are a neat idea! I’ve never tried having chocolate in a savory meal before!
The mole cakes actually sound really good! And I love the countertop choice, obviously! Good Luck with the construction progress!
The smoothie looks so delicious. I’ll have to experiment with that as I recently purchased a food processor. I had a blender for about a year and then gave it away. I’m not familiar with chia. I’ll have to do a little research to learn more about it. Karen
Love the green tile! I think it looks great, but I’m not an expert. Maybe young house love could help you out!
They look so good!
How many servings/oat cakes did this make?
Thanks,
Sophie
6-8, depending on size (I had differing sizes)
How much flax did you use, and did u add water?
3 tbsp of flax + chia mixed, per the recipe.
No water!