Bohemian Kate

Honey Orange and Cinnamon Pancakes

I've been a little obsessed with pancakes lately.  Ever since I made my mom's healthy pancake recipe, I've been thinking of different combinations to create since they're so easy.  I've been thinking about this recipe for the last week and it contains some of my favorite flavors; honey, orange and cinnamon.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.  It actually kind of reminds me of a Greek pastry...very yummy.  Since these pancakes are full of fiber as opposed to a typical pancake, they're very filling.  I usually only need one for myself and I'm perfectly satisfied.

This recipe is for one serving.

Ingredients:

• 1 orange
• cinnamon
• stevia (a liquid herb used to add sweetness)
• raw honey
• 1/4 cup of ground oat bran
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon of coconut oil

Directions:

• In a bowl add the egg, oat bran and coconut oil.  Zest about half of the orange into the bowl and add 6 drops of stevia.  Then add the juice from the half of the orange you just zested.
• Mix together everything until it's a smooth consistency.
• In a separate bowl we're going to the make the syrup.  Zest the other half of the orange and then the juice.  Add a couple of pinches of ground cinnamon, a teaspoon of raw honey and 3 drops of stevia.  Mix until the honey has dissolved into the syrup.
• Add the pancake batter to a pan over medium heat.  Let it lightly brown on one side, then flip over onto the other side and do the same.
• Place onto a plate and spread the raw honey all over the top. 
• Drizzle the syrup on top of the honey.
• Take a big bite and enjoy all the sweetness.

This is the perfect breakfast to enjoy over the weekend.  Eat it while you're catching up with the news, enjoying the morning sunshine or listening to one of your favorite vinyls like I did this morning.

I hope everyone had a great weekend.  I went to three birthday parties the last three days so I'm pretty wiped out.  Looking forward to vegging on the couch and watching Mad Men right now.  Good night! ;)

xoxo...Kate

Creating Bedtime Beauty Rituals

I'm very much a person of habit.  I have my morning ritual where I have a lemon water, fruit sorbet, do my morning beauty routine, etc...personally, I don't feel right if I don't do all of it.  Of course it takes time and effort, but I always feel better when I'm able to do everything without being rushed. 

At night, I get home from work and usually immediately start working on my blog for an hour or two.  By the time that is over, it's time for dinner and it's already 9pm!  So I've decided to really take some time to relax and pamper myself a little before bedtime.  It helps with sleep, releases stress and overall makes me a  happier person.  My goal is overall wellness, but these new rituals have beauty benefits as well.  I believe that if you take care of yourself in a healthy way, then your natural beauty will shine. 

My first new ritual is doing a facial steam.  I talked about this a couple weeks ago in my chamomile rose facial steam post.  It's hard to describe how relaxing this is and how great I feel afterwards.  You just have to try yourself, it's like magic.  For a bedtime steam, I like chamomile because it's very, very calming which is what I need after a hard days work.  I'm sure many of you can relate.

My second new ritual is a bedtime tea.   I wanted something soothing without caffeine, so I decided on ginger and honey.  I use raw ginger steeped in hot water and add a small teaspoon of  raw honey.  The ginger has many, many benefits including cleansing your body of toxins, aiding digestion and opening up your respiratory system. 

Lastly, I've been using an eye mask as I sleep the last four months. I was having a lot of trouble getting into a deep sleep because we have a half moon window in our room with no blinds.  I finally gave in and got an eye mask from the All Natural Sleep shop on Etsy.  It has made such a difference in my sleep and now it's hard to sleep without it.  I wake up much more refreshed in the morning ready for my morning routine.

Do you have any bedtime rituals in place?  I'm excited about my new routine because it gives me something to look forward to at the end of the day.  I'm happiest when I'm at home anyhow, so this just makes it so much better.

I hope this inspires you to create some bedtime beauty and health magic of your own :)

xoxo...Kate

A Day in the Life

I thought it might be fun to give you a look behind the scenes at my weekend.  It's been a really fun weekend so far, except for getting over being sick :(  I think it was all the Easter candy I guzzled down last week.  Anyhoo, I've been using Istagram to document life over the past couple days, which I'm not gonna lie, I'm completely addicted to...

Breakfast of champions, a carrot, kale and cucumber juice.  I don't have time to juice everyday before work, but I really try to! 

I love my DIY hand painted jewelry box...

Went to a birthday pool party yesterday, fun!

Athan and I, xoxo

Had a potluck...this is before the food madness...

...and here's all the yummy food we made.

Athan's plate of goodness.

Our record collection that we listen to whenever we're home...

Athan playing Kinect :)

Went to see Mix Tape, an awesome 80s musical here in San Diego.  If you live around here, you have to go see this, it's hilarious!  They sing so many great 80s songs and make references to all the coolness of the 80s.  You'll love it, especially if you were of a child of that era.

So there you have it...a little behind the scenes footage.  I'll be doing more documenting so stay tuned...

If you want to follow me, you can find me on Istagram or Gramfeed @bohemiankate...come say hi :)

xoxo...Kate