Health! My oh my is it nice to see you again! Finally feeling better after a week of surgery recovery. I appreciate good health so much more after being completely out of it for that long.
In honor of feeling better, and staying healthy, today I decided to try this recipe for healthy-ish cupcakes! I don’t celebrate Easter, but any holiday that involves baking and candy is alright in my book. Unfortunately for me, I am also on a very strict diet right now (Operation Bikini Body, down 12lbs already, go me go!) so I can’t partake in all the delicious treats sent over from boyfriend’s aunt (Hi Kathy!). Instead, I scoured the internet in search of the healthiest cupcake and frosting recipes I could find.
You will notice that there is no white refined sugar, white flour, or milk in the recipe, and the Vegan “buttercream” was also made. I used Ghirardelli chocolate chips for the frosting, because as it turns out, it has more Cacao in it then the Whole Foods Brand! Plus, I just love me some Ghiardelli chocolate, and since everything else about this recipe was pretty damn healthy, I let it go. No butter or added sugar to the frosting? I deserve the brand of chocolate I like. Ok I am officially on a rant with myself here…moving on.
All of the ingredients can be found at Whole Foods. The coconut flour IS in the baking section. It is hidden, but it is there. I found it after about 15 minute of staring at all the different flours. The ingredients are a bit more expensive than your typical baking goods, but I think it is worth it for the difference in how you will feel after eating it. Instead of feeling run down and gross, you will get that chocolate fix and still have energy. PLUS, instead of just eating over processed, nutrient void white flour, these are filled with awesome fiber filled coconut flour! Good times.
The baking process was just as easy as any other cupcakes I have made. The frosting turned out to be more like chocolate ganache, a little thick and hard to spread, but worth it in the end.
Taste Test: The cake portion is moist but a bit too crumbly, had to eat them with a fork. The initial flavor of the coconut flour is a bit different, but not overpowering and after another bite you don’t notice the difference. The frosting is incredible, chocolatey and rich. Boyfriend likes them! I like them! All in all a pretty good recipe. I will make them again methinks!
Welp. My throat is slowly starting to feel better, but my nose is so stuffy and there is so much pressure in my head that I feel like it is trying to crush my face! LEAVE ME ALONE EVIL NOSE!! I suppose I can put up with it a bit more to get to the end goal of being able to breathe. I guess thats kind of important, right? The whole breathing thing?
My week has turned into one massive pharmaceutical cocktail, with a chaser of nasal spray. Some people may think that is the greatest thing ever, free meds! With refills! But unfortunately, not only am I mentally not really into abusing pain meds, my body physically is allergic to them and makes me sick every time I take one. Not trying to be all high and mighty here, but I am ready to be off of meds, and back to putting good stuff in my body that doesn’t make me sick.
This whole process has been draining. I have officially taken off an entire week of work, which would be fantastic if I was off on a tropical island somewhere drinking mai tais. Instead, I am alone on my couch watching movies in the dark. Hmph!
I have to say that sharing this with everyone has been really heart warming. In a big city like L.A, far away from your family and the friends you grew up with, it can start to feel a bit lonely. Like you are lacking that real genuine support system, you know, the ones who have known you forever. This time away has proven that I really have some great people here in the City of Angels who care about me. People at work have reached out to check up on me, completely unsolicited. Others have picked up the slack that I have left by not being around. Text messages have flooded in from Florida. Friends have sent emails with well wishes, and as always, my family and boyfriend have been on call round the clock to make sure I am ok. My brother even took me to the doctor, then pushed a trash can my way when I had to get sick in it. Thats true love right there!
Anyway, I am hoping this weekend I will feel well enough to stay out of the house for more than a quick bite to eat. I’d like to enjoy this SoCal sunshine without the interruption of a splitting headache or a nauseated stomach.
Thanks to everyone that is taking the time to read my rants. And for making sure I am ok. I really appreciate it.
Day 4. Oof. Doctor discovered an ulcer on my Uvula (that thingy that hangs in the back of your throat) which is the cause of the most excruciating sore throat I have ever had. Still not back to work yet. Someone normal may be happy about that, but I am such a work-a-holic that I am really itching to get back to my desk and continue doing great work. I have looked like the picture above basically every day. I bought myself a fish shaped ice pack before surgery in an attempt to have something silly and light hearted near me during recovery. Had no idea it was going to be such a difficult time. Trying to stay positive, that in the end this is all for the bigger picture which is being able to breathe. Right now I feel like breathing is so over rated and not worth all of this (positive thinking can go F itself right now) tee hee.
xo
Sasha
I am going on Day 3 since my nose surgery. I keep telling myself I am going to wake up tomorrow feeling better! This is great in theory, but one would have to actually SLEEP to WAKE UP and feel better. I have not left my couch in 4 days, and find myself awake all night desperate for the pain to subside for long enough that I can get in a few ZZZzzz’s. Boyfriend is quietly resting in the other room. He has taken really good care of me, so I will let him sleep. Lucky boy with his non-surgery needing nose! Maybe he really wants to wake up right now and hang out?!?!
……nope. Definitely doesn’t want to wake up right now and hang out. Oh well, back to Facebook and iChatting with my mom on the East Coast it is!
True Love is never having to say you’re sorry for asking your boyfriend to help you change your bloody nose gauze every 15 minutes.
Tomorrow I am going in for surgery to fix my nose. My nasal cavities are so narrow that I often have trouble breathing. In fact, in my attempt to have good etiquette and chew with my mouth closed, I often find myself suffocating and subsequently choking on my food when I have to take a quick breath in through my mouth. Yup. I also have such a hard time smelling things, that my boss’ dog once took a huge shit in front of my desk at work and I didn’t notice until someone came in completely disgusted with my cubicle space and horrified that I hadn’t noticed the little present from our canine friend.
I’m not posting this on Facebook for fear of having to explain to everyone that, no, I am not getting my nose done. And YES I do need this for medical reasons, although lots of people use that excuse when they are getting a cosmetic nose job. To be honest, my biggest fear during this whole process has been that I may come out of surgery looking different. I don’t want to look different. Even though stupid kids made fun of me for years because of the size of my nose, I still want it to stay the same. I like my face, alright?
Anyway, for the 4 people that follow my blog, say a little prayer to whomever you pray to for me. Unless it is Satan; While sometimes I need the devil on my side, tomorrow is not one of those days.
I have been bad, very very bad. Picture a day is great in theory. You know, for people who are good at keeping up with daily commitments. The only daily commitment I keep up with is work.
Needless to say, I have failed at picture a day, but I want to keep up with this blog.
I spent the weekend in Oregon hanging out with these two, trying to find some peace of mind. I think I found it at the coast.
Decided posting once a week is more my style. This was definitely a great week. Think I will need to slow down a bit next week though. Yup. Definitely need to slow it down.
See the rest of my 365 project HERE!
This photo project reminds me of how lazy I can be sometimes. Trying to figure out the best way to post. Everyday just isn’t working out for me.
Here is my latest photo.
The rest of them are here.
11-13/365. Fell behind one week in. Story checks out.
