Why MizFit shall never be on Top Chef.

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(and other things we kind of already knew.)

If we may pause & reflect upon my OATcation again— I need to share with you something which has filled my mouth with longing ever since.

Not *enough* longing, however, to get my ass in gear and cook but I SWEAR that’s next. Really.

In addition to all the oatschoolin’ we received, Quaker generously brought in Stephanie Izard, the winner of Top Chef, to do a cooking demonstration.

(which was a tremendous relief to me as Id gotten it in my MizFit head that *we* were doing cooking demos for the group. please to keep reading to my recipe below to see why panic ensued.)

Admittedly a REALLY great Tuesday Tip post would have been my pancaking & filming the entire process—–we’re all about being second best up in herre (we’re avis. we try harder).

As a result I chose to merely secure *you* the recipe so you can try at home (& regale us with your experiences in the commentversation).

PANCAKES as create by the fabmazing Stephanie Izard

Ingredients
3 bananas
1/2 c milk
1/2 t vanilla
1/2 c ground oats
3/4 c oats
1/2 c whole wheat flour
1/4 t salt
2 t baking powder
2 egg whites, whipped to soft peaks
sliced banana for garnish

Directions
Blend bananas and milk together in blender.
Transfer to bowl and stir in vanilla, oats, flour, baking powder and salt.
Fold in egg whites.
Spray nonstick griddle with pan spray and heat over medium heat.
Add in a few spoonfuls of batter, leaving room for when they expand.
Cook on each side until lightly browned.
To serve, top with banana slices and drizzle with pomegranate syrup.

SYRUP:
Ingredients
1 c pomegranate juice
2 T honey

Directions
In nonreactive sauce pot (MizFit note: yep. totally had to google that. Im sure you knew what it was already…), reduce until thickened. (want a photo of the finished product as captured by a *really* organized & impressive food blogger? look here!)

Those pancakes tasted completely as good (if not better. let’s go with better.) than they looked which says a lot, huh?

Now, all my ‘I barely cook’ dizclaimers aside, I do actually make pancakes on a daily basis (I hear you giggling Marianne!).

I give you my recipe for MizFit’s Mishmashed Almost ‘Cakes:

1 cup egg substitute.

1/4 cup cottage cheese

1/2 cup Quaker oats (want a coupon? CLICK HERE)

1/3 cup protein powder. ANY BRAND. Read the label. You can use FLAVORED but just remember we want LOW SUGAR.

any fresh fruit to sweeten to taste OR honey OR agave syrup etc.

Blend the above in a blender and VOILA.

Now, if youre me, you shall find that each time you make these the batter turns out a different consistency (what’s THAT about?).

Sometimes it’s a bit thin & I’ll add flax seeds to thicken. if it’s too thick I’ll dump in more egg substitute (pure protein, People!) or syrup (pure heaven, People!).

Play around with it.

After the concoction is complete you simply make pancakes as you would with any other (odd high protein) batter.

Me? I like to use a waffle iron every now & again for some texturizing variety.

(please to print, save for some point when you’re feeling like a MizFit & refer to the post title above)

I leave you with yet another reason Im a poster child for nothing when it comes to my taste in food.

Another item I love and something which more than a few of you asked me to talk about following this post.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAapJ1hcg4c

EDITED TO SAY: here is the Chipper Jerky link.

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  2. I have never really been tempted by beef jerky-type foods but I have to admit that I have one strong exception to that rule, singlehandedly caused by a South African college buddy who made his own biltong. Absolutely fantastic. I haven’t had the stuff in years since we both moved out on opposite directions from the town we went to college in, yet I still remember the stuff with delight.

    Seriously. Biltong. Thick slabs of cured and dried meat. Yum.

  3. I think I received your email but I didn’t recognize the name and sent it to my SPAM folder. I do apologize. Could you please resend it to the new address I listed instead? As for that recipe, I’m going to have to give that to my WW leader, she really likes her pancakes but I have a feeling she’s going to enjoy them even more with that recipe. 🙂

  4. That recipe sounds wonderful. I’ll have to remember that when I have more than just the two of us here at any given time, lest I keep at it till it’s gone.

    I’m cracking up over one of the YouTube suggestions (the little line of snippets below the replay option) that your video prompted. I don’t know if they show up the same for everyone, but evidently “beef jerky” is way more than just a food snack…

  5. LOVE BILTONG!
    which makes me think, Kamu, you might like the Chipper?

    it’s is seriouslyfantastic and pretty close to the biltong Ive tasted (a friends South African father brought me some).

    which now all makes me think I should just pony up a freebie from my own coveted stash 😉

    and Denise? Im pretending you wanna give your WW leader *my* recipe …. not Steph’s.

    Miz., who is TOTALLY AFRAID TO LOOK AT THE VIDEO ‘RECOMMENDATIONS’ NOW

  7. What is egg substitute exactly? People in the UK want to know! I have egg replacer I use for vegan baking, but that’s weird powder stuff. I’m not sure it’s the same thing?

    TA x

  8. TA? you can totally use an equivalent of eggwhites.

    Im not allowed because Im always rushing and Ren Man KNOWS I under-cook things sometimes (all the time? who can say) and the egg substitute is PASTEURIZED.

    that’s the only reason I use it.

    and Katschi? I know. I love that tank too—–as you can tell because it’s grown lessandlessblack the more I wear and wash and wear and wash….

  9. Josh loves beef jerky – we may need to give this a whirl! Those pancakes sound great! I love oatmeal pancakes. I love that tank! You don’t look a mess!

  15. Thanks for the recipes. I wonder if I can cook these on my George Forman grill. That’s the only cooking aparatus I use these days. (I automatically worked out that the air-popper bowl wouldn’t work.)

    Have a great day!

  16. O.M.G. WHY?!? WHY?!? I expected you to say at the end of the clip that you could even drop that beef stuff in the blender to even further glorify those offerings to the anti-pancake god.

    Anyone but me notice that the dog is never EVER in the kitchen???

    I kid because I love. And while I may not be able to perform a perfect plank, I CAN make pancakes. The real ones. You know, with FLOUR???


  17. Or the Husband.
    Or the Todder.

    What if that weren’t my kitchen but my entire one room apartment and this is all a big facade??

    (Would THAT sh*t get me a book deal?)

    Miz, who is seated at the table, alone, napkin tucked in neckofshirt, waiting for Marianne to arrive.

  18. I love pancakes – always sneak oats into them and Hugh never knows…mwahahahahahaaaa

    Kid cute – when my niece was a toddler she spent the night with grandma and I. When we offered “pancakes” for breakfast, her reply was, “Oh I LOVE ‘mancakes’!” Grandma and I looked at each other and laughed because we like us some “mancakes” as well. Now I always call them “mancakes.” 20 odd years later.

    And I like watching Top Chef.

  20. I love beef jerky because it tastes a lot like bacon and bacon is, well, fabulous.

    I make similar oat pancakes… no real recipe, I just throw stuff together. Sometimes they’re awesome, sometimes they’re just a vehicle for sugar free syrup.

  21. ok Miz.
    I love you but youhave no place on Top Chef.
    you are right.

    Top Fitness Woman? yes.

    so? is there a freebie? I really want to try that beef jerky.
    will it make my arms like yours?

  22. woohoo, now i can pretend i was in the company of you lovely bloggers AND top chef! i can imagine it now… (slips off to dreamland)

  26. You are cracking me up with the jerky!! haha. I’ll not try it. I love jerky already and don’t need an addiction.

    I will try the pancakes, though. Thanks for the recipes.

  27. oh mara. oh robin. JOIN ME IN MY CHIPPERdiction.

    so that my husband isnt the only one saying:

    really? you need that expensive a snack? REALLY!?

    kikimonster? I had no idea (the woman thing) she was very friendly and down to earth in person.

    Miz.

  28. These pancakes sound way better than mine… going to have to update my blog with this recipe, after I make my husband cook them for me on Saturday, you know, just to make sure.

  30. Hmmm….wonder if these would make the ‘kid cut’? I’m always playing with pancakes, and they never know what’s comin’ off the griddle on Sunday morning!

    If nothing else…there is making and freezing so I have my own pop- in- the- microwave-stash. Yep, that’s what I will do!

  31. I’ll probably be entering the world of jerky sometime soon, although it’ll probably be the turkey jerky kind.

    The pancakes sound/looked great. It makes me wish there was room in the apartment for a blender (the kitchen’s too crowded, but I have a kitchenaid mixer, so I’m happy with that compromise).

  32. ok. FINAL JERKY RAMBLE 🙂

    Im so particular. Ive tried it all from the various chipper flaves and forms to salmon and tuna and turkey and still keep returning to the Chipper.

    (hence the bad relationship remark. it’s ugly.)

    and this:

    I really want to try that beef jerky.
    will it make my arms like yours?

    the answer, in a round about way, is YES.

  34. I added it into the post, Donnalouise.

    and thought I had before.

    freudian slip for all the nonlove theyve thrown my way?
    who can say.

    it used to be sold at walgreens…and PERHAPS Im now their only customer??

    Miz.

  35. Funny you post this recipe, as I am eating my version of these right now (yes… at the computer, hanging head).

    I use a regular egg instead of the egg substitute, and I add a tsp of cinnamon to the batter. Yum!

    I top with blueberry sauce which I made by heating frozen blueberries until they simmer, then stir some cornstarch into water and add to the pot. Thickens right up to a wonderful sauce.

  36. Hmm…is it possible to visit your site and not crave a recipe (well, the food made from that recipe, actually), a t-shirt or those ARMS?!?!? I don’t think so.

    The pancake recipe came at the perfect time for me. Hubby and I are experimenting with new recipes after a pancake debacle a few weeks back. Thanks!

  37. Yes, those pancakes were FABULOUS–especially the POM syrup!

    I’d love to recreate, but I am so domestically challenged that I cannot seem to whip my egg whites to soft peaks? HUH?

  38. I found the jerky at chipperjerkey.com but totally didn’t see a spot on how much it is (I’m sure my non existant budget would say it’s not do-able now anyway). They’re the ones with the really cheesy ads and people on it, right? Girls in bathing suits or 50’s dresses?

    Now we need special pans? Geesh, I just remembered why I never cook!! That and I’m the opposite of you – I usually cook things too long. Burnt pancakes, grilled cheese, meats, etc. are not so yummy.

  39. I loved Stephanie on Top Chef!!! Can’t wait to try the pancakes. 🙂

    I used to eat a lot of jerky as a kid, but now it kind of freaks me out. Is that weird that I’m afraid of dried meat? lol. I’m sure it is…I should give it a try if the Miz recommends!

  40. Dearest Chef Miz,

    Those pancakes (and by those I mean yours) sound delish. I was about to make them a few weeks ago when I realized I was out of cottage cheese.

    Must make! I will post my results!

  41. Ohhh a recipe from Top chef herself. Printed out that bad boy for Thanksgiving morning. The hubby is making it i already have enough to cook for that evening. LOL!

  42. um NO.

    you cant say this:

    Hubby and I are experimenting with new recipes after a pancake debacle a few weeks back.

    and not share details!!

    lori? you must not be married to my husband 🙂 (comment #8)

    WOmommy? seriously. I cant whip anything into soft peaks…

    Diana? I linked at the bottom of the post and am embarrassed to say I dont know offhand how much it costs.

    mainly because I buy in bulk but also because Im afraid.

    (my nickname in real life? EXPENSIVE SNACK GIRL)

    it aint cheap which is why my pants in the video yesterday were 5.99…

    Miz

  43. Mmmmmm – mancakes……

    Oh, hi, didn’t see you there!

    Great recipe – thanks for posting.

    PLEASE TO VISIT THE BAG LADY IF YOU HAVE A MOMENT AND WISH HER SPEEEEEEDY RECOVERY!

  45. OK

    full disclosure.

    I made those yesterday Dr. J!!

    Toddler? totally turned her tornado’y nose up and REFUSED to eat.

    that’s my girl!

    (although I do recall mine said ORGANIC on the spraycanthang :))

    Miz.

  46. Tuna jerky? (oh hell, someone give this woman a book deal she’s eating catfood)… I think NOT.

    Tricia2? Kitchen Aid submersible blender – get it from Kohl’s when you have a coupon. Instant love, and stashes in a drawer.

    Egg whites need to be whipped in glass or metal, and go better at room temperature (just set your eggs, still in shell, in a bowl of hot water for a few minutes).

    Miz? Anxiously awaiting holiday cookie recipes…

  47. DIGRESSION ALERT:

    anyone see the ebay auction for the cooking lesson with Hungry Girl?

    its for charity and going for a LOT of money.

    CLICK HERE (does this link work?)

    hmmm…I do love me some charity 🙂

    perhaps I should auction off a pancake breakfast.
    marianne? you in??

    Miz.

  48. Thanks for the new ideas. I’m in a food rut right now. I have a new relationship with beef jerky because I recently named and designed packaging for a new brand for a client. We had lots of samples but they are all gone now and you’re right it’s not cheap! I got totally hooked.

  49. Sure, I’m in! I’LL MAKE THE PANCAKES. You can make those…things…and we can do lunges all the way to the compost pile.

    Batter Blaster? Are you guys HIGH? $6 for 28 pancakes? I shudder, I cringe. Also? I mock.

  50. Confession: Despite my deep love of pancakes and seeing this recipe all over the ‘net now and thinking it looks really really yummy – I’m afraid of anything that requires me to deal with egg whites! I know!! It’s an illness. I’m trying to get over it. I love your protein pancake recipe though. That’s remarkable similar to one I have kept and loved since my BFFM days:)

  51. tina? The first step is recognizing you have a problem…or so I’ve heard.

    Yes Marianne. We are high.

    And BFFM?

    Anyone?

  52. It’s too early. Just saw the link for the jerky.

    Batter in a can? So had never seen that. Bizzaro. My hubby would love that! Will need to get it for him. I use some healthier for you pancake batter that you need to add like 5 more ingredients and then put sugar free syrup on top. I like it – now – but it’s ruined me from “normal” pancakes I think!

  53. Those pancakes look so delicious!

    And I’m all out of bananas. And cottage cheese. Damn. I wonder if I can do something with my huge mounds of pumpkin…

  54. Got to try that second recipe. Looks a bit easier than the first. Also need to get some protein powder for pancake making. Thanks!

  58. Dear MizFit,

    My oh my, I love to read your blog – but my question to you is, how do you find the time to read all of ours & comment? Maybe you have blogs you read on Mondays, some one Tuesday’s, and so on? I am amazed by your ability to check in on us just as we follow you!

    Jen

  60. jen?

    FULL DIZCLOSURE? There’s a small chance I enjoy the readage more than the writing.

    Ok, *almost.*

    This is me:

    Wake. Grab coffee. Read some blogs (no googlereader thing. Just randomclickage) & ride all of YOUR motivation into my workday or workout (depending on the day).

    I think it’s just who I am.

    I am motivated by your successes and driven to really *want* to help when I see other bloggers struggling.

    And then? After about 7am?
    I’m gone from the computer for the day.

    Miz.

  61. I have to agree that the Top Chef pancakes sound delicious. Charlotte, you really shouldn’t be afraid of egg whites. I assure you, they are completely harmless. Just make sure that the bowl is clean and it’s a bit easier of you take the eggs out of the fridge a bit in advance so that they are at room temperature. Also, beat them quickly after cracking the eggs, do not let them sit around, it also works best.

    My personal annoyance with this sort of recipe is: now, what am I supposed to do with the yolks? (And vice-versa in case a recipe calls of yolk-only). I often use them in fried rice but I can only eat so much of that.

  62. The first recipe sounds great but it’s not mom-morning friendly–NOT when you have to whip up egg whites. I like good food but these days it has to be made with minimal mess. I have never made pancakes using a blender–Fab idea!

  64. between these and my protein shakes our domicile is filled with the sweetsweet blender-sound all the time.

    (My daughter at a young age would cryWAIL when the vacuum was on because she rarely heard that sound 😉 and it scared her. the blender? no response. The backdrop of her young life.)

    And the yolks? I’m sure cookpeople cook with them? Whip up something fantastic?

    I toss to the dogs.

  65. Does the batter for your pancakes last well in the fridge? I would like to be able to stick the blender in there and then just pour it into the pan in the morning. Without having to reblend. Because my husband is very forgiving but too many mornings of being awoken at 5:30 to a whirring blender might test him.

  66. Now food is a language I can talk… here’s my contribution. These freeze pretty well too, with wax paper between, for quickmorningtoasteroven usage…

    PUMPKIN OAT PANCAKES
    3/4 c whole wheat flour
    3/4 c oat flour (just grind 3/4 c rolled oats in a dry blender)
    1 c vanilla protein powder
    2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
    1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
    1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
    5 large eggwhites
    2 1/3 c skim milk + 2 tsp lemon juice to clabber (or use buttermilk)
    1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin

    Sift together flours, baking powder and soda, salt, and spices.
    Whisk eggs in a large bowl until blended, then whisk in clabbered milk and pumpkin until smooth. Stir in dry ingredients just until mostly smooth.

    Cook like pancakes using about 1/2 cup of batter per cake or try it in your waffle iron!

    Makes about 18 pancakes.


  68. Yep. I definitely will make it the night before & use the batter in the morning…for me it usually needs thinning then (more eggs? Syrup? Whatever you want!)

    Giz? Damn. Thank you.

    And elife? DAMN. THANK YOU 😉

  70. Oooh…ty for the share on the recipes…can’t wait to try them…which will probably be the year 2013 if I ever cook again with my busy schedule 🙁

    xo,
    Bex

  71. 1- Stephanie is awesome, I was so stocked she won.
    2- I don’t know what a non reactive pan is… sounds bad… like non radioactive… or somehow dead and non responsive…
    3- Do you have any idea how much cottage cheese I eat each day? I love it and I am trying your shape shifting recipe

  72. ok. I am going to try and make these for my girlfriend.
    any other guys out there in the bumbling band who want to give it a try with me?

    I will report back!

  73. FFTV? what is this (fingerquote) whisk (unFQ) of which you speak?

    (honestly? Id have no idea. and Ive also been known to throw all bran cereal into the mix so I need a blender for my concoction…)

    and Alice?

    to your number three?
    Im guessing 5 cartons.
    did I win??

  76. Yum! I need to try the protein pancake recipe.

    Heh! “Mancakes.” OH yeah!

    Whipping the egg whites works especially well for making great waffles. A friend of mine shared that trick with me; it makes the waffles crispier on the outside and lighter on the inside. You can do it for just about any pancake or waffle recipe that calls for eggs.

  78. Do you throw gang signs regularly?

    I DO. Regularly. And scream WESTSIIIIIDE (it’s tied in with my mailing address. I dont think Im hardcore).

    must.
    google.
    chef.jeff.green.

  82. I was never a fan of beef jerky, but I’ve gotten turned onto tofurkey jerky. It’s delicious and great for travelling! Though also expensive…hmm…

    The pancakes sound delicious – I shall have my partner make them for my birthday breakfast-in-bed this year!

  83. Mmmm…I love pancakes.
    They’re my saturday food.
    I refuse to make them superlow fat, altho I have found some healthy recipes out there…
    And then I discovered eggnong pancakes and pumpkin walnut pancakes.
    Yeah.
    I know.
    I should stop talking about pancakes now…

  84. I love Stephanie and thought she should be the winner so I was very glad she was chosen.

    And I loved that video. It was like a comedy routine.
    Loved where you said they have terrible customer service. Hysterical!

    I wonder if you sent them this link would they watch the video while you’re telling hundreds (thousands of folks?) that the company sucks except they have good jerky bites. haha

    I would only eat the pancakes if Stephanie made them for me. And I’ll skip the jerky because I don’t need to become addicted to any other food items and I don’t need to be treated like crap by a customer service person.

  85. I was wondering about the egg substitute, too (I searched through the comments above and saw that someone had asked about it). I know of egg substitute like Ener-G, but that’s a powder. As long as you can use egg whites, though, that works for me!

  87. I’m not much of a chef either. Why is it that when I saw “whipped to soft peaks” I immediately decided I would never try that recipe. I cook…but only the simple stuff that I can throw all together and VOILA. Like the meatloaf I tossed together last night.

    You think with the name Chipper they would be a little more chipper. That’s another good on the road snack I can ad to my list.

    “Be Present” I could used that “tattooed“ on my forehead. I’m always somewhere else as of late. Well, I’m off to go meditate and find my “present.”

  88. Egg yolks and honey make a nice face mask. Egg yolks and olive oil and some water make a hair conditioner. All natural. Egg yolks and dog food make a happy dog.

    Zandria – No Egg Beaters where you live?

  89. HA! You’re hilarious!
    I’d love to try your recipe but i HATE getting up early for anything. Even food. Plus, my idea of “cooking” is more along the lines of what other people would consider “microwaving.”

    Unrelated Note: I like your shirt in your video.

  90. yummmeee! Those pancakes Steph made were so delicious. Like you, I’d use the agave nectar. LOVE that stuff!

    Not really a jerky eater but Whole Foods makes this teriyaki jerky that is soooo delicious.

  91. you guys crack me up.

    And yes. I’m wondering too, Zandria, if you don’t like egg substitute? Can’t find it where you are? All that.

    Yes. BlogHer 09.

    MizFit Cooking Classes.

    By POPULAR demand….not.

  93. OK, those pancake recipes look pretty good – all three of them! (Stephanie’s, Miz’s, Giz’s – hm. There’s a song in there somewhere.)

    But Batter Blaster?? No, really: BATTER BLASTER?!?!?! WTF? That was just plain SCARY. Miz, I hold you responsible for any pancake-related nightmares I have tonight! LOL

  94. I admit that I do not understand the appeal of beef jerky; have tried it and it does nothing for me. I also don’t like red meat all that much, so perhaps that explains that. Husband does love beef jerky, but I’m not about to enable him; I shall not spread the word about chipper jerky. 🙂

  95. that pancake recipe sounds yummy! Must try it out on The Boy.

    I’m also rethinking next week’s guest chef post…..perhaps I should work some chipper jerky into my recipe 😉

    Love the unexpected face time!

  96. Those are my kind of pancakes and I use Agave nectar often while cooking it has a great flavor and it very interchangeable with honey or other sweeteners..

    I confess that I do like Jerky in moderation – easy no carb snack…

    See you at Blog Her 09 for at your cooking classes 🙂

  97. stuperb? this:

    I’m also rethinking next week’s guest chef post…..perhaps I should work some chipper jerky into my recipe.

    once upon a time Miz was a newly wed and an always gullible.
    yada yada yada Ren Man suggested I add CUT UP BEEF JERKY and add to an omelet I was making.
    I was young(ish) I was in love I listened to him for some reason.

    even I didnt like that.

  98. Your pancake recipe sounds a lot like one I make for myself (but the husband refuses to eat it–he always hates anything slightly healthy–insert eyeroll here).

    I was tempted to try the jerky but it would probably get stuck in my braces. The braces protect me from a lot of foods (except ice cream, darn it).

  102. REALLY MICHELLE? even I think that sounds heinous (yet am compelled to google anyway :))

    and Kelly? it is from BEPRESENT.com

    I love them and their stuff.

    CLICK HERE for more info!

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