Who doesn’t love pancakes? I love pancakes. But I can’t do them the traditional way with milk and white flour. It hurts my belly. This morning I made small ones with coconut flour, coconut milk, eggs, vanilla and some salt. It worked great! They were all gone before I got to snap any shots of it.  Justin made a stack of his with spinach, bacon and cheese in between. I made mine with some raspberry chia jam. If any of you have my book Hälsokick, there is a recipe in there with chia jam. Extremely easy and seriously good. All you need is raspberries, chia, water, vanilla and honey. It works great on pancakes, crackers, porridge or just by itself (dipping a finger in it every time the fridge is open) for example!

When one is feeling a little bit stressed out or anxious, the scent of lavender can soothe and relax. Here is a soothing lavender smoothie from Hälsokick. It’s very refreshing with just a tiny hint of lavender.

Soothing lavender smoothie:

1 frozen banana

3 dl frozen blueberries // 1,2 cups frozen blueberries

1/2 tsp dried lavender

3 dl almond milk // 1,5 cups almond milk

Choice of flavors:

1 tsp lemon zest or

1 tsp raw local honey or

1 tsp vanilla extract

Add your choice of flavor and blend it all until really smooth and silky. Make sure it’s blended well so you don’t get the dried lavender stuck somewhere. Also, it;s smart to not overuse the lavender, we don’t want your smoothie to taste like soap. 🙂

This beautiful lavender feld belongs to Clairmont Farmes in Los Olivos – Santa Barbaras wine country. It’s gorgeous up there.

I’m feeling really proud and humble over the fact that Hälsokick is translated in both german and french so far. There’s actually even more countries to come :).  It feels fantastic to share the book larger and wider for all the health minded and health curious peeps out there. Vielen Dank and Merci Beacoup!

Balance your Life – Smoothies, säfte, snacks.

Jus, smoothies & en-cas gourmands – pour booster votre santé. 

Susanne Kindt Photography.