Breast Cancer ='s Banana Pancakes?

I know I said I was going to start keeping my photos on a separate blog, and I did start that other blog, which is called My.Third.Eye Photograpy. But trying to keep three different blogs going (this one, the photo one, and the one I do for the Writing Salon) is like trying to keep three plates balanced on top of sticks all spinning at the same time (without ever letting one get so slow and wobbly that it falls crashing to the floor).

So mostly I just post to this one, and occasionally I post to one of the extremely wobbly others. Yesterday I posted one I like of Olivia on My.Third.Eye. Today I'll post one here - what the heck – I'm living dangerously, breaking my own rule.

But before I post my pic, I should probably say at least one new thing about breast cancer. Let's see... oh I know. Because of breast cancer, I learned how to make gluten-free banana pancakes. The ones I made this morning came out particularly nicely:

1 banana, mashed

1 egg, mashed in with mashed banana

8 crispy almonds (crispy almonds are raw almonds that have been soaked for at least 8 hours in salted water, then dried until crispy/crunchy in a very very low-heat oven or dehydrator); I get mine from Three Stone Hearth in Berkeley because mostly I'm too pressed for time to make them myself.

Pinch of salt (Celtic sea salt)

Fry this "batter" on medium heat in either ghee or coconut oil or a mix of both, until they look the way you like your pancakes to look. I think they cook better if you make two small ones rather than one large one.

Add a healthy topping. I like blueberries, crispy walnuts, and a dollop of yogurt, yogurt cream, or creme fraiche (or you could use sour cream).

SO GOOD you may want to double or triple the recipe. 

This is a photo I took at our friends' wedding reception a couple of months ago, of the bride and groom doing their "love is lovelier the second time around" dance. I thought their body language was so perfect.

Comments

[linda]

WOW!!! The pancake was AMAZING. (Since Tom had already eaten, I hadda eat it myself.) I'm making it every day from now on.

[mary ann stein]

Such a lovely photo.

[Jane Underwood]

I should clarify that I have never heard of any
direct connection between gluten and cancer. The only reason I am
avoiding gluten for a while is because my alternative doc has
recommended an altered diet that BEGINS with a 25-day no-gluten, no
meat, no dairy phase. But after that, the diet becomes less restrictive
and you start adding these things back, in moderation (its called the
GAPS diet and you can get more information about it if you go to Dr.
Thomas Cowans website, The Fourfold Path to Healing).

The main reason for steering toward this particular way of eating is in
accord with the thinking that our digestion is the first line of
defense against ANY disease. If our eating (and our subsequent
digestive process) is all screwed up, our health will be too.
Apparently quite a large percentage of our society is allergic to wheat
on a subtle and chronic level; at first I thought this was wacky and
ridiculous, but then I read an interesting article that went all the
way into the history of wheat, how we used to grow it, how its grown
now, how it has been altered over time, and how our bodies have reacted
to the ways it has been altered. It may be that by avoiding gluten for
25 days, many people will discover that they feel much better and that
their digestion has gotten much better. Others may not notice any
difference at all. Just my guess. I need to ask Dr. Cowan more
questions about this, next time I see him. Last time I saw him, my
question priorities were different, much more focused on Shit! I think
I might have to have a mastectomy and ramp up my whole treatment
protocol! How do I start? What do I do? What first? What second? How
much will it cost? Can I afford it? Etc. Etc. Happily (relatively
speaking) I am now at the point where I can ask questions like Can you
explain to me more about why I cant have any gluten right now? I mean,
I dont have Celiacs disease, for petes sake!

[linda]

This is amazing--I didn't know about the connection between gluten and cancer. But my husband is not eating gluten, so I'm going to try this recipe tomorrow morning. Of course I don't have coconut oil or ghee. But we do have bananas and eggs and roasted unsalted almonds from Trader Joe's. Think it'll work?

The photo is beautiful.