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January 22, 2011 Posted by Sweet Tooth Runner under Uncategorized
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Happiness comes in many forms.

It can come in the form of breakfast cake.DSC05964

Quick Oaty Breakfast Cake (based on this amazing recipe)

Serves one hungry person (me! :P )

  • 1/4 cup (spelt) flour
  • 1/8 cup quick cooking oatmeal (I used Ready-Brek)
  • 1/8 cup oat bran (or flour/oatmeal etc.)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup milk (I used coconut milk)
  • 2 tablespoons jam/unsweetened applesauce/canned pumpkin etc. (I used fruit-sweetened strawberry jam)
  • Couple of handfuls of mix-ins! I used dried blueberries and sultanas, but any dried fruit, chopped nuts, chocolate chips, etc will work!
  1. Grease a sandwich tin. Mix all ingredients together and pour into your tin.
  2. Place into an unpreheated oven at 210C for approx 15 mins, until done.DSC05959

Voila! I love how quick and endlessly customisable this is! I may have to try a chocolate one soon, with cocoa powder and chocolate chips…mmm…

Happiness comes in the form of yummy food.

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Obviously breakfast cake is yummy!!

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Oh dear. Emma's found more granola...

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A spicy tofu, courgette and noodle bowl

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A Graze box of fennel seed and honey peanuts- DELISH!

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Dark choccie...obviously

Happiness can come in the form of setting new PR’s in your awesome new racing shoes.

I love my Fire Shoes!!

 

Hello average pace 7.28 min/mile!! Can’t wait to push this! Open-mouthed smile

But most of all, happiness comes from the support of good friends.

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A heart for YOU.

Thank you all so so SO much for your beyond-wonderful comments on yesterday’s post! Seriously, they all meant so much to me! You’re all so amazing and understanding and just plain AWESOME. Big hugs to you all! Open-mouthed smileAnd a shout out to the lovely Jessica who suggested I call this post ‘Happy’. So I did, because I am!

I. Heart. You.

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That's sposed to be a heart shape...fail! :P

And to help show you just how much, I will not only be announcing the giveaway I’ve been promising for weeks tomorrow, but I am also going to be announcing an even bigger one that I’ve sorted specially as a thank you! Smile

So tell me some things that make you happy! Everything I’ve said above, and more!

And what is your current favourite breakfast food? My ‘always’ is oatmeal obviously, but at the moment it’s breakfast cake!! I love pancakes too. Now I’m feeling like chocolate pancakes tomorrow…mmm…pancakes…

Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone! Open-mouthed smile

22 Responses to Happy

  1. chocolate-covered kaJanuary 22, 2011 at 5:04 pm

    Happy = having a sweet friend… YOU!

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  2. runyogarepeatJanuary 22, 2011 at 5:06 pm

    I'm so glad to see this happy post! Congrats on your PR from your fire shoes.

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  3. Courtney @ The GranoJanuary 22, 2011 at 5:07 pm

    Mmm, cake for breakfast! Glad to hear you're having a great day! Things that make me happy:

    My husband
    Ice cream
    wine
    the sunshine!
    living in California :)

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  4. AlisonJanuary 22, 2011 at 5:13 pm

    You goofy pictures make me pretty happy ;)

    But right now, the time I've spent the last couple of days catching up with friends, and my girly lunch and cinema date tomorrow, makes me especially happy.

    That and the fact that it's a rest day, as I am SO freakin sore.

    Nice PR! :D

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  5. Gill (snaxandthecityJanuary 22, 2011 at 6:41 pm

    Yay! I'm glad you wrote this and that you feel happier today. Even though you write this blog publicly, all that matters is that YOU are happy with you. I love reading your blog because it's always upbeat and friendly and relate-able. I'm sorry that some people made you feel less than that for a time! HUGS :)

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  6. Jess @ Blonde PonytaJanuary 22, 2011 at 8:51 pm

    OH I love this post!! Congrats on your PR in your en fuego shoes!!

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  7. whatkateiscookingJanuary 22, 2011 at 10:18 pm

    I'm glad you're having a better day today :)

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  8. movesnmunchiesJanuary 23, 2011 at 1:35 am

    YAY for another giveaway!!! also… i sure hope you didnt just eat that little slice of that cake— i think i wudve eaten the whole thing!! AHAH YES more granola!! i hope to see handfuls of that popping up !

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  9. Laura@keepingslimandJanuary 23, 2011 at 3:39 am

    What a great post! Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day and I have to say a great bowl of oats takes a lot of beating! I also love a good breakfast wrap with apple and nut butter, yum!

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  10. ~Jessica~January 23, 2011 at 4:27 am

    This post title made me happy :D I'm so flattered that you'd take my words to heart and it's fantastic to see you feeling more positive about yourself again.It's so lovely of you to mention me so thanks for the shout out!

    And a new PR? Fantastic: just shows how healthy and strong you truly are because I very much doubt either your frenemy or that commenter could bust out such a fantastic time at will.

    Chocolate, of course, makes everything better and I've been adding lots of cocoa to my breakfasts recently. Nothing beats a huge bowl of oats with rice milk, banana, PB and strawberry jam though. I enjoyed one this morning, alongside a rice milk latté I made.

    Have a wonderful Sunday!

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  11. MariaJanuary 23, 2011 at 4:31 am

    Yay glad you are so happy! Love those funny pictures :) Breakfast is my fave meal and my fave porridge is with pumpkin puree, dried cranberries and allspice. Yum. Must have that again soon.
    Lots of things make me happy- running (ands feeling strong with it)makes me happy- which reminds me- love the new shoes and awesome time! Baking makes me happy, seeing my friends makes me happy- I have lots to be happy about and so do you! Yay!

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  12. Kristina @ Life as KJanuary 23, 2011 at 8:08 am

    I try and start my day off with green smoothies/juice/kombucha-but bfast cake sounds perfect! I just ordered new orange shoes-they're my 3rd pair, love 'em!

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  13. BeckyJanuary 23, 2011 at 10:21 am

    Added that recipe to my massive 'to bake' list!

    so glad to see you happy again!!

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  14. mealsformilesJanuary 23, 2011 at 11:29 am

    breakfast and cake are two words I love seeing together – that looks delicious! Glad you're feeling good, you have a lot to be happy about :)

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  15. Sarah @ everydaysapiJanuary 23, 2011 at 12:55 pm

    I love being happy – and seeing other people happy makes me happy … so I have a big smile on my face now!
    Melon makes me happy – especially cantaloupe – it looks just like sunshine. Chocolate also makes me happy (obviously).
    Breakfast is my favourite. Full stop. Banana oatmeal is floating my boat in particular at the moment.

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  16. Lisa @ Thrive StyleJanuary 23, 2011 at 1:08 pm

    Breakfast cake looks awesome! Yum—I could totally make that an customize with some fruit :)

    Glad you're feeling happier!

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  17. qq:)June 4, 2011 at 1:25 am

    seems difficult to make~!
    qq:) recently posted..wonderful food

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  18. Help! | morningtreatsJune 13, 2011 at 9:11 pm

    [...] after my lunch I decided to try Katie’s Breakfast Pizzert , but I ended up using Emma’s recipe. Well, before I show you it, remember, it WAS delicious. But, well, it didn’t really hold [...]

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  19. Sweet Tooth RunnerJanuary 23, 2011 at 3:02 pm

    N'awww! :)

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  20. Sweet Tooth RunnerJanuary 23, 2011 at 3:03 pm

    Fancy a life swap? I'll give you some breakfast cake! :P

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  21. Sweet Tooth RunnerJanuary 23, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    Haha I DID eat the whole thing, never fear! :P

    I usually just photograph small slices/portions because it looks nicer. You can see the inside that way! :)

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  22. Sweet Tooth RunnerJanuary 23, 2011 at 3:07 pm

    Aww I love smiles, so that makes ME happy! :D

    I totally agree with everything here! Banana oatmeal is the bomb.com for me too!!

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