Hey everyone, Happy Friday! I hope you all have some fun plans for the weekend, I… don’t. Unless you call an MPRE Review Course that reminds me I have to take an ethics exam in 2 weeks which I have not even gotten the book for fun. Oops. But don’t worry, I was assured by several people that they studied only during the week before the exam. This will be fun!
Anyway, enough about my type-A personality falling to the wayside this month, let’s move on to more exciting things! I have a recipe to share with you all, but first I wanted to mention what I did Tuesday night: My first ever BULLS GAME!
While living in Chicago my hope is to take advantage of all the pro-sports. So far I’ve checked off the Cubs, the White Sox and the Bulls. Still need to get the Bears and Blackhawks in there… Although I doubt the Bears will happen since those tickets cost $$$.
Back to the Bulls. My brother is a HUGE fan and my sister-in-law grew up watching the Bulls so I knew they’d be game. I found some cheap pre-season tickets online and we were set to go!
I had never even been to the United Center, where not only the Bulls and Blackhawks play but where big concerts often take place, so it was fun to see. They had a big statue of Michael Jordan out front!
My brother insisted we circle the center so I could see everything, including the Bulls’ championship trophies. My brother grew up loving the Bulls and my mom even took him on a special trip to Chicago when he was about 12 (I think??) to see Michael Jordan play before he retired.
The game ended up being even more fun (and fast!) than I anticipated. I absolutely loved their mascot, Benny the Bull. It was fun to watch him walk around and interact with people on the sidelines… as well as angering a few of the refs.
I was impressed that the stadium had some gluten free food options, although not many. I bought a salad for dinner and it had pasta on it! I just dumped the pasta off and at the rest. Their gluten free options were mostly things like Pop Chips and gluten free beer and cider.
I’m not a big pro-basketball fan, but I enjoyed watching the game because I played basketball growing up, so I actually understand all the rules. And the rules are pretty simple… haha. Plus, the Bulls won! Always makes the game better.
So now, that recipe you’ve all been waiting for. PUMPKIN PIE! I threw this together randomly earlier this week and it made an appearance on my WIAW. I got several recipe requests so I re-made it with measurements and it turned out about the same! I intended to make a cake, but I think it had too much liquid so it turned out to be more of a pumpkin pie consistency, which I loved!
Ingredients
2 T Bob’s Red Mill Garbanzo Bean flour
1 packet stevia
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1/4 tsp vanilla
3 T egg whites
2 T applesauce
2 T milk of choice
Directions
Combine dry ingredients then mix in wet ingredients. Microwave in a microwave safe bowl for 2.5 – 3 minutes. Depends on microwave, mine took 3 minutes. Stop when you can touch the top and it doesn’t stick to your finger! Less time in the microwave gives it a more pumpkin pie texture, rather than a cake texture. Also, this is pretty big! The bowl that I made it in is a 2 cup sized microwave bowl, much bigger than my protein cupcakes!
Are you a pro-basketball fan?
Do you remember all the Michael Jordan hype when we were growing up?
Let me know if you try and like the recipe!