Hi 
I hope your weekend is off to a great start! I have had a special visitor in town this week and so far it’s been a blast.
My mom arrived on Wednesday after I got off work and we enjoyed a glass of wine while we caught up. Thursday I worked all day and then headed downtown for Thursday night live with my roommate Elyse.
We had a few drinks while listening to live music, it was so much fun!
Later in the evening we headed to Cheapside bar & grill for dinner.
I started off with my favorite, a mojito and ordered a black bean burger with sauteed veggies for dinner.
The burger was slightly spicy, super flavorful and absolutely delicious.
This morning for breakfast I made my mom one of my favorites,banana bread protein pancakes topped off with a new granola creation.
High Protein Granola
adapted from vanilla coconut granola
Ingredients:
5 tbsp brown rice syrup
2 tbsp sunflower seed butter
3 tbsp coconut oil, melted
1 3/4 c oats
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 scoop protein powder (I used sun warrior)
Directions: Combine the brown rice syrup, oil, sunflower seed butter and vanilla in a large bowl until well mixed, fold in the oats and add the rest of the ingredients stirring to coat. Once mixture is well combined pour onto a lined baking sheet and bake 22 minutes at 325 degrees stirring once. Let cool and enjoy!
This granola was extremely crunchy but not super sweet, I loved it on top of the pancakes drizzled with real maple syrup, delish!
My mom was impressed 
Questions:
What are you up to this weekend? Elyse and I are taking my mom to a winery tomorrow for a picnic & work in the afternoon
Are you a granola fan? yesss I love the crunch!!
I’m off to munch on some granola and watch house hunters!
See you tomorrow.
<3 Kate
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Hope you had a great time with your mom
Drink an extra mojito for me, it looks so refreshing!! 
I love that you and your Ma are so close – and a winery – fun! Great granola recipe. Do you think maple syrup would work instead of brown rice?
How great to get some quality time with your mom!
I have to work tomorrow and then I am dog sitting for a friend for the first time! Should be interesting. lol. I love granola-especially when there are clusters involved!
I love going out for meals with my mom- breakfast especially! Both of you are so gorgeous and i LOVE your mom’s dress- that’s a beautiful neckline!
your protein granola- you made that? that looks better than store bought- outstanding!
xoxo <3
I have recently become obsessed with granola! I stopped eating it for a while because I was convinced it would turn me into a whale. It’s calorie content is so high but I learned that there is nothing wrong with that! I found some organic and natural granola over at Costco that is made with amazing ingredients. So happy to have it back in my life. Even better now that I have a recipe so I can make my own!
LOVE that granola recipe- that looks so good!
Love granola…great minds must think alike…I just posted a granola recipe too! I love the addition of the protein powder in yours! Yummy!
not such a fan of granola so far – but this vegan recipe sounds worth a try
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I don’t even drink, but your mojito looks so refreshing!! We have been camping since Thursday and we go home tomorrow morning.
LOVE house hunters!!!
Looks like you had a great time!
That granola looks delicious, I wanna try some
Your dinner looks great! I love spicy black bean burgers and mojitos :]
I love granola in my yogurt. I buy this vanilla hemp seed granola that is so delicious and just a tiny bit sweet so it goes perfectly with plain yogurt.
Had a wonderful visit thanks honey for making me feel so welcome and by the way I love your granola and everything else you cooked for me during my stay!
Isn’t it always nice when moms come to visit? It looks like you had a great time!!
Ohhhhhhh! I’ve been looking for a good high protein granola! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Can’t wait to try it out!
PS, that black bean burg looks fantastic!
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