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Black Bean Brownies

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I know you have seen it all over Pinterest and thought "hmm, I'm curious about those but I don't know" well folks, I am your test dummy! If you read my last post- you know about my fertility issues. So, I am really cracking down on avoiding foods that affect fertility. One of the culprits- white refined carbs. Meaning- baked goods. But everyone needs a little dessert right?!  Just so happens one of the recommended fertility boosting foods- beans! So here we go, the perfect idea to get the beans in without the white refined dangers.  Feeling a bit lazy today (let's me real!) I didn't want to go to the store so I searched around for a recipe that only needed what I had on hand lol. So I took a little of this and a little of that from the different recipes I read.  Here is what I came up-  ๐Ÿ’ 1 can organic black beans- drained and rinsed  ๐Ÿ’ 2 eggs  ๐Ÿ’ 1/2 cup raw sugar  ๐Ÿ’ 2 tbsp honey  ๐Ÿ’ 1 tsp coffee  ๐Ÿ’ 3/4 unsweet cocoa powder 

3rd times a charm.. Right?!

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I'm sure you picked up by the title of this post, that Our 2nd round of fertility treatments were also unsuccessful. Disappointed? Abso-freaking-lutey!  This round we had higher hopes. We were level headed with round one knowing the odds were against us with success first round out the gate. But, we did let our hope sneak into our 2nd round.  Why did we have higher hopes for round 2? ๐Ÿ’ We knew what to expect- first round was a bit of a guessing game. This time we knew exactly what we were doing and did everything we possibly could to make it succeed.  ๐Ÿ’ I responded better this round. This time I had 3 mature follies (compared to my 1 from our first round) ๐Ÿ’ I was ridiculously consistent with timing my medications precisely this round as well.  So why didn't it work? Nobody knows. That's the frustrating part of this roller coaster, there is no rhyme or reason to it. All we can do it take the medications, follow instructions and pray for

Roasted Garbonzo Beans

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A while ago I saw a video on Facebook about these bad boys! (I can't find the video so if you all happen the know it, please link it) Not being a fan of hunmus but seeing all the great benefits of Garbonzo beans I wanted to find a way to incorporate them in my diet. This was perfect for me!  These are so full of flavor and insanely addictive! Use them to replace those unhealthy snacks you tend you grab like chips. These are so full of flavor you won't want anything else!  So what you need: ๐Ÿ’ 2 TBSP olive oil  ๐Ÿ’ 1 can if drained/rinsed Garbonzo beans  ๐Ÿ’ seasonings of your choice (I use my favorite chipotle seasoning with a little onion powder and himilayian salt  Heat 1 TBSP of oil in a pan. Mix beans, other TBSP of oil and seasoning in a bowl. Once skilled is heated, dump the mixed beans. Stir occasionally until beans are roasted or blackened. Enjoy!! 21 day fix breakdown- use as a yellow container and 1 tsp. (measure using be yellow container f