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Eat Like a Wrestler: Lodgerdoodles

If you never had the pleasure of seeing The Lovely Lylah, aka the Powerhouse Princess, in action, I feel sorry for you. Not only did you miss a powerhouse talent in the ring, you also missed out on the amazing sweet treats this talented lady often sold at her gimmick table. From cake pops to cupcakes to cookies, Lylah makes something to suit every sweet tooth, and today, she was kind enough to share one of her favorite recipes with us.

Lodgerdoodles are a variant on snickerdoodles and a favorite treat of a certain NXT signee formerly known as Crazy Mary Dobson. Lylah made these all the time for Crazy Mary when they were both working out of Louisville, and this recipe was actually a Christmas gift for all of Lylah’s friends a few years ago. I’ve got one in my house who likes snickerdoodles as well, so you better believe I’ll be giving this one a shot myself.

INGREDIENTS:

1 box of white cake mix

2 eggs

1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1TBS Cinnamon

Mix the sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Set aside for the last step.

Mix the cake mix, eggs, and oil until the dough comes together. Shape the dough into one inch balls and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture to coat.

Place 2 inches apart on a nonstick cookie sheet or a cookie sheet covered in parchment or aluminum foil so they won’t stick.

Cook at 350° until golden brown, about 8-10 minutes. Cool and enjoy!

Sad to say a series of car accidents and resulting health issues have forced Lylah into retirement from the ring. She’s a great lady who had some tough breaks, and I wish her nothing but the best!

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Eat like a wrestler: Banana Pancakes

1904198_950844071615639_1130409880090935250_nMad Man Pondo’s not the man he used to be. He’s two sizes smaller. The death match legend is in the best shape of his life. He’s lost a ton of weight by cutting out junk and walking every day.

Crazy Mary Dobson has a lot to do with Pondo’s transformation. The two of them recently shared a recipe on Facebook, and this morning I tried it on my family. Everyone, and I mean EVERYone, loved it.

These pancakes call for only two ingredients: bananas and eggs. You mash the bananas, mix in the eggs, and then cook them like pancakes. One banana for every two eggs is the ideal mix (though I used 4 bananas to 6 eggs this morning). Three bananas and six eggs will make about 20 pancakes. I worked up a rough estimate using the Calorie Count app and ball parked the calories at 40 per pancake.

You can top them with syrup. You can fill them with nuts, blueberries, chocolate chips, or anything else you’d put in a pancake.

Thanks to Pondo and Mary for sharing (and inspiring my own weight loss). Twenty six pounds down, and counting for me.