Happy almost Halloween! Anyone doing anything fun for it? Unfortunately I won't be dressing up because we don't have any Halloween obsessed friends that are throwing parties this year, but I love celebrating the holiday anyways. To me, Halloween kicks off the holiday season, which I always love (I know, too soon! Although Home Depot is already decked out for Christmas...). I love seeing all of the cute kid costumes from our trick-or-treaters. But since I don't have any kiddos to dress up, I'll be making Harley wear her headless horsemen rider outfit probably all day today and tomorrow... She hates it and it's hilarious. When she runs, the headless horseman starts falling to the side, and then she turns around and tries to bite it off. It's pretty entertaining (though it may be ... [Read More]
Archives for October 2015
Apple Cherry Walnut Pancakes (& Fit Body Bakery Giveaway!)
Pancakes are forever and always my favorite kind of breakfast. The possibilities are endless when it comes to pancake ideas. In the summer I'm all about incorporating berries into my pancakes, and now that it's autumn, I'm into seasonal pancakes that focus on foods like pumpkin and apple. Recently Fit Body Bakery sent me a few of their gluten-free, protein rich baking mixes to get creative with, including their Power Up Pancake mix. The Fit Body Bakery line was created to support strong, healthy, active bodies, so naturally, I was excited to experiment with their mixes. Designed to help customers to bake fresh AND healthy, their mixes contain: 6g+ protein per serving About half the sugar as conventional baking mixes and recipes Unrefined coconut sugar and stevia for ... [Read More]
My First USC Football Game + Girls’ Wine Day in Temecula {Weekend Recap!}
Hi friends! Hope that you all had a great weekend. Mine was a really awesome one! My friend Danielle was in town for a few days, and we had a blast catching up. After picking her up from the airport on Friday night, the weekend kicked off with me showing her my house for the first time and catching up over a glass of wine and freshly baked pumpkin banana bread. Saturday morning I gave my friend a taste of my life. First up, we got up nice and early for my favorite yoga class: a rock 'n roll flow class at Black Sheep Yoga. After 90 minutes of sweating, stretching, balancing, vinyasa flowing, and finishing in Savasana, we left feeling amazing. Afterwards we grabbed acai bowls in Carlsbad, and then we walked around town and on the beach for a bit before heading back to get ready ... [Read More]
Single Serving S’mores Cake [Vegan]
Happy Friday friends! Any fun plans for the weekend? An East coast girlfriend of mine will be in town staying at my house, and we have a lot of fun things planned. I'm excited! Isn't it crazy that Halloween is rapidly approaching? I feel like this month is just flying by. Since Halloween obviously reminds me of sweets and the weekends seem to get me in the mood for baking something to satisfy my sweet tooth (or in this case microwaving something deeeelicious), today I have a very yummy single serving dessert recipe to share. (PS - Did you notice my reflection in the spoon? Ha.) I hadn't eaten marshmallows in years since finding out all about gelatin and the foods that it's hidden in... that is until I discovered that vegan marshmallows existed and bought a package of ... [Read More]
Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Yogurt Muffins {+ Mighty Nut Powdered PB Giveaway!}
Nut butter, oh how I love you so. At any given time, there are probably 10 jars of nut butter in my pantry. I most often spread it on fruit or throw it in my smoothies for some extra creaminess and flavor. I also am a fan of incorporating peanut/cashew/almond butter into my baked goods, like today's muffin recipe. One brand of nut butter that you'll always find in my kitchen is Peanut Butter & Co. I especially love their Dark Chocolate Dreams peanut butter! While I love smooth nut butter, powdered peanut butter is also a staple in my kitchen. So, you could imagine my excitement when I got involved in a Fit Approach collaboration with Peanut Butter & Co. to experiment in the kitchen with their new powdered peanut butter line, Mighty Nut. Created from quality USA grown peanuts, ... [Read More]
My Favorite Fall Things + Weekend Recap
Hi friends! Hope that you had a nice weekend. Last weekend was the first time in I think 5 weeks that my hubby and I were both home for all of it, so getting to spend a few days together was nice! Before I recap it, two things to share... 1.) Don't forget to enter my Aurorae yoga mat towel giveaway! It ends Wednesday. 2.) I'll be sending out a new health coaching newsletter soon, so sign up below if you'd like to receive it! Subscribe to the Nicole Crane Health newsletter list! Anywho, we kicked off our Friday night with an inaugural trip to a local wine bar called Relm. We had a few glasses of wine, noshed on some hummus, and listened to the live blues band that was playing. It was a fun and relaxing way to start the weekend! Another weekend ... [Read More]