Are you guys sick of pumpkin yet? Me neither! Well I hope that you aren't over pumpkin yet this season, because today I have another healthy recipe to share with you that's full of pumpkin-y goodness. Truth be told, I don't really remember being a big fan of pumpkin until a few years ago. This autumn I can't get enough of it. I'm putting pumpkin puree in my smoothies and pancake batters nonstop, and of course, coming up with some pumpkin baking creations. I came up with this recipe on a day when my hubby and I were meeting up with my friend Angi and her hubby for dinner that night. I wanted to bring her some healthy treats, and I was in a creative mood, so I whipped up these babies. The inspiration for these pumpkin brownie bites was these store-bought ... [Read More]
healthy snacks
Chocolate Pumpkin Protein Bites {vegan + gf}
Made with wholesome ingredients like pumpkin, oats, dates, and hemp hearts, these energy bites are the perfect autumn snack to whip up! Chocolate protein powder gives them a protein boost, and mini chocolate chips & cocoa provide some chocolatey goodness. I feel like I say this every time I post an energy ball recipe, but I really love energy bites as a healthy little snack! I'm constantly switching up my energy ball combos, and I usually make a batch on the weekend, them throw them in a bowl to have available for on-the-go snacking or a healthy dessert all week long. My husband loves energy bites too. His favorite kind is chocolate peanut butter, but he's an energy bite monster in general... and a cookie monster too for that matter! I legit hide my Lenny & Larry's Complete ... [Read More]
Healthy Blueberry Pistachio Crumb Muffins {dairy free}
Can you guys believe that we're in the last full week of August? I'm starting to get a twinge of excitement for all things autumn - including everything pumpkin, weather that's a bit cooler, and football season getting underway. I have my Fantasy Football draft in a couple weeks, and I just love spending weekend mornings at home watching games. And I miss going on longer hikes with my pup! In the summertime it's too toasty for my furry friend to go on any inland hikes, so I'll be happy to head back to our favorite spots and discover a few new ones in a month or two. BUT I also don't like to get ahead of myself and try to enjoy what's happening now, so I'm enjoying the summer summer summertimeeeee. I've been doing beach yoga, this weekend I'm going paddle boarding, and I've been noshing on ... [Read More]
Strawberry Banana Muffins with a Cashew Crumble {dairy free + gluten free}
Day-to-day eating habits can be very individualistic. For instance, some people stick to three square meals a day, while others prefer smaller meals and a few snacks throughout the day. Though I have a set of general eating "rules" that I recommend for everyone, when I get asked what's best in terms of frequency of meals, my answer is whatever really feels best for your body. Personally, I'm a smaller meals and snacks kind of girl. I feel best eating something every 3-4 hours, rather than having big meals. The latter leaves me feeling like I can't digest my food easily. I've definitely mentioned this before on the blog, and it's the reason why I've shared so many snack recipes! As for my go-to snacks, I like whipping up a smoothie, or eating a yogurt or fruit with nut butter. I also have ... [Read More]
Chocolate Chip Cherry Almond Muffins {vegan + gf}
Hello, hello! How was your weekend? With temperatures in the 80s, mine was a summery few days! My outdoorsy weekend activities included a few hours relaxing at the beach, tennis workout with my hubs, long walk at the park with my pup and gardening work. Indoors, I did some blog and photography work, and the hubs and I watched a movie and a few episodes of our current TV obsessions, House of Cards and Westworld. Who else is into those? We just recently started watching both, so we have a lot of episodes to keep us entertained during low-key nights for awhile! I also got some baking and recipe creation experimenting in, including the recipe I'm sharing today: chocolate chip cherry almond muffins. Actually, over the past week I've been a recipe creatin' machine! It seems like I tend to ... [Read More]
Chocolate Pistachio Energy Bites [gluten free]
I'm such a sucker for any kind of place where high-quality food is the focus. Farmers' markets. Gourmet food shops. Italian markets. Bakeries. I love it all. It's no secret that I love experimenting in the kitchen, and finding new foods and ingredients gives me inspiration to try new recipes... plus I just love eating food, obviously. A few weeks ago, I was walking to a Starbucks to work for awhile before meeting a friend for dinner, when I passed by a spice shop. I've seen it before when it was closed for the day, but this time it was open. Naturally, I walked in the shop and moseyed around smelling and tasting things. I wound up leaving with some goodies - all that were new to me, with the exception of local cinnamon infused honey (I pretty much buy that whenever I see ... [Read More]