Last night I was in the mood to bake, so bake I did! I found 2 pumpkin muffin recipes I had scribbled down and tried before, and mixed & matched their ingredient lists to come up with a recipe of my own. So far, I love eating these babies 1.) warmed, along with some berries for breakfast and 2.) toasted, with a touch of butter, cinnamon & brown sugar on top for dessert. Note: these muffins aren't overly sweet, so if you're looking to make them super sweet, just use more sugar and/or honey. Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins Makes a dozen 1 c old fashioned oats (Quaker) 1 1/2 c whole wheat all-purpose flour (Gold Medal) 1 TSP baking soda 1/2 TSP baking powder 1 TSP salt 1 TSP cinnamon 1 TSP pumpkin pie spice 1/2 c brown sugar (Trader Joe's organic) 1/4 c honey 1 flax egg (a ... [Read More]
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Show Yourself Some Love
Happy Valentine's Day! Although I do agree that today is a Hallmark holiday, I can't lie... I just love love. And how could I not be happy for a day when I find these on my doorstep? My hubby obviously put a smile on my face with those! I was thinking about it, and out of the years we've been together, we've been with each other for 3 Valentine's Days and apart for 3 Valentine's Days... Hmm, 50/50 isn't too bad, right?! Though my hot date tonight was volunteering with the doggies at the Humane Society, I did have a theme of chocolate going on today in celebration of the holiday. First, I made pancakes for lunch. Not just plain pancakes, chocolate chip pancakes.. with pumpkin! I even attempted to make them in heart shapes, because I'm cool like that. They came out ... [Read More]
At Home Workout & Vanilla Pumpkin Smoothie
I spent my afternoon wine tasting with a group of military wives at a winery in Escondido. The wife who set the whole get together up had a really good idea of making it a sort of Valentine's Day celebration. She had all the husbands tell her their nicknames for their wives, and then she painted the names onto wine glasses that we tasted with and got to keep. I also got a handwritten letter from Adam and a flower. So cute! The winery had a pretty backdrop: Not a bad way to spend part of my Sunday! Today's Workout I don't always like to hit up the gym to exercise, especially on weekends. This morning I decided to do a workout at home and came up with a total body routine. It took me around 20 minutes to complete this first part, and all you need is a set of light ... [Read More]