I have baked a lot of pumpkin flavored things in my 15 years of food blogging and I am here to tell you that the pumpkin bread recipe that I am sharing today might just take the number one spot. Once it cooled enough for me to slice off my favorite piece – that super [...]
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Spiced Zucchini Carrot Bread {Recipe}
July 9, 2023 { 65 comments }This spiced zucchini carrot bread is the perfect way to enjoy a surplus of summer squash. It’s loaded with shredded fresh zucchini and carrots as well as orange zest, cinnamon nutmeg and walnuts. It’s somewhat reminiscent of morning glory muffins – which I’m a big fan of! SPICED ZUCCHINI CARROT BREAD I first shared this [...]
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The Best Basic Granola Recipe
March 4, 2023 { 17 comments }A basic granola recipe with a short ingredients list. This granola is the perfect balance sweet and salty; chewy and crispy. Oats, brown sugar, honey and coconut oil are studded with plump raisins and mixed nuts for a delicious breakfast or snack. My dad first got me hooked on this basic granola recipe some time around [...]
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
February 11, 2023 { 6 comments }We are only six weeks into 2023 but I already know that this peanut butter chocolate chip banana bread is going to be one of my best baking creations of the year. I have no doubt that I’ll make this recipe over and over again for many years to come! PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA [...]
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A Week In The Life
December 10, 2022 { 8 comments }Hello and happiest of weekends! I hope you are all enjoying the holiday season and that it’s more holly jolly than hustle and bustle. If it’s a hard holiday season for you, I get that too and I’m sending you a whole lot of love and prayers. I am certainly in a very different place [...]
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Pumpkin Spice Banana Muffins
September 15, 2022 { 5 comments }Hi, hello friends! I am here with my first pumpkin baked good of the fall season. Never mind that it’s not technically fall for another week…the evening lows dropped down to 60 degrees in Charlotte this week and the highs are only in the 80s so that basically feels like fall after a sweltering summer. [...]
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Finn’s Favorite Banana Muffins
March 30, 2022 { 3 comments }This isn’t the first banana muffin that I’ve shared on my blog but I can confidently say that it’s overall the best. I held off on posting this recipe because banana muffins are kind of a dime a dozen but I’ve been baking this recipe regularly for well over a year now and our freezer [...]
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Matcha Chai Spiced Sugar Cookies
December 17, 2021 { 8 comments }These Matcha Chai Spiced Sugar Cookies are a perfect choice for holiday cookie baking thanks to their festive green hue and warm wintery chai spices! I feel like all things “Grinchmas” are having a moment and these cookies are perfectly Grinch-colored. They are one of my personal favorite cookie recipes that I’ve ever shared here [...]
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Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Cupcakes
December 3, 2021 { 1 comment }The holiday season is officially here and I am so excited to share these Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer cupcakes with you. The first thing that I have to tell you that while these cupcakes are adorable and so festive, they are not difficult to make. I promise! I am not the crafty type at [...]
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The Best Fresh Apple Spice Cake
November 13, 2021 { 9 comments }This fresh apple cake has been a favorite of mine since childhood. There is nothing fancy about it but there is something to be said for simple, uncomplicated recipes. I grew up eating this apple cake and now I bake it at least once every fall/holiday. I hope that this recipe will find its way into [...]
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Back In The Mix + Recent Eats
April 29, 2021 { 12 comments }Hi there. I hope it’s been a good week for you. And if it hasn’t, I hope the weekend offers some ease. This will sound sad to some and some will totally get this but one of the highlights of my week was getting my Kitchen Aid mixer repaired. My parents gave me this Kitchen [...]
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Cranberry Orange Muffins with Streusel Topping and Orange Glaze
December 12, 2020 { 0 comments }Today I’m sharing a recipe for Cranberry Orange Muffins with Struesel Topping and Orange Glaze that would make a great gift or addition to your holiday breakfast table. They’re easy to make – no mixer required! – and are bursting with tart fresh cranberries, crunchy pecans and zesty orange flavor. One of my favorite holiday [...]
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Apple Cinnamon Crumb Muffins
September 13, 2020 { 4 comments }This post is sponsored by Truly Grass Fed but the recipe is my own! The first day of fall is just over a week away and I can’t hold out any longer on sharing this Apple Cinnamon Crumb Muffin recipe with you. I actually think now is the perfect time to post it because I’m [...]
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Simple Recent Eats + The Yummiest Brownies
May 10, 2020 { 7 comments }Good morning and Happy Mother’s Day! I am overdue a recent eats post so that’s what I have for you today. Lots of good and simple stuff to share. I haven’t felt much like cooking lately so most of what you’ll find below is easy to prepare and requires minimal cooking. BREAKFAST The prettiest (and [...]
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Cranberry, White Chocolate and Pistachio Blondies
December 14, 2019 { 13 comments }Nothing says holiday baking like butter, butter and more butter and I am here today with a recipe for cranberry, white chocolate and pistachio blondies that is buttery, sweet and delicious. This recipe is festive for the holidays because you have red cranberries, white chocolate chips and green pistachios. I also find these flavors to [...]
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Little Man Down + Favorite Holiday Cookie Recipes
December 3, 2019 { 6 comments }Good morning. I am waking up to a quiet house this morning. My mom flew out last night and Finn spent last night with his dad. Definitely a bit of an empty feeling after a week of having my mom with us. Speaking of little man, he is down for the count. I took him [...]
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A Beautiful Day
November 29, 2019 { 2 comments }Thanksgiving 2019 was maybe the most relaxing Thanksgiving of my adult life! I enjoyed spending the day in the kitchen preparing a meal for two, a long walk with Zoey and an evening at the movies with my mom. I had hopes of sleeping in but woke up shortly before 7a. I made my way [...]
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Carrot Cake Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting {Recipe}
November 8, 2019 { 18 comments }I’m bringing back a recipe from the archives that deserves another day in the spotlight. These Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting were one of the best ideas that I’ve ever had. ‘Tis the season to bring them back with Thanksgiving just a few weeks away and the holidays following shortly after. You all [...]
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The Most Delicious Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies
October 31, 2019 { 8 comments }Welcome to probably the best cookie recipe that I have ever shared on my blog. These oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies are to die for but before we get started you just have to promise me that no matter what, you’ll let the dough chill in the fridge overnight (or for at least 12 hours). [...]
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Carrot Maple Oat Banana Bread
January 21, 2019 { 9 comments }I always like to have some kind of quick bread or muffins in the freezer for a quick breakfast alongside scrambled eggs and fruit or an afternoon snack with tea. The freezer had been empty for far too long. I think the last quick bread I made was the pumpkin apple bread back in October…I [...]
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Chocolate Zucchini Banana Bread
August 28, 2018 { 2 comments }I have quite a few recipes for variations on banana bread on my blog. I seem to regularly find myself with very ripe bananas so I either freeze them for smoothies or bake them into banana bread. Today I’m excited to bring you a recipe for my first ever CHOCOLATE banana bread…with the addition of [...]
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Three-Ingredient Buttermilk Biscuits {Recipe + Video}
August 1, 2018 { 17 comments }It’s biscuit day! I’m excited to share this tutorial with you on how to make three-ingredient buttermilk biscuits. I not only have step-by-step photos to accompany the recipe but I also made a video! I actually craved biscuits on and off during pregnancy but always turned to the canned or frozen variety. Having a taste [...]
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Banana Morning Glory Muffins or Quick Bread
April 10, 2018 { 11 comments }Last Sunday morning I had the urge to bake something breakfasty. I had overripe bananas on hand but a craving for morning glory muffins…so I decided to combine the two and make “mash up” of banana bread and morning glory muffins/quick bread. The result was delicious! The recipe ended up yielding 12 muffins with enough [...]
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Weekend: Cirque de la Symphonie + Cake Baking + Surprise Long Run
October 16, 2017 { 2 comments }Hi and I hope your week is off to a great start. I never get to sit down to write a weekend recap on Mondays until mid-afternoon because I teach at 8:15a and 10:30a on Mondays and squeeze in a yoga class or run between teaching my two classes. I always feel behind the curve [...]
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Soft and Caky Pumpkin Muffins with Dates and Nuts
October 4, 2017 { 7 comments }These soft and caky pumpkin muffins are studded with dates and nuts. They’re perfect alongside coffee or tea for breakfast or an afternoon snack! The fall cooking and baking bug has officially got its teeth in me. I am finding myself craving time in the kitchen and feeling all sorts of creativity and inspiration flowing. [...]
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Sourdough Bread: A Step-By-Step Guide for Home Bakers
April 5, 2017 { 72 comments }This post has been a long time in the works but I finally have a complete step-by-step guide to the process of baking sourdough bread ready to share! A few notes before we get started… Don’t be intimidated! My dad encouraged me for years to bake my own sourdough bread but the process just seemed [...]
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Lately: Cookies, A Christmas Cactus and Collagen
March 30, 2017 { 57 comments }Hey guys! I’m happy to hear that you are eagerly awaiting my sourdough tutorial. The comment, “It’s like waiting for the next season of Game of Thrones to start! ?” kind of made my week. I have been baking test loaves and going out of my way to do as much wrong as possible to [...]
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Gluten-Free & Paleo Pumpkin Banana Muffins
November 2, 2016 { 20 comments }These gluten-free and paleo pumpkin banana muffins are a perfect addition to your breakfast spread or a great option for an afternoon snack. And with just under 150 calories per muffin and no processed sugar, you can feel good about enjoying a freshly baked treat! My current breakfast obsession is two scrambled eggs, fresh fruit [...]
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Maple Apple Spice Cake
September 20, 2016 { 24 comments }Apple cake is one of the desserts I look forward to most every fall. I developed this recipe for Maple Apple Spice Bundt Cake in fall of 2013 and it immediately became my favorite apple cake. It’s now a staple in my fall/holiday baking rotation. Fresh apple cake reminds me so much of my childhood. My [...]
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Spiced Zucchini, Carrot and Banana Bread (Or Muffins!)
August 11, 2016 { 14 comments }I’ve had the baking bug lately and this spiced zucchini, carrot and banana bread is my favorite thing that I’ve baked over the last month or so. I can also easily be turned into muffins or mini loaves. It all started when I set out to make banana bread to take along on my beach trip [...]
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Healthy-ish Peanut Butter & Coconut Banana Bread
March 4, 2015 { 21 comments }After going five days without peanut butter last week while I was away on the yoga retreat, it’s been all peanut butter, all the time since getting back. The first thing I ate when I arrived home was an apple with peanut butter and since then it’s been a steady stream of peanut butter smoothies, peanut [...]
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A “Wild Weekend” (Not Really) + Starbucks Coconut Milk Latte
March 2, 2015 { 48 comments }Hi! The week is off to a great start over here. It’s 66 and sunny. As soon as I hit publish on this post I’m going to head out for a run and walk the pups. The pups were reunited this weekend after spending a week apart and they’ve been inseparable ever since. I am [...]
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Welcoming 2015 + NYE Outfit
January 2, 2015 { 9 comments }Happy Friday and Happy New Year! I kicked off my New Year’s Eve by teaching a 6 a.m. hot yoga class at Charlotte Yoga. It was 28 degrees when I left for class so the monkey hat was a must! :) I spent the rest of the day working on the computer, cleaning, in meetings [...]
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Why I Told My Yoga Class to Eat Pizza + Playlist
December 17, 2014 { 10 comments }I am feeling the holiday crazies something serious this year. When my editor told me my book deadline was January 5 and apologized for the holiday timeline, I didn’t think much of it. Now that I’m in the moment…I have to admit that I’m dying a little. I want to be shopping, baking cookies and [...]
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Life Lately: Zoey Girl, Baking, Yoga Stuff and Things to Read
December 10, 2014 { 14 comments }It’s December 10, I still haven’t started Christmas shopping and this week has passed by in the blink of an eye. Thanks for your feedback on the kitchen gift guide. The fitness/yoga version will be coming tomorrow for those of you who are on the procrastination train with me! Here’s a little update on life [...]
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Weekend: Weddings, Friends and Sweet Stuff
October 19, 2014 { 17 comments }I hope everyone is having a relaxing Sunday evening. I am just popping in with some weekend photos to share! This one got a bath and a little hair cut on Friday. When I picked her up she was so soft, smelling like roses and over the top cute. I swear she knows when she’s [...]
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Recent Eats: Coconut Curry, Flatbread, Zuchhini Carrot Bread
September 10, 2014 { 29 comments }The week has been off to a delicious start over here! I did some baking on Sunday afternoon and made this zucchini carrot quick bread. I was hoping to share the recipe with you but it’s not quite ready yet. I want to try it again with a few modifications and see if I can take it [...]
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Labor Day Weekend in Photos
September 1, 2014 { 18 comments }I hope everyone had a nice Labor Day Weekend. Mine was super low-key. I stayed here in Charlotte and managed a nice mix between productivity/work and relaxation/being social. The highlight of my weekend was being able to sleep in this morning until whenever I woke up without having to set an alarm to be somewhere. I [...]
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Weekend: Baking, Long Run, Movies & More + Weekly Workouts
August 17, 2014 { 29 comments }I went into this weekend with no plans other than teaching my normal Saturday and Sunday yoga classes and a long run with a friend. I was totally okay with that since I’ve been out so much lately but then I ended up having fun plans come together at the last minute on both Friday and Saturday [...]
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Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars {Recipe}
August 16, 2014 { 12 comments }I have the best neighbors. They’ve lived on my street for 20+ years and are always looking out for me and Sullie. They help me take care of her on crazy days, check in with me on a regular basis, watch out for the house while I’m gone all day or away on trips and are [...]
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Day In The Life Thursday
July 24, 2014 { 19 comments }4:55 a.m. – alarm goes off. Check phone in bed until second alarm goes off at 5 a.m. I get up to train clients at 5:30 and 6:30 a.m. Sullie stays in bed. This is the regular for her. She never gets up until I get home from my morning gym sessions and then she’s [...]
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Fresh Peach Cake {Recipe}
July 22, 2014 { 18 comments }It’s peach season y’all! Growing up in Georgia, peaches were a big deal…we are the peach state after all. ;) Little did I know that after moving to the Carolinas (I’ve lived in North and South Carolina) that South Carolina peaches are also a big deal and equally as delicious as Georgia peaches. I have [...]
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Blueberry Banana Muffins {Recipe}
June 12, 2014 { 20 comments }Good morning! I always keep bananas in the house for smoothies and sometimes they get a little too ripe before I get around to using them. I know many people freeze their bananas for smoothies but since all the other fruit I use in my smoothies is frozen, I like having the banana to add [...]
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The Weekend + The Best Meal + The Saddest Movie
June 9, 2014 { 25 comments }I had a very low key but nice weekend. After continuing education all day on Friday, I crashed Friday night and didn’t do much of anything. I had hopes of getting up and practicing at Om Yoga on Saturday morning before I taught my hot vinyasa class but then I slept until 8:30 so that [...]
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Olive Oil & Greek Yogurt Lemon Chia Seed Muffins
April 19, 2014 { 21 comments }Good morning! It’s a rainy, chilly and dreary day here in Charlotte so it seems like the perfect morning to share a baking recipe with you. I don’t know about you but this kind of weather always makes me want to cozy up in the kitchen with a cup of hot tea and play around. [...]
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Recent Eats: Creative in the Kitchen
April 16, 2014 { 18 comments }So glad y’all are loving the Tommie Copper giveaway. Remember, you have until midnight tonight to enter! And be sure to check back later tonight for an Erin McDermott Jewelry giveaway! (WOOHOO!!!) It’s been a week since I’ve shared recent eats so I want to quickly show you some of my favorites. Many of my [...]
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A Very Special Happy Birthday
April 10, 2014 { 20 comments }I’ve spent the last two days in Georgia celebrating a very special birthday! My Mema’s 84th! Last year I cleared my calendar and drove down to Georgia in the middle of the week to surprise her on her actual birthday so I decided to do the same thing this year! Earlier this week I baked [...]
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Peanut Butter & Banana Muffins {Recipe}
March 20, 2014 { 32 comments }I know I said I was going to post a workout today but then I made these muffins this morning and I had to share the recipe immediately. So we’ll eat muffins first and then we’ll do a squat workout later! :) It’s no secret that peanut butter ranks is one of my favorite foods [...]
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2013 Christmas Eating
December 26, 2013 { 21 comments }One of my favorite things about going home for the holidays is the food and spending time in the kitchen with my family preparing meals. My dad and I always menu plan for weeks ahead of time and bounce ideas back and forth. So the first part of my Christmas 2013 post is all about [...]
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Wrapping It Up
December 24, 2013 { 4 comments }Merry Christmas Eve! I’m headed to Georgia for Christmas with my family. The past few days have been a whirlwind of last minute shopping, baking, packing and wrapping. This was the scene in my living room last night as I tackled all the gifts that needed to be wrapped while I watched Elf. Sullie acted [...]