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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Pumpkin Banana Oatmeal Bake
October 10, 2023 { 4 comments }I have the perfect breakfast for chilly fall mornings – pumpkin banana oatmeal bake! PUMPKIN BANANA OATMEAL BAKE The star ingredients of this pumpkin banana oatmeal bake are oats, pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, bananas, pecans and maple syrup. It’s a warm, hearty and healthy way to kick off the day! It’s so easy to assemble [...]
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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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Soft & Cakey Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars
October 22, 2020 { 14 comments }These pumpkin chocolate chip bars are soft with a cake-like texture. They are full of pumpkin spice flavor and a perfect choice for fall baking. I first baked these pumpkin chocolate chip bars back in 2009 and posted the recipe on my old food blog, Bakin’ and Eggs. Recently, a reader reached out and told [...]
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Pumpkin Apple Bread
October 2, 2018 { 23 comments }Forgive me for posting another quick bread recipe right on the heels of my Chocolate Zucchini Banana Bread but if you love sweet quick breads as much as I do, hopefully there isn’t much to forgive. I know you are going to love this Pumpkin Apple Bread recipe and I’ve received so many requests for [...]
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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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Recent Eats: The Breakfast, Lunch & Snack Edition (Pumpkin Pie Smoothie Recipe!)
October 2, 2015 { 31 comments }Happy Friday! I got almost 9 hours of sleep last night which was so nice. I woke up naturally around 7:20 and invited Sullie up for some cuddles. It’s a cold, rainy day so I’m now camped out at my desk with a space heater and french pressed coffee. Perfect Friday morning. While I don’t [...]
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Lately: Pumpkin, Yoga & Game Day
September 13, 2014 { 4 comments }Happy Saturday! After a nearly hour and a half weather delay, I’m parked on the couch cheering on the Dawgs! It’s game day and it’s always a stressful game when we’re playing South Carolina. I wore myself earlier today so couch time is welcome. I did my long run early this morning, taught hot yoga, [...]
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What I’ve Been Eating Wednesday
November 6, 2013 { 16 comments }Hi and happy hump day! I’m here with nothing but food pictures for you today after yesterday’s hair extravaganza! Thanks for all your comments and compliments. Apparently I need to buy a curling iron and spend some time on YouTube if I want to master curling my own hair. I started my day by teaching [...]
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Wednesday Workouts & Eats + 3 Songs I’m Loving
October 10, 2013 { 15 comments }http://oascentral.blogher.org/RealMedia/ads/adstream_jx.ads/SocialBoom/OID5175_GreenMountain_Q3-Q4_SocialBoom_073/@x13http://ads.blogherads.com/75/7551/campaigns/13/1342/1342743/x93.js Good morning! I had an early wake up call for a 6 a.m. client. It’s always tough to get out of bed when the alarm goes off in the five o’clock hour but once I’m up, I love it. Early morning has always been the most productive time of the day for me. When [...]
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Life Lately: Workouts, Meals and More
April 17, 2013 { 28 comments }Some photos from the week to share with you. I started the week on my mat with a 6:30 a.m. yoga practice. It ended up being the best practice I’ve had in a really long time. I felt so good in my body for the first time in weeks. Pumpkin overnight oats in April. I [...]
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Pumpkin In The Morning
November 15, 2012 { 18 comments }Last night I wrote this whole post on 2012 and my feelings about all of the change and struggle that myself and everyone around me seem to be going through. I definitely questioned whether or not I really wanted to publish it because y’all know I have a hard time with the “putting myself out [...]
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WOD-O-WEEN
October 31, 2012 { 8 comments }Happy Halloween! It’s “WOD-O-WEEN” here at Metro CrossFit. We encouraged everyone to dress up for today’s WOD and our director of CrossFit programmed a super creative workout. Zombie run = normal run with a plate held out in front Pumpkin Smash = ball slams Candy Bag Carries = dumbbell famer walks Pica Boos = pull ups Gremlin Crawls = [...]
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A Good Start
October 2, 2012 { 54 comments }Thank you for your comments, e-mails, Tweets and messages. Each and every one was humbling and touching beyond words. I do feel lucky and grateful to be a part of such a powerful network of women (and some men!). Each day presents a new challenge and lesson to be learned. A friend of mine forwarded [...]
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Coconut Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
September 16, 2012 { 20 comments }How’s that for a recipe title? It could also be known as “open the pantry and fridge and throw in everything that you have banana bread.” I had two bananas that were destined for the trash can if I didn’t find a use for them yesterday. I am a little over traditional banana bread so [...]
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Odds And Ends
September 12, 2012 { 11 comments }This post is going to be a little bit of this, little bit of that. SOYJOY Giveaway Winner Comment #157 from Ashley. I promise that the winning comment number was randomly generated and I did not play favorites based on peanut butter dipping! Frog-dog Half dog, half frog, 100% cute. Pumpkin First fall bowl of pumpkin banana oatmeal. Sullie is excited to [...]
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Pumpkin In May
May 17, 2012 { 21 comments }Breakfast has been orange the past couple of mornings. Sierra Tweeted about having pumpkin oat bran for breakfast yesterday morning and it inspired me to reach into the depths of my pantry and pull out a can of pumpkin. Pumpkin banana oatmeal with pumpkin butter and maple peanut butter for breakfast yesterday. Pumpkin, banana and [...]
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BodyPump 80 Review + Friday Update
February 3, 2012 { 24 comments }I don’t think I’ve been so happy to see the arrival of a weekend since I started fitness full-time. This may have been my busiest week yet and I definitely taught the most classes that I have ever taught in one week – 18 between Sunday and today! That is insane. I am determined that [...]
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Two Goldens Are Better Than One
October 2, 2011 { 6 comments }Oh man…it’s dog chaos at our house and I love it! Brandon’s cousin Jason is in town visiting family and staying with us for a couple of days. He brought is super cute golden retriever puppy, Goose. He’s only 7 months old! Goose and Sullie have been playing (in the dirt, of course) since his [...]
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A Messy Sunday
January 2, 2011 { 22 comments }It’s been a messy, messy day in our house. First, the Christmas tree and decorations came down…leaving a path of destruction. Pine needles everywhere! I really do not enjoy “undecorating” after the holidays. It is sad and makes a mess. Second, we went to Ikea to purchase a few new pieces of furniture for our [...]
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Saturday Perfection
October 9, 2010 { 11 comments }Today was a perfect Saturday – it involved teaching a group ex class, a great yoga practice, books, coffee, a good friend, cooking, baking, wine and awesome weather. What more could I possibly ask for? I am a lucky girl. My day started with a 6:30 a.m. wake up call. My class at the Y [...]
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Back in the Kitchen
September 21, 2010 { 10 comments }The kitchen is one of my favorite places to be. It is a relaxing and creative place for me where I can forget about whatever else is going on at that moment. Life has been so crazy lately that I haven’t spent much time in my happy place. Since I’ve been on this break from [...]
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Pumpkin and Winners
September 10, 2010 { 0 comments }I’ve had single serve Ziploc bags of pumpkin puree in my freezer all summer and have had zero desire to mix it into my oats…until today. My alarm went off at 5:50 a.m. so that I could start my day the right way – with yoga. I went to a slow, gentle, hot class at [...]