If you follow me on Instagram then you saw that earlier this week I received an amazing package of goodies in the mail. And if you know me at all, it took only about 15 minutes post-receiving that package for me to get in the kitchen and start baking! I’d been eyeing the chocolate chunk…
SPINACH AND FETA QUICHE
I’ve never made quiche before and it kind of blows my mind. Had I know it was this easy and this delicious, I would’ve done it a long time ago. The best part is that I can pull it out, heat it up and have an easy, healthy meal on hand for breakfast, lunch or dinner! Given…
BEST OF: PANCAKES
I’ve been in the mood for pancakes lately which made me think it would be excellent to have a post that compiled my favorites all in one place! Perfect post for a weekend morning, no? Coconut Flour Pancakes – sweet, hearty and absolutely delicious! Multigrain Birthday Cake Pancakes – a great thing for kids and…
snowy
hi people! i’m just popping in…i’ve been doing my best to stay somewhat disconnected on my break..focus on family, the town and myself. i know many of you are also busy and doing the same. if you follow me on instagram, you’re probably being pretty well briefed on what i’ve been up to…a lot of…
chilly
Hello! Another relaxing day is under my belt. I started the day off with a delicious bowl of apple pie oatmeal served up in my brand new Christmas mug. It’s getting chilly out there so I wanted something warm and comforting. {1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 diced apple, dash of apple pie spice, spoonful of peanut…
titleless
It was another relaxing day so there’s not much to report… Breakfast was a yogurt bowl – {vanilla greek yogurt, kashi go lean crunch, strawberries and a peanut butter spoonful} {coffee with soymilk} {santa candle} lunch was a big old salad – {mixed greens, grape tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, walnuts, cranberries, carrots, onions and olive…
normal
ahhh, it feels so good to be back on a normal eating schedule. I woke up just before 8am to my mom’s voice and a craving for cereal! {kashi go lean crunch with strawberries, soymilk and coffee} I ran out to the store last night and stocked up on a few essentials and I was…
you guys
I’m sure I sound like a broken record…but I don’t care. you guys are amazing. I honestly don’t know where I’d be without the blog community…you’ve all helped me through some of the toughest times in life. so THANK YOU. each and every single one of you. you rock. first – my grandmother is doing…
sandy hook
apologies for the delay…yesterday, as I’m sure you all know, was crazy. the day started off well enough…I woke up, enjoyed a nice comforting breakfast – {oatmeal with diced peaches, sunflower seed butter, granola and coffee with soymilk} watched some christmas movies, obsessively checked for my grades (I got all A’s – a solid 4.0…
plug it in
Well I’m officially all caught up on Homeland. It. is. ridiculous!! I cannot wait until the finale! I didn’t sleep as late as I did yesterday but I woke up feeling pretty rested. I hopped out of bed put on the coffee then got to making my oats! In the mix was: 1/2 cup old-fashioned…
cheerio
Morning everyone! Thank you so much for all your congratulations on my finishing the semester! I slept in (for me) until almost 9am and it felt so good! I woke up with a HUGE craving for honey nut cheerios so that’s exactly what I had. Along with some tangerines – And a big mug of…
aaaaand done
Aaaaaand I officially made it through my first semester of grad school! It feels like just yesterday it was my very first day! Craziness. Now all that’s left to do is sit back, relax and wait for grades to roll in… I was up around 6am this morning to squeeze in a little last minute…
one left!
Whew! It was a long day from start to end but I’m now officially just one final away from this semester being over!! It can’t come soon enough…I’m ready for a good long sleep. Breakfast was a quick bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios that I had alongside a Harry & David pear and some coffee…
friday too soon
Happy Friday! I never thought I’d see a Friday where I actually DIDN’T want it to come…but because I have back to back finals Monday and Tuesday I wanted this week to last for as long as possible. ESPECIALLY since one of those finals is accounting! It took me a while to fall asleep last…
waffles won
morning! i slept so well last night – it was such a joy to sleep past 6:30 for the first time in a while! i woke up not being able to decide between a waffle stack and oatmeal…but the waffles won out. don’t they always? i topped two toasted kashi 7-grain waffles with sunflower seed butter,…
one down, two to go
Aaaand two finals left to go! I was up super early this morning to make it to school in time for my 8am exam so I just filled my empty peanut butter jar with some vanilla chobani, sliced strawberries, a small spoonful of sunflower seed butter and granola. With a big old travel mug…
december.
So guys. It’s December!!! I can’t believe this is the first time I’ve had to sit down and address it on the blog. Our tree is up. Holiday movies/TV shows are being watched and Christmas music has been played. I honestly don’t know how it’s already December, but I’ll take it! I’m 3 finals away…
whole grain pumpkin spice waffles
So. I made some waffles. But these aren’t just any waffles…. They’re pumpkin waffles spiced with pumpkin pie spice. That’s not all though. They’re also the world’s easiest waffles. Remember my pumpkin pancakes from last year? Well, since they were such a hit I decided to make the waffle version this year. [Easiest Ever] Whole Grain…
BAKED PUMPKIN BREAD DOUGHNUTS WITH CHOCOLATE GLAZE
I’ve been on a huge doughnut kick lately. And by that I mean I’ve been obsessively researching recipes in the hopes that I could find the time to make a batch. And then, suddenly, it hit me. I’d use a shortcut and still get my doughnuts! I grabbed a box of pumpkin bread and pulled…
right back at it
My school has been on Fall break for the past couple of days so I enjoyed an extended day in Boston with my nieces! We went to swim lessons, ate cupcakes and soaked up every last minute together before I sadly had to end my fabulous trip! Today was right back to the usual routine,…
ni[e]ce friday
It’s been a day full of time with my nieces! I started the day off super early with a trip to Starbucks for my go-to travel breakfast of a venti soy misto and a perfect oatmeal… I love the new look of the perfect oatmeal…very clean. A 2 hour flight later and I was on…
from fat to fit
Let’s talk about fat. I’m sure most of you understand that there are healthy fats and not-so healthy fats…but I bet a lot of you don’t know which ones are the best choices and which are the worst…at least I didn’t! Best The healthiest fats are called “monounsaturated” and those are your olive oils, canola…
life lately
Let’s catch up, shall we?? First off – I’ve missed you guys! Secondly, thank you to all of you who have asked how school is going. I’m happy to say I’m still absolutely loving it. I’m learning A LOT (as evidenced by my lack of posts lately) – and I’m soaking up every last bit…
whole grain apple pie bread
If I haven’t mentioned this yet, I absolutely love school. I love not only my program and the people that make it up – but I am absolutely over the moon about the fact that I get to sit in class all day and learn about food and nutrition. So much sometimes, I feel like I…