Oh yes, I'm going there! Basically the second it was officially Autumn, I grabbed a can of pumpkin and my apron. Call me "basic", see if I care! While I wouldn't say the weather is exactly screaming "FALL!", the mornings have been cooler, the days slightly crisper, and the harsh heat seems to have at least taken a break for the time being. In Southern California, that's really all you can ask for! So on Sunday morning, I decided it was time to whip up a batch of Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins. I feel like we all[...]
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You may have heard (I can't seem to stop talking about it) but our garden is overproducing zucchini like crazy and I ain't mad! Not mad, but I am feeling a little pressure to come up with recipes to use up our overabundance of summer squash. This week, we "gorged" on zucchini noodles with our Chicken Parmesan, and have had our fair share of grilled zucchini on the BBQ these past couple of weeks. I was ready to turn to something a little more...exciting to use up more of our zucchini. I haven't baked in a while, and the[...]
Almost every Friday, a volunteer at the non-profit where I work brings muffins and other little breakfast pastries. Such a sweet gesture that is always a big hit with everyone! While I usually have no problem passing on any store-bought baked goods, this past Friday there was just something about the Blueberry muffins that gave me a major hankering! One way I have learned to keep myself on the "paleo track" over the years is to tell myself, "If you want to eat a ____, you can but you have to make it yourself." This is a[...]
I totally get I am teetering on the verge of strawberry overload this week, but let me explain. As I noted on Monday, Travis and I went strawberry picking last weekend, and I had some big plans to use up the almost 4 pounds of berries we picked. First up was this strawberry salad with PINK poppy seed dressing I posted earlier this week. (I am already looking forward to making it again as a side dish for our Easter Sunday dinner!) Well, after making the salad, snacking on about a pounds worth, and even sharing some wi[...]
We're in the final countdown, guys! Christmas is 5 days away and I literally started AND finished my shopping TODAY. I wish I was kidding, but all I can say is TGFA (Thank God For Amazon). I don't always procrastinate so hard, it just took me a little longer than usual to get into the Christmas spirit this year. But once I got going, I was unstoppable ;) Can't wait to see everyone open their gifts in just a few short days! Anyway, although I was a little behind the ball in the gift department, I've been thinking about the[...]
I hope you have room for one more Thanksgiving Day recipe! I promise, it requires very little "hands-on" time and will be totalllly worth the extra effort! Even though I don't have to worry about cooking/preparing any portion of the main meal this year (the benefit of traveling for the holiday ;) ) my mind was set on making a special breakfast (that would travel well) to start the day off right. We will be staying at a hotel and I plan to stick to our tradition of waking up early to get coffee and then sipping it while we[...]
If you happen to follow me on Instagram, you know alllll too well that every.single.Monday I make a breakfast frittata. I am off work on Mondays, so I spend the little extra time to prep breakfast for the week (which is really no more work than making 1 day's worth of breakfast!) and it saves me so much time the rest of the week. I constantly change up the ingredients, so I never get tired of eating my frittata slices throughout the week. Plus, I would literally never make it to work on time if I didn't have breakfast ready[...]