Malted Chocolate Chia Pudding

Hello! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful day ๐Ÿ˜€ When I woke up this morning, the car bomb cupcakes and frosting were tempting me with their deliciousness. I withheld from diving in โ€“the fact that they include alcohol and it was 7:30AM helped- and decided to make something equally decadent: Malted Chocolate Chia Pudding -1/4 cup…

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Chocolate cupcakes with Irish cream frosting

Hey bloggies ๐Ÿ˜€ Howโ€™s your night going?? Mine is bueno because Iโ€™m chilling here on the couch with the pilot ๐Ÿ˜€ Life is back to the way I like it ๐Ÿ™‚ I do have to say that the Irish cream cupcakes were a success More on that in a second ๐Ÿ˜‰ So this morning, I met…

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Brown rice lasagna with autumn salad

Hey! Happy Indian Food day! Howโ€™s your morning going?? So, last night was amazing! If youโ€™ve been reading the bloggy for a while, yaโ€™ll know how much I adore dinner parties and usually have one each week. I LOVE having people over to wine and dine ๐Ÿ˜€ Since I was gone a month for school…

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Sweet potato hash

with the Smell of Lasagna ๐Ÿ˜€ (Random fact: the Pilot has NEVER seen the Sound of Music!! Deprived child, haha. He does know most of the songs from watching Family Guy though) Hereโ€™s one of the layers of the goat cheese and butternut squash lasagna weโ€™re having for Tuesday nightโ€™s girls night: The original plan…

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Southwestern stuffed sweet potato

Heyyyyyy ๐Ÿ˜€ How are ya? Hope your morning is treating you well! Thank you so so soooooo mucho for your sweet get well wishes for Bella. She had some food for the first time in a little over a day last night- I had to put the wet food from the vet on my finger…

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Eggplant Lasagna

Eggplant Lasagna Perfectly portioned for one – 1/2 eggplant (save the rest or if youโ€™re feeling nice, make the husband/SO/friend one and double the recipe), thinly sliced -handful of fresh basil -3/4 cup organic marinara sauce (make your own if youโ€™re feeling Betty Crocker-y or otherwise roll with some delicious organic marinaraโ€”look for one with…

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Raw Chocolate Chip Balls

Hey yaโ€™ll ๐Ÿ˜€ Here is a guest post from the fabulous Angela on a topic that is very dear to my heart: raw desserts!! Enjoy! <3 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hi everyone! Angela here from Oh She Glows, Green Monster Movement, and Glo Bakery. I was super excited to do a guest post for Gina this week as…

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Almond butter chocolate chip cookies

Helloooooo ๐Ÿ˜€ Itโ€™s meeee again! haha. Hope your day is going well and if you havenโ€™t checked it out yet, be sure to enter the Vegalicious giveaway! You donโ€™t want to miss out on that goodness. Today was one of those weird days where I know I did a lot, but feel like I didnโ€™t…

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Raw Peach Cobbler

Hey everyone! Hope youโ€™re having a great morning ๐Ÿ˜€ Iโ€™m so glad youโ€™re enjoying the why I became a personal trainer post– not gonna lie, I felt a little weird putting everything out there, but as always, was glad I did ๐Ÿ˜‰ Since I had a late bfast yesterday (and ran 5.5 miles in the…

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Pesto zucchini pasta with roasted veggies

Hey everyone! Happy Indian Food Wednesday! Whoโ€™s celebrating?! The pilot and I ended up staying awake until the wee hours of the morning, trying to get Viesa acclimated to her new muzzle. It proved unsuccessful.. she HATED it. We got one of the nice mesh ones, and even cut it in half so she could…

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Local Honey and Walnut Baklava

Local honey and walnut Baklava Phyllo Dough: -Meat of 2 young Thai coconuts -3/4 C. soaked cashews -2 T. Flax meal -Pinch salt -1/4 C. honey -1/2 C. water -1 T. vanilla Blend all ingredients until smooth. Spread onto Teflex sheets and dehydrate until dry but still pliable. Filling: -2 C. walnuts -2 t. cinnamon…

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Apricot Mint and Cauliflower Rice Dolmas

Dolmas: For the filling: -1 C. dried apricots, plumped in water and finely chopped -1/2 head of cauliflower, processed in the food processor so that it resembles rice -juice of 1 lemon -heaping T. of fresh mint -2 T. chopped Italian parsely -1 clove garlic, finely minced -1/2 t. salt -pepper to taste -pinch of…

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