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Pumpkin Spice Granola

pumpkin spice granola

I really hope y’all aren’t tired of pumpkin yet, because I honestly feel like I am just getting started. This easy pumpkin spice granola is pretty much going to carry me through the season.  I’ll eat it for breakfast with almond milk (hello delicious cereal option), I’ll eat it in handfuls as a snack, and I will eat on top of my all time favorite Trader Joe’s item… pumpkin greek yogurt.

Basically, I will be eating it nonstop.  And then I will be working out extra to make up for it.  Or maybe I will just eat it WHILE working out.

As a side note, my friends always laugh at me for saying that I will need to work out more to make up for eating my treats.  Why?  Because even though they taste like a million calories, they are as clean as can be.  That goes for this granola as well.  It is totally clean and totally guilt free….

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Creamy Pumpkin Alfredo

Creamy Pumpkin Alfredo

You know when you fight with your husband over who gets the leftovers, you have come up with someone worth sharing.

Or wait… not sharing?

This was our story this weekend.  We created a dish that was so amazing that we just had to share… but then neither of us wanted to share when it was time to enjoy the leftovers….

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One Pan Autumn Chicken and Veggies

Autumn Chicken Veggies

I definitely wouldn’t consider myself a lazy cook, but I do enjoy simplicity from time to time. 

There is something really nice about being able to cook an entire meal using just one pan- but I have to admit, it can be a bit tricky at times. 

To find ingredients that go together, cook well in the same heat source, cook at a similar speed (without having to watch it the entire time), and that create enough of a variety to be an entire healthy meal on your plate… well, it just isn’t always simple. 

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Creamy Pumpkin Smoothie

Creamy Pumpkin Smoothie

I warned y’all—pumpkin everything, all the time.

The good news is, it’s officially fall, so no one can say it’s too early for it.

I seem to always want to create things on Sundays.  Part of that is just our cozy Sunday routine, and part of it could be that we haven’t found a church the entire time we have lived here, and since I experience so much of God in the kitchen, I find myself seeking Him there on Sundays and having my own little church….

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