Monday, October 10, 2011

When autumn leaves start to fall...

I don't know about where you are, but the weather has been teasing us. Is it fall, is it summer, is it maybe spring? I decided today that it is officially fall and I kicked it off with this outfit - I've started following a number of fashion blogs (don't worry, I won't turn this into one) in the hopes of finding ways to wear those random accessories I own that I'm never sure what to do with.

Today, I paired my green/white scarf with a tank top and a long sweater (I can never figure out how to wear these long sweaters) with khaki's. I don't normally wear khaki's or jeans to work, but today was fall break day (a day where our students don't have class.) I decided that was a good enough indicator to kick off Fall. This is what I love about Fall:
The changing colors: yellow, orange and red

The beginning of pumpkin season 
(I don't get to carve pumpkins, but I'll eat/drink it wherever I can!)

A calm in the weather 
(I don't think I'd do very well in tropical climates. I thrive with the chill)

Scarves

Apple cider
(hot or cold, this drink is my favorite!)

The threat of the first snow of the season.
(I love snow!)

What are your favorite things about this wonderful season?

A Morning Girl

A morning girl...that I am not. I've recently joined a group of awesome women (and maybe 1 or 2 men?) on Facebook on a quest to lose 20 pounds by Christmas. I'm actually down 6 since I started, which is just fabulous! I attribute it to three things 1) the support and motivation of these women (1 of them just RAN A MARATHON!) 2) I live in Chicago and I walk EVERYWHERE and 3) my attempt to become more of a morning person.

Since I'm not a morning person, I rarely eat breakfast, but I've been trying to get better about that. I found a few recipes and, after some tweaking, decided to share these amazing breakfast muffins. Let me know what you think!

Ingredients:
1 cup sour milk (put 1 tbsp. vinegar in a 1 cup measure. fill with milk. I use almond milk)
1/2 cup applesauce
1/4 cup margarine, melted
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 egg
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup oat flour (blend 1/2 cup oats until powdery - I suggest NOT skipping this ingredient)
1/2 cup wheat flour (I don't have this. I use regular flour and it's fine.)
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup oats
1/4 cup dried apricots, chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Combine sour milk, applesauce, margarine, vanilla, egg and sugar. Mix well
3. Stir together oat flour, flour, baking soda and cinnamon.
4. Add flour mixture to wet mixture. Mix well.
5. Fold in oats and apricots.
6. Put in muffin tins (or reusable cups, see below!) and bake for 20 minutes.

(Please excuse the sideways photograph. It refuses to upload appropriately.)

What do you do for breakfast? I'd love to try YOUR recipes!

When autumn leaves start to fall...

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| Monday, October 10, 2011
I don't know about where you are, but the weather has been teasing us. Is it fall, is it summer, is it maybe spring? I decided today that it is officially fall and I kicked it off with this outfit - I've started following a number of fashion blogs (don't worry, I won't turn this into one) in the hopes of finding ways to wear those random accessories I own that I'm never sure what to do with.

Today, I paired my green/white scarf with a tank top and a long sweater (I can never figure out how to wear these long sweaters) with khaki's. I don't normally wear khaki's or jeans to work, but today was fall break day (a day where our students don't have class.) I decided that was a good enough indicator to kick off Fall. This is what I love about Fall:
The changing colors: yellow, orange and red

The beginning of pumpkin season 
(I don't get to carve pumpkins, but I'll eat/drink it wherever I can!)

A calm in the weather 
(I don't think I'd do very well in tropical climates. I thrive with the chill)

Scarves

Apple cider
(hot or cold, this drink is my favorite!)

The threat of the first snow of the season.
(I love snow!)

What are your favorite things about this wonderful season?

A Morning Girl

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A morning girl...that I am not. I've recently joined a group of awesome women (and maybe 1 or 2 men?) on Facebook on a quest to lose 20 pounds by Christmas. I'm actually down 6 since I started, which is just fabulous! I attribute it to three things 1) the support and motivation of these women (1 of them just RAN A MARATHON!) 2) I live in Chicago and I walk EVERYWHERE and 3) my attempt to become more of a morning person.

Since I'm not a morning person, I rarely eat breakfast, but I've been trying to get better about that. I found a few recipes and, after some tweaking, decided to share these amazing breakfast muffins. Let me know what you think!

Ingredients:
1 cup sour milk (put 1 tbsp. vinegar in a 1 cup measure. fill with milk. I use almond milk)
1/2 cup applesauce
1/4 cup margarine, melted
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 egg
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup oat flour (blend 1/2 cup oats until powdery - I suggest NOT skipping this ingredient)
1/2 cup wheat flour (I don't have this. I use regular flour and it's fine.)
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup oats
1/4 cup dried apricots, chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Combine sour milk, applesauce, margarine, vanilla, egg and sugar. Mix well
3. Stir together oat flour, flour, baking soda and cinnamon.
4. Add flour mixture to wet mixture. Mix well.
5. Fold in oats and apricots.
6. Put in muffin tins (or reusable cups, see below!) and bake for 20 minutes.

(Please excuse the sideways photograph. It refuses to upload appropriately.)

What do you do for breakfast? I'd love to try YOUR recipes!
 

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