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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Weekly Finds

I figured that this would have been completely overtaken by pumpkin, especially the desserts, but I was surprised that there were still a lot of other kinds of recipes. While yes, I do have 15 recipes that have pumpkin in them, I also have 7 recipes with apple or apple cider, and 7 recipes with chocolate. 


Breakfast:


Sandwiches and Soups:


Snacks:

Creamy Caramelized Onion and Roasted Garlic Dip

Cinnamon Sugar Candied Nuts Trail Mix

Zucchini Baba Ghanoush Genius, I never would have thought to substitute zucchini for the typical eggplant

Bread:


Dinner:





Sides:


Dessert:


Peanut Butter Chocolate Bundt Cake So much chocolate and peanut butter!

Brown Butter Snickerdoodles

Glazed Pumpkin Donuts Somehow these baked donuts look like Krispy Kreme!

Chai Spiced Cupcakes

Maple Glazed Donuts

Pumpkin Spice Babka OH MY GOD YES

Brown Butter Skillet Brownies

Doubletree Hotel Copycat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Apple Pie Scones

Chocolate Lovers' Cheesecake

Apple, Rhubarb and Cardamom Ice Cream such a unique flavor combo!

Rosemary, Honey and Fig Cake

Glazed Honey Cake

Pumpkin Cake Cheesecake I've seen pumpkin cakes, and I've seen pumpkin cheesecakes, but this somehow combines the two! Almost like a cream cheese filled pumpkin cupcake, but way better

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Blondies

Better Chocolate Babka

Snickerdoodle Bread

Greek Yogurt Pumpkin Bread

Homemade Caramels

Apple Cider Caramels

Simple Apple Crumb Tart

Skillet Brownie

Chocolate Brownie Toasted Pecan Cookies 

Drinks:


Maple Spiced Almond Milk with a Hint of Pumpkin

Homemade Pumpkin Spice Creamer I would certainly use this for coffee every morning

Fitness:


Cooking Tips:



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Sunday, September 14, 2014

Weekly Finds



Breakfast:

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pancakes No, it is not too early for pumpkin

Tomato, Cheddar and Bacon Biscuits I would obviously make these without the bacon, but I love the idea of putting your sandwich fixings right into the biscuit

Overnight Steelcut Oatmeal Jars

Dirty Chai Pancakes with Spiced Caramel Sauce I love that these are "dirty" due to the ground espresso

Pumpkin Pancakes

Homemade Bialys

Pear Cranberry Sticky Buns 

Sandwiches and Soups:


Snacks:


Bread:

Whole-Wheat Sandwich Bread I love how fluffy this looks! And I've never made a bread recipe that used a biga and a soaker

Dinner:

Roasted Corn and Poblano Risotto

Easy Hoisin Shrimp The flavors sound amazing, and it really does seem so simple to make

Herbed Tomato and Roasted Garlic Tart The blistered cherry tomatoes look so good

Pasta with Mushrooms in a Creamy Mustard Sauce Simple, but the flavors sound perfect

Green Herb and Kale Risotto

Creamy Caprese Pasta 

Sides:

Corn, Cheddar and Scallion Strata Ooh I love stratas

Halloumi and Vegetable Skewers Perfect for the last bbq you get in before it is officially fall

Dessert:

Brown Sugar Swirl Birthday Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting

Blueberry Coconut Macaroons Such a pretty and unique take on the typical coconut macaroon

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies So many layers of peanut butter!

Fudgy Brownies

Brown Sugar Apple Cobbler The cobbler part looks amazing - so nice and browned

Buttery Pecan Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

Oatmeal Cake Old fashioned, but delicious

Homemade Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tarts These are my favorite pop-tarts!

Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars If these are actually dense like a blondie, instead of being cake-y, they might be my new favorite thing

Baklava Pull-Apart Bread 

Drinks:


Fitness:


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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Weekly Finds


Breakfast:

Fluffy Peanut Butter Pancakes I've never thought of putting peanut butter in pancakes!

Lemon Blueberry Pancakes That blueberry syrup...

Sandwiches and Soups:


Snacks:

Quick Pickled Blueberries An interesting way to preserve blueberries besides making jam!

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

Blueberry Cobbler Bread I love that this bread fully committed to being purple

Perfect Vanilla Scones A dense scone, instead of the typical light and crumbly one

Bread:


Buttermilk Ranch Biscuits A cool idea for flavored biscuits!

Hasselback Cheesy Garlic Bread Oh my...

Dinner:


Glazed Honey Garlic Shrimp These will be great on the grill

Five Cheese Skillet Mac and Cheese Wow this looks indulgent


Sides:

Cheesy Summer Stuffed Poblanos These look awesome, and much better than the typical stuffed pepper

Zucchini and Corn Parmesan Fritters 

Dessert:


Drinks:

Peach and Cardamom Lemonade Like a lemony peach pie in a glass!

Fitness:

Yoga After Strength Training Cool down with this yoga sequence after strength training

40 Squat Variations You Have to Try 

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Saturday, August 2, 2014

Weekly Finds

I probably shouldn't call this weekly finds anymore, since I definitely don't post this every week...


Breakfast:


Shakshuka (Eggs in a Fiery Tomato Sauce) A really different way to eat your eggs

Blueberry Funfetti Pancakes 

Sandwiches and Soups:


Snacks:


Bread:

Strawberry Streusel Skillet Sweet Bread This looks beautiful

Pull-Apart Garlic Cheese Bread This looks amazing

Homemade Sourdough Bread with step by step instructions/pictures

Pull-Apart Hawaiian Rolls

Vanilla and Cinnamon Bread This seems like a really unique loaf of bread, that could be just as good for savory sandwiches as it is for a sweet snack

Dinner:


Sides:


Balsamic Roasted Tomatoes and Onions I want to put these on everything

Healthy Zucchini Fritters These sound delicious


Dessert:

Fudgy Nutty Streusel Bars So chocolate-y!

Samoas Ice Cream My favorite girl scout cookie!

Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

Lavender Berry Pavlova So elegant

Homemade S'mores Marshmallows Genius - the graham crackers and chocolate are added right to the homemade marshmallows

Easy Blueberry Pie Gorgeous

Bourbon Brown Sugar Peach Ice Cream

Dulce de Leche Cheesecake with Brownie Crust

Sugar Cookie Cheesecake I love the sprinkles!

Blueberry Brownies Someone put blueberries in brownies! And they look delicious!

Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Banana Cakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Cast Iron Skillet Sunbutter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie I bet this would be great with peanut butter

Deep Dish Oatmeal Raisin Cookies There really is a theme this month with oatmeal cookies

Blueberry Crumb Cake

Ginger Peach Crumble 

Drinks:


Fitness:


Running:

Best Running Routes Hidden routes that only locals would know

Cooking Tips:


11 1/2 things you can do with a wooden spoon I actually used one to prop open an oven door the other day

Food for Thought:


Things I Like:


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Saturday, June 28, 2014

Weekly Finds

It's been a while since I've posted one of these! These are the great recipes, workouts, and finds I've come across in the past few months. 

Breakfast:

Mini Breakfast Quiches These are great for breakfast on the go

Baked Eggs with Spinach and Mushrooms Wow this would be perfect for hosting a brunch - everyone gets their own baked egg with a gooey yolk

Banana Nut Granola I love this idea - it uses mashed banana right in with the granola ingredients

Roasted Broccoli and Sharp Cheddar Quiche I love that this uses cornmeal in the crust

Cinnamon Blueberry Overnight French Toast I'm definitely going to make this after I go blueberry picking!

Strawberry Sweet Rolls with Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze I would love to make these with homemade strawberry jam!

The Best Orange Glazed Sweet Rolls These looks so incredible

Cornmeal Pancakes with Blueberry-Rhubarb Compote I love the idea of cornmeal in your pancakes

Brown Butter Cinnamon Rolls This has brown butter in the dough, filling, as well as the frosting! And they're ready in an hour

Baked Blueberry Oatmeal with Walnut Streusel Topping

Maple Pecan Sticky Buns

Snacks:

Spring Vegetable Goat Cheese Dip This cheesy appetizer sounds delicious

No-Bake Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola Bars These seem really similar to the Quaker granola bars, but I'm sure taste way better!

Cookie Butter Banana Bread Delicious combination of flavors

Mixed Herb Scones with Sharp Cheddar You can use any fresh herbs that you want to make these

Bread:

Cinnamon Raisin Bread This is so beautiful

Triple Berry Cinnamon Swirl Bread Another beautiful bread, I love that this one has fresh berries in it

Brioche Burger Buns These beautiful buns would dress up any burger

Soft Pretzel Nuggets with Spicy Cheese Dipping Sauce This sauce sounds so yummy

Dinner:

Kale and Brown Rice Gratin with Smoked Cheese Sauce

Potato and Cheese Pierogi

Fresh Spinach Pasta

Fresh Herb Homemade Pasta

Meatball Style Veggie Burgers Really interesting - vegetarian meatballs that have been flattened so you can stick them on a burger bun

Sides:

Grilled Halloumi Skewers with Cilantro-Tahini Sauce I'm making these the next time we grill! Without the cilantro, of course

Dessert:

Nutella Swirled Banana Bread This is such an elegant looking banana bread

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups These are baked in muffin tins, so they are perfectly shaped every time and won't spread too much

Cream Puffs with Pastry Cream These are so elegant, and this recipe makes them sound pretty simple to make

Dark Chocolate Raspberry Banana Bread This sounds so indulgent and delicious

Salted Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Chip Cookies Peanut butter, peanut butter chips, and peanut butter cups are added to the New York Times chocolate chip cookies recipe

Ultimate Brownies Joey was looking over my shoulder as I checked out this recipe, and told me that I MUST save the recipe :)

Skinny Rice Pudding A lighter version

Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake You can use frozen blueberries to make this year round

Samoa Cheesecake like the girl scout cookie!

Lemon Cream Tarts These look so creamy and luscious

Blueberry Pie Bars Just like blueberry pie, but so much easier

Million Dollar Brownies These look fantastic

Mini Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups Great idea to bake cookies in muffin cups

Oatmeal Fudge Bars A layer of fudge instead of the typical jam, sandwiched between cookies

Big Ass Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies These are HUGE and look awesome

Berry Crisp with Oatmeal Cookie Crumble This looks like it has a really thick cookie crumble layer!

Lemon Meringue Cheesecake So beautiful

Drinks:

Rainbow Sangria The colors are so beautiful in this

Boozy Strawberry Basil Lemonade Perfect for the summer

Peach Mules

Fitness:

No Equipment Abs Workout

Fast Full Body Workout If you're short on time, this 5 exercise workout will still get you moving

Medicine Ball Exercises 7 medicine ball moves for an even better workout

Strengthen and Stretch 12 moves that all runners should do - 6 exercises and 6 yoga poses

The best exercises to prevent injury

Bikini shape-up circuit with weights

30-Minute Shapeup Session Cardio and strength training mashup

Sculpt Session Abs, thighs and butt

The Ultimate Beginner-Friendly Yoga Sequence

Do-Anywhere Bikini Circuit No equipment needed

Tabata superset workout

Fat-Frying Mashup: Running and Weights

Circuit Workout with Plyometrics

20 Minute Cardio/Abs Workout Target your abs without a single crunch! I bet you could substitute another form of cardio in for the jump rope if you don't have one. Rowing or running would probably be great substitutes

2 Week Total Body Challenge

Running:


Cooking Tips:

Food for Thought:

I seriously want to read all of the books on this list

Favorite Fashion Staples:



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Monday, April 7, 2014

Weekly Finds - 4/6/14


Breakfast:

Dill Yorkshire Puddings with Smoked Salmon and Horseradish Cream Really interesting take on your typical cream cheese and lox for brunch - I love the pairing with dill. Not sure if I would do the horseradish cream - maybe a whipped cream cheese with more dill instead.

Sandwiches and Soups:

Snacks:

Leftover Chai Latte Scones Probably the best use of leftover chai I've ever seen

Rhubarb Scones Perfect combination of sweet and tart

Vanilla Bean Rhubarb-Ginger Scones It's that time of year for rhubarb! Ginger and vanilla really add to the flavor

Chocolate Swirl Banana Bread This is a really interesting way to spice up your banana bread, plus it looks beautiful!

Bread:

Twisted Cheese and Scallion Bread This is a similar technique to making babka - with rolling, cutting and twisting. It's a great way to get your filling completely spread out

Lion House Rolls These soft buttery rolls have an interesting shape since they're individually rolled

Dinner:

Caramelized Onion and Thyme Risotto I love risotto, and this flavor combination is dynamite

French Onion Pizza Another great way to use caramelized onions - this is basically french onion soup, but in pizza form

One Pot Thai Shrimp Pasta This is a really cool Thai version of the infamous one-pot pasta that's been making the rounds lately.

Easy Ginger Lime Roasted Shrimp I make roasted shrimp all the time, and usually keep it pretty simple with salt, pepper and garlic. This is a great (and simple) way to add some great new flavor.

Goat Cheese and Brussels Sprout Skillet Pizza I think this recipe is summed up by one sentence in the blog post "Because everything is better with goat cheese."

Sides:

Baked Portabello Fries with Sriracha Mayo This is a new version of a baked veggie that's almost like a fry!

Dessert:

Chocolate Eclairs This makes 6 mini eclairs, which means you can eat all of them!

Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Deliciously creamy cheesecake that is topped with cinnamon sugar, just like the cookie!

Spiked Raspberry-Lemonade Cupcakes These actually use freeze-dried raspberries to make the beautifully pink frosting. Plus, who doesn't love boozy cupcakes?

Dark Chocolate Coffee Macarons Coffee really brings out the flavor of chocolate, and these macarons are gorgeous

Big Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Crinkle Cookies This is basically a peanut butter version of the typical chewy molasses cookie, sounds awesome

Carrot Cake Cheesecake Absolutely beautiful, and I'm sure it tastes amazing. I love cream cheese frosting with carrot cake, this is an even better way of doing it.

Loaded Soft and Chewy M&M Cookie Pie This is like a cookie cake that's made in a pie dish - you can  include your toppings of choice.

Mixed Berry Buttermilk Cake This is a great way to make a berry cake even when fresh berries aren't available.

Homemade Monkey Bread with Caramel Sauce This can be made in advance and refrigerated, which makes it so convenient.

Chocolate Flourless Cake Just a few ingredients makes these cakes luscious, and surprisingly, almond butter is one of the ingredients

Fitness:

25 Best Body-Weight Exercises These are all really great exercises that work your entire body, and don't require any equipment

Lunge Variations Here are 14 different lunge variations, just in case you were getting bored with the basic lunge

Yoga Twist Poses for the Back and Spine These twisting poses relieve tightness that cause pain, but also help elongate the spine

New Playlist for Cardio This pop-filled playlist will be great for your next workout

Best Pinterest Workout Posters Thank you FitSugar for compiling some of the best workout posters out there on Pinterest!

Yoga for Strong Legs and Butt Sign up for soreness - this is a balancing yoga sequence for your butt and thighs

How to do a Reverse Burpee The move you love to hate - reversed

Crunch Variations 8 different ways to target your core

Yoga Poses to Tone Arms Yoga isn't just for stretching and relaxation - these yoga poses are just as effective as dumbbells at toning your arms

Running:

Why All Runners Should Strength Train

Treadmill Workouts 5 awesome workouts to end treadmill boredom - whether you're stuck on the treadmill because it's cold, or you have a crazy schedule, this will help defeat the boredom

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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Weekly Finds - 3/16/14



Breakfast:

Irish Cheddar and Vegetable Bread Pudding This would work for brunch, or even for a light dinner

Snacks:

Rum and Brown Sugar Banana Muffins Roasted bananas!

Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips Banana bread with lots of cinnamon sugar and mini chocolate chips throughout

Dinner:

Roasted Garlic Chipotle Sweet Potato Burgers These sound like really flavorful veggie burgers

Sides:

Creamy Parmesan-Garlic Quinoa This sounds really easy to make, and packed with flavor

Broccoli, Cheddar, and Wild Rice Casserole So yummy - and I always trust Smitten Kitchen

Shiitake and Napa Cabbage Gyoza I'm on a dumpling making kick (recipe coming soon), and this version sounds really flavorful, and healthy, due to the tofu hiding in there!

Dessert:

Espresso Martini Panna Cotta Such a beautiful and elegant dessert

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cheesecake Who doesn't like the combination of chocolate and peanut butter? Plus, I love that this recipe uses crushed peanut butter filled cookies instead of the classic oreos for the crust.

Fitness:

Yoga for Love Handles in the sense that it makes them disappear

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Monday, March 10, 2014

Weekly Finds - 3/9/14


Breakfast:

Caramelized Onion and Spinach Egg Casserole This is perfect for brunch, and you can make it in advance

Sides:

Mashed Parsnips and Potatoes with Chives and Parsley A really cool way to use parsnips, which are a very yummy vegetable. Make sure to remove the cores of really large parsnips, since they can be tough.

Dessert:

Brown Butter Double Chocolate Walnut Brownies These look so chewy and rich. Double chocolate because they use both cocoa powder and chocolate chips.

Fitness:

The Academy Awards Workout (and/or) Drinking Game This is pretty hilarious - you can use this for either a workout or a reason to drink. Probably not the two of them together...

Butt Exercises that Aren't Squats 13 Tush-Toning Moves

82 Pushup Variations I didn't even know there were that many different ways to do pushups! This list is great because it categorizes the pushups based on the difficulty level

The Ultimate Staircase Workout Here are some old fashioned stair workouts, and these can be done on any set of stairs. There are two versions, for both beginners and more advanced athletes.

The best IT-band exercises I'm going to have to try these out for my own IT band problems!

6-Minute Arm Workout This quick workout will help tone your arms

Cooking Tips:

How to Freeze Cookie Dough Instructions for how to portion out cookie dough and freeze it, so you can have a freshly baked cookie whenever you want!

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Sunday, February 23, 2014

Weekly Finds - 2/23/14


Breakfast:

Caprese Shakshuka Breakfast Casserole This is awesome - kind of a meeting of the worlds for Italy and the Middle East - a Caprese version of eggs in purgatory

Snacks:

Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake The next time you want to make blueberry muffins - make this coffee cake instead!

Pear Cardamom Caramel Oh my, this flavor combination sounds incredible. I once made a pear upside down cake that had a cardamom caramel, and it was divine. It makes several jars that don't last crazy long, so be prepared to eat lots of it (or give it away to some very lucky friends).

Bread:

Sweet and Sour Onion Focaccia This recipe, originally from Martha Stewart, is provided here with some really helpful tips and changes

Pain Brioche This recipe will give you authentic French brioche. It's pretty simple to make, but requires several rises, including one that is overnight in the fridge.

Cinnamon Crumb Breakfast Bread I had this recipe open when Joey was looking at my computer, and he immediately asked "What is that???" I knew I should probably add it to my recipe queue. The bread is sweet and moist, and swirled with cinnamon.

Dinner:

Butternut Squash Lasagna with Spinach Parmesan Sauce This spinach sauce looks so creamy and delicious. This recipe mentions using fresh lasagna noodles, which I haven't seen before. I'll have to look for them the next time I'm at the store (they would be in the refrigerated pasta section, with fresh tortellini and ravioli).

Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese Risotto This incredibly creamy risotto has two flavorful additions - butternut squash, which is shredded so it cooks with the rice, and goat cheese, lots of it.

How to Make Fresh Pasta A really nice tutorial on how to make fresh pasta, with specialized instructions based on your pasta purposes

How to Make Homemade Frozen Pizza This is perfect if you want the convenience of frozen pizzas, but don't want all of the preservatives and sodium that come with it.

One Pan Baked Ziti This really is one pan - even the pasta is cooked in the same pan as it is baked. This also looks incredibly creamy and cheesy without using all that much cheese.

Sides:

Roasted Garlic and Shallot Dressing This salad dressing would be great to top any salad. You roast both the garlic AND the shallot. You could even top cooked vegetables with this delicious mix.

Dessert:

Banana Crumb Cake This uses pureed banana in both the cake and the crunchy topping. Make this cake the next time you have leftover bananas! (But warning - it will serve a crowd!)

Soft and Chewy Triple Peanut Butter Cookies Wow - so much peanut butter! These soft peanut butter cookies are topped with peanut butter chips and mini peanut butter cups. The good thing is that the recipe only makes 8 cookies - much less guilt when you eat all of them!

Fitness:

Post-Run Yoga Sequence After a tough run, this yoga sequence is the perfect way to cool down. By targeting the legs, lower back, and hips, these poses stretch all the areas that need special attention after running. Since the muscles are already warmed up, it's the prime time to work on extending flexibility.

2 Week Crunch Challenge This challenge will get you all the way to 100 crunches in 2 weeks. It includes five different crunches, that all target different parts of your core.

Running:

Why Runners Should Strength Train A really good article describing why it's important to cross-train and strength train when you're preparing for a race (besides the fact that it's just tons of fun), with examples of things to do

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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Weekly Finds - Miscellaneous


Cooking Tips:


Food for Thought:

How to Deal with Depression in Your 20s

The difference between men and women

The pug factory So cute!

Running vs Walking - how many calories will you burn? Someone scientifically showed the difference between running and walking in terms of the number of calories burned - very interesting results

Can people really be "fit and fat"?

Impossibly difficult situations for an indecisive person

How to walk on ice Basically - walk like a penguin

How to Make (and Keep) Friends I thought this was really interesting - in today's digital age, everyone has hundreds of "friends" on facebook, but how many of them do we actually know? Even though we have a ton of ways to interact with people online, sometimes it seems like there are fewer people we can truly call our friends. 

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Weekly Finds - Fitness Edition


Fitness:

Lower Body Workout These four simple moves help lift, shape, and define every muscle below your waist while also challenging your core.

10-Minute TV Tone-Up No excuses, the workout you can do while watching tv!

Full Body Circuit Workout Combine cardio with strength-training in this 10-exercise workout

22 Kick-Ass Kettle Bell Exercises Kettle bells are great for cardio, strength, and flexibility training.

6 Ways to Tone Your Butt with Dumbbells Exercises that target your backside not only add shape and lift in your jeans and leggings, but they can also make you a stronger, faster runner. 

30 Minute Elliptical Workout The perfect workout for when you get to the gym, and all of the treadmills are taken. This one feels like running!

Total-Body Stair Workout All you need is a set of stairs - inside or outside.

5-Minute Leg Workout 5 moves that require no equipment

5-Minute Back Workout Take your posture from poor to perfect with this quick back workout

The All-Abs Workout 9 exercises to work every part of your core

Best Arm Exercises for Women 8 exercises to really tone your arms

Head-to-Toe Strength-Training Routine This 8-exercise routine requires dumbbells, a bench (or chair), a stability ball and a block

10 Fitness Gifts Under $10 I want Mr. Tea, the yoga cookie cutter, and the strobe light! Oh and the headbands and Burt's Bees as well :)

5 Barre Moves You Can Do At Home Barre studios are really popular right now, but expensive too. Here are a few moves you can try yourself at home

2-Week Plank Challenge Build your way to a 5-minute plank

Hero Abs Workout "Even if you lack superpowers, you can still build a core of a hero with this workout"

Spartan Full Body Circuit Train like a warrior

Grimm Reaper Full Body Circuit Called the grimm reaper since it's a killer workout!

The Commercial Break Workout This is pure genius - now you have no excuse to sit on your butt and not exercise. You can exercise during commercial breaks while watching tv!

The Santa Claus Workout Spartacus-style workout, with 12 stations.

12 Minute HIIT Workout You can do all of these at home, no equipment needed!

Core Circuit Workout 9 exercises to sculpt your abs!

Pyramid of Pain Full body workout with a big focus on your legs

No Equipment Circuit Workout With this bodyweight workout, you can tone your entire body anywhere

Fire Up Your Core Circuit Workout I tried this core circuit workout, and my abs were sore for days!

Melt Fat, Build Muscle Dumbbell Blast Circuit Workout This workout is really great - I've tried it out myself. It's deceptively hard!

Best Recovery Stretches I'm definitely guilty of not stretching after a hard workout. Here are some of the best stretches, all in one place

Yoga:

Yoga Sequence to do Your Tight Pants Justice The perfect 14-pose yoga sequence for strong legs

Thigh-Slimming Yoga Sequence Sculpt and lengthen your thighs and tush with this 12-posture standing sequence

Inner Thigh Yoga Sequence for Beginners If your inner thighs could use some attention, here are nine yoga poses that'll fire up this area. 

Best Yoga Poses for Office Workers Shake off the tightness and stress of the day by stepping onto a yoga mat, and doing this relaxing yoga sequence to target all those oh-so-tight areas.

A 20-Minute Yoga Sequence for a Tighter Backside Looking to tone up your backside? Move through this 20-minute yoga sequence that kicks things off with a little cardio before a series of poses designed to tone and lift your bottom.

Burning Squats Yoga Sequence This will seriously tone (and set on fire) your lower body

Thigh-Strengthening Yoga Sequence This quick sequence will bring on the burn

Basic Yoga Sequence This full-body flowing sequence will open and strengthen all of your major muscles

Relaxing Seated Yoga Sequence Relax and stretch your whole body out with this low-key, restorative yoga sequence that will leave you feeling calm yet energized

Flat Belly Yoga Sequence This yoga workout is designed to target the abs

Yoga Sequence for Tight Shoulders Open up tight shoulders with a quick yoga sequence

Yoga for Runner's Legs This yoga sequence is designed to strengthen the quads, hamstrings, and glutes for hill climbs and speed work, as well as increase hip and hamstring flexibility to prevent injury and pain

Running:

Fat Blasting Interval Treadmill Workout This workout has three different versions, and you can choose which one fits your fitness level and goals

Metabolism-Boosting Treadmill Run This interval workout will push your endurance and raise your heart rate

Ultimate Interval Mashup Kicking your cardio up a notch and adding different types of intervals to your run, like in this treadmill workout, will battle belly fat and increase your post-exercise calorie burn

Bursts Intervals Treadmill Workout Adding sprinting bursts to your treadmill workout helps you burn more calories, stokes your metabolism to burn more calories after your workout, and increases your speed as a runner

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Weekly Finds - Dessert (and Drinks) Edition


Dessert:

Cinnamon Apple Pie-Cake Is it a pie or is it a cake? It's baked like a cake - with a cake batter and apples inside, but the ratio of apples to cake is so crazy, it's almost pie-like. I'm saving this recipe for Rosh Hashanah next year, but I'll have to test it out before then!

Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Dulce de Leche Bread pudding that tastes like pumpkin pie!

Pumpkin Coffee Cake with Brown Sugar Streusel A rich and moist pumpkin coffee cake, with a streusel middle and topping, drizzled with vanilla glaze

Pumpkin 7 Layer Bars This takes the basic 7 layer bar, and doctors it up a bit. It has pumpkin, shredded apple, roasted salted almonds, and a bit fewer chocolate chips.

Dark Chocolate-Espresso Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Salted Caramel Sauce This sounds insane - you take dark chocolate-espresso pumpkin bread, and then make bread pudding out of it!

Caramel Pumpkin Pot de Creme This is a no-bake version of pot de creme, pretty awesome

Oatmeal Jam Bars Really simple - a crumble is made that is used as both the base and the topping, and jam goes in between.

Pumpkin Coconut Cupcakes Coconut both inside and on top of the pumpkin cupcakes

Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake This cake is SERIOUSLY impressive. There's a brownie layer, then a chocolate mousse layer, a raspberry mousse layer (with fresh raspberries), a vanilla mousse layer, and finally chocolate ganache.

Pumpkin Ice Cream - Three Ways One of these recipes has to meet your craving

Brown Sugar Tart This sounds incredibly rich - with a deep brown sugar flavor and browned butter nuttiness. The cinnamon is definitely not optional in my book.

Bourbon-Caramel Pumpkin Tart A buttery cornmeal crust is topped with a pumpkin pie cheesecake filling and a bourbon salted caramel candied pepita topping.

Roasted Banana Pudding This isn't your typical banana pudding - it roasts the bananas for extra flavor, and actually puts them in the pudding, not just layered on top

Pumpkin and Fudge Layer Bars with Salty Crunchy Streusel These treats are layered with dense spiced pumpkin cake, thick fudgy chocolate, and salty crunchy goodness.

Pumpkin, Chocolate and Brie Grilled Cheese This seriously sounds like the best grilled cheese ever! Oh gosh

Pumpkin Butter and Caramelized Fig Rugelach I LOVE rugelach. This recipe uses homemade pumpkin butter and caramelized fresh figs as the filling.

Chocolate Chunk Coconut Cake with Coconut Drizzle This is a no-fuss, simple one layer cake – perfect for those times when you want cake but don’t want to mess with lots of layers, fillings, and frostings. 

Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Shortbread Cookies Cinnamon both inside the cookies and sprinkled on top

Pumpkin Bread Pudding A super decadent pumpkin bread pudding topped with a nutella glaze

Greek Yogurt Brownies These brownies use full-fat greek yogurt instead of butter, and still manage to be extremely fudgy

Apple Slab Pie Kind of a portable pie, like a poptart, so it's heavier on the crust than the filling.

Apple Cinnamon Baked Doughnuts with Brown Butter Glaze Shredded apple, freshly grated nutmeg, buttermilk, and then topped with a thick brown butter glaze

Browned Butter Cookies with Cider Caramel Filling There really is nothing bad about this recipe. Nothing.

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Pumpkin Praline Pie This somehow combines pumpkin pie with pecan pie

Chocolate Pot de Creme This looks so smooth and velvety, and of course, chocolatey

Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake The three layers of this cake are each distinct - different kinds of chocolate and different textures. It gets lighter as you go up, and just sounds divine.

Really Good Brownies With a name like this, they have to be really good, right? They look so dark and rich and chewy

Lavender Panna Cotta with Honey Poached Pears Truly such an elegant dessert

Chai Cupcakes with Maple Whipped Cream These are super light - not a lot of refined sugar, but tons of spices

Spiced Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Maple Glaze This bread pudding has a special touch - roasted pumpkin instead of canned

Perfect Apple Pie This is the apple pie you put on your Thanksgiving table

Caramel Spiked Pumpkin Pie Light and smooth pumpkin pie that's spiked with caramel flavor

Browned Butter Pumpkin Spice Cake with Salted Caramel Buttercream Frosting This cake is impressive - 4 layers of awesomeness.

Polka Dotted Chocolate Pecan Brownie Tart with Chocolate Ganache This is beautiful. It is super fudgy, thanks to the secret ingredient of cream cheese

Cranberry Orange Cheesecake This is a lightened up cheesecake, using low-fat cream cheese and greek yogurt. You can also use up your leftover cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving

Overnight Apple Fritter Monkey Bread This combines Joey's favorite dessert, and my favorite donuts. It's also super easy to make, since you can let it hang out in the fridge overnight, and bake whenever you want the next day.

Gingerbread Caramels Homemade caramels, but spiced up

Perfect Every Time Cut-Out Cookies This dough is supposed to be fool-proof. I will definitely be using it next holiday season

Hot Chocolate Pudding Cake This is basically a gluten-free molten chocolate cake, that can even be made ahead!

Fresh Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Brown Butter Cookies I've seen a lot of cookies that use dried cranberries, but these use fresh ones! Such a cool idea

Flourless Chocolate Cake This is gluten-free without ANY strange ingredients - just sugar, butter, eggs and of course CHOCOLATE. Perfect recipe to use when you are hosting a friend with gluten issues. Or just when you want good chocolate cake!

Mixed Berry Mini Pavlovas This is the perfect recipe to make just a few, that can easily be scaled up for a crowd

Challah Monkey Bread This uses a challah bread dough, which means it's eggy and super rich and delicious. You dip the dough balls in brown sugar, which gives it a caramel flavor

Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies Really simple, these super light cookies are also light in calories

Creamy Lemon Crumb Bars These are super bright, and give us something to bring us out of the winter blues

Chocolate Brownies with Vanilla Salt Homemade brownies that are as chewy as the ones made from a mix!

Chewy Brown Sugar and Brown Ale Cookies This is the first time I've ever seen beer in a cookie recipe!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Trust Deb to come up with a ridiculous chocolate and peanut butter combination, and post it the day before Valentine's Day!

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Swirl Brownies Like the recipe above, this uses the ever-loved combo of peanut butter and chocolate, but in brownie form


Drinks:

Homemade Chai Tea Make your own chai tea concentrate with whole spices

Vanilla Hot Chocolate Homemade hot chocolate mix, that tastes like real chocolate

London Fog Tea Latte This sounds like a really interesting drink - earl grey tea brewed with dried lavender


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Weekly Finds - Dinner Edition


Dinner:

Butternut Squash and Spinach Lasagna Rolls  Lasagna rolls stuffed with spinach and cheese, then topped with a creamy butternut parmesan sauce and baked in the oven with even more cheese!

Kale and Quinoa Patties Healthy because of the quinoa and kale, but loaded with flavor thanks to panko, parmesan cheese, onion, garlic, lemon and herbs. 

French Onion Soup Macaroni and Cheese Gruyere mac and cheese topped with caramelized onions and croutons - all of the components of French onion soup.

Marcella Hazan's Parmesan Risotto Simple, creamy and cheesy

Lazy Pizza Dough + Margherita Pizza Easy pizza dough that can be adapted to your schedule; it has instructions for three different rise times. 

Quinoa Chili Vegetarian, but still loaded with protein thanks to lots of beans and quinoa

BBQ Chicken Pizza A copycat of the popular CPK pizza. 

Crispy Autumn Veggie Burgers with Apple Cider Slaw These little babies are loaded with leeks, apple, brussels sprouts, balsamic vinegar, quinoa and chickpeas, and then are topped with havarti cheese and a deliciously cider-filled slaw. 

Baked Pasta with Pumpkin, Caramelized Onions, and Chevre Really short list of ingredients that basically includes everything in the title. Seems pretty simple to make, too, especially if you've made the onions in advance. 

Farro Risotto with Mushroom Medley Everyone's been making risotto with farro lately - I should probably give it a try. This recipe has a ton of mushrooms, which I think is awesome. 

Fennel, Kale and Spinach Risotto This risotto is filled with healthy greens, and the fennel must give it great flavor. 

Butternut Squash and Kale Stuffed Shells Pasta stuffed with mashed butternut squash, kale and cheese? This is a healthier version of most stuffed shell recipes, and perfect for carbo loading before a big run or race.

Pumpkin and Sage Ravioli Pumpkin in a savory dish - pumped up with goat cheese, ricotta and fresh sage. 

Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Balsamic-Sage Brown Butter The gnocchi are made with both russet and sweet potatoes, and this sauce just sounds awesome! Shallots + Balsamic + Sage + Brown Butter + Parmesan = Happiness

Roasted Autumn Vegetable Pot Pies These pot pies will make non-vegetarians jealous. Black pepper and rosemary crust covers a medley of roasted carrots, butternut squash, pumpkin, brussels sprouts, and cauliflower. Plus there's a fantastic creamy base made with onion, garlic, mushrooms, bay leaves and lots of herbs. 

Creamy Brussels Sprouts and Mushroom Lasagna This looks like a crazy creamy lasagna - each component is made into a creamy sauce. 

Slow-Cooker Mushroom and Chicken Farro Risotto I might try this without the chicken, but the idea is awesome - risotto you don't have to stand glued to at the stove??

Butternut Squash Pasta Bake Creamy sauce made from pureed butternut squash and vegetable broth, and then layered baked ziti-style with whole wheat pasta, lots of ricotta, and topped with mozzarella cheese.

Cheesy Brussels Sprouts Lasagna Another lasagna recipe with brussels sprouts and mushrooms? Yes. But this one is definitely different, with brussels sprouts kept in larger pieces and cooked with shallots and balsamic vinegar, and sliced mushrooms cooked with garlic.

Pumpkin Mac 'n Cheese YES! Roasted pumpkin, and two of my favorite cheeses - fontina and gruyere. And the whole thing is cooked in the pumpkin...

Mushroom and Onion Mac and Cheese Three types of cheese + mushrooms and onions = my kind of meal

Mexican Quinoa with Lazy Guacamole One pot meal that's packed with Mexican flavors

Braised Short Rib Beef Stew This one's totally for Joey

Savory Bread Pudding How to use up old bread - with lots of delicious add-ins

Black Bean and Quinoa Enchilada Bake This sounds super healthy, really filling, and delicious

Cheesy Butternut Squash Enchiladas Creamy, cheesy, filled with veggies

Whole Wheat Macaroni and Cheese with Spicy Garlic Swiss Chard Swiss chard is my new favorite leafy green, and I think its flavor would pair perfectly with creamy mac and cheese

Roasted Shrimp with Feta Courtesy of Barefoot Contessa, this is almost like a Greek version of Shrimp Scampi

Creamy Parmesan White Bean Stew with Spicy Greens This sounds perfect for the cold weather we've been having, and is also the perfect thing to dip bread into

Hearty Vegan Mushroom Bolognese You seriously won't even miss the meat in this dish (although I may be biased since I never miss the meat...)

Sides:

Baked Quinoa with Roasted Kale and Chickpeas Bright dish with roasted earthy kale, fresh tomatoes and lemon, and of course super healthy quinoa.

Butternut Squash and Provolone Bread Pudding I almost made this for Thanksgiving, it sounded so yummy!

Creamy Rosemary Polenta + Maple Sea Salt Roasted Winter Vegetables Really flavorful polenta, made with good quality butter, rosemary and parmesan. If you have access to Vermont Creamery butter, use their maple and sea salt butter for the roasted veggies for the best flavor.

Skillet Cornbread Make this in a castiron skillet, and you'll have a tender cornbread with a buttery crust.

Brussels Sprout Gratin with Spinach and Potatoes Brussels sprouts cooked with potatoes, onion, garlic and spinach, and baked under a lacy roof of grated cheese and coarse bread crumbs. Definitely use gruyere cheese.

Cauliflower "Couscous" Fresh cauliflower is chopped really fine until it is the size of couscous, and then cooked with a lot of great mix-ins. You have two options for what you want to add to the recipe.

Terikyaki Glazed Roasted Brussels Sprouts Homemade teriyaki glaze that would be great on anything, but especially these roasted brussels sprouts

Parsnip Gratin with Gruyere and Thyme If you've never cooked with parsnips, this is the perfect time to try them out. Here, they are treated like potatoes in a flavorful gratin.

Honey Biscuits A slightly sweeter version of flaky biscuits, made with honey.

Spicy Tomato Corn Bread An interesting take on corn bread - spiced up with cayenne pepper and cherry tomatoes.

Fresh Herb and Gruyere Gougeres This is a great base recipe that you could add any cheese or flavorings to. Here, gruyere, mustard, lemon zest, and lots of fresh herbs are added.

Classic Cranberry Sauce Classic cranberry sauce, nice and tart. It has a nice combination of both white and brown sugars, with orange juice and zest, vanilla, fresh ginger, cinnamon stick, and star anise.

Baked Potatoes with Mushroom Ragout A twist on a loaded baked potato - topped with creamy mushrooms instead of chili or sour cream.

Cheesy Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes An awesome way to use up leftover mashed potatoes

Cheesy Brown Butter-Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes Loaded with brown butter, buttermilk, shredded cheese and fresh herbs

Spinach and Feta Quinoa Bites Yummy little bites loaded with flavor

Hasselback Potato Gratin Thinly sliced potatoes are lined up in the shape of a potato, instead of stacked out flat.

Shredded Kale and Brussels Sprouts Salad with Lemon Dressing Healthy salad with a delicious homemade salad dressing

Charred, Oven-Roasted Carrot Salad with Feta Cheese Oven-roasted, lightly charred carrots benefit from a blast of vinegar, lemon, and salty, crumbled feta

30 Minute Portobello Fried Brown Rice I love making fried rice at home, but usually end up with the same version over and over. I'd love to give this one a try

Oven Roasted Tomato Caprese Salad I've made the Barefoot Contessa version of oven-roasted caprese salad, but this sounds completely different. I'll have to give it a try

Smoky Kale Caesar Salad Caesar salad is one of those things that I'm never all that excited about. However, this version sounds so unique and delicious, it may change my mind.

Beer and Cheddar Cheese Gougeres Really, any reason to use both beer and cheese in a recipe is just a good idea

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