I eat the same breakfast almost every day (2 pieces toast with peanut butter). In an effort to be more adventurous when it comes to the first meal of the day, I'm consciously making an effort to try some new things in the next month or two. First up is this spinach-banana smoothie from Oh She Glows.
This smoothie was pretty good. I usually have all the ingredients on hand (almond milk, banana, spinach, chia, almond or peanut butter) so this is a smoothie I could make regularly.
A few notes:
- I used almond butter (instead of peanut butter)
- I skipped on adding protein powder
For Canadian Thanksgiving, I wanted to find a pumpkin cheesecake recipe to try. I've made cheesecake many times before but I've always tended to gravitate towards a lime or chocolate version.
This recipe is from allrecipes.ca. Not too many ingredients and only 2 packages of cream cheese (my requirements!). This cheesecake was pretty good. The pumpkin flavour was subtle. Perhaps I could have increased the cinnamon and nutmeg as suggested by some reviewers of this recipe. I enjoyed the gingersnap crust too but next time I'll omit the chopped pecans, I don't think they added anything.
Overall, a nice cheesecake!
I was in the mood to make something with pumpkin - I tried this recipe from Ambitious Kitchen. This bread was yummy! Definitely on the "make again" list. In fact, I will probably use the rest of the pumpkin from the can to make another loaf!
A few notes
- I used slightly less honey and chocolate chips (probably 1/4 cup honey and a heaping 1/4 cup chocolate chips)
- My batter seemed quite dense when mixed so I had a feeling it wouldn't take 50 minutes to bake in the oven. I checked the bread at 40 minutes and it was ready.
This recipe is from Ruffles & Truffles. Only a few ingredients, and minimal prep work to assemble this dish. I especially enjoyed the vinaigrette, more than I thought I would!
A few notes:
- After I prepared the zucchini noodles, I let them sit in a bowl while the sweet potatoes were baking. Before tossing in the vinaigrette I drained off the accumulated water.
- I used this julienne peeler
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