For the love of Pumpkin..

I am obsessed with anything pumpkin flavored, I think my obsession has even gotten worst the last few years. But I crave it, and look so forward to this time of year where I can find pumpkin everywhere- from cupcakes, to coffee, to pancakes, to icecream, to smoothies, to candles I love it all.

So I have recently found a new blog I've become quite addicted to OVER HERE .

I love her recipes, workouts, idea, etc. Me and a friend have already tried a workout routine and I've made a handful of recipes from her site.

 I've been looking for the perfect pumpkin smoothie and have tried several recipes, but her's is the best in my book! I've had one for breakfast almost every day this week:)
131 calories per serving not bad at all! I only used 1/2 a banana and 1/2 a scoop of protein powder in mine.



Pumpkin Pie Smoothie



 I was little nervous about these pancakes because the recipe called for cottage cheese, however, I was pleasantly surprised! These turned out great and even Pat liked them:) I topped them with some "I can't believe it's not butter" Spray and Walden Farms 0 calorie syrup. Yum!
361 calories for the 3 pancakes.

Pumpkin Protein Pancakes

 So now that I am totally in the pumpkin mood, I thought I'd share a few of my FAVORITE pumpkin recipes I've made over the years, enjoy:)

Hands down favorite Pumpkin recipe. I first had it only a few years ago on Thanksgiving at Pat's Dads, I immediately had to have the recipe once I tried it. And this stuff is seriously so easy to make, hence the title "dump" cake.



Pumpkin Dump Cake



 

I made these at least three times last fall, they are amazing! Perfectly moist and flavorful!



Baked Pumpkin Donut Holes



 

Finally, these were also a hit. I just made these a few weeks ago, and they were gone within a day. Yummo!



Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies

 

Weekend Wraps

Another weekend has come and gone.

This past weekend my family loaded up and headed north to visit my younger sister Paige at Pittsburg State where she goes to college. I can't believe she's a sophomore this year, and this is the first time I've been up to visit... better late than never though right?! Paige was back and forth between Pitt and KSU for a long time, and I thought I had her finally convinced to become a wildcat..but at the last minute she changed her mind and I couldn't believe it. Pitt? Why? But I'm over that now, and only wish her the best. Pitt has a great nursing program, one of the main reasons she chose the school. She has made great friends and loves it, so I couldn't be any happier for her. So neither of my sis's chose KSU, guess I will just have to get over that ha.

We bundled up on Saturday and tailgated, went to the football game, hungout, played games, ordered pizza, and had such a GREAT time. By the way, there was snow flurries at the game, yes snow. UGH. Totally not ready for this. Pitt won- woohoo! They were D2 National Champions last year, pretty cool!

I made Paige a care package filled with a bunch of her favorite things. I remember those days of being completely broke in college...

 

Pre-gaming it.

Pat, Me, Mom, Paige

 

Me and Lover Boy



Cort and Me

Brrr...it was COLD!

Happy Monday!