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Pumpkin Gingersnap Oatmeal

I’ve been loving oatmeal for lunch lately and this is my favorite combo so far. INGREDIENTS: Instant steel cut oats Almond milk Ricotta cheese Pumpkin Butter Toasted Pecans Crushed Ginger Snap Cookies METHOD: Make oatmeal according to package directions and use almond milk instead of water. Top with Ricotta (use good quality), pumpkin butter, pecans, and crushed ginger snap cookies. *All ingredients can be found at Trader Joes. I’m loving another one of my @taipantrading trays they really have such unique serving dishes.

Cinnamon Almond French Toast

My favorite new Costco find is Hoody’s Cinnamon Toasted Almonds. Using them with this French toast was genius if I do say so myself! 😊 INGREDIENTS: Brioche bread, sliced Cinnamon Almonds, ground Egg Almond milk Dash of vanilla Cinnamon Dash of salt Maple Syrup METHOD: Cut thick slices of bread and soak in egg mixture (eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt). Pulse almonds until fine in blender. Dip bread into ground almonds, shake off excess and cook on buttered griddle.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Pancakes

Concert “hangover” breakfast Kodiak Cakes Pancake mix (thinned out) Layer Natural Peanut Butter Top with 1 part maple syrup to 1 part raspberry jam, warmed

Peach Chia Seed Smoothie

Breakfast, dessert, or afternoon snack? All of the above and it’s beautiful, delicious, and so easy! CHIA PUDDING 1/4 Chia seeds 1 C of your favorite milk (almond or coconut) 1 C of your favorite yogurt (Chobani plain 0%) 1 tsp Vanilla extract Dash of Maple syrup Dash of Salt Cover and refrigerate mixture for a couple of hours. PEACH SMOOTHIE- blend 1 banana 2 peaches Frozen berries Handful of spinach Almond milk Ice Layer chia pudding, smoothie, and chopped peaches!

Banana and Granola Pancakes

Do you ever put granola in your pancakes? Or do you ever put coconut ice cream in your maple syrup? You should! Pour prepared pancake mix on griddle. Add banana slices and granola. Flip. The bananas will caramelize and it’ll toast the granola. Top with more granola and pineapple chunks. Melt ice cream, mix with maple syrup and try not to eat 5!

Aloha Granola

I’m obsessed with Aloha Granola when I’m in Hawaii. Unfortunately they don’t sell it on Amazon, so you can make your own at home! Aloha Granola- Your favorite granola (store bought is fine) Unsweetened coconut flakes Sunflower seeds Sesame Seeds Macadamia Nuts, chopped Tropical dried fruit, chopped (Dried pineapple, mango, or papaya) Dash of honey. Aloha!

Steel Cut Oats with Vanilla Mascarpone and Berries

Happy Sunday! We took the time to make traditional steel cut oats and it was delicious. Lazy Sunday mornings are the best! Follow package directions for making oats but use almond milk instead of milk or water. Add a dash of maple syrup Dash of salt Dash of butter if you’re really going crazy Top with fresh fruit and Madagascar Vanilla Mascarpone cheese (and one more dash of salt)! Have a wonderful day!

Peach and Cottage cheese snack

I love the way @jenkhawkins styled my yummy peach snack. My kitchen is full of peaches from the Farmers market and this is going to be my mid-afternoon snack today! Peach half Cottage cheese Chia seeds Sliced almonds Toasted Coconut Blueberries Dash of honey

Banana Nut French Toast

My latest obsession is all things French toast. Buy your favorite loaf cake (think banana nut, carrot cake..) dip in French toast mixture (eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla) and put on a griddle. You may have to finish it off in the oven depending on how thick you cut the slices, I like them thick. For cream cheese syrup mix- pure maple syrup and warmed cream cheese.

Steel Cut Oatmeal

A delicious and quick Steel cut oats (that your kids will love too): Mix unsweetened vanilla almond milk with your favorite steel cut oats in the microwave or stovetop (@courtneyzwick turned me onto Country Choice Organic which is now my favorite -it’s what they use at Jamba Juice) Mix in more almond milk to get desired consistency A dash of kosher salt Maple syrup And a little bit of butter Top with TJ pumpkin spiced pumpkin seeds