Happy Pumpkin Season

School is starting, which means one thing, summer is over.  Although that breaks everyone's heart, it means pumpkin everything is right around the corner.

Yesterday was the long awaited return of the Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks, but instead of getting one I found a recipe for Pumpkin Pie Protein Overnight Oats, and nothing in life will every be the same.  First, this is one of the easiest recipes ever. Second, it tastes just like pumpkin pie, without causing you to gain 10 lbs when you eat it everyday.

Here it is, give it a try and let me know what you think (I'm pretty sure this will change your life!)

Ingredients:
(the recipe makes two serving, so I'm going to break it down for one serving for you :) )

1.5 TBS Pumpkin
1/4 C Unsweetened Almond Milk
1/8 C Plain Non Fat Greek Yogurt (recipe says low fat, just go for non fat)
1/8 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice (this is delicious, but if you don't want to spend the money, it won't ruin the recipe)
1/8 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 C Old Fashioned Oats
1/8 C Protein Powder (I used Cellucor Cinnamon Swirl--- great choice, but any will work)
** The recipe calls for sweetener and salt, I skipped the salt and used 1 packet of stevia.

Also, optional is putting some WF Maple Syrup in it! Or nuts, or whatever you want!

Directions:

I made this easy, I put it in a jar, bowl, container (whatever works) and stirred it all together.  I put in the fridge before bed, woke up and ate it.  I warmed up half, and ate half of it cold to see which was better, but both ways are really good, so depends if you're craving hot or cold that day!!

And the credit goes to:
http://dashingdish.com/recipe/pumpkin-pie-overnight-protein-oatmeal/

Make this and let me know what you think, what you added, or took out!

Also, sorry there's no picture, I ate it too fast !

Homemade Hummus

Due to competition prep being over, I  am making way too many recipes and making everyone try my food. Needless to say, I am in heaven.

Many recipes I find are from Pinterest.  I love to eat and I love to cook, but let's be realistic, I want it to be simple.  I don't want to go out and buy 500 ingredients that I will use one tsp of every 6 months. With that said, I make homemade hummus yesterday.  I have to say it was pretty good for my first time, and made a ton!  I added way more garlic and lemon than the recipe said, because I think when making a recipes you can follow directions to a point, and then you add more ingredients to taste.

I decided to make classic hummus, but the website I went on (link at the bottom) has 13 different types of hummus.  I really wanted to make the beet one, but my mom didn't want that (boo mom, I hope you're reading).

So here it is:

Ingredients:

1 can chickpeas (in case you didn't know these are also called Garbanzo Beans)
1/3 cup tahini (Personally, I would use a little less next time)
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons lemon juice (the recipe calls for 2 tbs, but I think 3 or more is better, but as I said use it to taste)
1 clove garlic (again, I used more)
***This will be very thick, I added 3-4 tbs water--1 tbs at a time to determine how thick you want the hummus

Directions:

Rinse beans and blend everything together (adding water).

And as always.. here's the link for you all:
http://www.skinnymom.com/2014/04/09/homemade-hummus-13-ways/

It's a great site for new recipes, and as you can see it's cheap and easy to make this!