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    My Dad’s Famous Pumpkin Bread

    In high school, my dad was jokingly called “Super Dad” by everyone on my soccer team. Besides being a full-time real estate attorney, he made breakfast every morning, packed our lunches, made dinner and attended every soccer game we had (My mom is also amazing and incredibly talented…but she admits she’d rather starve than cook so this post will be centered around my Dad haha!). In particular, my dad would make his infamous pumpkin bread every game for all the girls on the team and everyone went crazy over it. All of my friends at school were also obsessed, and I still have people from high school mention his pumpkin…

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    The 5 Cookbooks We Reach For Over & Over

    I consider myself a pretty lucky lady because my husband, Blake, loves to cook and therefore does the majority of cooking in our household! I enjoy the meal planning and shopping aspect, but after a long day of work the last thing I want to do is cook an entire meal and then clean up all the dishes…ya feel me?? If it were up to me, I’d probably end up eating cereal or chips & salsa most nights, so I seriously am counting my blessings over here. However, I will say that when we have more time and can make a fun date night out of it (think a glass…

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    Whole30 Final Update

    Hi friends! It’s been awhile since I’ve actually finished my most recent round of Whole30, but I wanted to pop on and give an update of how the second half of the program went. If you missed it, you can read my post about what Whole30 is (and why I love it!) here and the first half update here. How I feel I felt so amazing during the last half of the program! Again, this was my fourth time doing it and I think this is the best I had ever felt on the program. I made sure to really take the time to prep full meals which ensured I…

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    Whole30 Update – The First 15 Days

    Hi friends! I’m currently on day 19 of Whole30 and had such a positive response to my “Whole 30 101” post that I thought I’d pop in and give a first half update! I’ll plan on doing one more wrap up of this round after the full 30 days, but this check in will go over how I’m feeling, favorite recipes we’ve tried, and other tricks and tips that have helped me so far. How I Feel Overall, I feel awesome! This is the best I have felt on any of my rounds (this is my fourth) which I’m honestly surprised about. This season of life has been busy and…

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    All About Whole30

    Today’s post is all about Whole30 – what it is, why I love it, what you can eat while on it and more! I plan on doing a brief recap either weekly or bi-weekly about my experience this round, so check back soon for more updates. (Edit: You can find my posts on my experience after I finished this current round here and here). What is Whole30? First of all…what the heck is Whole30? That was my question when I first started hearing about it a few years ago. I was feeling sluggish, tired, and bloated and was searching online for a solution. I kept stumbling upon articles about Whole30…