seasonal gluten free goodness.

My latest cooking obsession has been muffins! I found a recipe online for almond flour banana chocolate chip muffins and I've been modifying it for the season (subbing pumpkin for the banana) and I'm kind of obsessed.

I've made this recipe enough the past few weeks that I actually have it memorized! (I think I did that with the chocolate mousse that I made so many times over the summer as well haha!)

Gluten Free Almond Flour Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

1 can Pumpkin puree

3 eggs

1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

3 tablespoons maple syrup

2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

large pinch of kosher salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

2 cups almond flour

1 cup Bob's Red Mill 1-to-1 Gluten Free Flour (find it HERE)

1/3 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a muffin tin with either oil or butter.

Mix pumpkin, eggs, vanilla, spices, salt in a mixer or with a whisk.

Add in baking soda and baking powder.

Gently mix in flours and chocolate chips.

(if the batter seems too dry add a splash or 2 of oat milk or regular milk)

Bake for 26 minutes.

that lazy day workout.

Last week I shared a pretty high-intensity workout so I thought this week I'd share some moves that I like to do that are a bit slower and lower-impact. - Especially inspired by the very rainy days that we have been having here in NC. That kinda weather makes me wanna lie on the floor rather than move my bod.

So anyways, here are a few moves that I do to keep moving but stay close to the floor :)

3 sets of 10 of each exercise is ideal (Linked instructions to the exercises!)

Bird Dogs

Front planks - I hold for 1 minute and 30 seconds.

Side Plank - I often do them with hip dips because I dislike plain side planks so much

Single leg bridges

Fire Hydrants

I also have an awesome band from P.volve that makes for some great back and arm work. Linking that HERE

k anyways, have fun! - T

Monday motivation.

I'm hanging with one of my best friends in Cary, NC for a while and I thought I'd share the workout we did together the other day for a little #mondaymotivation.

Since I've not belonged to a gym for a whole year now most of my workouts use little to no equipment and can be done pretty much anywhere! We did this one outside in a found shady spot.

3 to 5 rounds with approximately 2 minutes rest between rounds: (we did 4 because it was hot out and we were huuunngryyy.)

10 per side - side lunge with curtsy squats

24 total - step ups (we used the steps outside my friend's apartment)

24 total - straight arm plank with chest touch

20 total - 180 degree squat jumps

I want to hear if you try this workout yourself! Send me an email and let me know how it went for you.

Happy Monday!

- T