Pumpkin Dip with Gingerbread Chips

"I have the biggest sweet tooth. After the holidays, I gotta start working out."

The above quote is so true for many of us... including myself sometimes. However, I recently stumbled upon a recipe that's healthy, tasty and festive.  I'm currently at my best friend Amanda's house (you may remember her from 2 prior posts here and here) and she had some of the Stacy's gingerbread pita chips which are amazing!!!  She had read about a recipe for pumpkin dip on Pinterest (we're slightly addicted to that site).  So we decided to experiment and try it out for ourselves.  The result was an amazing, quick and cheap dip that's perfect for the holidays.  Not only will it save you some calories but it will also save you some cash to spend a little more on that someone special.  While the dip was good we did say it would also be great if you cut the cool whip in half and added a block of cream cheese instead.  As is it is a little sweet (great if you're looking to satisfy the sweet tooth) but the cream cheese might help balance out the sweetness.  Enjoy!

Tuesday's Tip...Eating Seasonally

 Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.  ~Henry James

I love eating vegetables and fruits in season.  Not only are they more affordable but they always seem to taste sweeter, fresher and look better.  It is probably because I live in Florida where seasonal vegetables grow in abundance but I just honestly don't feel like a strawberry shipped from out of state tastes the same as a strawberry grown in season in Florida.  Sorry I think I'm a little biased because while I would trade you the Florida heat any day I definitely wouldn't trade the Florida produce farms!  Recently I was browsing RealSimple.com (one of my favorite magazines/websites) and found this amazing article on produce that I just had to share.  Due to the fact that I do not want to steal anyone's information you can find the article by clicking here.  They also have some amazing recipes for each ingredient!!

A healthy recipe I can't wait to try... egg muffins???

All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.
John Gunther





Sometimes I find recipes in the most bizarre places.  This one was on a Facebook photo with a link to the recipe from healthy recipes.  I can't wait to try it out!  I don't know about you but my morning breakfasts are pretty boring and predictable to be honest.  I usually get stuck in a rut of a bowl of oatmeal or an egg white omlette so when I find something that is different and sounds delicious I absolutely have to try it out.  This one is great because it is low in carbs and super high in protein (sounds like a great after workout snack Bethany!).  They use green onions in their muffins but I'm thinking sundried, bell peppers, mushrooms, anything you love!  I'm also thinking of trying them with egg whites for a lighter points value... I'll update with new recipes as I work them out!  Plus I read that you can pop them in the fridge and heat them as you need them. Since I have to wake up at 5 am in order to workout before work this is a definite must, and yes I do workout mainly because this blog would make me a fatty if not :)!!!  On a side note how cute is this little turquoise table area?  I would LOVE having my quiet time/breakfast here every morning.  Suffice it to say... I'm jealous!  Oh well, enough babbling from me... here's the recipe!