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Pumpkin Donuts

If you have never made donuts, this is a great beginners recipe. So easy, no fail recipe for pumpkin donuts. You just need to pick up a special donut baking tin for shaping. If not, you can use standard muffin tins and make aluminum foil hole makers but you won’t get a uniform donut shape. It's the taste that counts. I used mini bundt tins for 6 of the donuts and muffin tins with foil inserts for the other six. Which ever, what ever you use, these little cakes turn out moist and [...]

By Joanne|2017-04-01T12:03:13-04:00April 1, 2017|Baking|Comments Off

Pumpkin Craisin Nut Muffins

We’re quickly approaching the holidays. Are you noticing all the headlines regarding controlling your diet through the tempting tables of the holiday season? Surely one party here or there can’t hurt. It seems to me that what’s written in between the lines of those diet recommendations is simply “don’t let your healthy diet regimen get away from you.” We need to allow ourselves a splurge now and then otherwise such strict restrictions are self defeating. That’s my take on holiday eating anyway. I should mention that with the extra calories, there is still NO EXCUSE not to exercise since you’ll [...]

By Joanne|2014-11-14T12:19:51-05:00November 14, 2014|Baking|1 Comment

Strength Training and Yoga Plus Pumpkin Fruit Low Fat Muffins

When we hear that strength training is an important component in any fitness program, the question comes up “Is Yoga considered strength training?” First of all, strength training is important to running because You need to be able to hold proper form when you begin to tire. It keeps muscles fit and bone mineral loss at a minimum (natural effects of aging). Improves VO2 max Improves running performance due to neuromuscular adaptation. Increases foot turnover speed (reduces ground contact time resulting in faster running). (source: Scott Murr co-author: Run Less, Run Faster) Strong muscles help prevent injury and aide in [...]

By Joanne|2010-11-09T16:56:36-05:00November 10, 2010|Baking, Exercises, healthy cooking|9 Comments

Favorite Eats and Flavor of Fall Muffins

You have until TOMORROW but why wait – ENTER THE GIVEAWAY NOW! It’s November and I’m thinking about beginning my training for the BIG ONE. The race date is April 18th and it seems so far away right now but I won’t take my races lightly. I’m a bundle of nerves running a 5K so you can imagine the anxiety suffered when looking at 26.2 miles ahead of me. I train a little extra than what is expected. It’s beyond my comprehension how some people can run, for example a 15K race when they have only trained for 5 miles. [...]

By Joanne|2010-11-02T06:19:21-04:00November 2, 2010|Restaurant Review, Running|11 Comments

CEimB: Pumpkin Pie Muffins

This weeks Ellie recipe was chosen by Hap and Fappy at Oddball Oven Mitt. The choice was perfect in many ways: It recognizes the seasonal flavors; It was basic and easy; It was the best pumpkin muffin I’ve ever tasted. Seriously…the name is perfect for this muffin, "PUMPKIN PIE MUFFIN". The sweet aroma of pumpkin, molasses and brown sugar that filled the kitchen should have been captured in a spray bottle so I could keep squirting it all year long (less fattening that way). The recipe is found on page 21 of The Food You Crave by Ellie Krieger or HERE [...]