Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins

Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins

Cranberry pumpkin muffins are one of my favorite muffins.  The tartness from the cranberries with the delicious pumpkin flavor mixes to make a flavor profile I crave all year.   Ingredients:  1 ½ cups all purpose flour 1 cup vanilla protein powder 1 can pumpkin puree 

Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies

Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies

I love blueberry and I love oatmeal cookies, so I decided to combine the two in a cookie. These make a fabulous treat or pre-workout breakfast. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose or whole wheat flour 1/2 cup vanilla protein powder 1/2 cup freeze dried blueberry 

Peanut Butter Espresso Reese’s Pieces Oatmeal Cookies

Peanut Butter Espresso Reese’s Pieces Oatmeal Cookies

When I wake up in the morning to workout I am starving. These cookies are the perfect pre-workout snack filled protein, espresso, and extra ingredients that support nursing (Brewer’s yeast and flaxseed). I have two cookies each morning and they fuel my workout. I make 

Sausage and Pepper Grit Casserole

Sausage and Pepper Grit Casserole

I wish I had discovered grits years ago because I am obsessed with them. This easy to prep casserole combines breakfast sausage with peppers and cheese over creamy grits with a little baked eggs in there to hold everything together. This is a dish I 

Veggie Loaded Frittata

Veggie Loaded Frittata

This is a simple meal to prepare that is packed with veggies. You can serve this with a side of sausage, bacon, toast, or biscuits to make a complete meal if you are feeding a crowd. Ingredients: 2 bell peppers chopped 1/2 sweet onion diced 

Carrot Cake French Toast Casserole

Carrot Cake French Toast Casserole

This dish combines breakfast and dessert! I won’t lie this casserole is filling, so don’t be surprised when you feel full for hours. Note: I toasted pecans separately and added them to individual servings due to a nut allergy in the family. You can substitute 

French Onion Frittata

French Onion Frittata

This is meal is perfect for breakfast or dinner. The caramelized onions, roasted potatoes, eggs, cheese, and fresh chives make for tasty meal. I roasted tomatoes and topped them with balsamic glaze for an added burst of flavor. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil (I used 

Western Omelet Stuffed Peppers

Western Omelet Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed peppers are a favorite meal of mine. These peppers are filling enough to make an entire meal and easy to customize depending on how much spice you prefer as well as how you like your eggs cooked. Half of my family enjoyed their pepper 

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Lactation Cookies

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Lactation Cookies

I love peanut butter, so these cookies definitely hit the spot. These taste like peanut butter cookies mixed with oatmeal and filled with pops of peanut butter chips to really make the peanut butter flavor pop. The extra ingredients (Brewers Yeast and Flaxseed) are in 

Chocolate Oatmeal Craisin Lactation Cookies

Chocolate Oatmeal Craisin Lactation Cookies

I have been making a different variety of nursing cookies each week since returning to work. This week I added a chocolate caramel shakeology package and dark chocolate cookies to make these scrumptious and nutritious. Ingredients:1 1/2 cups all purpose or whole wheat flour1/2 cup