Good morning/almost afternoon! Happy Saturday!
Thank you so much for all the sweet comments about my son! I’m happy to report that he is feeling 100% again! 
I can’t believe October is almost over! And it’s almost trick-or-treating time!
Yesterday afternoon, I ventured into the world of homemade nut butter. OH.MY.GOSH. I don’t know if I’ll ever go back.
Pecans are my favorite nut, so naturally I chose to make pecan butter!
I used this as a guideline:
Sounds easy enough, right?
All this went into the Vitamix:
- 3 C. Raw Unsalted Pecans
- Apple Pie Spice
- Vanilla Extract
- Stevia
Success!
I think I’ll call this Apple-spiced Pecan Butter. Unique, no? 
Of course I had to try it immediately. It was warm straight outta the blender.
I topped half a toasted Arnold thin with the pecan butter, sliced banana, and butterscotch chips. So creamy and delicious!
What type of nut butter should I make next? The possibilities seem endless!
I think Cherry Vanilla Almond Butter will be the winner. I have seen that on-line somewhere and the flavor combination stuck with me.
After a glorious 2-hour nap, I decided it was time to get my sweat on.
Cold temps + limited time leads to the treadmill!
I did a quick 2-mile interval work-out that looked like this:
| Distance | Incline | Speed |
| .20 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| .20 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| .20 | 1.5 | 6.2 |
| .20 | 1.5 | 6.4 |
| .10 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| .10 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| .20 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| .20 | 1.5 | 6.2 |
| .20 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| .20 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| .10 | 1.5 | 7.4 |
| .10 | 1.5 | 8.0 <—killa! |
After that it was shower time! That 8.0 speed left me dripping!
We went to our favorite Thai restaurant for dinner. It’s been a while, but it was as good as ever!
It’s one of those quaint old-school authentic restaurants, which usually means they have the best food! This place is no different.
We started out with 2 pots of Jasmine tea. Isn’t tea so much better from a restaurant? I’m not sure why, but I can’t get enough!
Appetizers:
- Vegetarian Egg Rolls (Adam & I)
- Chicken Pot stickers (the man & my niece)
- Vegetable Soup (so simple, but so good!)
The usual thumbs-up approval picture!
Meals (to share):
- Vegetable Fried Rice
- Pad Thai with Tofu
- Curry Fried Rice
Dessert:
- Coconut Ice Cream (we all dug in too quickly for a picture!)
Yummy Thai food babies for all.
We hit up Redbox for Friday the 13th and called it a night.
Now I’m relaxing in my jammies, catching up on blogs, and drinking pumpkin spice coffee.
I have something yummy in the oven for breakfast! Recipe to come. But you know me: it’s simple, healthy, and delicious! That should be my recipe tagline, no?
Today’s agenda:
- YMCA (For a much-needed strength work-out)
- Lunch at an amazing little café.
- Local Library (overdue books, yikes!)
- Homework (I have 3 exams & 2 papers due next week.)
Have a great day loves!
<3 Stefanie
What are your Halloween plans? I’ll be taking my son trick-or-treating and doing some “candy-checks” for sure.
6 comments:
APPLE PIE SPICE?! i have to get my hands on that.
@Janetha G @ meals Definitely find some. It's just as good as it sounds! :)
Hey Stefanie- where do u get your Pumkin Spice coffee? What brand do u use? Or is it Starbucks? Love the recipes, ideas, and pix (as usual).
I wish I had a food processor. I would totally make my own nut butter. The one you made sounds delicious.
@tiffanyturtle I have a quite a few options for pumpkin spice coffee:
1.) I use pumpkin spice Keurig K-cups (which I'm out of now).
2.) I use pumpkin pie creamer (Coffeemate).
3.) I add pumpkin pie spice & cinnamon to my coffee ground before brewing!
All taste delicious! :)
There is also a Dunkin Donuts pumpkin spice coffee which I've seen at Target, but I haven't tried it yet!
@pretendcook Thanks! I actually used my Vitamix blender, not a food processor. It worked like a dream!
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