Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Since, we had gone to the red barn farm & I had picked out my very own pumpkin from the pumpkin patch. I decided that I would make roasted pumpkin seeds. Now, I don't think I've ever had any of these. I might have when I was very little, but I didn't remember it, so therefore it doesn't count. With all that said, I've never had pumpkin seeds before.

I found a very simple recipe, here it is:

Separate seeds from pulp and strings. Rinse in water and pat dry.



Toss dried seeds in olive oil and place in a single layer on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. (Or lay flat on baking sheet and spritz with cooking spray.) Season with salt. (I did the spritz with cooking spray option because I had no olive oil on hand)



Place in 325º F oven, stirring often to ensure even browning until a pleasant aroma is apparent (approx. 25 min.) This was perfect time for my oven & I only stirred once.



They were delicious, they tasted exactly like popcorn to me. Is that normal? :) 

Hope you are having a wonderful fall! 
Lauren

Los Angeles

Well, my trip to Los Angeles was amazing!!! 

Here is my sister & me waiting in the airport waiting to board at like 7 in the morning.

Here is our room! This hotel was amazing!

Here is the Promenade area. Lots of shopping. All your basic stores.

Oh, how I love the ocean.

Santa Monica Pier.

Outfit I got while I was shopping at the Promenade. 

Sweater: H&M $19.95

Leggings: H&M $9.95

Boots: Target $34.99

Venice Beach. We had to walk like 3 miles to get to it. But, it was super fun. Tons of crazies out there! 

&& Of course since we were outside I got burnt. In October. Dang ginger genes.

We went to dinner Saturday night in a hummer limo! Sweet Action! 

Us at dinner.

All of the amazing things we got from HelloSociety. It felt like Christmas!!!! 

Hollywood.

I got to meet J.R. Martinez! That was cool. He was just out chilling with his wife & baby. He probably thought I was just a crazy fan. Oh well.

There is my trip in a nutshell! 

Lauren

A.K.A Crafty (as the girls at hellosociety like to call me)

Protein Pancakes

Figured it was time for a healthy eats post! One of the girls at work is crazy healthy, she's been doing competitions for like body building. She was eating this weird looking things at work the other day, & I was like what are those...? She said they were protein pancakes, so I asked her what were in them and everything, so here is the recipe. Just make sure you cook them for a while & on medium heat otherwise they will be mushy inside still.

You mix 4 egg whites, 1/4 cup quick oats & 1 scoop protein powder. (If you are using vanilla protein powder, you can add 1 tbsp of cocoa to make chocolate pancakes)

 Then, you make them exactly how you would pancakes.

 Voila! You have protein pancakes.

 You can top with strawberry preserves. Also, you can dip them in Pb2 or Chocolate Pb2 (http://www.bellplantation.com/). If you have never heard of it, go check it out!!! Delicious!

Here's is your healthy way to get your protein & your good carbs in! :) 228 calories for about 3 pancakes.

Oh, & also look for updates from me over this weekend because.... *insert drum roll* I will be in Los Angeles!!!! Woooo! So excited!

Red Barn Farm

We went to Red Barn Farm this afternoon & I accomplished 3 more things off my bucket list! Woo-Hoo!

Here's the apple orchard.

 My bucket of apples, I will definitely be making my husband applesauce.

 I have never actually been to a pumpkin patch, I mean I've been to places where you can buy pumpkins but never seen the pumpkins on the vine (is that what it's called?). New experience for me!

&& We went on a hay ride! 

 I have 6/15 done on my bucket list now! This has turned out to be a pretty productive fall so far!

I plan on making roasted pumpkin seeds with the seeds from the pumpkin. 
& maybe instead of carving a pumpkin, I can try this with it. Maybe do a cool design & then put a Y on it for  Youngs. It'll be cute!