Tracy Anderson’s Pumpkin Roll

November 8, 2013 By 2 Comments

Tracy Anderson’s Pumpkin Roll.  Kinda sounds like the name of one of her new, crazy muscle structure moves that gets rid of our “pumpkin rolls” after Thanksgiving… but it’s not.  It is actually one of her new recipes on her blog!

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You wouldn’t normally think that a workout guru and desserts would go together (without the words “SAYS DO NOT EAT” in between), but they do with Tracy Anderson! That’s one of the many reasons why I love her.  If you sign up for her email updates, you will receive workout tips, recipes and more!

This recipe came in an email with the subject; Healthy Treats Without Tricking Your Body!  I obviously clicked on it right away.  The email was about how the holiday season is coming up, and that there are ways to enjoy treats without totally derailing our diet and workout goals.  The idea is to eat treats in moderation, as well as to eat treats that are not processed and full of preservatives.  Totally doable and realistic.  Right?  To prove it’s possible, she and her amazing chef, Megan, came up with a gluten-free pumpkin roll!

The pumpkin roll looked so delicious, that I decided to try it out!

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I admit… I am not a food stylist.  I was trying to make everything look cute!  I added this pumpkin decoration that, in the moment, I thought looked good, but then afterwards, I realized it looked… odd.  Sadly, it was too late and was carried on throughout the whole baking process!  See…

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It’s not like it was already sitting there for my Fall decorations.  I moved it around.  I even brought it over to the kitchen counter for a shot with the amazing filling!

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Here’s the Pumpkin Roll all rolled up and ready to eat!

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It was so delicious!  And the whole house smelled yummy, like Fall!  I would definitely make it for a Thanksgiving dessert!

Can’t wait for more Tracy Anderson recipes!  For this recipe, jump over to Tracy’s Blog!

Now off to the the Tracy Anderson Studio to (literally and figuratively) dance my butt off!  Bye!

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Spooooooky Brownies

October 18, 2013 By 2 Comments

I have stumbled across this recipe quite a few times on Pinterest lately…

I thought I should give it a try!  These brownies are spooooky good, and so easy that it’s spoooooky!!

There are just two ingredients.  One box of brownie mix and one 15 oz. can of pure pumpkin.

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Preheat the oven to 325.

Pour the brownie mix and can of pumpkin into the bowl.  Stir ingredients!

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Grease the pan.  Pour the ingredients into the pan.

Bake the brownies for 39 minutes.

Let cool!  Then enjoy!

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You can do something fun for Halloween, like cut them into cute shapes and place edible googley eyes on them!

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You could also serve them with a little dollop of cool whip!  Yummy!  Try them!

Note:  You can definitely taste the pumpkin.  I love pumpkin, so I didn’t mind.  They are very rich though so you only feel like eating a little piece!  I think the light and fluffy cool whip will help cut the richness.

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Dijon & Tarragon Salad Dressing

October 13, 2013 By 1 Comment

I look forward to the fall for so many reasons.  The summer months are just so crazy with the store, visitors and when I have a spare second I try to hit the beach!  I never have much time to do anything in between so I get excited about spending time at home and cooking!!  If anyone knows me, they know that I am not very good at relaxing.  I always have to be doing something…  I can’t even just sit and watch TV – I usually clean during commercials.  Cooking is surprisingly relaxing for me – I’m busy doing something and it’s fun!  I never used to cook.  Allison and Caroline used to joke that I couldn’t even cut a carrot.  But the long winters on Nantucket presented itself with the perfect time to learn.

A homemade salad dressing beats a bottled one hands down and it’s so easy to make!  My go to base dressing always includes lemon, olive oil, agave, salt & pepper.  I learned a hot tip from my cheffette friend Annie about adding tarragon (a very underused herb in my opinion) and dijon mustard.

Here are the ingredients: Dijon mustard, tarragon, lemon, agave, olive oil, salt & pepper.

Ingredients

  • Makes enough for a salad for 4:
  • Pull a large handful of tarragon leaves from the stem and chop – set aside.  It will look like more than you need but trust me: more is tastier.
  • Juice a lemon into a small bowl.

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  • Add 1 1/2 TB of Dijon Mustard.
  • Add 2TB of Agave.

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  • Add tarragon and add about 3TB of Olive Oil (I just eyeball everything – trust your instincts because you really can’t mess it up!)
  • Salt & Pepper (be a little generous!)

SP&OOWhisk it!
FinishedAnd Enjoy!

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