30/10 Friday Faves

Herro!!!

Me again :) 

I went all-out and had not one, but TWO breakfasts this morning! 

I attended the 30th annual LEAF's Persons Day Breakfast bright-n-early, which is held in commemoration of the Person case that acknowledged women as people in Canada.

Real talk. 

Afterwards, I bused over to Flapjacks for a brunch date with a friend I hadn't seen in foreverrr - aka before I was in India.  

Crazy cray! 

I've been there before, and love everything about it - the decor, the plaid uniform for all of the servers, the fact that almost everything on the menu involves pancakes and maple syrup, AND their mimosas come in mason jars. 

Need I say more? 

Also, fun fact: my friend's older bro is the owner! I know, I've got connections ;)

Anywho, we had a great time catching-up, there's nothing like seeing a good friend after a (much too) long time apart!!

Friday Faves

I'ma keep it short'n'sweet this week:

#1 - 'Hello' by Adele 

All of the feels. 

#2 - Colourful Wigs 

Yep, this is happening. Because...why the heck not?!?

#3 - Homemade Nightlight

Okay, so obvi I don't condone reckless candle-leaving habits, but we've been keeping this bad boy (*ahem* Peter the pumpkin) in our room, and I lurrrve seeing it all lit-up and spooky-like! 

I know, I'm a huge wimp. 

Anywho, that's all for me for now - hope you all have an amazing night, a wunderbar Halloween day, and I'll be back at the end of the weekend with some pics & my fitness for the week! 

• What are YOUR faves these days??

10/6 Pics from the Day

Pics from the Day

I started off the day with some delicious french toast and mango

Then braved the pouring rain to watch my little sister's rugby game

Poor Bella was not impressed

Such an intense game, but they won! They're now second in the league :)

My Stepdad would pace up and down the field to follow all the action. So good.

My beautiful little sissy

My sister and her friend, rockin' it out in the rain

We stopped and watched the guys game afterwards (they are SO intense) but we eventually got sick of the rain and went home

All decked out for the fall season

The best way to warm up after a freezing cold afternoon!!

Rat #1 and #2

Pickles giving me the stink-eye

Shrine of pumpkins

Home sweet home

We take our hors d'ouvres seriously

Marinated salmon, sweet potato fries, broccoli and cauliflower with cheese sauce (I couldn't resist...)

You gotta love any weekend that ends with sprinkles :)

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Pumpkin Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins

Morning friends!

Hope you are all enjoying the start of your weekend :)

I went over to a friend's place to drink some red vino and watch a movie aka - chat the entire night.

I actually biked over to her place, only a little 15 minute bike ride, for the first time since I hurt my foot. I haven't heard back about the results from my x-rays, but it is definitely starting to feel better.

Goodbye crutches, hello world!

Pumpkin Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins

I woke up this morning with a bunch of energy to try something new for breaky!

So, armed with some fresh pressed coffee in my fav Norval Morrisseau cup, I busted out my first can of pumpkin and got to work!

I prepped by cutting up some almonds

And dates (I might have scarfed a few down in the process...)

Threw it all together

Et voila! A wonderful shade of orange :)

Ready to go into the oven

Cooling on the counter for all my roomies to try them out too!

Perfect with a bit of peanut butter :)

  

Pumpkin Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins

Based on the recipe by Eating Bird Food

Makes 12

Ingredients

2 ½ cups old fashioned oats

1 tbsp cinnamon

1 tbsp flax seed, ground

1 ½ tbsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

2 cups almond milk

1 cup canned pumpkin

2 eggs

1 tbsp coconut oil, melted

1 tsp vanilla extract

½ cup of almonds, walnuts or pecans

½ cup of raisins, chopped dates or carob chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F.

Mix old fashioned oats (can also use instant oats in a pinch), cinnamon, flax seed, baking powder and salt into a big bowl.

Stir almond milk (I used 1 cup almond milk and 1 cup water), pumpkin, eggs, coconut oil and vanilla extract together until liquefied.

Add wet ingredients to the dry and mix. Mix in the nuts (I used chopped almonds, but you can also use walnuts, pecans, or your nut of choice) and sweet ingredients (I used chopped dates, but raisins, carob chips or chocolate chips would be delicious).

Oil muffin tins (I used avocado oil, but you can also use a spray or canola oil – I find olive oil has a bit of a strong taste and can overpower your baking) and fill them up with your batter.

Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until you can stick a fork in one of the muffins and it comes out clean-ish {Note: these muffins will have a similar consistency to oatmeal on the inside within a harder more muffin-like exterior}.

Leave the muffins in the tin for about 30 minutes to an hour and then take out of tin and put them in a closed container in the fridge (up to 2 weeks) or in the freezer (up to 4 months) or leave them on a plate in the kitchen for your family/friends/roomies to enjoy!

If leaving them in the fridges or freezer, warm them up in the toaster oven and enjoy with a little dollop of nut butter. Delicioso!

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Ideas for an Outgoing October

So, my roomies are better than yours. Not that its a competition, but they still win ;)

After spending almost two whole hours waiting at a walk-in clinic for a doctor to poke at my foot for about five seconds and give me a referral for an x-ray (fingers crossed my foot isn't fractured!!) I came home to two surprises that warm my heart.

i) My Stepdad and sister drove all the way from home to drop off crutches for me

09/30 Pics from the Weekend

Morning friends!

Hope you all have a great start to your week!!

I am just about to head out to see a doctor about my tragic foot issues, so fingers crossed it is as simple as letting it rest for a week or two! I'll let you go how it goes :S

Pics from the Weekend

Other than the fact that I can't really walk and can only hobble about between icing my poor damaged foot, I had a great time visiting with my Dad and the rest of the fam (except for my little sister - you were missed, Dayna!!), hanging out in the sun on my balcony and reading, as well as a catching a flick with a friend of mine.

I met up with a friend of mine and her boyf at the Mayfair theater on Saturday night to watch Sharknado, which is a mixture of sharks and a tornado, aka the worst movie ever made.