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5 Things Making Me Happy! #4

It’s been a good week! The weather has been so nice. In the 70’s as highs, just right for having fun outside. Runs in the mornings, afternoon walks with Jim and Emma while snacking on apples. I have been seeing so many people in the blog world and “real” world putting out Christmas decorations and I am getting so tempted to pull ours out! I usually wait until the week of Thanksgiving, we’ll see if I hold out that long this year. Should be another fun weekend. I’m doing the Turkey Run (5k) Saturday morning and Lily is signed up for the 1 mile Fun Run! This will be her second fun run and she is so excited! 

And now on to a few things that made this week fun!

1. These Healthy Rice Crispy Treats

Rice Crispy Treats

I got the recipe here! No marshmallows and no butter. The recipes uses honey (or brown rice syrup) I used honey, and coconut oil in their place. I also added some Enjoy Life chocolate chips. They are really good, just sweet enough and you really do not miss the marshmallows. They hold together just like the original version. They have a honey taste and are delicious! 

2. This song from Imagine Dragons! 

 

 

3. Birchbox!

Have I mentioned before how much I love Birchbox <——referral link! 🙂 Because I do! It is definitely a fun little treat each month. Last month was another great box, one thing that really stuck out from last months box was this all in one hair product.

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I will admit I was skeptical at first and was totally expecting not to like it, but I am in love with it. First thing is that it was a very generous sample. I have used it twice a week for 3 weeks and I still have some left. Second, it’s like a mousse, you wash your hair with it and cleans, conditions, detangles, and leaves your hair looking, feeling, and smelling amazing! It doesn’t leave your hair greasy just healthy and looking great! I was a little put off with the price of $33 at first until I realized that it’s not bad at all when you take into account that it is replacing so many products! I get excited when I find products that actually do what they say they will do! 🙂

4. These Honey Roasted Pumpkin Seeds!

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 I seriously cannot get enough of these. I just used my last pumpkin and roasted up another batch of these! They satisfy my sweet and salty craving all at once.

5. Holiday Bucket List

I am a planner and I love to be organize. I’m starting on my Holiday Bucket List! This time of year always go by so fast and there are certain things I want to make sure we all get to do. Getting started on this makes me smile! I found this free printable to help out! 

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Free Printable Family Happy Holiday Bucket List

 

I’m linking up today with Heather, Katie, and Clare!

Tell me one thing that made you smile this week? Have you started decorating for Christmas?

Honey Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

We love carving a couple of pumpkins each year for Halloween and now that our girls are getting a little older they are enjoying it too. Well actually they both think it is disgusting reaching in to the pumpkin to pull out the seeds and the flesh. They are a little grossed out by it. Luckily Jim and I don’t mind. He scoops out the flesh and I work on separating the seeds so I can roast them up to have as delicious healthy snack! 

Really the most tedious part of the process is separating the seeds from the flesh, once you’ve done that it’s a piece of cake. You will want to rinse the seeds off, and then place them on a paper towel and blot them dry. What I do is leave mine on the paper towel on the counter overnight so they can dry out. 

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The next day they are ready for roasting! I decided to do something a little different with mine this year. In the past I have made sweet ones using cinnamon and sugar. I’ve also made savory ones using different seasonings, and I have also made spicy ones. This year I decided on making Honey Roasted Pumpkin Seeds! I couldn’t wait for these to come out of the oven so I could taste test… they had the entire house smelling so good! 

Honey Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

They tasted even better than they smelled, I had to stop myself from eating them so I would have some left to photograph! These are sweet and savory at the same time. The best of both worlds. They are naturally sweetened with honey, so no refined sugars here! 

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Why eat pumpkin seeds? Pumpkin seeds are incredibly good for you. They are packed with magnesium, zinc, and omega 3’s. They are rich in healthy fats, antioxidants, and fiber and they taste delicious! They are definitely the perfect fall snack.

Honey Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Crunchy, sweet and savory! The perfect healthy fall snack!
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Cook Time
30 min
Cook Time
30 min
Ingredients
  1. 1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds
  2. 2 tsp of honey
  3. 1 tsp of coconut oil (melted)
  4. 1/4 tsp sea salt
Instructions
  1. Separate the pumpkin seeds from the flesh.
  2. Rinse seeds and put them on a paper towel and blot dry.
  3. Let them air dry overnight or for a few hours.
  4. Once they are dry, put them in a bowl.
  5. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
  6. Add honey, coconut oil, and salt to the bowl and stir all together.
  7. Line a baking sheet with non-stick foil.
  8. Pour the seeds onto the baking sheet.
  9. Bake in the oven for at 300 degrees for 30 minutes.
  10. Once they come out of the oven sprinkle with a little more sea salt, let them cool and then snack away!!!
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