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Grateful Friday #5 (Greenville, Asheville, and Black Mountain)

October 14, 2016

My days this week have been all wompy! The girls got a Hurricane day last Friday and then were on Fall break Mon-Wed of this week. So basically all I know is today is Friday, right!? Thankfully our area did not receive any real damage from the Hurricane Matthew. We had already left for our vacation so we missed all the weather but kept up with it on the XM during on travels and checked in with family.

Now onto some of the highlights from this week! Warning….lots of pics this week! 🙂

Greenville, SC

On our way up to Black Mountain, NC we spent a night in our favorite Downtown! We miss you Gville!

Favorite Salad

While in Greenville we ate dinner at California Dreaming and I had my favorite salad. Their house dressing is to die for and their croissants melt in your mouth!

Walking around Downtown

The girls were excited to visit the ducks again!

Shrimp and Grits

We were looking forward to hitting up the Downtown Farmer’s Market Saturday but it was canceled due to high winds. Thankfully Soby’s on the Side was open and we were still able to get our Shrimp and Grits and delicious muffins! We were happy!

Corn Maze at Eliada Homes, Asheville

This is the largest corn maze in Western North Carolina. We had fun getting lost in the maze and doing all the other activities they had to offer! Plus it was for a good cause…the proceeds go to helping take care of high risk children and adolescents. Here’s more info about Eliada.

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Green Sage Cafe

Just one of the many awesome things about Asheville is the variety of food. You do not have to look far to find healthy options for everyone. Whether you are vegan, gluten free, dairy free or if you can eat whatever you want, they have it! The Green Sage Cafe had so many vegan and gluten free options and the food was delicious! I ordered a vegan mocha shake, it was made vegan by using coconut milk and coconut ice cream! I also ordered the Buenos Burrito which was filled with scrambled eggs, black beans, spinach, root hash, avocado salsa, and spicy habanero pepper jack cheese. Another thing I love about the Green Sage Cafe is that they use local, organic, non-gmo and humanely-raised ingredients!

Downtown Asheville

Black Mountain

We stayed in a house on Black Mountain and it was so remote and peaceful with beautiful views!

Family Time

In the evenings we enjoyed playing ALL the games! Bingo, Twister, Table Tennis, and Foosball!

Sunrises

We enjoyed the sunrise each morning from our back deck. Nothing like cool, crisp, mountain air to get your day started off right! And a hot mug of Molasses milk!

Craggy Pinnacle

We loved our hike up to the top of Craggy Pinnacle!

Then we drove over to Mt. Mitchell and did the short hike up to the summit, the highest point east of the Mississippi at 6,634 ft.

We had a great time getting away from everything and just enjoying being together!

I hope you all have had a lovely week!

Today I’m linking up with Heather.

Hot Molasses Milk spiked with Cold Brew Coffee

October 10, 2016

Something that has been hard for me since I started being more mindful of my food sensitivities is not being able to pop into coffee shops and get a mocha, or a caramel macchiato, or a fun seasonal drink that sounds delicious. The reason I try to stay away from those is because beforehand I look at the nutritional value, and it’s absolutely appalling what they put in them. Just take a look at the sugar, it is insane. Many coffee drinks have more sugar than you should have in an entire day. Then, if you keep looking at the ingredients, you will almost always find soy. Soy is a trigger for me and should really be avoided by most people. Carrageenan, corn dextrin, and vitamin A Palmitate is often in the ingredient list. Anyway, once I look at all this the it kind of frustrates me because I do not want to put that kind of crap in my body, and definitely not on a regular basis. So, basically, I rarely buy coffee drinks out anymore. I love making my own cold brew and I love knowing exactly what I am putting into my body.

This brings me to Molasses Milk! I stumbled upon it a good while back. At first I would make it cold and I loved it. It was so rich and coffee like, without any coffee. Now with cooler weather coming I knew I wanted an option for something warm to drink so I decided to try making it hot and add a splash of my cold brew to it. I was blown away guys! It really elevates it to the next level. I knew right then that this would be my happy drink all Fall and Winter! I get a little excited just thinking of cozying up with a cup!

Note: This drink is dairy, gluten, and soy free. It also contains no refined sugar.

Molasses Milk with Cold Brew

2016-10-04 11:31:52

Serves 1

A healthy delicious alternative to sugar filled expresso drinks. Rich, robust flavor with ingredients you can feel good about putting in your body! Dairy free, Soy free, Gluten free, and Refined Sugar Free.

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Prep Time

1 min

Cook Time

1 min

Total Time

2 min

Prep Time

1 min

Cook Time

1 min

Total Time

2 min

Ingredients

1 cup of coconut milk (or milk of choice)
1/4 cup of cold brew coffee
1 tbsp molasses
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of sea salt

Instructions

Add all the ingredients to a small pot and heat on the stove over low heat until it is heated through. Slowly stir for about 1 minute. Pour into your favorite mug and enjoy!

By Jen @ SavedbytheKale

Adapted from godairyfree.org

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Grateful Friday #2

September 23, 2016

Happy Fall! We have officially entered into my favorite time of year! About this time every year I write out a Fall bucket list of all the little things I want to make sure I take the time to do and also things we can enjoy all together as a family. Maybe I will make a little post of it and share it with you guys. I would love to hear what some of your favorite Fall activities are.

Now on to some of the things that made me stop and smile this week. 🙂

Finding little notes on the chalkboard that I put in our outdoor space. The girls are loving spending time on the porch as much as we are, and I love being surprised with their notes and drawings!

This picture was just too cute not to include. It makes me smile every time I look at it. Jim and Emma goofing around at Target.

Molasses Milk (spiked with cold brew)

There are really no words to describe how good this tastes. I normally make my molasses milk a cold beverage, this time I decided to heat it up and add a few splashes of cold brew to it! —> Mind blown!

Have a lovely weekend!

Today I’m linking up with Heather.