October Reflections & Favorites

My Halloween night didn’t go exactly go as planned. I started feeling a little off after work, but I tried to ignore it and got dressed up to hand out candy.

Before long, I was on the couch, then on the floor, and up all night very unhappy. I spent all of Thursday in bed, watched way too many movies, slept, and ate soup. Kirk was a great helper, since he works from home (great perk for me!).

So….that explains yesterday’s missing post. Sorry about that! I know it’s now November 2nd, but I still really wanted to do my October recap post. So hopefully you’ll give me a grace period since I was sick. :)

Your Favorite Post

Kirk and I had a friendly competition this month to see whose recipe would get the most attention. Guess who won? Kirk’s Wicked Spicy Sausage Tacos were the winner (although my Beer + Butternut Squash Mac N Cheeseweren’t far behind!).

My Favorite Post

This is probably a weird one for my favorite, but I Hate Running was good for me to write. I try to be transparent and honest here, so that’s part of it, but it also reminded me why I really do like running (usually). I’m happily taking a break right now, but I can’t wait to recapture the fun of running again!

Recipes

I shared more recipes than usual this month, there was lots of good food in our house!

• Meatless Mondays from A-Z: Hominy Stew

• Fall Pairing Dinner – Maple Infused Seaweed Salad

• Molten Cheese Fondue

• Meatless Mondays from A-Z: CranApple Sage Israeli Couscous

• Butternut Squash Ravioli in Roasted Garlic Beurre Blanc

• Chocolate Pumpkin Croissants

• Meatless Mondays from A-Z: Hot Jalapeno Hoppers

• Beer + Butternut Squash Mac N Cheese {Recipe}

• Meatless Mondays from A-Z: Kale Sausage Balls

• Turn up the Flavor + Green Goodness Dressing

• MMAZ November + Pumpkin Protein Breakfast Cake

• Meatless Mondays from A-Z: Acorn Squash Lentil Chili

Fitness

Since there was more focus on food in October, it was a little light on the fitness front. I did run two races and accomplish my goal of running a marathon for fun, though!

• Color Me Rad 5K Recap

• Can You Run A Marathon For Fun?

• List of #FitFluential Wishes

• Fun Fact Friday–Running!

• 5 Tips for Marathon Week

• Marine Corps Marathon Recap

Video

Another month with no videos. I will fix this in November. :)

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Don’t forget that Monday starts a new month of Meatless Mondays from A-Z, with a new logo, and new ingredients. I am hoping I’ll be well enough and have time to come up with a creative miso recipe to share on Monday. I have seen a few people who are ahead of the game with their recipe already (I’m a little jealous!).

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Questions for you:

• Any miso recipe requests?
• What fun weekend plans are on your list?
• How was your Halloween?

Tagged as: favorite, monthly recap, October