One of the hardest things about blogging [other than finding great natural light and choosing a title] is picking favorites of the hundreds of photos I take everyday.
Sometimes there are clear winners and losers
Other times I like them all!
Here are the ones I deemed the best in both differing perspective and content:
Pumpkin pie SIAB!
The Mix
- 1/2 cup low-fat plain yogurt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup pumpkin
- 1/2 banana
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- Pinch salt
- Pinch ground ginger
- Pinch cinnamon
- Pinch ground cloves
–> Vita-mix away!
Toppings
- Plain Jane granola
- Coconut
- Crumbled Carr’s Whole Wheat Cracker (that tastes like a cookie!)
MY OTHER RECIPES
Matt claims to hate pumpkin, so he had a yogurt bowl for breakfast. He’s missing out!
Wide-open spaces are calling my name!
Haha I love that you say he “claims to hate pumpkin.” There are a few things my Matt doesn’t like that I think he is just too hesitant and/or stubborn to try!
I laughed about the “claims” to hate pumpkin too! I refuse to believe that my husband hates things that I love so I say he “claims” to hate them too 🙂
THAT is like, my dream breakfast mix!!
I sometimes really struggle to pick pictures; i don’t get how a 1cm difference can make a photo so different..but it really deos!
Congratulations on the O article! I read the mag and thought….”Wow. More oats. I wonder if Kath has seen this.” And then I read your name!! This bowl looks great. Enjoy whatever wide open spaces call to you today.
I’m hungry for breakfast!
I think Matt is missing out. I had a big bowl of pumpkin oats this morning.
I served those Carr crackers at a dinner party a few weeks ago. They really do taste like cookies.
I am brand-new to blogging, and your blog is one that inspired me. Congrats on making the O article!
Choosing pictures can be SO tough! I’ve noticed that the longer I blog, the more pictures I take of each meal. It’s an issue 🙂
Your pictures are always so fantastic it doesn’t surprise me that you have so many to choose from. Even your reject picture looks good to me:-)
I’m the same way!! I will look at the most minute details in picture differences before making up my mind…and even then sometimes I second guess my final choice. haha Love it all!!
My husband claims to hate pumpkin, too. Lies. Thanks again for the add to the blogroll;) Hope your wide open spaces are as refreshing as they sound.
Haha–Yes, those three things are definitely a struggle for bloggers. Sometimes, I just want to title my posts “I Don’t Have Any Idea What to Call This”.
Your pumplin SIAB looks wonderful!
*pumpkin*
All gorgeous creations to me! 😀
Matt IS missing out. Pumpkin is the best.
I love that bloggers are throwing in some pumpkin here and there. I was starting to miss it!
aaah all your pix are so pretty! i clearly need to snap s’more before chowing
It IS crazy how many pictures we take as food bloggers– my computer files are FILLED with FOOD! 🙂
Hahaha, I struggle with this all the time, especially keeping the title short. If I bother to ask anyone, oftentimes they look at me like I’m crazy and ask what the difference is between similarly photographed pictures.
Choosing a name is the hardest part of blogging for me too! You are always so creative with yours!
Matt doesn’t like pumpkin? Sounds like that needs to be addressed, ASAP!
I am pretty new to blogging (less than a month), and finding good natural light is the hardest part! I definitely carry my food all over the house searching for it!
Haha, coming up with a title or multiple times a day is the WORST part of blogging for me!! Seriously. Sometimes I sit there for a half hour thinking of a title for a post that isn’t that extraordinary, lol.
Natural light… ughhhhhhh. Even my natural light decides to not cooperate some days! Very frustrating. 😆
The reject pic is awesome! It’s like “Attack of the Killer PB!”
I always forget about smoothies in a bowl and I can actually at that right now. I see a smoothie bowl in my future for lunch!
Looks amazing! My dietetic internship applications are due in 2 days!! Ahh
Good luck!!!
Sounds like a wonderful breakfast mix – yum! Love the reject pic, I get a lot of those too. I haven’t had a smoothie in a bowl in a long time, maybe tomorrow morning. 🙂
Hi Kath –
I love all your pumpkin recipes, but I am having the hardest time finding canned pumpkin. Do you have any recommendations?
Libby is the best!
Libby’s is the best, and I got about 16 cans in October and am still using them up just for this reason!
Matt hates pumpkin??? Oh no *faints*
I love to see it still takes you a bunch of pictures to get the right ones! 🙂
They’re all beautiful to me.
I thought the “Vita-Mix away” saying actually said – “Vita-Mix GIVE-Away”….hah – dreaming 🙂
How can Matt not like pumpkin?!
I haven’t always been a pumpkin fan either, but it has grown on me over the years. I think it depends what you pair it with. Your mix looks great!
Ooh – i love those Carr’s whole wheat crackers too! They were such a fortunate accident – we bought them once to go with some cheese – that didn’t pan out so well, but they are delicious as a sweet treat!
Doesn’t like pumpkin, wow. I am so surprised. He’s missing out.
I’m with Matt…no pumpkin for me!
What??? Who doesn’t like pumpkin??!???
I need to start adding in some pumpkin into my breakfasts – after all I do love pumpkin pie!
Lol, I never know what to title my posts – I feel ya there 🙂
I love your bowl! Where is it from?
My grandmother, but I’ve seen it in antique shops lately
Your pictures always look fantastic! I know how you feel about having to go through a lot of pictures for the perfect one. I may not take quite as many pictures as you, but I do take a lot of pictures daily…of the same thing. 😉
My very favorite picture from this post is the close-up of the spoon! It looks like a spoonful of divinity!
Choosing pictures really can be so difficult! Sometimes I’ll spend ages flipping between two photos to try to decide which one I like better.
I always end up with more pictures than I’ll ever know what to do with. Sometimes I just caught up in the beauty of the food and keep clicking away. The next thing I know my hot meal is cold! I have good pictures, though!
Agreed!! My boyfriend’s always asking why I don’t just take one or two pictures and be done with it so I don’t have to sit there and choose. If only he knew! 😉
Haha! I think I give up after about 5 pictures..I can’t stand the thought of my food getting too cold, and then having to reheat it! Plus, I’m a bit impatient 😉 Have fun in your wide-open spaces!!!
I get mad when I hate every single picture I have taken – but then I hate it when I love them all! TOo many to choose from!
I can’t believe Matt doesn’t like pumpkin! Your smoothie in a bowl looks great 🙂
my bro doesn’t like pumpkin and that makes me SOO sad! 🙁
LOVE your spoon!
Pretend like you are shooting with film, so you take less shots!
Sometimes I have your problem with photos, but because I have a point and shoot camera and little natural light in me home, it’s often more about finding the one or two non-blurry photos in the dozens :S
What would be a good substitute for the banana in your oatmeal or other recipes? 🙂 I have a lovely allergy to bananas. Thanks! Keep up the great blog! I can’t wait to see the progress on the new GH Bakery when it begins!
Pumpkin? Mango? Apple?
I bet I’d have that problem too if I had a badass camera like that… not a bad problem to have! Oh, and I can’t believe he doesn’t like pumpkin!! I think he just says that so you can have it all 🙂
I find I’m a huge fan of the closeups shots in my bunches!!
My fiance “claims” to hate things, too… but really he is too hesitant to try them, or try them a different way than he’s used to!
And that smoothie looks divine! I have a huge can of pumpkin from the fall in my pantry… I’m definitely making this soon! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
I love SIABs also! They are such a great way to enjoy healthy smoothies, especially when topped with granola or other goodies. I am trying so many pumpkin recipes right now I will definitely have to give this one a try!
Sorry… hate to ask what may be obvious to others (me being a newbie to this site)… is this raw pumpkin or cooked first?
Cooked! It’s from a can