Citrus-glazed Pumpkin Carrot Cake

I was browsing Martha Stewart's website(one of my faves) and found this amazing recipe perfect for fall I could not resist sharing.  I want to make it hopefully next weekend for my friends!  I will let you know how it goes.

Citrus-glazed Pumpkin Carrot Cake

Can You Stay For Dinner?

I have started reading a blog from a girl named Andi.  I have never met her but she is amazing.  Her story has encouraged me in a problem that I struggle with of eating too much and using food to cover up and replace my emotions.  I wanted to share this with you because it is so helpful to me.  Can You Stay For Dinner?
Although I know my struggle with food and have been facing it and changing it for a while now, she has helped me see more into it.  Accepting myself for who I am and being okay with the person I was, am and the person I grow to become.

Scones, Biscotti & MORE Baking!

I have done some more baking these past to weeks and here are photos and recipes!

Honey and Bran Muffins

 With these muffins I substituted chopped walnuts for chopped almonds.  They turned out really good but they don't have very much flavor.  I put some butter on them when I ate them.  I took them to work and ate them on break.  Because I opened almost every day this week, they were a nice breakfast to eat on my break.

Lemon Blueberry Bread

 This bread is more like a cake than bread but it turned out delicious!  I followed the recipe exactly.  When I make it again, I will probably cut down the sugar.  It is definitely worth making for yourself!

Now for my baking that I did last night...  My parents were out of town so I had the whole house to myself and of coarse I chose to bake.  These are my creations!

Raspberry Chocolate Tea Scones

 These are AMAZING scones!  I used white chocolate instead of milk chocolate and they turned out so good!  These are must to make  :)

I burned myself on the oven which hurt really bad!

Dark Chocolate Chip and Currant Biscotti

 This was the first time I have ever made biscotti.  It turned out really good!  I didn't use currants, Only Dark Chocolate Chips.  I had to put them in the oven about 10 minutes more than the recipe says.  They turned out great!

These are definitely recipes to try!!
I also found this awesome website to use while baking... Ingredient Substitutions!

I am 100 pages away from being done with Spoken From The Heart!  I am loving every page of it  :)

Small Updates

A few things I have been doing lately.....

Finishing invitations for my cousins baby shower that I am throwing for her!

I made some wonderful scones!  I got the recipe HERE!  They are from one of my friends blog.  I used whole wheat flour and dark chocolate chips.  They turned out great!
To make them last longer, I wrapped them individually in plastic wrap and put them in the freezer.  In the mornings, I would take one out and put it in the microwave to warm in up.  That worked perfectly!

Before they go into the oven

All done and delicious!

I picked some beautiful roses from the garden!

I also noticed that my cat found a new bed in our flower pot!

Other than these things, I have just been working a lot and spending time with family and friends.  I am planning on doing some more baking this week so look for that!
Currently reading:  Spoken from the Heart(still, because it is so long) and Charlotte's Web
New fave website:  pinterest.com