Lunch Date #7: Apple Crisp Muffins & Yoga for Desk-Sitters

Happy October! Thanks for finding the time in your busy day to catch up. I’m so glad you could make it to our lunch date this week.

Here’s my collection of recipes and articles from the last week, from the end of the Greek yogurt boom to yoga poses for desk-sitters:

My Recent Press:

• 10 Surprising Foods Nutritionists Eat (And Why You Should Too) – mine is sourdough bread YUM. Although as you know, I eat pretty much everything… – Livestrong

What I’ve Cooked Lately That’s Awesome:

• Giada DeLaurentiis’s Simple Bolognese

What I’m Reading:

Food News & Trends:

• Millenials want bold flavors, convenient protein, natural, organic, gluten-free, and non-GMO, says Diamond Foods – Food Navigator USA

• Top Chefs, Grocers Choose Farmed Salmon – The Wall Street Journal

• Pumpkin Spice fastest growing SKU in our history says Chobani (and ‘natural’ claims still resonate, says marketing chief) – Food Navigator-USA

• ‘Worrying signs’ the US Greek yogurt boom is over – Food Navigator-USA

• 4 Good Foods to Eat Full-Fat – EatingWell

• We Might Be Seeing the Start of a Goat’s Milk Craze – well + Good

• How Color Influences Your Grocery Shopping (And How to Outsmart It!) – the kitchn

Home & Lifestyle:

• Visual recognition app acts like Shazam for furniture: LikeThat Decor is a visual app that will present consumers with items similar to those featured in photos they upload – Springwise

• Made in your hometown: A new site devoted to all things cool and local – well + Good

• Picking the Perfect Office Plant – The Huffington Post

Exercise:

• Want a Strong Core? Skip the Sit-Ups – Harvard School of Public Health

• Try this tonight: Yoga poses to undo a day spent sitting at your desk – Free People Blog

• Ask Well: Weights Before Cardio? – New York Times

Mindfulness & Positivity:

• The Secret to Meditation You’ve Been Waiting For – Kara Lydon, The Foodie Dietitian

Fashion:

• A trend you should run with: Sneakers are everywhere – well + Good

• The twist-back – easy half-up hairstyle tutorial – Hair Romance

• For more looks I love, visit my Pinterest Style page

What I’m Salivating Over:

Breakfast:

• Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Breakfast Bars – Immaeatthat

Main Course:

• Spaghetti alla Puttanesca (and why anchovies are actually awesome) – To Live and Diet in LA

• Roasted Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons – Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD for Kids Eat Right

Snacks:

• Apple Sandwiches with Honeyed Peanut Butter, Oats & Raisins – the kitchn

• Pumpkin Pie Balls – The Lean Green Bean

Desserts:

• Single-Serving Chocolate Caramel Stuffed Pumpkin Cookie – Immaeatthat

• Baked Apples Stuffed with Oatmeal and Spiced Brown Sugar – the kitchn

• Apple Crisp Muffins – Iowa Girl Eats (one of my all-time favorite food bloggers)

• Pumpkin Spice Whoopie Pies with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting – Iowa Girl Eats

The Week in Photos: 

A. and I went to a beautiful, romantic purple and silver wedding in the Hamptons last weekend. The glamorous bride and groom treated us to a special weekend, with a rehearsal dinner at a candlelit winery (we ate next to vines plump with red grapes) and a decadent wedding the next night. At the party, we were greeted by mini fish tacos with margaritas in tiny tequila bottles, and I ate one of almost everything else – mini polenta cakes with crispy pancetta, bacon on a breadstick (!), and tuna sashimi to name a few. At the after-party, A. and I got silly in the photo booth (and I ate some mini grilled cheese cubes – what? I was still a little hungry!) A whirlwind trip to NY and back, but absolutely worth every second!

Be well! See you for another mid-week lunch date next Wednesday!

So, what article or recipe are you most excited to read?