Happy Friday!!
Before I get to this deliciousness, my first pumpkin recipe of the fall…
…I have a few things to chat about.
One, after much time and frustration I HAVE FIXED MY ANNOYING BLOG ISSUE! I thought that something was funky a couple weeks ago while I was in Europe, but I thought it had more to do with my traveling and using random Internet networks than anything else. When I came home, it seemed to get even worse, but then I had to get ready for my Seattle trip. Long story short, yesterday was the first time I had the hours & energy to figure out what the heck was happening.
The first person I spoke to at Bluehost (my server) was very little help and sent me into a tizzy trying to figure out what all of this technical stuff was that could have been the culprit. I went to bed with blog problems dancing in my head, and I had weird dreams and kept waking up. Clearly I’m not good at going to sleep with something unresolved!
This morning, I decided to try chatting with Bluehost again, and this time I got someone who was helpful and took the time to discover what the issue was. Long story short, it was this plugin I’ve had for quite awhile going haywire and messing up my whole site. It’s now deactivated, so hopefully all will be well moving forward! I did find out that I can optimize my site and make it faster by working on a couple things, so I’m happy that realizing that came out of the hours staring at my computer screen last night.
Why is it that in general, the first customer support person I ever speak to sucks? The lesson I’ve learned is that if you call somewhere to fix an issue and they supposedly can’t help you, wait awhile, then call back and see if the next person can help you!
Anyways, I’m just happy to have fixed the problem. If you’re ever having issues with your email subscription, RSS feed, or access to my site, please let me know!
Onto today’s workout, this afternoon I took Harley for a hike at Mount Madonna Park. We haven’t been there since before I got my foot cast on mid-summer, and it was nice to return to my secluded hiking spot on a beautiful day!
Since there’s no one usually on this trail, I let Harley off the leash to roam around as we hike. As bad as she is on the leash, Harley’s great when I let her off it. She’ll walk a bit ahead, then stop and turn around to make sure I’m right behind her, or she’ll stop to smell something but then run to catch up. It’s pretty cute and I like not having to tug her or constantly say “heel” the whole time.
It was so peaceful to hike and enjoy the scenery. What a perfect time to reflect and de-stress!
Now onto food!
As usual at the start of fall, pumpkin has been everywhere I turn, so naturally I got into a pumpkin recipe kind of mood. Since pancakes are my favorite fancy breakfast food, it was my obvious choice.
Pumpkin, cinnamon, pecans… this recipe just screams fall. And I’m sure that I’ll be repeating this recipe over and over as cooler weather moves in. Or this weekend, when it’ll be 90 degrees out. Same difference right?
Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with a Cinnamon Pecan Topping
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 3 TBSP pure pumpkin
- 1/2 banana
- 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 TSP pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 TBSP baking powder
- 2 TBSP pecan pieces
- 1/4 TSP cinnamon plus more for sprinkling
- 1 TSP light brown sugar
- 1 TBSP honey
- Sprinkle of salt
Instructions
- In a blender, puree the oats, almond milk, pumpkin, banana, whole wheat flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and a dash of salt.
- Spoon the batter onto a large pan over medium heat coated with baking spray, making 3 pancakes. Cook until lightly browned, then flip and cook the other sides. Remove from heat and move to a plate.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over medium heat, roast the pecan pieces for 3 minutes. Add 1/4 TSP cinnamon and brown sugar, and mix together well. Add 1/2 TBSP honey, mix together, and remove from heat.
- Top pancakes with pecan topping, drizzle remaining honey on top, and sprinkle additional cinnamon on top.
I’m so glad I’m getting your posts again! I think it’s been a few weeks since I’ve gotten any!
The pancakes sound so good 🙂
Me too!! Thanks for reading Amy!
Harley is such a cutie. Your pancakes look delicious!
Why thank you!
Glad everything is working! I love the pecan topping 🙂
Thanks, Davida! I’m relieved to have everything back to normal.