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10.26 Weekend

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Checking in a day early with a weekend/birthday recap because I just never know when I’m going MIA these days! I started my birthday with a Daily Harvest Coconut Chai smoothie with a squirt of pumpkin whipped cream, which I found at Whole Foods. (It’s really good!) My birthday present arrived from Amazon mid-morning!! We decided up upgrade our Dyson cordless to the best of the best because it’s something we use every.single.day, often multiple times a day. I’ve had a D6 Animal for almost 4 years and the amount of Gus hair and kitchen crumbs it has sucked up would probably fill up our family room! We got the newest model (the V10)  because it has 3x the battery run time and a special attachment just for hardwood floors. So far we are loving it – it’s a beast and there’s really no need for a corded vacuum with this in da house. We’re relocating our older model for downstairs use. Cordless Dysons are total game changers, and I can’t recommend them enough. Totally worth the expensiv

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Clean Eating Maple Pumpkin Spice Delicata Squash Recipe

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This clean eating maple pumpkin spice delicata squash makes a delicious autumn-inspired side dish! I always tend to forget just how good delicata squash is. I’m not sure why. If I was smart, it would be the first squash I buy every season. They are smaller squashes, so the portions are perfect for me and Mini Chef and they are pretty versatile as far as the seasonings you can put on them and they turn out amazing each and every time. ABOUT DELICATA SQUASH: A 1/2 cup of this squash is only 20 calories, has zero fat, only 5 carbs  and 1 gram of protein. It gives you a healthy dose of vitamin A along with some vitamin C, calcium and iron. You can bake or roast it. The peel is thin enough to be edible, but I prefer to remove the skin. The seeds are edible. Roast them like pumpkin seeds! They make a delicious, blended soup as well! ABOUT THIS RECIPE: It’s super easy to make. You can prep the squash and have them in the oven in 10 minutes tops. Depending on size, they tak