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Weekly Link Love — Edition 1

From CrossFit to Cava + Giveaway

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Friday was quite the jam-packed Quinn and Mumma day! It started bright and early before the sun came up – and by 7:15 AM, we were already on our third activity of the morning! 🙂 Quinn and I played Play-Doh while we ate breakfast together. On the menu for me: Toast with chive spread and a rice cake with Teddie peanut butter and banana slices + my usual iced coffee with vanilla collagen in my favorite tumbler, of course! After breakfast (and more playing), we got ourselves ready for CrossFit. The workout was an especially fun one – save this workout for later! 🙂 After CrossFit, we headed to Rosa Farms for iced coffee and cider donuts. Delish! Then, it was time for swim lessons. It was only Quinn’s third class, but I’ve already seen him make great progress with his comfort level in the water and swimming skills. At this rate, he’ll be swimming all by himself soon! Back at home, we ate lunch and then Quinn went down for a (short) nap. Our epic 3-hour afternoon naps are begin

Paleo Morning Glory Muffins

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When I worked at the Harvard School of Public Health , there was a little bakery in the Longwood Galleria that served delicious “Morning Glory” muffins, which were packed full of raisins, nuts, and other good stuff. They were HUGE, so I only treated myself to one every once in a while, but it was a muffin I will never forget. Randomly, those “Morning Glory” muffins popped into my head. I hadn’t thought about them in years, but suddenly I really wanted one, so I had a little fun in the kitchen and came up with my own version. And 10+ years of blogging, this is probably the best muffin I have ever created. In fact, it’s THE most popular recipe on CNC to date. I hope you love these muffins too! Paleo Morning Glory Muffins Makes 6 Muffins: 8P/30C/22F Ingredients: 1/2 cup mashed sweet potato 1/2 cup shredded coconut 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/4 cup honey 1/8 cup shredded carrot 2 eggs 3/4 cup almond flour 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp baki