Flourless Pumpkin Muffins

It is officially fall!! Yay!! As you all know I have been waiting for this to happen, and it is finally here! That being said, I stocked up on pumpkin puree, and put it to good use this morning by making flourless pumpkin muffins. You can definitely make these muffins with flour, but since I am gluten free, I did that version of the recipe. It is one of the easiest recipes since it is basically a dump of everything. There is no science to it or really strict instructions. Below I have the recipe link and pictures of the batter and the finished product!

First Farmers Market Finds

This last weekend I finally had a Saturday morning off, which meant I was able to head to the farmers market. Honestly, it is one of my favorite places to go for the simple fact that it is always such a great environment. Since my dad was off that day as well, I asked if he wanted to join in on the fun. Keep in mind, it was one of the first rainy days in Portland, which was much needed for us all. Once we got there, I did my typical route, I go around the market once to take a look at all of the stands, then go back around to buy the items that stood out to me. Having samples are always a must as well, because it gives you the chance to try the different vendors' items to see which ones you actually want to buy. The first stand that I bought from was of course my flowers, since my favorite thing is to have fresh flowers in my house. I asked the vendor if she could make me a custom bouquet, that included eucalyptus leaves, as well as the darkest flowers that they had. I am not really one for really bright flowers, and especially pink. Roses have also been a huge dislike for me, my entire life. The bouquet that they made could not have been better, it was filled with dark purple dahlias, which were perfect since they are in season. That is another great thing about the farmers market, you only get things that are in season. The next stop was to get artichokes, which are actually cooking in a pot right now. What's funny is I have never cooked artichokes before, until I went over to one of my really good friend's place where she and another friend, showed me how to make them. Since I now know how to make them and they were a really good price, I thought that I might as well get them! Last but definitely not least, was the distilleries there. It is easy to go to the market, try every sample there and definitely feel it afterwards. If you do decide to do that, definitely eat breakfast before or you will be grumpy and not feel good. Trust me, I have taken people there before who did not eat before, and I had to deal with the aftermath of that. There are so many different types and flavors of alcohol to try and see while there, but my favorite by far is Wild Roots. They have a tasting room downtown, which I need to still go to since I have a free tasting. But the next best thing is their stand at the farmers market. They have all different flavors of vodka, which is funny because I am more of a tequila girl myself. What's nice about their flavors are they are not too sweet (I cannot stand sweet drinks). and they taste more natural. They don't taste like the typical ones you buy at the store and taste like processed stuff. The flavor that caught my attention was the apple cinnamon infused vodka. I am not kidding when I say that this is one of the best drinks I have ever had. You know your re having a good alcohol, when you can mix it with something simple like club soda or ginger beer, and it still tastes excellent. That is exactly how this one is, I could sip on it with ease and enjoy every last drop of it. If you are able to get your hands on any Wild Roots vodka, I highly suggest you get it.

Of course the best picture I was able to take in the moment of getting these treasures, was on snapchat.