Arie Belle Blog

"These are the best muffins I've ever had!" - Alex "Wow, these are delicious. Sooo good!" - Mom "I normally don't like anything pumpkin, but these are delicious." -Dad I've been making these ever since I moved in to my house in Richmond, and I must say I am totally and completely obsessed! They are so delicious and yummy, and pretty healthy.  Here is my recipe, but honestly when it comes to the spices I just dump it in, I love cinnamon the most. muffins 2 cans of pumpkin puree 4 large eggs 1 cup of veggie oil 1 tsp baking soda 3 cups of flour- white or whole wheat  1 cup of sugar 1 tsp of cinnamon 1 tsp of nutmeg 1 tsp of pumpkin spice 1 tsp of cloves (I just pour it in from the container of each spice and don't measure) 1 tsp salt filling 8 oz of cream cheese half a stick of butter(optional) 2 tbsp of sugar  I mix all of  ingredients for the muffins in a metal bowl until it is at th...

Recently I have been doing a lot of REAL cooking, not just putting something in the microwave or eating cereal, but actually creating a meal. I am really proud of myself though! Because I don't normally cook, but now that I have started I love it! I have made muffins which is a first. They were delicious! Pumpkin Chai Cream Cheese muffins!!! SO GOOD I made a lot of them and they were all gone in a few days! I've also been cooking with LOTS of veggies! and I absolutely love vegetables now! I think broccoli is one of my favorites, especially when cooked with sauces and spices.  I only eat whole wheat pasta which by itself isn't all that yummy but when cooked with all these wonderful vegetables it turns into something magnificent! Honestly I think I would be a great vegetarian because I hardly eat meat that much anyways. I am so glad that I've started cooking these great meals, because I have a wonderful kitchen and why not take advantage of the ...

     Today I watched a documentary on Netflix called Hungry For Change  which I found very powerful and it sparked a desire for real, true change. Over the last year or so I have been diagnosed with an auto immune disease, which runs in my family, such as Arthritis which my mother has. For me instead of joint pain I have Irritable bowel disease which comes in two forms, Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. But for me, we haven't been able to differentiate between the two, so I have undifferentiated IBD. This disease, isn't a very fun disease to have, not that any auto immune diseases are any fun, but to save you from loosing your appetite I will just leave it up for you to imagine. But what causes my symptoms that cause me to have to run to the bathroom, is food. FOOD.      What we put in to our body is very important, and for me, processed sugar, wheat, fat, and salt and obviously fast food, instantly hurts my sto...