• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

. running with spoons .

  • about
    • about me
    • contact me
    • work with me
    • privacy policy
  • recipes
    • Bars & Brownies
    • Breads & Muffins
    • Breakfasts
    • Cakes, Cupcakes, & Mug Cakes
    • Cookies, Balls, & Bites
    • Dips, Sauces, & Nut Butters
    • Gluten Free
    • Savoury Meals
    • Smoothies & Drinks
    • Vegan
    • recipe index
  • cookbook
  • Thinking Out Loud
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

thinking out loud #264

December 7, 2017 by Amanda @ .running with spoons. 10 Comments

Happy #thinkingoutloud Thursday! No idea what I’m going on about? Click here!

Thinking-Out-Loud

1. After what felt like an eternity of cheating, I’m finally reunited with my one true love…

Maisie Jane AB

Maisie Jane’s has always been my favourite almond butter, but I switched over to Barney Butter when the price of almonds shot through the roof a few years ago and I couldn’t justify paying $22 for a jar. I don’t -mind- Barney Butter, but it’s the consistency that gets me. It’s definitely not as drippy/melty as Maisie Jane’s, which makes it a little better to use in some recipes, but not as great straight from the jar. MJ still a -little- more expensive, but oh.so.worth.it.

2. I mean… everyone knows it’s all about that spread…

Big Bowl of Banana Oats

3. So the fam and I have started a tradition where we try to do something Christmas-y every year to kind of get in the spirit (besides decorating, cookie baking, movies, and the normal Christmas shenanigans). Last year we went to see a live theatre version of A Christmas Carol (which was a tonne of fun), and this year we’re going to see The Nutcracker ballet. Now… I’m not really a ballet kind of person, but this particular one has been around for so long and is always super popular around the holidays, so we decided to give it a shot this weekend. Hopefully will make it through…

4. The Christmas Critters are back! I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned before that I decided to make a little woodland theme for my tree when I moved out on my own, and built up a pretty decent collection over the years. The only thing is that I think I need more actual bauble ornaments since those add a lot of sparkle, and my critters are made from… well… wood.

Christmas Critters

5. I just realized that I forgot to do a Currently post for November. Oops. My bad. Time to get on that for December.

 

6. Happy Thursday, friendly faces!! 😀

Thinking-Out-Loud2

An InLinkz Link-up



Signature

Let’s chat!

No questions! Just tell me whatever randomness comes to mind!

More places to find me!

E-mail — [email protected]
Twitter — runwithspoons
Facebook — runningwithspoons
Pinterest — runwithspoons
Instagram — runwithspoons
Bloglovin — runningwithspoons
Snapchat — runningspoons

Filed Under: Thinking Out Loud Tagged With: almond butter, Christmas, life, linkup, random, thinking out loud

Previous Post: « thinking out loud #263
Next Post: thinking out loud #265 »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Liam Barnes

    February 5, 2023 at 9:44 pm

    Wow its Delicious addition, Thanks for sharing the details of such a sweet recipe.

    Reply
  2. remember password

    June 10, 2018 at 11:18 pm

    Many times you may forget your log in id password so that with this latest update of Microsoft edge you can save your password in to your device and no need to sign in all time.

    Reply
  3. WLB

    December 13, 2017 at 5:15 am

    Hi There..

    Look delicious. I thought i should have some next time.

    I Love chocolate so much..

    Reply
  4. Alishba

    December 12, 2017 at 1:47 am

    Hi,

    Hope you are doing great!

    I am Alishba and I work for an online digital marketing agency: Futuristic Artists.
    I came across your site and got impressed with the frequent updates on it.
    Wondering if you accept sponsored blog posts on your site runningwithspoons.com Kindly let me know the price per post
    Also, educate me the price per in-content text link placement on an existing blog post of your site.

    Warm Regards,
    Alishba

    Reply
  5. ErikaMC

    December 7, 2017 at 12:32 pm

    I like your Currently and TOL posts, but are you going to post anything else again? I miss recipes 🙂

    Reply
  6. Beth

    December 7, 2017 at 8:44 am

    Your Christmas critters are SO cute! I love them! And I enjoy the Nutcracker, usually I’m not much for ballet either, but I really love the Nutcracker!

    Reply
  7. Emily Swanson

    December 7, 2017 at 8:03 am

    Those Christmas critters are ADORABLE! And that almond butter totally looks like it’s worth an extra splurge; it’s SOOO creamy and dark and rich looking.

    Reply
  8. Patricia @Sweet and Strong

    December 7, 2017 at 5:09 am

    Love the idea of doing something christmasy with the family. I remember as kids one year we went to see the Rockettes and that really put us in the Christmas spirit.

    Reply
  9. heather @Lunging Through Life

    December 7, 2017 at 4:58 am

    I hope you enjoy the Nutcracker. I was not a fan, ha.My mom and I left halfway through. But I’m glad I went so I knew what everyone was talking about.

    Reply
  10. Jess @ Jessica Cording Nutrition

    December 7, 2017 at 3:56 am

    I love those critter ornaments! So cute! I’ve ended up with a collection of sea creatures for my tree (not sure how that happened) and my mom now tends to give me a new one each year.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Hi & Welcome to Spoons!

Amanda

I'm Amanda - health coach, cookbook author, recipe developer, photographer, makeup junkie, and the blogger behind Running with Spoons - a blog dedicated to proving that healthy snacking doesn't have to be tasteless or boring, one delicious recipe at a time. More about Amanda →

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Subscribe to get new recipes straight in your inbox

Delicious Gluten-free Recipes

Tasty Vegan Recipes

Footer

Looking for more healthy recipes? Try one of these!

Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2025 . running with spoons . on the Foodie Pro Theme