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Thrive Forward’s #ThriveKitchen has launched!

September 10, 2013 By Kasey 1 Comment

Hi all! The foodie in me is SO excited about a new program that my friends at VEGA are launching. It’s called Thrive Kitchen! Below is the trailer that I just posted to [Instagram] that you can watch for an intro to the recipes! Thrive Kitchen Although I do not eat 100% plant based, I still incorporate plant based food every single day. They make me feel great & I absolutely LOVE cooking with them! Getting creative in the kitchen is my passion so this is right up my powercakes ally. um hello [walnut tacos] YUM! [Miso Noodle Bowl] If you’ve signed up to Thrive Forward- … [Read more...]

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Chocolate Zucchini Bread Chia Pudding

May 30, 2013 By Kasey 6 Comments

Hey all! Hope you’re having a good Thursday! I just got back from a day with mamacakes – we had a meeting with a new group we’re helping to create that is all about Abundant Living! We have some great ideas for the group which I will definitely be sharing soon. I’m also gearing up for another BOOTCAMP fundraiser for Monday, June 24th ( if you’re in the PGH area – mark your calendars!) so before I get to my to-do list, I wanted to share a new recipe! If you’re like me, I always crave something sweet after dinner! Plus, I’m always hungry around 9pm every night since I … [Read more...]

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Raw Dinner Review & Patriot Games Mini Recap!

May 19, 2013 By Kasey 4 Comments

Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you had a great weekend. I am currently enjoying this sunny Sunday by sipping on some coffee & relaxing because I am a very sore from my first CrossFit Competition I participated in yesterday! I first wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who wished me luck! Big thanks to one of my biggest inspirations, my girl PetiteFi, & everyone else for the Instagram love! Special shout out to my wonderful family & boyfriend Corey who supported me the whole day! I swear every muscle on me is feeling it today and I’m sure tomorrow may be a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: be true to you, Blog, CrossFit, FitFluential, Fitness, Friday Feature, plantPOWER, Recipe, Review, The Eat Clean Diet, Thrive Forward, Whats Beautiful Tagged With: competition, CrossFit, Eden Pitt, Farm Market, Local, Patriot Games, plant based, POWERCAKES, Raw Food, recap, Restaruant Review, review

New Exercise: Pin Party Plate Lifts!

May 2, 2013 By Kasey 10 Comments

Hi all! So glad you enjoyed the [Roasted Eggplant & Zucchini Tortilla Pizza] from yesterday’s post! Who says gluten free plant based recipes have to be boring? Not this girl! It’s all about taking the time to experiment & find what flavor combos you like best. Earlier in the week I posted about my [Weekend Recap] where the boy & I hit the gym with some new exercises to share! Being a personal trainer I love to learn new workouts & exercises, not only for myself, but for my clients as well! When I work out in the gym with Corey, he becomes the personal trainer in the … [Read more...]

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Roasted Eggplant & Zucchini Tortilla Pizza

May 1, 2013 By Kasey 4 Comments

hey all! I hope you’re enjoying your Wednesday! I’ve been a busy bee this week with meetings, clients, workouts, & being a driver/nurse for papacakes who recently just got knee surgery. He actually tore his meniscus on a job so I’ve been helping out by going to the doctors appointments & such with him. He’s doing well & was just going over the exercises he needs to do while rehabbing that I can totally help him with! Today I wanted to share with you a new recipe that I’ve been wanting to for a while now! Recently I’ve been craving pizza but [surprisingly] didn’t feel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: beTRUEtoYOU, Blog, FitFluential, plantPOWER, Recipe, The Eat Clean Diet, Thrive Forward Tagged With: brown rice tortilla, Eat Clean Diet, eggplant, pizza, plant based, powermeal, tortilla pizza, zucchini

Gluten Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookies!

April 25, 2013 By Kasey 5 Comments

Happy Thursday all! If you haven’t had a chance to check out the Headbands Of Hope Giveaway – check it out [here] & prepare to be inspired by this beautiful cause. Even though I post a lot of meal ideas on Instagram & on here, I feel like I haven’t shared a cookie recipe in a while! This is one of those recipes where I literally through everything into a bowl & it worked! Trust me, many recipes go unshared based on these experiments not always working BUT this one is a winner! What makes these even more awesome is that I made them at 7am on a Saturday which is not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: beTRUEtoYOU, Blog, CrossFit, FitFluential, plantPOWER, Recipe Tagged With: cookie, cookies, Headbands of hope, iherb.com, oatmeal, plant based, plant power, raisin, Recipe

Black Eyed Pea FalafelCakes w/ Lucky Shamrock Sauce.

March 15, 2013 By Kasey 11 Comments

Good morning everyone! It’s almost St. Patty’s day weekend & it’s Friday! I have to admit, my Thursday went flying by. I had one of those mornings where I didn’t hear my alarm at all. A usual wake up call at 8am turned into a 10am wake up call. As I woke up, slowly, I laid in bed & thought to myself, “I feel so refreshed…and it’s really bright outside?? There is no way it is before 8am.” I proceed to look over & see my phone lighting up and a big 10:00am flashed in my face. At first I panicked & thought that I had my 10:30am client coming over before … [Read more...]

Filed Under: beTRUEtoYOU, Blog, FitFluential, plantPOWER, Powerbowl A Day, Recipe, The Eat Clean Diet, Thrive Forward Tagged With: brussel sprouts, challenge loop, Eat Clean Diet, green, Lucky, nutrex hawaii, nutritional yeast, plant based, plantpower, Powerbowl a day, POWERCAKES, Recipe, sauce, Shamrock, spirulina, St. Patty's Day, tahini

Sushi, Headbands, & Very Berry Plant Based Jell-O

March 10, 2013 By Kasey 7 Comments

Hi all! I hope you’re enjoying your weekend! Thanks for all of the motivating comments on my CrossFit 13.1 WOD performance! I can’t wait to see what next weeks challenge is. Even if you don’t do CrossFit, my hope is that you will find what you love to do and get after it! Today is a rest day- for suuuure. My body is asking for it & I am listening! Nothing like having this for dinner Saturday night then sleeping in on a Sunday! Because really, sushi night is always a good night, right? This Sushi totally hit the spot after my AM CrossFit workout & teaching a TRX … [Read more...]

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#plantPOWER WINNERS REVEAL!!

February 27, 2013 By Kasey 6 Comments

Hello everyone! I cannot believe that #plantPOWER Challenge Round 2 is coming to an end! This does not mean that the plant lovin’ has to stop though; please continue to tweet us your pics with the hashtag #plantPOWER so we can all continue to inspire one another that plants don’t have to be boring! Heather & I are so happy that you all enjoyed this challenge. We have huge plans for the future & thanks to you – we are able to start our planning for the next one! Before we get to the WINNERS of all of the Giveaways … I wanted to remind you that another challenge is starting … [Read more...]

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Z is for…NEW CHALLENGE & finding your Zen.

February 26, 2013 By Kasey 15 Comments

Good morning loves! As always, starting off with the Instagram highlights! @jenniferp1980 made some power yam cakes! @gingerader made my Yam Boats with sweet cinnamon hummus!! ⭐ @fuel_for_thought made a yummy #POWERBOWL! @clean_lovin also made my Yam Boats with caramelized Brussels & sweet cinnamon hummus!! gosh, I LOVE when someone makes a recipe of mine- such a cool feeling. Also, speaking of POWERBOWLS…Big announcement!! My friends at IDEA & I are teaming up to bring to you a POWERBOWL A DAY CHALLENGE starting on March 4th! We are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Fitness, plantPOWER, Powerbowl A Day, Recipe Tagged With: challenge, challenge loop, features, giveaway, Heather Waxman, IDEA FIT, instagram, plant based, plantpower, powerbowl a day challenge, yoga, Zen

U is for…BANANA UPSIDE DOWN LOAF!

February 20, 2013 By Kasey 6 Comments

Hey all! Currently flying to Boston to see my girl Heather and I can’t wait! Any positive thoughts for a safe flight would be totally appreciated! I really enjoy flying - it's like a total excuse to just unplug from technology for a while & reflect. Lots of magazines are in my near future! It's crazy how currently I am at home but tonight will be a participant in Heather's BARRE class! I loved seeing your #plantPOWER “T” highlights from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, FitFluential, plantPOWER, Recipe Tagged With: banana, plant based, plant power, POWERCAKES, Recipe, upside down cake

T is for…Trust your cravings with new recipes & Technology with UP Review!

February 20, 2013 By Kasey 9 Comments

Good morning everyone! It’s Wednesday – which means YOUR almost to the weekend & I am getting ready to leave for BOSTON to see Heather! If you’re from the Rhode Island/Boston area –we are having a meet up (I think closer to RI) on Friday night. E-mail me Kasey@Powercakes.net if you’re interested in details!! Last night, I laid in bed scrolling through our #plantPOWER hashtag on Instagram, & couldn't get over the awesome pictures! alyymayb with her steel cut oats & PB! @jocelyn_cowan & her spinach salad with mushroom stuffing! @melissaroz & … [Read more...]

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Q is for…Quinoa Chickpea Buckwheat Bread!

February 17, 2013 By Kasey 11 Comments

Goodmorning all! Hope you’re having a great weekend! I loved being able to share a Power Packed Post yesterday for “P” day! I mentioned that my best friend & I were hosting a POWER HOUR bootcamp – it went great!! *These ladies rocked it & worked so hard! *Did you know my bittie could fly? ha, she was an animal climbing those inverted monkey bars! *Coach sarah stole the camera. #thingsshethoughtshedeleted *My girl Jackie working those TRX mountain climbers! GREAT for the core! *Coach Powercakes there cheering on the girls through 30 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, FitFluential, plantPOWER, Recipe Tagged With: bread, buckwheat, chickpea, plant based, plant power, quinoa

O is for…On The Go with a BARRE Giveaway!

February 15, 2013 By Kasey 125 Comments

Good morning everyone! I hope you had a great week. It’s safe to say that this #plantPOWER challenge is really moving along & we are loving all of the creativity! Last night on Instagram I shared some “N” Highlights! @kristinmcm26 & her nutritional yeast & sweet potato nori rolls! @trainlikeachamp & her raw nut heart cookies! @lmveilleux & her trying NEW fruits! @melrenee13 & her valentines raw bars with nuts! Looks amazing ladies!! ❤ O is for…ON THE GO GIVEAWAY with BARRE! I obviously love everything this company stands for & I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, FitFluential, plantPOWER Tagged With: barre, giveaway, Julia Erickson, plant based, plantpower

N is for…NRG MATRIX GIVEAWAY!

February 14, 2013 By Kasey 80 Comments

Hi all! I hope you got a chance to enter the Mary’s Gone Crackers Giveaway! Remember, you have until the 26th to enter ALL of the Giveaways because we want you to all have a fair chance! I want to start off today with some amazing photos from Instagram for “M” day! @jessicalynne118 & her mango & melon green smoothie! @janinebruno415 & her homemade almond MILK! @accidentlydelish & her Mexican quesadilla! @gamene & her maca mochaccino! YUM! Good job ladies!! Seriously, every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, FitFluential, Giveaway, plantPOWER, Recipe Tagged With: giveaway, mushrooms, NRG MATRIX, plant based, plant power

M is for….Mary’s Gone Crackers GIVEAWAY!

February 13, 2013 By Kasey 12 Comments

Before we get to another #plantPOWERED GIVEAWAY, let’s start with some “L” highlights from Instagram! @fitpossible & her life, lift, lunch, & love post! @kmang001 & her LIMEADE! @brookeeking made my 5 ingredient lentil loaf! Yay! @angelee0801 & her lemon water! Lemon is so good for our bodies! Good job ladies!!! You can find these recipes by following their accounts. Today, M is for…Mary’s Gone Crackers! Mary’s Gone Crackers even issued a #plantPOWER message to all of us: “Through our products, we promote Conscious … [Read more...]

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J is for…Julieanna Hever & her book GIVEAWAY!

February 10, 2013 By Kasey 127 Comments

Hi all! Of course I want to start with a “I” feature from Instagram! @gamene & her amazing "I" recipe of Inarizushi which is one of the few traditional Japanese sushi preparations that is inherently vegan. @stephanie_arlyn & her plant based icecream! @fight4wellness & her plant based ice cream as well! I sense a theme peopl @heatherwaxman with her inspiring post from yesterday! You girls never cease to amaze & inspire me! Lovin’ all of the different foods that you can turn into a #plantPOWER recipe! Shifting gears to “J” day – … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, FitFluential, plantPOWER, Recipe Tagged With: book, Doctor Oz, feature, FitFluential, giveaway, Heather Waxman, Julieanna Hever, plant based, Plant Dietician, POWERCAKES, Tips

F is for…

February 5, 2013 By Kasey 22 Comments

Goodmorning all! Today is "F” day in #plantPOWER. When I think of the letter “F” many things come to mind. F is…FOR TIME. Started this morning off with a 545am WOD at CrossFit. Scaled the handstand push-ups similar to this video here. This one was tough & yeah, when the alarm goes off at 5:15am it’s not always easy. BUT I got after it & had breakfast in my belly by 730 am! After a lot of FOAM rolling. Speaking of another efffffffff. (what I say when I foam roll – hurts so good) F is for FUEL….or reFUEL. I refueled after this awesome WOD with a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: beTRUEtoYOU, Blog, FitFluential, plantPOWER, The Eat Clean Diet Tagged With: don't fear the fat, Eat Clean Diet, FAT, healthy fats, plant based, plant power, Tosca Reno

C is for…Cheesy Basil & Butternut Quinoa!

February 3, 2013 By Kasey 9 Comments

Hi all! Welcome to “C” Day of the #plantPOWER Challenge! Yesterday’s Brads Raw Food Giveaway went great – remember that we will announce all winners on Feb. 27th! Check out theses ‘B’ Highlights from yesterday! Top Left: Black Bean & Butternut Squash Burger Butternut Squash Chips via FitPossible Alexis Bottom Left: Roasted Brussels & Root Veggies Bottom Right: Brussel Sprouts & Broccoli I am visiting the boy this weekend & it hasn’t stopped snowing since I arrived. We originally were going to go out for dinner but the roads weren't … [Read more...]

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Thrive Forward into the New Year!

December 29, 2012 By Kasey 18 Comments

Happy Saturday all! I have to admit, I’m still trying to get back into a routine after my 7 day Holiday weekend. There is one thing I probably would change if I could go back in time and that would be working out. I know I know, I’m POWERCAKES – how can I regret working out!? Well, when I smacked straight into a brick wall yesterday (not literally-but sure felt like it) I asked myself, why did I push myself with workouts while I had so many other things going on in my life during those 7 days? In all honesty, I believe in working out & the wonderful things it can do for our … [Read more...]