Cinnamon Bun Smoothie (Makes two. Adapted from here.) 2 cups vanilla almond milk 2 frozen bananas 1/2 cup cooked oats (microwave 1/2 uncooked oats with 1/2 water for 2 minutes) 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 scoop sun warrior plain protein powder 1 tsp agave (optional) Extra sprinkle of cinnamon on top to make … Continue reading Cinnamon Bun Smoothie
The last two times I made kale chips they didn't come out right. I think I used too much olive oil and didn't dehydrate them long enough. I had pretty much given up, but I got a bunch of kale in our CSA box, and decided to give it one more shot. This time I … Continue reading My First Batch of Kale Chips That Didn't Suck
This past week we got huge zucchini and carrots in our CSA box. Since I love carrot cake (not to mention I had just bought a lb of carrots), I wanted to make carrot cake muffins and incorporate the zucchini somehow. I usually avoid sugar completely, but I used it here and they were still … Continue reading Zucchini Carrot Cake Muffins
Happy Independence Day everyone! Here are two desserts I made for the 4th this year. One couldn't be simpler and the other I think I just got lucky. Both desserts are non-dairy and refined sugar free. I added 1 stevia packet to each dessert (one for all 8 pops, and one for the ice cream), … Continue reading Two Deliciously Refreshing Patriotic Desserts
For the rest of vegan lunch week (for my carnivorous counterpart) I admit I got kind of lazy. And I also apologize for the crappy phone pictures. Thursday I made an almond butter and organic strawberry preserves sandwich. I hate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but I actually like this one (possibly because of my … Continue reading Vegan Lunches Thursday & Friday
I love tofu skin sushi (inarizushi). I had it first in Japan, not really knowing what it was, but it quickly became my favorite. I can never seem to order it at sushi places because usually all they have is just a tofu roll =(, but sometimes they have them at buffets =). Since I'm … Continue reading Fried Tofu Skins and Wednesday's Vegan Lunch
Day 2 of vegan brown bag lunch for a sandwich loving carnivore. Tuesday: Santa Fe Chick'n Salad with non-dairy Ranch dressing Red Hot Mojo Tortilla Chips Grapes QOTD: "You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity." -Epicurus
I'm very proud of the fact that the groceries in our house are about 90% vegan, organic, non-junk food, etc. I do oblige my dude and buy him lunch meat and cheese that he takes for lunch every day. Processed lunch meat grosses me out because I cannot find one that doesn't have caramel coloring, … Continue reading A Week of Vegan Lunches: Monday
We bought something this weekend... Okay, not just the gazebo...but the house that it comes with! And since it's an older house and needs some remodeling, my first thought was "let's go to IKEA!" Since we were already in the Baltimore area, I persuaded the dude to take a detour to Trader Joe's since neither … Continue reading We Made A Tiny Purchase…
I must've done something right this past weekend because somehow I lost about 2 lbs and dropped to 18.8% body fat. I think it might just be one of those fluctuations that don't really matter because I'm not sure that I "earned" the fat loss. I made (and ate) brownies, had half of a beer, … Continue reading Weekend Wrap Up: Dropping Fat and My First Massage
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