I had a bunch of odds and ends laying around in open bags and not a lot of airtight containers. So I threw this together, mixed it up, and it was delicious!
Rye chips, flavored with garlic salt.
Raw sunflower seeds.
Raw almonds
Sesame sticks
Chives
Ground peppercorn
Seriously, amazing. And my normal, non-vegan roommate can vouch for it!
I think some sea salt, raisin, currants, or dried bananas would make it even better, but I couldn't reach the raisins or currants and don't have banana chips or sea salt:/
Peace, passion and love.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Two Months!
I wish I had a happier two month review for you, I really do. Unfortunately, during tech week, I fell of just about every wagon you CAN fall off of (except for meat). I decided to just ride it out for tech week, my plan was to cleanse all day on Monday, and then jump to twice a week only for dairy. My cleanse did not go as anticipated, mostly because I was away from my green cleansing juice for a large part of the day, a part in which I got fairly hungry. My meal wasn't anti-vegan, persay, it just wasn't cleansing. I've been...okay this week. Honestly, changing my eating habits has been a lot harder the second go round. I don't know why. I'm craving things I haven't craved in weeks prior to falling of the dairy and junk food wagon, and I'm exhausted even on days that I AM eating well. It's not fun.
Yesterday, for my two month anniversary, I went to get some Mexican food and I WAS good then. I just had veggie fajitas with guacamole, and it was freakin' delicious, so that did make me feel better. I'm still determined to stick to it, it's just, for whatever reason, a lot harder right now.
Part of it may be that I had no money for groceries prior to this week, and no time to grocery shop until today. Who knows, I'm going to go grocery shopping in a bit, and hopefully that will make things better :)
On the bright side there are incentives to going back. I've been told I look better, I DO remember feeling better, etc. So we'll see what this upcoming week brings.
Yesterday, for my two month anniversary, I went to get some Mexican food and I WAS good then. I just had veggie fajitas with guacamole, and it was freakin' delicious, so that did make me feel better. I'm still determined to stick to it, it's just, for whatever reason, a lot harder right now.
Part of it may be that I had no money for groceries prior to this week, and no time to grocery shop until today. Who knows, I'm going to go grocery shopping in a bit, and hopefully that will make things better :)
On the bright side there are incentives to going back. I've been told I look better, I DO remember feeling better, etc. So we'll see what this upcoming week brings.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Comfort Food
Hello All,
Tonight I bring you healthy but comforting food, straight from my own adventures in trial and error!
My current obsession is oatmeal, but not those irritating little packages. Get the giant, flavorless kind but then doctor it up. I like to put a teensy bit of REAL peanut butter (IE, one where the ingredient list is "peanuts" and nothing else) and a dollop or so of maple syrup. SO good, and tastes like something your mother would make you while you were ill (in a good way).
Speaking of stuff your mother used to make, make your own vegetable soup. Honestly, I don't have a fool proof recipe, but if you use a vegetable broth base alone, it can, admittedly be a little flavorless. Solution? Throw some organic tomato paste in there as well as as many vegetables as possible.
Whole wheat toast with hummus. Simple, smooth, yummy.
Organic mashed potatoes. Use rice milk instead of milk, olive oil instead of butter, and then doctor it any way you like! I like adding garlic and rosemary (for the really ambitious, roast your added ingredients separately).
Real/whole apple sauce. Self-explanatory, I think.
If your like me and love the taste of espresso but hate how much caffeine there is, as well as how much sugar lattes end up with, try a "watered down" homemade version. Brew some coffee, and while it's brewing steam your own not-milk (for taste, I'd go almond milk, for health I recommend rice milk) by heating over medium heat and whisking until boils. Keep whisking after you turn down the heat. It should make it frothy through most of it. Then simply combine in a coffee mug/cup/wine glass.
Don't lose pasta just because your losing weight! A big part of my diet is organic, whole-wheat rotini and various healthy sauces; marinara, olive oil and wine, etc. etc.
I hope some other vegans will add their own thoughts and ideas! I actually had a lot of fun compiling this list, and would love to include more some day.
Tonight I bring you healthy but comforting food, straight from my own adventures in trial and error!
My current obsession is oatmeal, but not those irritating little packages. Get the giant, flavorless kind but then doctor it up. I like to put a teensy bit of REAL peanut butter (IE, one where the ingredient list is "peanuts" and nothing else) and a dollop or so of maple syrup. SO good, and tastes like something your mother would make you while you were ill (in a good way).
Speaking of stuff your mother used to make, make your own vegetable soup. Honestly, I don't have a fool proof recipe, but if you use a vegetable broth base alone, it can, admittedly be a little flavorless. Solution? Throw some organic tomato paste in there as well as as many vegetables as possible.
Whole wheat toast with hummus. Simple, smooth, yummy.
Organic mashed potatoes. Use rice milk instead of milk, olive oil instead of butter, and then doctor it any way you like! I like adding garlic and rosemary (for the really ambitious, roast your added ingredients separately).
Real/whole apple sauce. Self-explanatory, I think.
If your like me and love the taste of espresso but hate how much caffeine there is, as well as how much sugar lattes end up with, try a "watered down" homemade version. Brew some coffee, and while it's brewing steam your own not-milk (for taste, I'd go almond milk, for health I recommend rice milk) by heating over medium heat and whisking until boils. Keep whisking after you turn down the heat. It should make it frothy through most of it. Then simply combine in a coffee mug/cup/wine glass.
Don't lose pasta just because your losing weight! A big part of my diet is organic, whole-wheat rotini and various healthy sauces; marinara, olive oil and wine, etc. etc.
I hope some other vegans will add their own thoughts and ideas! I actually had a lot of fun compiling this list, and would love to include more some day.
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