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Loaded Mashed Sweet Potatoes

November 12th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Desserts, Dinner, Life, Lunch, baking, vegan

Tami over at Vegan Appetite hosts “Food Network Friday” – a call to cooks everywhere to “veganize” the chosen Food Network recipe. I was excited that I got to pick this week’s recipe: Loaded Mashed Potatoes by Paula Deen. Paul Deen, as you probably know, is the Queen of Cream…and Bacon and Cheese. So modifying [...]

Brussels Sprouts

November 2nd, 2009 · 9 Comments · Lunch, recipes, vegan

Hello!
Hope you had a super awesome weekend. For me, it was great to be home after traveling last weekend.
A big shout out to Meatless Mama! Thank you for the Blog Award! That was just such a nice surprise and really made my day.

Brussels sprouts are one of those vegetables that for a long [...]

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Everyday Eats

October 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, exercise, running

A typical day of vegan food…
Remember the Pumpkin Pie Smoothie?
That was breakfast this morning.
Mmmmmmm!! Delish.
And lunch was another oldie but goodie: Apple Cherry Oatmeal

For dinner I tried a recipe from Eat, Drink, and Be Vegan, Blackened Tofu, which would easily fit in here:

So in a last minute play, I rebounded with this:

which went very nicely [...]

Vegan Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

September 25th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Beverages, Breakfast, Lunch, running, vegan

I LOVE this time of year for many reasons.
One of which is…PUMPKINS!
Pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin scones, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin bread, and Pumpkin Spice Lattes at Starbucks. Mmmmm…..
So today I created…Vegan Pumpkin Pie Smoothie for the hubby and me.

Vegan Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
Makes 2 12oz smoothies plus a little extra
What you need…

1 12 oz glass full of [...]

Vegan Yum Yum: Hurry Up Alfredo

September 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Lunch

Today for lunch I made “Hurry Up Alfredo” from Vegan Yum Yum’s new cookbook, called Vegan Yum Yum.
It was delicious! I served it over egg(less) noodles with sauteed kale. It was so yummy I forgot to take a picture! It was also super easy to make – just toss all the ingredients into the blender [...]

I Heart Colorado

August 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, running

I’m having the BEST time in Colorado. Here’s what we’ve done so far:

Yesterday we drove to Fort Collins and visited our friends Gary and Tiffany and their beautiful kids. They took the afternoon off to show us their hometown and wow did we love it! We ate at Avogadro’s Number where I had a delicious [...]

More Than It Seems

August 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Lunch, running, vegan

What a weird day! My internet is AWOL so I’m writing this in a Word doc for posting later. WAH! Where is my IT support? I’ve had a busy morning – I went for a run with “Runner In Training” (RIT), then I was met Cheryl Harris of Conscious Creations for a “practice” walk in [...]

A Big Running Day

August 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Breakfast, Lunch, baking, running, vegan, yoga

IT. IS. SO. HOT. OUT. SIDE.
When I drove to the gym at 1030am this morning my car said 91 degrees! The girls are lounging around the house as usual - they were pretty beat after our walk this morning.

I got up at 6am this morning and practiced yoga for 1/2 hour. I’m still practicing in [...]

Revenge of the Bees + Why I Do Yoga

July 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Breakfast, Lunch, yoga

I just got stung by a bee in my backyard! OUCH! At least I think it was a bee – I’m really not sure since it stung my BOOTIE! Wow that really hurt. It’s a good thing you weren’t near me when it happened cuz I was cussin’ like a sailor! I bought a jar [...]

Mmmmm…Oatmeal!

July 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Lunch

I just had the best lunch and the greatest part is that it was super simple.
I had…(drumroll please)…OATMEAL!
Yes, OATMEAL!
I know, not exactly what you’d think of having on a hot and muggy Virginia day.
Here’s what I did:

Got the oatmeal started while I was finishing up on the elliptical machine.
When the oatmeal was ready (15 [...]