i just love the colour!
fresh, organic, wholesome ingredients – nothing wasted… Continue reading
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{try-me tuesday} — the autumn glory apple
19 Febi had no idea there were so many varieties of apples.
autumn glory is my new favourite kind of apple. ever heard of it?! better yet, have you tried one?!?!
i love the colour… Continue reading
{meatless monday} — “chocolacado pudding”
18 Febavocados are an amazing superfood. packed full of nutrients like potassium, vitamin e, and health fats – avocados also are helpful at maintaining a healthy cholesterol. they go great with tuna like in my tunacado sammy… i had heard about making chocolate avocado pudding but had never tried it…
until now 🙂
there are lots of variations and i plan to try another soon – but this one is about as simple and delicious as you can get.
so simple. so delicious.
– avocado
– cocoa powder
– sugar
agave works well as a sweetener, also. i used a mix of cane sugar and agave. Continue reading
happy fat tuesday!
12 Feb
wear some of these…
laugh at stuff like this…
and if you wish, eat one of these…
and be safe, ya’ll!
{thirsty thursday} — still lovin’ the vitamix
7 Febwhen i tell people i have a vitamix they usually ask two questions :
1. do you love it?
2. how often do you use it?
and i always say, “yes. and every day!”
and i really do. i use it at least once a day to make a smoothie. usually for breakfast or with it or before i head to work in the afternoon. i use my vitamix every single day. and i love it! i’m working on perfecting recipes to share on the blog of other amazing things it does. for example : nut butters, soups, flours, and sorbet to name a few.
but it was still love at first sight and i’ve been falling in love more every day. how can i not?! heavy duty, all one-piece, little to no food waste, easy cleanup – what more can you ask for in an all-purpose kitchen appliance?!
this creation was one of my favourites to date :
{meatless monday} — “this is the healthiest superbowl party i’ve ever been to”
4 FebhA! i’m still sort of giggling from the comment one of my friend’s made at the superbowl gathering my former roomie had this weekend. and what a game! way to go, ravens – so well-deserved!!
since going pretty much 100% vegan recently, it’s hard to eat out or even go to a friend’s house to eat, because basically everything that is prepared has some form of dairy or animal product in it. so i brought over my own food and made something easy to munch on for the big game. it was a hit!
i also toasted some falafel in the oven and chopped up some celery, carrots, and mixed sweet peppers as well as some fruit. one healthy spread, indeed. and all 3 dudes gobbled it up!
“this is the healthiest superbowl party i’ve ever been to” – one of them exclaimed. i laughed so hard, it was so great.
{thirsty thursday} — another vitamix smoothie!
31 Janvitamix – i highly recommend investing in one. they are incredible machines! i juice every day now!
i whipped together a different blend of juice this time from random stuff i had inside the fridge…
{whatever wednesday} — snow!
30 Janwe got some snow here in colorado – it’s finally starting to look and feel like winter! 60 degree days took over our last week of january, but then the white stuff came – it finally came! we need the moisture so bad here, and so i’m welcoming it with gratitude. though i heart the 330 days of sunshine we tend to get… i also heart the snow…
and it usually comes WITH sunshine, so it’s a win/win. 🙂
have a great day!
{meatless monday} — an easy make-ahead meal : rainbow rice
28 Jangreetings, you faithful readers, you. and thanks for reading 🙂
here’s a great make-ahead meal that keeps well in the fridge – one you can take to lunch during the week or add to your plate at dinner time. nutritious, colourful, and budget-friendly – that’s quite a trifecta!
rainbow rice – because it’s so colourful 🙂
– about a cup wild rice, rinsed
– 3 small zucchini, chopped
– 3 small bell peppers, chopped Continue reading
{thirsty thursday} — my morning vitamix smoothie
24 Jan
this has been on the menu for a few weeks now. eventually i’ll switch it up and try new things. but i have had a lot going on in my life as of late – however, i believe the dust is finally starting to settle. and no, i don’t have measurements for you – i just wing it! 🙂 i try to use all organic products, as well… for many reasons. i ought to write a blog on organics soon…
– frozen strawberries
– frozen blackberries
– frozen cherries
– fresh kale or spinach
– 1/2 banana {a whole one takes over the flavour!}
– 1/2 pear {seeds included}
– a few dates {pitted}
– orange juice
– grape juice
– almond milk
– raw protein powder {this is my favourite}
– flax seeds
– maca root powder {a smidge – stuff is potent!}
throw it all in that amazing vitamix machine on high and blend for about a minute – the consistency is so awesome with the vitamix! i highly recommend investing in one. it’s totally worth it! i can’t wait to experiment more with other things like soups and nut butters… !
SLAINTE!
{whatever wednesday} — self.
23 Janit’s high time i shoot some more self-portraits. the last time i did that was in 2010. and it’s very liberating and healthy for me to occasionally get in FRONT of the camera. it’s kind of an unspoken general rule – photographers don’t like being photographed. i don’t mind it sometimes, so long as i’m the one taking the pictures! 😉
i remembered this collection when i was organizing my files recently. sometimes i feel like about 86 personalities inside this tiny little physical form of a body. i feel very introspective at the moment – so i thought i’d share these fotos which emulate just that.
{thirsty thursday} — shitake mushroom and cippolini onion risotto w/ an authentic abbey
17 Jan
i’m extra excited about risotto now. wanna know why?! besides the fact that it’s kinda fun to make – i just found out that risotto is naturally gluten-free… hooray for that! it’s a rather starchy grain, and makes for an outstanding vegan dish such as this. simple ingredients, simple cooking, COMPLEX flavour! delicious. i super heart risotto, and you should too… it’s easy to fall in love with it. here’s what i made for this dish :
{meatless monday} — “amazeballs” – a new year’s resolution-kinda snack you can enjoy 7-days a week!
31 Dec
a new year is ahead of us. {hooray!} this means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. for me, it means manifesting only good things derived from light, happiness, peace, honesty, community, harmony, respect, and most of all – LOVE. because that’s just how it has to be… and it will be.
and for a lot of people, new year’s resolutions are a common theme – many of which include things like “living a healthier lifestyle” or “eating better” and the like. so in the spirit of new beginnings and living a healthier, simpler, easier life – here is a recipe i came up with a couple weeks ago that will blow your taste-buds away. they’ll want to be calling more buds and be like, “dude, you gotta try this!”
easy. healthy. simple. delicious.
that’s how i roll. just like these “amazeballs” – and they’re sweet and savory – like me 😉 Continue reading
{thirsty thursday} how to eat AND drink a pomegranate
20 Dec
pomegranates are so pretty. look at that colour! i just love it.
i’m sure you’ve had pomegranate juice before, it was all the rage for a while. it’s still amazing, but i wondered if everyone knew how to actually cut and eat the whole pomegranate itself. it can seem intimidating if you aren’t sure. so here are the steps i take when buying this seasonal deliciousness.
i figured i’d buy one since they are only 2 bucks on sale right now, and just use the seeds to throw in the vitamix with my smoothies. pomegranate juice is usually kind of pricey, so i thought this was the most cost-effective way to get my antioxidants, fiber, and vitamin c out of this amazing fruit. Continue reading
{try-me tuesday – the “christmas orange”}
18 Dec
not to be confused with a clementine or “cutie” that you find in conventional grocery stores, you can typically purchase these tasty delights in most grocery stores, in the produce section… but only in the winter season.
meet the satsuma tangerine… also {rather appropriately} referred to as a “stem and leaf” tangerine… Continue reading
{meatless monday} something fun for the holidays! — mini chocolate-dipped lady apples
17 Dec
every now and then, i’m creative with sweets. i’m not much of a baker, so i don’t keep common baking components around the house – i seldom even have milk in the fridge. half & half, maybe… anyway, i wanted to try to make some candy-dipped apples of some kind without having to make an extra trip to the store, so this is what i came up with. i bought the apples prior, with the idea of creating something fun with them for the blog, and i had all the other items lying around.
i just think these are so fun – take them to the office for the holiday party, or make them as a special after-school snack for the season… either way they’re super easy and cute and everyone will love them! Continue reading
{thirsty thursday} — snowfall, a christmas movie, and eggnog : the perfect december combo
13 Dechooray for snowfall this week here in colorado! we SO needed it!!! we need a lot more, but the mountains got much more than we did in the city, and i’m grateful anyway. my roommate and i went out to snap a few fotos near the lake by the house, but it was seriously freezing {about 18 degrees}, so i didn’t stay out long. just long enough capture the mood and run back in 🙂
we didn’t get much – not even an inch. Continue reading
{whatever wordy wednesday} — a heart-shaped sweet potato and my alter-ego, “magenta ellis”
12 Dec
“you always buy the unique-looking produce… the ones no one else wants, the oddballs, the misfits!” — a coworker said to me.
it’s true.
i like anything out of the ordinary. because me?! – i’m out of the ordinary…… i mean we are all unique, just like everyone else, right?!
but i’m a very old soul… and i’ve seen a LOT in my some 10 thousand years… and in my current waking life, i often feel like some of the fruits and vegetables i buy – discarded, overlooked, passed-by, out-casted, and just plain weird. but dude, i’m totally still edible – and you know – some things get better with age… 😉
well… i found this potato particularly interesting because it kind of represented me. not only was it heart-shaped, as i obviously am, and which i find a lot of random things that find their way into my visual path are, but it is also kind of two different colours. it almost looks as if a garnet yam and a jewel yam are intertwined. it got me thinking about how i believe we all have a duality to us. i was having a conversation with a friend about all the changes going on in the world right now – the talk of 2012 doomsday, or the hope of a 2012 arising – in love and light, and consciousness, perhaps? and we were discussing how we all have a “dark side” — and some of us publicly show it with acts of violence or utter projection as to inflict sheer pain on the person receiving it, and some of us albeit perhaps not as violent, still keep it very much hidden, which can take a TON of conscious effort. Continue reading
{meatless monday} — caramelized onion and heirloom tomato risotto
10 Dec
i’m lovin’ me some risotto lately. i just love the texture and the creaminess of it. my favourite way to have it is with mushrooms. but i had these items lying around and so i decided to try them together with the risotto.
{thirsty thursday – buffalo chicken wraps and a favourite lager}
6 Dec
i’m excited to share this super easy, fun, and delicious recipe i discovered this a while back from the cute sisters over at deux chicago – they always have the cutest ideas! and no game day is complete without eating something with buffalo sauce on it!
these are so super simple and easy to prepare and they are always a hit! i simply buy a preroasted chicken, eat a little of it for dinner, then pick the meat off and use it for my buffalo chicken wraps! Continue reading
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