Good Morning!!
My goodness it has been an absolutely crazy few months. Between getting back into school and being sick for a while blogging was the last thing on my mind, but now I am comfortably settled in to my new schedule, new job, classes, and finally healthy for the first time in a while. Now that all that is good to go I can finally get back into blogging!
I'll be honest staying vegan has been a huge challenge while at school. Spending all day at class and work and then coming home later in the evening and making dinner is really really difficult. There are days where I gave up and just ate whatever, but maybe it was good for me to do that because I began to realize what a difference being a vegan can make! My health and my whole body felt so different when eating vegan and when I was not.
So, where do we go from here? Over the next few weeks I will share with you all my goals and my journey to stay vegan and get myself to exactly where I want to be.
Come with me?
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Monday, August 31, 2015
Together again
Hello Dear Readers!
Thank you all for your patience as I was away this last week traveling and working. My trip was fantastic, and now I am getting settled back in at school. So last week i performed a bit of an experiment. Some days i completely ignored the vegan diet and other days I tried to stick as close as I could and it was incredible how much better I have felt being on a vegan diet! This week I am back and going strong. As a matter of fact when re-stocking my kitchen for the fall semester I shopped completely vegan!
Talk about an exciting adventure. Having access to stores like Costco, Whole Foods, and fresh Market have made this journey ten times more exciting, cheaper, and way more fun. This weeks menu is entirely vegan and I am stoked!
So here is to the start of week three and a whole new part of my exciting adventure!!
Thank you all for your patience as I was away this last week traveling and working. My trip was fantastic, and now I am getting settled back in at school. So last week i performed a bit of an experiment. Some days i completely ignored the vegan diet and other days I tried to stick as close as I could and it was incredible how much better I have felt being on a vegan diet! This week I am back and going strong. As a matter of fact when re-stocking my kitchen for the fall semester I shopped completely vegan!
Talk about an exciting adventure. Having access to stores like Costco, Whole Foods, and fresh Market have made this journey ten times more exciting, cheaper, and way more fun. This weeks menu is entirely vegan and I am stoked!
So here is to the start of week three and a whole new part of my exciting adventure!!
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Be Back Soon!!
Hello my wonderful readers!
I will be taking a break from writing on the blog for the next week, since I will be working a vendor event for my business this week! Thank you for all of your support!!
Much Love!
I will be taking a break from writing on the blog for the next week, since I will be working a vendor event for my business this week! Thank you for all of your support!!
Much Love!
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Baking is a Passion
So, I'll admit, the one thing I have tried to avoid doing during this first week of my adventure is bake. I have a love for baking that goes pretty deep, but the idea of baking vegan is something that seemed intimidating and a little scary to me, but today I decided to break that wall down and try baking one of my all time favorite desserts, and the dessert that I get asked to make for people all the time, and try it vegan.
It. Was. Awesome!
I decided that I would share with all of you this wonderful recipe that I love so much. Yes, I cheated this time and got gluten free cake mix, because living in Alaska it was the cheaper option, and easier for the time constraint that I was under.
Once the cakes were baking I made the raspberry sauce for the middle of the cake. All that took was a bad of frozen raspberries in a pan to reduce them. Once there was a 50/50 ratio of still whole berries to juice I added 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup organic sugar and let that simmer for a few minutes. Then I put that in a bowl and stuck it in the fridge to cool.
Next I put together the frosting. After spending about 20 minutes on Pinterest I found one that I decided to try, and let me tell you, it was the most amazing chocolate buttercream frosting I had ever tasted, and it was totally vegan. I can't do it justice, so I will share the link to the frosting recipe below.
http://www.picklesnhoney.com/2014/10/08/how-to-make-vegan-buttercream-frosting/
Besides looking at and trying their frosting recipe you should also take a look at the Pickles and Honey blog, it's awesome!
Once the frosting was done I kept it at room temperature to keep it smooth. Pulled the cakes our of the oven and stuck them in the freezer for about 30 minutes. After that I put the raspberry sauce in the middle of the two cakes and frosted it and stuck it back in the freezer until I was ready to serve it. It was SO GOOD!!!
Took it to work today and it was a winner. So happy that my first try baking totally vegan was a complete success. :)
One new adventure down, many more to go :)
It. Was. Awesome!
I decided that I would share with all of you this wonderful recipe that I love so much. Yes, I cheated this time and got gluten free cake mix, because living in Alaska it was the cheaper option, and easier for the time constraint that I was under.
Once the cakes were baking I made the raspberry sauce for the middle of the cake. All that took was a bad of frozen raspberries in a pan to reduce them. Once there was a 50/50 ratio of still whole berries to juice I added 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup organic sugar and let that simmer for a few minutes. Then I put that in a bowl and stuck it in the fridge to cool.
Next I put together the frosting. After spending about 20 minutes on Pinterest I found one that I decided to try, and let me tell you, it was the most amazing chocolate buttercream frosting I had ever tasted, and it was totally vegan. I can't do it justice, so I will share the link to the frosting recipe below.
http://www.picklesnhoney.com/2014/10/08/how-to-make-vegan-buttercream-frosting/
Besides looking at and trying their frosting recipe you should also take a look at the Pickles and Honey blog, it's awesome!
Once the frosting was done I kept it at room temperature to keep it smooth. Pulled the cakes our of the oven and stuck them in the freezer for about 30 minutes. After that I put the raspberry sauce in the middle of the two cakes and frosted it and stuck it back in the freezer until I was ready to serve it. It was SO GOOD!!!
Took it to work today and it was a winner. So happy that my first try baking totally vegan was a complete success. :)
One new adventure down, many more to go :)
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Week One...Complete
I can hardly believe that it's been one whole week since I began my journey! It has been such an awesome week! I have tried so many new things, and fallen in love with cooking vegan. The flavors and the way that everything combines is incredible. Whoever said that vegans don't have good food, or food that tastes like anything, they were completely mistaken.
The biggest and most exciting part of this first week for me, though, was that in the last week I lost three pounds! After months of trying to eat healthier and struggling to find what worked for me and left me feeling great, I have finally lost a few pounds. As small as that may seem, it's huge when you've been trying so hard.
Overall my experience this past week has been amazing. A lot of support from friends and family, and a ton of encouragement to keep going. With week two staring me in the face I know that there will be more challenges, especially as I will be vacationing for a week and will have to be creative with my eating choices.
Once again, I do want to take the time to thank all of you who have been encouraging me as I go through this adventure. Thank you for your kind words and for the recipes you have shared and even the stories of your own journey. That is truly the encouragement that helps me stay strong through each day. So, until tomorrow. Stay strong, stay healthy, and of course Have a great evening! :)
The biggest and most exciting part of this first week for me, though, was that in the last week I lost three pounds! After months of trying to eat healthier and struggling to find what worked for me and left me feeling great, I have finally lost a few pounds. As small as that may seem, it's huge when you've been trying so hard.
Overall my experience this past week has been amazing. A lot of support from friends and family, and a ton of encouragement to keep going. With week two staring me in the face I know that there will be more challenges, especially as I will be vacationing for a week and will have to be creative with my eating choices.
Once again, I do want to take the time to thank all of you who have been encouraging me as I go through this adventure. Thank you for your kind words and for the recipes you have shared and even the stories of your own journey. That is truly the encouragement that helps me stay strong through each day. So, until tomorrow. Stay strong, stay healthy, and of course Have a great evening! :)
Monday, August 17, 2015
What to Bring to the Party
So, you're on this new vegan diet and you get invited to a dinner party. You're of course feeling like you should bring something, it's potluck style after all, so you sit down and begin to ponder what to bring. Here are a few things I learned about what to bring to a dinner party long before I decided to go vegan.
1. Pick something easy. It doesn't have to be complicated to be dinner-party-worthy.
2. Pick something fun. Boring dishes never got anyone, anywhere.
3. Pick something you want to eat too. If you are seen eating it, the masses will follow.
This evening I was invited to a dinner party with my wonderful crew from work, and of course found myself stuck in the too-tired-to-cook rut, but also the not-wanting-to-buy-crap-at-the-store rut. I began to work my way through Pinterest recipes and it hit me, duh! Make a vegan hummus! And to top it all off I looked up beet hummus, and I came across a new tasty treat!
My friends, beet hummus, I'm telling you, it is the way to go. It literally took be 5 minutes to put together. It tastes great on absolutely everything, and everyone loved it! So, thank you Pinterest for saving the day, once again, and providing a wonderful vegan treat for this evenings dinner party. :) Of course, I have to share this recipe with all of my readers, so I am attaching the link to the recipe in the post, on the Facebook page, and on the Pinterest board! Enjoy!!
http://www.glutenfreeveganpantry.com/roasted-beet-hummus-vegan-gluten-free/
1. Pick something easy. It doesn't have to be complicated to be dinner-party-worthy.
2. Pick something fun. Boring dishes never got anyone, anywhere.
3. Pick something you want to eat too. If you are seen eating it, the masses will follow.
This evening I was invited to a dinner party with my wonderful crew from work, and of course found myself stuck in the too-tired-to-cook rut, but also the not-wanting-to-buy-crap-at-the-store rut. I began to work my way through Pinterest recipes and it hit me, duh! Make a vegan hummus! And to top it all off I looked up beet hummus, and I came across a new tasty treat!
My friends, beet hummus, I'm telling you, it is the way to go. It literally took be 5 minutes to put together. It tastes great on absolutely everything, and everyone loved it! So, thank you Pinterest for saving the day, once again, and providing a wonderful vegan treat for this evenings dinner party. :) Of course, I have to share this recipe with all of my readers, so I am attaching the link to the recipe in the post, on the Facebook page, and on the Pinterest board! Enjoy!!
http://www.glutenfreeveganpantry.com/roasted-beet-hummus-vegan-gluten-free/
Sunday, August 16, 2015
A New Kind of Yum
I am a total coffee addict. Really. Ask any one of my friends and they will be right up from with you that those T-shirts that say "All I need is coffee and mascara." pretty much sum up who I am as a person. Being a coffee person there has never been a tea that has stood out to me as something that I need to, much less want to, have on a daily basis. This summer, though, there was tea that was introduced to me that i fell in love with, not only because it's delicious, but also because it actually benefits me, as a drinker of this tea.
Traditional Medicinals makes an awesome tea called "Throat Coat." With a little bit of licorice taste, which I would normally hate, and a slightly sweet after taste this tea has found its way into my daily ritual of beverages that I drink. I fondly associate this tea with my time in the Misty Fjords. Not only is it tasty it also helps keep my throat in top working order. Traditional Medicinals also has a few other teas that I have experimented with and have come to love. One in particular called Smooth Move, which tastes like chocolate and help digestive health, has actually become a nightly ritual for me as I switch my diet. A few weeks ago I also added their "Nighty Night" tea to help me sleep better at night, and besides being totally natural it also worked faster than any Tylenol PM or Z-Quill would.
I would highly recommend these teas to anyone, not just for taste, but also because this company knows what it's doing and their product does exactly what they say it's going to.
Traditional Medicinals makes an awesome tea called "Throat Coat." With a little bit of licorice taste, which I would normally hate, and a slightly sweet after taste this tea has found its way into my daily ritual of beverages that I drink. I fondly associate this tea with my time in the Misty Fjords. Not only is it tasty it also helps keep my throat in top working order. Traditional Medicinals also has a few other teas that I have experimented with and have come to love. One in particular called Smooth Move, which tastes like chocolate and help digestive health, has actually become a nightly ritual for me as I switch my diet. A few weeks ago I also added their "Nighty Night" tea to help me sleep better at night, and besides being totally natural it also worked faster than any Tylenol PM or Z-Quill would.
I would highly recommend these teas to anyone, not just for taste, but also because this company knows what it's doing and their product does exactly what they say it's going to.
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