She's crafty ...

Since I have so much free time, I also made a little cactus terrarium with a bowl I found at the thrift store the other day! Boom!

School's out for summer!

Classes for this academic year are finally over and so I finally figured out how to get photos off my phone and saved onto my computer. What will I do with all this free time?! Well, I cooked the tamarind lentils from Veganomicon tonight for dinner (pictured above) with Near East curry couscous (I like to squeeze lime on the couscous! It's divine!) and roasted Brussels sprouts. Mmmm

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And ... I finally have time to write about some things I've been enjoying over the past couple months.

 

One of my favorite raw breakfasts (pictured above): 1/2 cup buckwheat groats and a couple tablespoons goji berries (both soaked overnight, then drained) blended in my VitaMix with a whole apple, a whole orange (peel removed), 1/4 whole vanilla bean, and some cardamom (only about 1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon). Garnish with raw almonds (or other fab nut) and some fresh fruit.   

 

The Polish Summer Salad from Salad Samurai is tha BOMB!

Make it, eat it, love it! I could eat this everyday.

My favorite healthy smoothie of the moment:
1 tablespoon maca powder
2 tablespoons hemp protein powder
(about 1 cup or so) unsweetened almond mylk
1 teaspoon spirulina (more if you can tolerate the taste; I can't but I find the peanut butter masks it.)
1 banana
1 tablespoon organic peanut butter

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