How are you doing today? I’ve had a great day! I designed some business cards for my yoga business but for a girl who feels like I need to see every last choice, I think I have looked at 9834573 versions of backgrounds, layouts, fonts, colors, from multiple online printing sites. But I decided on some zen-like cards with earthy tones of soft brown & green with white text and can’t wait to see how they look when they arrive!
Then, I had a blogger meetup with Madeline of GreensandJeans! We drank coffee, had a great time gossiping about all you other bloggies talking shop, talking life, and catching up! It was just what I needed...thanks, Madeline, you rock!
Sorry, we didn’t do a photo op today but here’s a Photo and Link to our last Coffee Cluth
And then it was time for me to get home with Skylar, get her some lunch and a nap, so I could get ready to go teach yoga. Which is where I am off to now.
But first….
I am really glad you appreciated the Easy Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes Post:
Raw Vegan Pumpkin Spice Donut Holes from yesterday’s post were a hit and they’re a cinch to whip up. 10 minutes or less so you still have time to impress your non-raw, non-vegan friends-n-fam tomorrow.
And thanks for the props on the Roasted Potatoes receips
and the Salads & Homemade Vegan Dressing Recipes
For today, let me show you just a few of the things I’ve whipped up as day-to-day eats before the Gorge Fest Thanksgiving Feast happens tomorrow.
There was a bowl of Overnight, Raw, Soaked Coconut & Mango Tropical Oats
That I made un-raw by nuking. (As I mentioned in this post, cooked food is fine. If your body asks for it, then feed it.) I added half a sliced banana, cinnamon, & brown sugar to the cooked oats.
For dinner, I made a Great Kale Salad with Cauli, Tomatoes, Brock, Orange Peppers, Asparagus….
….& My Homemade Vegan Slaw Dressing just dripping off every last leaf. Delish!!!
And there was a Bed of Greens, Radiccio, Dulse Flakes, Carrots, Yellow Peppers, Cukes, Cashews…
….and the Holiday Spice Orange Viniagrette I told you about yesterday.
Skylar snacked on a Clif Bar in White Chocolate Mac Nut. I had really high hopes for this bar and I tried a tiny piece and it was kinda meh.
These are way better. Wild Blueberry Pure Bars. Num.
But I do have high standards in the Chocolate Department, I suppose. Which is why I whipped up another bath of my Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls.
I never get sick of these things!
They taste just like real raw chocolate chip cookie dough and the dough is vegan, gluten & soy-free, and they’re ready in 10 minutes or less!
But really, it doesn’t take much to impress me if you have a jar of this, TJ’s Sunflower Seed Butter. I know there are other brands, but I really love this one. So I’m not messin’ with a good great thing.
And then a spoon and dark chocolate chips. Use your imagination.
Oh, and those Raw Vegan Almond Butter Cookies that I made have been burning a hole in my vegan pocket, so I noshed on a few of those, too.
Yoga Today is Hanumanasana (Monkey Pose, or the full splits). A wonderful hip opener and way to stretch our your hammies, quads, and hip flexors.
Tip of the Day: Enjoy your holiday!!!! Don’t stress, don’t sweat the small stuff. No one will remember whatever, comment, food you made/brought/ate/didn’t eat, or you name, it in a month. So don’t worry about it now. Just enjoy your day in whatever way makes you feel special!
Tips 2 & 3–Two GiveAways:
Elina from Healthy and Sane is having a NuNaturals Stevia Products Giveaway!
Shelby, La Belle Vegan, is having a Oh Nuts Giveaway!
Is there a food you are super excited to eat on Thanksgiving? For me, honestly, I think I’ve gotta go with my raw vegan apple crumble. Not that it’s a long-standing tradition or anything, but it sure is good! If I was back home, I’d say my mom’s wild rice casserole or the homemade Christmas candy she starts breaking out before Thanksgiving are wonderful memories from my childhood. What foods do you have fond memories of or can’t wait to dig into tomorrow?
Stay Tuned For A Recap of What I Made for Thanksgiving….
Goodness this is a yummy post!
Those Vegan Creme de Menthe Bars look fantabulous! ;)
how brilliant is that – using AG instead of cocoa! yummy AND good for you :)
omg these look amazing!!!! I would make them but I think I would eat them all :(
You already inspired me to buy organic unsweetened coconut & this would be the perfect way to pop my "raw vegan chocolate coconut snowball" cherry! With amazing grass!! Brilliant!
the snowballs look delicious.. in need of coconut asap
Yum — the flackers crackers look delicious. I learned that there are raw crackers on the market — I didn't know that and would love to try them!
The snowballs look delicious — I usually just put Amazing Grass in smoothies, I hadn't thought about trying anything else.
I can't wait to try this recipe for Raw Vegan Chocolate Coconut Snowballs! Thank you!
Snowballs with Amazing Grass? Nice idea :)
…you asked for it…
You are a sneaky chef.
(tee-hee) :)
Blessings,
Amy
Those balls look great and I want to win some Amazing Grass!
I think I would probably love to take a yoga class taught by you!
Those crackers sound amazing! Look at those stats! Wonder where I can buy me some…
Ok as soon as I get back from my cruise I'm making those creme de menthe bars! Mmmm
and the snowflake balls are a) adorable and b) look SO good!
Have a great night, sweetie!
Um I guess I missed??? the post where you added Amazing Grass to your Snowballs. Hollaaa GENIUS. That A.G. stuff is wayy too expensive for me though, (even with the parents card) so I'll just be sticking with my cocoa powder. Great idea though. I bought my first Amazing Grass bar today actually to try (splurge). I swear I almost bought that same Pro Bar too, but I'm all about a voluminous bar and thats just too small for me.
So the other day I was wondering if you ate fruit.. and then I see your frozen fruit posted here; and remembered you used to post pics of your frozen fruit allll the time, back like in the beginnings days of me reading! Lol. Gah, its been like months now! My blogging career continues to wow me day to day.
As for not eating at parties: if its served on a plate, I'll just pick at it, and eat what I want, but if I have the option of foregoing a meal, usually I'll just say I already ate, or a No thanks usually suffices. :)
I just love your posts :) I like how everyone is different and it's interesting even though I'm not vegan or raw at all :)
Anyhow, what I found interesting was the mat colors – mine is like a earthy yellowish/very light greenish hue?? Would that be solar?? I'm also drawn to violet…mine's not very good but it's all I can afford right now so you do what you can. Cheers girl!
No fair! I am full from lunch and your photos make me want to eat!
:-P
i must admit i have never tried a pro bar~even though they are local for me~because of the caloric content and high carbs. BUT.. they look good. they are just so tiny. mmm MANGO! i love me some mango. loved the reviews and even more~loved the tips of the day :) i will just not eat it if it is not up my ally! people usually don't ask. OH and i totally wanna do a GP i havent had time to reply to emails this week.. but count me in! when is the deadline again? oh nevermind, i will go look :)