How are you doing today? Now that the week is playing out and moving right along towards the weekend, we can all let out a sigh of relief that some R & R time is right around the corner! I’m going to be teaching a yoga class Saturday morning and am beyond excited! As I had mentioned I was going to be doing, I took a yoga class at the studio today that I am going to be teaching at it and I love the vibe, the energy, the practice space. It was wonderful!
Then I took Skylar to the Mommy & Me Pottery Painting activity we had planned. It was too cute watching her paint. Like a bad Mommy, I forgot my camera but I will post pictures of her plates after they are fired. They were pretty much a smeary hodge-podge of paint; the paint-your-pottery equivalent of scribbles, but to me, it’s Picasso. She also kept asking for Blue. I am a pink girl but she was loving blue.
I’m glad to hear yesterday’s Raw Vegan Chocolate Coconut Snowballs were a hit! Yeah, num-num in my tum-tum! Shout out to my lovely friends, Lil Veggie Patch and Raw Juice Girl who both made these. I hope you enjoyed your balls as much as I do, girls. TWSS
And of course the Raw Vegan Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Raw Vegan Creamy Tahini Dressing Recipe
And your reports on whether you deem yourself to be creative and telling me about your creative outlets with everything from knitting to jewelry making was really fun to read about, too!
For today’s greenery, I made another salad and flooded it with the Creamy Vegan Tahini Dressing. Romaine, Carrots, Cukes, Red Peppers, Tomatoes, Sugar Snap Peas, and the Tahini Dressing. Then I added some spicy sesame-coated almond bits on top.
It’s my Tahini-ized Version of a Cesar Salad
Who needs anchovies and Cesar dressing or croutons and gluten when you’ve got Raw Vegan Creamy Tahini & Sesame-Coated Almonds? Not I.
For Dessert, here’s a recent Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls episode. For full recipe info, click right on over to here! 5 minutes til heaven in your mouth if you get started now, just sayin’.
Cashews & Oats
Add the Liquids (Maple and/or Agave or both, Vanilla Extract)
Add the Chocolate Chips
Blend for a Second
Make your balls
After refrigeration they looked like this
And as I got closer to inhaling a ball it looked like this…
And unstuck balls look like this (TWSS)
Couple Shopping Finds Now..
For all you MAC users, I recently picked up the Magic Mouse. It’s only been out about 2 weeks and I have to say, I love it. It took a day or so to get used to, but now I am in mousey heaven.
Lightweight, responds with a light finger touch, wireless and rather than clicking the Back Button on your browser to back out of webpages, you can finger swipe across the top of the mouse and back out of webpages that way. Great little gadget if you’re a MAC user.
In light of the fact that I’m going to be teaching some yoga classes, I wanted to spruce up my workout duds a bit. I found a Lululemon Sports Bra on sale, in pink, in my size. Score! That baby had my name written all over it!
And with my purchase I got a re-usable Lulu bag. They must’ve known I had just been talking about all the green lifestyle choices I make. It’s nifty to be thrifty. Sorry, that just popped into my head and I had to write it.
Yoga Today is Hanumanasana (Full Splits or Monkey Pose)
And after all that shopping, I just had to pop a few 3-Ingredient 5-Minute Dark Chocolate Fudge Balls, too. Yum.
Tip of the Day: My EcoStore USA Give Away!!!!!
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Second Tip of the Day: My Yoga Mat is the Manduka Black Mat Pro, all the way. People have asked me what I use, and in my opinion, that’s the best. It will last you a decade whereas other mats will shred and erode and wear down but not the Black Manduka. It’s a quality investment in your practice that will pay off.
What’s your favorite brand of workout apparel? Are you brand loyal or do you bounce around? Do you shop based on price, function, cuteness factor, or what? Gimme the dish! I am Nike brand loyal to my running shoes. For my yoga clothes, I love Be Present, Prana, Lulu, and there are some tiny niche lines that sometimes have cute pieces, but that’s very hit and miss. And regional, at best, distribution on some of those. For Sports Bras, that is extremely hard and hit or miss for me. Target ones are too flimsy, some of the high-tech ones are too restrictive, so I am always on the hunt. What kind of workout apparel do you buy? Or do you just sport a hanes tshirt and call that your “technical fabric”? Does it matter even? What do you think?
Stay Tuned For A Great Use for Apples…
don't have kids so i def don't say anything…
glad skylar struck a pose for you guys :)
YUMMY pb cups!!!! intrigued by the nooch…
First of all, what CRAZY awesome peanut butter cups!! I love that you actually make them look just like a Reese’s but healthier. The step by step is definitely inspiring me, but I’m not sure I’m a fan of peanut butter cups in general. Still…I’m loving the professional look of it! Have you considered setting up a business selling your goodies??? I swear there will be people lining up to buy them!!
Hmm I definitely know what you mean about wanting to “interfere” with the lives of certain strangers. But I don’t because I know it’s not in my place to do so…especially because I truly believe that if that person is a stranger, who am I to judge them and what their priorities are in life? It’s humiliating for them! How is it different to going up to a person eating a box of chicken nuggets and yelling at them for buying something you think as “not healthy”…I don’t know. I don’t like other people judging me for my choices, so I don’t want to judge others based on what I think is right.
No matter what though, I totally know where you’re coming from. I have to stop myself from reacting sometimes. Thanks for the thought provoking post Averie!! Hope you’re having a fabulous Monday!
OMG- your peanut butter cups, you may have just posted like your BEST RECIPE EVER. Looove them, and they're soo cute!
As far as confronting people, if it is a personal preference/opinion/lifestyle issue, I've learned to not say anything at all- instead focus on myself, and the people in my life. But if its about someone in danger/risking my own health, yeah, I might just say something. :)
Can't wait to try the PB cups!
And I never say anything. They won't change their lifestyle/manners/etc because I said something. A remark from me is only likely to stir up trouble and ruffle my own feathers, as well as theirs. I have enough to worry about without starting a fight with a stranger!
dare I say those PB cups are your best creation yet! oh sweet lord, those are amazing.
I tend to be a very passive person :( so I would probably butt out.. that's not to say that's the right thing by any means.. I wish I had some kahunas and could speak up for what I believe in! bah, something to work on..
have a glorious day kitten!
I'm about 110% sure that you should give hersheys a call and propose your vegan line of delectables to them!
thats a hard one! I think I would probably not say anything just because people are gonna do what they're gonna do regardless of what other people say. It's sad but true! As long as you know you're raising your kids right I think that's the important thing
Oh my goodness! I cannot believe the oh so delectable pictures/recipes you have in this post! I will most certainly be trying these dishes/desserts out…FO SURE!
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Tiffanie
Really cool idea! Ive made PB cups before but never with nooch in it. Thats an awesome idea! I love it!
Hmmm situations like that are tough and I think, there is no easy answer. The cigarette butt flicker probably won't change his ways. You are right…hes probably set in his habits, but I guess it can't hurt though just to maybe mention something nicely? I dunno. I think it could go either way.
Btw I love the pic of Sklar in those yellow shades! Super cute.
The food looks absolutely amazing! My husband loves the butterfinger oats!!=)
Have a great day!
omg so cute! love her in those shades!
and wonderful recipe and pics of the PB cups! i wanted to see teeth marks, girl! haha jkjk
hmm very tough situations these are… i always witness real life situations where I want to butt in, but find it so hard to because i feel like i would be overstepping boundries ya know?
I think I would certainly say something to the man, at worst case he wont listen tot you but its worth saying something I think! if I drive behind ppeople who throw their cig's out teh window I always want to drive up to them and tell them to NOT do that so it goes into my face
xoxo
I would say something to the cigarette guy – if you don't you are always going to see it happening and be annoyed with it. If you say something, no matter what the out come then at least you will know that you tried.
You're killing me with those PB cups. I think I just died and went to heaven. THANK YOU for the small yield because I'd eat the entire think 2 or 20 ;)
Glad you had such a great time meeting up! Hope you guys will be able to get together more often!
I hate witnessing things. It makes me really uncomfortable so I tend to "ignore" it.
You are SO creative with the raw treats! Peanut butter cups look amazing and pretty with the ruffled edges:)I have always loved Reece's peanut butter cups, but not all the junk in them. Yours look fabulous!
As for whether to say anything or not, well I usually wouldn't–mainly because I'm too chicken to confront a complete stranger. I think if you are bold enough to say something and can do it in a kind way–go for it!
OMG those peanut butter cups look yummy, those used to be my favorite candy when I was young. But ever since I gave up PB and dairy I have not had them in so long, thanks for the recipe!
On in regards to seeing things in public, well I want to say something, but normally keep my mouth shut. It is hard but I try to put myself in their shoes and ask would I want someone saying something to me?? It is a hard thing not to though.
OH. MY. GAWD.
AVERIE!!! You are a GENIUS! I love PB Cups, they used to be my favorite candy!
Jealous of your blogger meet up with Greens and Jeans.. how fun! Soo glad Skylar lasted for awhile to!!!!
I seriously would have never thought to put nutrional yeast with peanut butter? These look awesome.. I like how smooth the chocolate is on top.. look "candy-store" quality!! :)
Aww cute photos.
Why are you tempting me with these chocolates, I'm craving some now ;-)
Taylor