Vegan Makeup

Check out your local Whole Foods market for coupons. Often they have cool deals. This week I got $3 of of any one item from the Gabriel or Zuzu Luxe makeup lines or any one item from the Dr. Hauschka decorative cosmetics line. I used my three dollar off coupon for a lip liner from Zuzu Luxe and also found a nice dual powder/foundation that was on sale there. The best part is the makeup was organic and vegan! I love finding products not tested on animals and super organic and good for my skin.

Spring is here!

Spring is here which means a few April showers, warm tea, iced tea, good movies and lovely floral blooming! I am excited to get outside and plant some new things! 

This was an awesome film! Go see it :D 

Vegan Comfort Food

       It has been a while since a post. I am going to be updating a lot more. I have been living elsewhere for quite some time and also traveling so I haven't been on here much lately but I will be posting some delicious food soon.

     Even when it is Spring/Summer months I love vegan comfort food. In SF and Oregon they have some amazing places with delicious vegan comfort food so that inspired this post. I love teavana because I always love warm tea in the summer months. Usually I make fresh cut ginger lemon and put a bit of whole, organic sugar in or some agave but in the Spring when it starts to get a bit warm I switch to iced teas in the day. Teavana is a bit pricey but to me it is quite  a treat and worth it. I love all the delicious smelling loose leaf teas and if their bar is open they will make you something!

       Another food that I crave constantly that brings me comfort is vegan grilled cheese. Daiya cheese slices make the best grilled cheese ever! So creamy and delicious and the slices melt really well. I put some on whole grain and try not to over cook. The other item that brings me comfort is vegan nachos and a good salsa. During the summer I make salsa not too spicy and add fresh cucumber to make it taste a bit "cooler" and more refreshing. My favorite thing to dip is no salt chips or blue corn chips. I ate an entire bag of organic blue corn chips the other day. It was pretty awesome.

My vegan salsa recipe: 

* 2 Persian cucumbers chopped small

*Half sweet onion

*Hot pepper (only use part if you want it less spicy)

*vine tomatoes (they are super sweet but you can also use roma)

* can of black beans (for extra protein/optional) 

*1 lime

*cilantro (handful) minced

*Blue corn chips to dip

Happy Thanksgiving

I enjoy spending time with family and promoting veggie eating. I took my dog for  a long stroll in the park with my husband and spent time with family. We had stuffing and veggies, made two pies and when we got home we made an amazing vegan casserole we saw in Vegetarian Times. We forgot the chickpeas (whoops) but it was delicious anyways.

Beautiful fall leaves. 

My tall and handsome husband and pup.

Not the most amazing photo but you get the picture :> it was delicious!! 

Chewy chocolate chip cookies

I got this recipe from Nom Yourself. These were seriously the best vegan chocolate chip cookies I have ever had. My husband and I were really craving warm, chewy cookies and I happened upon a picture on instagram. Check out that site. I can't wait until the cook book comes out!! I need to make more recipes from the site.

My week thus far

There is my adorable pup. I love her. 

I was craving the apple pie pancakes from Vegan a Go Go book so I made them. They are very simple to make but taste delicious!! I paired it with maple syrup, some maple toasted pecans I made and some vegan cookie butter. My sister in law first introduced it to me. 

Delicious raw food!! Yum!! :D 

A lovely oatmeal I made with mashed bananas, toasted coconut flakes, earth balance and raisins. This is super delicious if you top it with some almond or hemp milk as well. It has a nutty flavor. 

Toasted maple pecans

A perfect holiday treat is toasted maple pecans. I found this recipe online. It is delicious. You just use a bit of sugar a few tablespoons of maple syrup. Coat your pecans and place them on a pan lined with parchment paper. Put in oven for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees and voila! You can do it for less than that if your oven happens to be very hot.