Vegan dog biscuits

"Hello, can I have my treat yet?"

I know this might sound crazy, but today was the first day I had ever given my dog peanut butter, and guess what? He loves it! So I am making him some really simple No-Bake Peanut Butter Balls. I found this recipe on It's A Vegan Dog's Life's blog. I changed a few things in the recipe only because I did not have all the ingredients:)

No-Bake Peanut Butter Balls

2 cups natural peanut butter

1/2 cup nutritional yeast

1 Tbsp. flax

2 cups whole grain cereal (no sugar added)

2 Tbsp shelled hemp seeds

Mix. Roll into balls. Store in the refrigerator.

I LOVE the second picture! He was trying to get all the peanut butter out of his teeth:)

Oh, also, I had an acai bowl...but Sonic wanted some of that too.

Thai sticky rice

Thai sticky rice


1 cup sweet rice
1 3/4 cups water
1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 can coconut milk
pinch of salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. arrowroot powder dissolved in 2 Tbsp. water


I soaked the sweet rice in 1 cup water for 20 minutes. Add 3/
4 cup more water to the rice, plus 1/4 can coconut milk, 1/4 tsp. salt, and 1 Tbsp. brown sugar. Pour all into a pot. Stir.
Bring to boil, then partially cover with a lid (leave room for steam). Turn the heat down to medium-low & simmer for 20 min. Remove the pot from the heat and leave the lid on tight for 5-10 more minutes
Make sauce and pour over dessert.


Sauce


Warm the rest of the can of coconut milk together with 1/4 cup sugar, a pinch of salt, and 1 tsp. vanilla flavoring over medium heat for 5 min. Add arrowroot to sauce and stir until slightly thick. Once it starts thickening, remove from heat.

And ya, I added some chocolate coconut ice cream to top it off :)
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Falafel & Naan

Tonight's dinner was falafel & naan. I was lazy because I get off work late now, so I just used the box falafel. I mixed it according to the box and formed it into patties. I broiled it instead of deep frying it. I tried to go the healthy route tonight ;) After it was cooked, I whipped up a sauce to spread on the naan. My husband said that the sauce made the dish to him. Here's the sauce:

Dill Sauce

1/2 cup veganaise (plain vegan yogurt would work great too)

1 tsp dill (or as much as you want to taste)

pepper (to taste)

1 garlic clove- chopped

Easy enough huh? So I took out the naan and spread alot of this sauce on it ( I LOVE dill), then added the falafel patties and some spinach.This recipe would also be great with lettuce,

cucumbers, & tomatoes. I was working with my limited ingredients that I had though.

*This picture isn't much to look at by let me assure you, it was tasty!*

Well, I'm busy drinking my kombucha trilogy & watching this new show called "V", and so far I like it. Will blog more tomorrow!

Vegan Cookbooks

I know that these books are old news to most people, but I finally broke down and bought them. I am so excited and can't wait for them to come in! Oh, and I pre-ordered the movie Food Inc while it was still in theaters , so that should be coming any day now.

I've seen some amazing looking cupcakes come out of this book.

This is the one I can't wait for!

Milano Freezer

Tonight for dinner I had gelato. Nutritious huh? My husband and I tried out this new joint in Aiea called Milano Freezer. I had read some good reviews online and decided to try them out. The main reason I wanted to try them out was because I heard that they had dairy-free options. So I was so happy to find out that they had egg-free, dairy-free gelato. This was my first time ever trying gelato. As you can see, we sampled quite a few flavors. The whole bottom row was dairy-free. They had mango, blueberry, pinapple, apple, and more. I got the green apple. It tasted pretty much exactly like an apple jolly rancher!

Damn tree huggers :)

The little creek with crawfish.

Everyone always calls me a crazy tree hugger, so I figured I'd just go ahead and go with it.

The love of my life and me :)

Isn't this tree just amazing??

Happy World Vegan Day

Today I convinced my husband to come with me down to Moanuloa Gardens. He picked up his lunch and then took me to Down to Earth to pick up mine. I chose the toasted avocado sandwich. It was wonderful. Next time I will try the vegan rueben sandwich. I heard that one was good as well. Dinner tonight was an array of fruits and veggies. I made a pear pomegranate salad along with some cooked kale & spinach. I also had some of my leftover curried quinoa.

Cooked Kale & Spinach

1 bunch of fresh kale (chopped)

spinach (a few handfuls)

4 cloves of garlic (chopped)

1-2 cups vegetable broth

pepper (to taste)

amino acids (to taste)

Cook on stovetop until desired consistency.

Fresh organic pomegranate

Pomegranite & pear fruit salad

1 pomegranite (seeded)

1 pear (cut into small pieces)

1/2 an orange (cut into small pieces)

agave (to taste)

Oh and again, happy World Vegan Day!!!