Congratulations to VegYogini from Hugger Food for winning the Grand Opening Giveaway #2!!!! We had almost 200 entries, thanks for the excitement, everyone! And thank you very much to the wonderful and generous Vivapura for treating our lucky winner to a whole bevy of amazing prizes. Stay tuned for my next giveaway!
(Also, can someone much more computer savvy than I am, tell me how I can post the results from Random.org onto my blog so people can see for themselves the number that was chosen? And if it is glaringly obvious, please be kind – I’m just glad I know how to turn my computer on!)
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I’ve been enjoying some great eats around here this past week and thought I’d share some with you!
I LOVE WRAPS. Seriously, I have them almost every day for lunch, I just can’t get enough of them. I spread them with a thick layer of vegan mayo and chopped basil in oil (remember the goodies we picked up last week?), and then I stuff them with avocados, baby spinach, bell peppers, carrots, sprouts, pumpkin seeds, bacos, and pickles. Perfection.
That salad you see was just some rough chopped raw veggies tossed in a mixture of olive oil, fresh basil, and balsamic vinegar. Such a great combination!
I had this as an appetizer before dinner one night, when I knew I wouldn’t be able to wait for dessert to get something sweet. It is oatmeal with a dollop of peanut butter stirred in, and dark chocolate on top. It was delicious. I’m not usually the biggest fan of oatmeal and only have it very rarely, but this was just what I needed.
Speaking of dessert, this is what it has been for the past week. I’m on such a cereal kick, I love it. But not for breakfast, only for dessert. Breakfast is always a green juice or green smoothie, that is all I crave in the morning. But almost every evening after dinner, I just love to sit down to a bowl of crunchy, slightly sweet cereal in a puddle of icy cold soy milk. Yum!
Ani Phyo’s Sun Burgers, served with a side of edamame and cherry tomatoes. These burgers are phenomenal! I was amazed at how much I loved them. They are made with a combination of seeds and veggies and then dehydrated (I used my oven) for several hours until they are crispy and delicious. The flavor really reminds me of meatloaf, and that is definitely a good thing. I topped mine with a quick sauce I made by combining avocados and sun dried tomatoes. Doesn’t look too pretty, but I promise you it tasted like heaven.
I snacked on a lot of salads this week, topped with this delicious raw peanut sauce recipe from Choosing Raw. It is so simple and brightly flavored, I think I could eat it like soup. But it was yummy on the salad, too!
You can’t get much better than fresh figs and fresh blackberries for a snack, can you? I adore figs, they are subtly sweet and so incredibly soft and fragrant, eating them is an out of this world experience. It really is true that the best things in life are the little pleasures.
Well, I would love to stay and chat all day but I’ve got a bunch of things I’ve got to get done this afternoon, not the least of which is a big pile of laundry. Luckily my laundry helper is ready and waiting.
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Darn, I didn’t win! You’re food looks great, as always. Really want to try the sunshine burgers but think I’m going to try out Gena’s peanut sauce first. The cleanse begins today so am excited about uping my raw intake. I will miss my crisps and chocolate though. Glad you’ve got your little laundry helper, I need to get me one of them cuties
Sorry, typo. I always put “you’re” instead of “your”. It irritates the academic in me!
Hahaha! No sweat!
fresh figs do make for the yummiest snack – i love me some blackberries, too. mmmm! ani’s sunburgers look awesome and i’m totally going to have to make Gena’s peanut sauce, too. nice! oatmeal + pb + chocolate = heaven! i too love cereal for dessert sometimes – it’s fun & yummy to switch it up a bit. i was so happyfaced to hear your dad is really enjoying all the vegan eatz, Tasha. green smoothies, raw-ish pizza, those amazing enchiladas, lasagna, raw chocolate desserts – everything is wonderful sounding and looking! i’m so glad he’s feeling great, too! wahooooooo!
Mmmmm…those sunshine burgers look delicious!
lol– my cat used love to hang out in the dryer too…guess it’s nice and warm in there? She was an orange striper, just like yours
Dont know how you do it Natasha…amazing.
A good wrap is this: wrap + vegs + hummus + avocado + seeds/nuts, etc…i am not vegan but that is yum…other times I might add 2 whole eggs or whatever…wraps are good!
What kind of cereal is that? Looks good.
I am jealous of the winner…I use so so much nut butter it is …nuts!
I love the idea of dark chocolate in oatmeal! It works in cookies, why not for breakfast? Great idea!
Yummy food, cute kittie, and congrats to the lucky winner…enjoy!
I take it your cat isn’t afraid of the dryer when it is on? We’ve taken our cat on “trips” to the laundry room just to let her get out of the apartment, and the time we went when the dryer was going she freaked out! And then she was extra lovey for a few hours so we think she thought we were going to feed her to the dryer gods
Very delicious looking eats this week. Fresh blackberries… makes summer seem even further away!
Love that oatmeal! Mmm!
I love figs, totally miss them, since it’s too cold to get them off my tree now! Boo!
What a cute kitty pic!
Am I crazy to be most exited about the fresh figs and blackberries? It is so funny that most cats love washing machines and stuff like that. They just crawl into everything
Hahaha! I’ve never had a cat in my life before Twilah, but it is so true – she really does crawl into anything. If we open one of the closets, even just for a second, she tries to dart in. Cupboards, boxes, bags, same thing. Cats are so odd…
haha your laundry helper is adorable! and your food makes vegan look delicious! i wish you had a cookbook
♥ lindsey
You don’t need a cookbook, there are plenty of recipes on-line. Right here on my blog, in fact! Have fun and let me know if you have any questions.
i have a dryer loving cat too! congrats to the winners, i’ve always wondered how you can post a pic of the random # generator!
Yum! Looks like a great week of eats!
And your kitty is so cute!
YUM AND A HALF. that wrap looks so, so good. And I’ve been on a huge cereal-for-dessert kick lately!
Everything, especially the oatmeal… YUM!
congrats to the winner
and i love wraps too- they never get old!
Ok – your food is making me really hungry!
I love the cat in the dryer. Thats so adorable.
everything looks delish (as usual!) love the cat pic! =)
Hey my dear…the sunburgers from Ani, you have just inspired me to hopefully crack open that section of her book and get to work! NICE job on those and I dont normally go for things like that, but you’ve tempted me. And the sauce too.
But I am a fan of peanut sauce. Have never made Gena’s recipe, just use my own concoctions..but yeah, anything w/ peanut sauce kinda rocks
“oatmeal with a dollop of peanut butter stirred in, and dark chocolate on top”—nice. I just made some no bake vegan energy bars with PB and Choc. Just posted them. Very tasty little buggers!
Whoa…I’m such a lucky vegan! Thank you so very much for this awesome give-away!
I love oatmeal and I love cereal for dinner (yes, dinner…not even dessert!). Ooh, and blackberries and figs…
I just wanted to let you know that I adore your blog! It makes me smile every time I read it. I am a very happy person and you seem to be too, That is a great thing to find in this crazy messed up world. Just thought I would let you know you make me smile!
I have to try that oatmeal idea. Sounds great.
My husband eats cereal for dessert too.
You and I really have a very similar eating “style”- I’m big on wraps, oats, and have been dabbling in a little bit of raw cuisine, too. Too funny!
And I have some laundry to take care of myself; I sure wish I could borrow your adorable helper!
i have to stop visiting your blog after i eat. your photos always make me hungry!
I’ll take the laundry helper, please!
I need to try Ani’s sun burgers, you make them look amazing!
i’ve been looking for a new raw burger recipe. i will have to try ani’s.
those figs and blackberries look amazing.
your cat is super cute in the dryer. >^..^<
I’ve been very impressed with all of Ani Phyo’s recipes. They haven’t let me down yet! In fact, I’ve got a variation of her cheesecake recipe firming up in my freezer right now. Let me know if you try them, hope you love them!
Wow, Vivapura is FAST! I just received the package of goodies. Thank you so much, VV and Vivapura!
Wow, that was fast! I hope you love the goodies you got. Let us know!
I really liked this recipe. It surprised me because I dislike most veggie burger available in the store. I used regular beans because I didn’t have black beans and it was still delicious.