A Wanna Be Vegan

Grape Watermelon Mint Romain Lettuce Juice

2009-06-30T19:14:00.000-07:00

I love juice. I use to get most of my sugar intake form Juice filled with corn syrup and junk. These days I'm trying to juice at least 3 times a week adding leafy greens to my favorite fruits. Friday i juiced the last of the fruit in the fridge with whatever greens left from my garden salad.

Grape Watermelon Mint Romain Lettuce Juice

Tossed Salad with Yam & Carrot Cole Slaw

2009-06-30T17:55:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to make an effort to eat greens from our garden at least once a week. The other day I made Carrot Yam Coleslaw with a mixed garden greens salad. Then took some old pizza dough sprinkled it with olive oil salt pepper and dill with a side of tahini for dippin.

Fresh from the Garden

Super mint
She called this true mint I called it super mint because these stems and leaves were so big and juicy green.

Washing
I picked a bit too much. So much I spent 45 min at the sink and still didn't wash or use it all.

Romain Lettuce, Cilantro, Arugula, Mint, Lemon Basil?, Chives
Not sure what the lemon smelling leaf was but it smelled and tasted good.

Tossed Salad, red pepper, garlic, Romain Lettuce, Cilantro, Arugula, Mint, Lemon Basil?, Chives .. tossed in a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar

Yam & Carrot Cole Slaw with Pumpkin flax seed granola , Apple sauce ,raisins , and Lemon Basil ?

I've had yam coleslaw a few times and always thought to myself i could make this at home. today i found 2 yams in my fridge and decided to give it a try. I just looked up some recipes online and pieced together my own version with what I had around the kitchen. I think the applesauce and granola made it too sweet to be as healthy as it could have been. But again it still tasted great.

Government Violating the rights of vegetarians in Atlanta.

2009-06-25T17:42:00.000-07:00

Unbelievable story of government Violating the rights of vegetarians in Atlanta. Does anyone know what happen with this family if we let it happen to them it can happen to us. We have the right to feed our kids an organic, vegetarian and or vegan diet.

MJ'sCarrot Nutty Brownies

2009-06-25T17:17:00.000-07:00

MJ's Carrot & Nutty Brownies.... In honor of the late Great Micheal Jackson who's death I learned of as the brownies were cooling.

Today I was craving some chocolate and even though the house is already about 90 degrees my greedy behind decided to bake some. I used the pulp from the carrots I juiced the other day and some crushed nuts to make my latest attempt at the perfect Vegan Brownie.

Before

Fresh out the Oven

This time I used applesauce & whole wheat flour. The applesauce gave them a gooey inside. I also tried to go easy on the sugar and didn't use any soy milk at all. As a result the chocolate is sharp and more intense then usual.

Apple Carrot Banana Smoothie

2009-06-23T16:45:00.000-07:00

I've been making smoothies with soy, nuts and freshly juiced fruits & veggies for the past 2 months to have after my workout. Today I juiced some carrots and apples and threw them into a smoothie with some mixed nuts and a packet of powered greens (we're out of soy milk) . It tasted great but it was a bit of a challenge when the blender broke before I could combine everything. I ended up having to use a hand mixer to blend the chopped nuts and bananas together.

Freshly Juiced Carrot Apple Juice

Smoothie

I usually try to save the pulp from the juicing to add into meals during the week

Maybe I'll add this carrot to some pasta later this week.

PCRM News and Media Center Carcinogen Found in KFCÃ¢â¬â¢s New Grilled Chicken

2009-06-22T04:22:00.001-07:00

PCRM News and Media Center Carcinogen Found in KFCÃ¢â¬â¢s New Grilled Chicken

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This Documentary about Processed food looks Great

2009-06-22T03:53:00.000-07:00

From the documentary Processed People, more info at http://www.processedpeople.com/.

What up bloggersphere

2009-06-21T08:30:00.001-07:00

Here are Pics from my first 3 months of vegan aspirations

Saturday Fajitas & Salad

2009-06-21T08:24:00.001-07:00

Yesterday the sun was shinning and I was craving something meat like to sink my teach into. the weather was so great I thought about getting some meat substitute and BBQing but the thought of working with coals squashed that. Then somehow I stumbled on to the idea of Fajitas. So I stopped at the health food store by our house and picked up some fake steak and stopped by our garden for some fresh veggies. It was the hottest day we've had so far I was in the garden for about 10 minutes and a was sweaty and itchy like I'd been slaving all day.

In the garden I collected some cilantro,arugula, and romaine lettuce to make a great mix green& carrots Salad. I made my own vinaigrette with Green apples, cilantro, lime, crush red pepper. Guacamole and Almost steak fajitas with morning star fake steak fried with red peppers, shiataki mushrooms, garlic and red onion cooked in a balsamic Worcester sauce, garlic and molasses .