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Indian Food Wednesday!

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The famous Fitnessista has started a tradition of having Indian food on Wednesday’s and I wish that I could participate more but as much as I love Indian food and cooking it, it can be daunting.  Oh and going out for Indian in Burlington is well….not great.

Last night however I decided that I would try out some Indian Sampler spices that I received from Juliet Mae.

I love that these spice mixes are so easy to use and are much more convenient than having to purchase all of the individual spices that I may or may not use in other dishes.  I also love that they have recipes on the back of them which are easily adaptable to my vegan diet. Tonight I used the Tandoori and the Classic Curry Blend for dinner.

I made Tandoori Tofu- the recipe was right on the back of the spice packet; I subbed lite coconut milk for yogurt and light firm tofu for the chicken and I marinated it and then baked it in the oven- so good.  For the potatoes and onions I kept it simple and just tossed the potatoes and onions with the curry powder, salt and a little oil and baked at 400F for 40 minutes.  On the side we had red wine and garlic broccoli.

Since I loved this Indian Sampler I decided to add it to my OpenSky shop and I hope that you are inspired to try it yourself! Buy Now

I Was A Breakfast Hater Until I Met…

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I used to hate breakfast.

I have always been a lunch or dinner gal not into those breakfast foods and especially since going vegan when breakfast can sometimes be more challenging (or time consuming) to figure out.

And then I met…..chia seeds (Buy Now). oatmeal. and nutbutter.  Now of course I liked these things on their own and in other forms but once these all united I saw the light and fell in love.

Tuesday Breakfast: Whole Wheat Waffles with Coconut Peanut Butter, Bananas, Chia Seeds, Oats, Goji Berries and a little Agave Drizzle

Wednesday Morning Oats: coconut, peanut butter, chia seeds, cacao nibs, goji berries and stevia

Multigrain Oats with above mentioned fixings

Q: What breakfast items make you swoon?

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Indian Tempeh Sandwich

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The good people at Juliet Mae’s sent me their Indian Spice Sampler to try and I was so excited I dove right in.  After work I made myself a sandwich for lunch filled with yummy Cool Vindaloo Spice mix.

The spice mix suggested adding vinegar to my mix to enhance the mustard flavor so I decided to add some coconut water vinegar. It really enhanced my tempeh, mushrooms and onions.

Smoothie of Love

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This morning I just wasn’t feeling solid foods, warm foods, heavy foods, ect.  However something cold sounded good, especially in this ridiculously hot weather (it has been over 90F in VT this week).  So I decided to make a smoothie filled with the things I love.

Melon from our CSA, unsweetened Hemp Milk, Chia Seeds and Raw Almond Butter

I really love to add chia seeds to smoothies because it adds omega-3’s and are loaded with antioxidants, calcium, protein, fiber, and vitamins including calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, copper, niacin, and zinc.  They really help to bulk up my smoothie. Buy Now

I also add the raw almond butter to bulk up this simple smoothie since I am having it for breakfast and want it to fill me until lunch. This raw almond butter is great because it is silky smooth and just nice a creamy with a sweetness you don’t get from regular almond butter which generally is made from roasted almonds. Also just a reminder that this almond butter is available in my OpenSky shop and until September 7, 2010 for every jar purchased $1 will be donated to The Lunch Box Project and I will make a donation for every jar sold as well. Buy Now

Oh and of course the Hubz and I drank ours out of our GlassDharma straws- decorative dots for me (Buy Now) and simple elegant for the Hubz. (Buy Now)  I love these straws and am so glad I was finally able to try them – I will have a mini interview coming at you next week from the crew at GlassDharma- so keep your eyes peeled!

Our First Dinner Party

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Unfortunately I don’t have a lot of time to blog this morning because the Hubz and I are getting ready to go get bagels and then head out on a 12 mile hike on the Long Trail.

Last night we had our first dinner party at our new home!  I made a peanutty pad thai, cucumber salad and tempeh lettuce wraps.

After dinner we played a game “What is Yours Like” which was pretty fun, however, the best part of after dinner were the Coco-Zen Truffles that we ate.  Isn’t the tin really cute that they came in? It turns into a lunch box after!

Also I am excited to say that all of my OpenSky stuff that I ordered on Tuesday came yesterday, service was quick and efficient!

Q: Have you ordered anything from OpenSky yet?

Back in the Oatmeal Groove

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I used to eat oatmeal for breakfast almost every morning but once the weather got warm it just wasn’t as appealing for me and ever since I have struggled to find something that fills me up and keeps me satisfied until lunch.  I tried oats with soygurt, toast, cereal, smoothies and fruit but none of them seemed to work.  Now I am back to my old ways and in the oatmeal groove and I’m loving it.

This mornings oats included my favorites: Irish Style Oats, cinnamon, chia seeds…..

banana and coconut peanut butter!

Nothing goes better with oatmeal than a french press of coffee in a tiki mug!

Q: What is your go to breakfast?

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A Day In Food

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Today has been a wonderful day of good and healthy eats.  Finally I had oatmeal for the first time in ….oh months! Even though it was a million degrees with 100% humidity today I just knew oatmeal was what I needed to start my day.

and of course I need a nice mug of coffee in my favorite mug from Hubz.

Curious to see what is in my oatmeal check it out:

My every bowl of oatmeal standards are the cinnamon, stevia, chia seeds and of course oatmeal and then I mix it up which different nut butters, fruit and sometimes I like to add shredded coconut and chocolate chips.

Lunch today was pretty wonderfully delicious and filled with organic produce from our CSA that we received this week.  I had amazing heirloom tomatoes and cucumber with some local bread and spinach & artichoke hummus.

Dinner was sauteed cabbage, Tofurky kielbasa, roasted mushrooms and fresh sweet corn from our CSA.

After our trip to the laundromat because we are still without a washer and dryer the husband convinced me to have a little hemp ice cream which taste like cheesecake and is wonderful.  I was good though and had just a little scoop. Hmmm…..now I think Jersey Shore is on the agenda.