So, I just learned how to make Almond Milk from scratch from my uncle. It’s actually quite easy and if you have any almonds left over, they are much easier to chew as they are soaked in water. What you will need: 1 cup of raw almonds 3 cups of water 2 medjool date (pitted)…
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Flavored Waters
So while walking outside today, I got a craving for flavored water! Which got me thinking that it’s really easy to make: Watermelon coconut water Melon water Have heard that you can just cut up melons, and put them in a pitcher of water overnight Lavender lemonade Get your Lavender from Reno’s local Lavender farm…
Creamy Pesto Zucchini Pasta
In trying something new as I was starving when got home from school, I grabbed my Raw Food Made Easy for 1 or 2 People cookbook and started searching for a recipe I could make with the ingredients I had. I tailored the recipe as I don’t have a vegetable slicer nor fresh basil leaves…
Spending Fast FINISHED: Conclusions and Lessons Learned
So in retrospect of my Spending Fast, here are some conclusions that I have come to Wants: Reality: Eating out/happy hours 1x/week – more of bummer as I was pretty frugal when I did go out = normally spending $10 Hard – I make this sound like I’m a socialite but I’m not. As long…
Leftover chili bake
Ok, so I had a ton of rice left over from make a stir fry, veggie korma and another meal. I didn’t flavor the rice so I could use it multiple meals and i didn’t want to throw it out. So after grabbing things from my pantry……I turned the remaining rice into a chili bake….
Stuffed bell peppers (vegan) minus the sour cream :-)
Filled with: Rice Beans Tomatoes Salsa Cilantro Corn (and honestly, anything else you desire) Bake in the oven @ 350 degrees for about 20-30 and Enjoy 🙂 Once done, top off the peppers with crushed tortilla chips or any other garnish before serving. Also, this is a great recipe for camping as everything already made. Just…
Vegan rice pudding
This was so easy to make!! I had about 2-3cups of left over rice and dodnt know what to do with and was getting pretty bored with some rice dishes. So I decided to change it up and make dessert. So here is what I did (btw, nothing was measured and I just went for…
Creamy protein smoothies
I’ve been making protein smoothies from various different kinds of protein (whey, rice, egg, and some others that I don’t know but are vegan). I’ve mainly been using either soy milk, almond milk and/or water as a the liquid and then add some crushed ice. HERE IS THE VERDICT: I like soy or almond…
Beans & Bruschette = quick vegetarian snack
Bruschetta with Cannellini beans So while trying to come up with more recipes and while using what I have have instead of buying more, I came up with this dish that is fast, easy to clean up and heartier than what you think. To make a quick bruschetta: Toast your bread Take a garlic clove…
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