48 hrs in Boise, ID

If Reno and Portland had a love child, it would be Boise! Boise, Idaho has a little bit of everything from bike lanes, great pubs, restaurants, food trucks, history, nice people and great recreation. It also has the largest Basque population in the United States and the drive is only 6.5hrs from Reno. Warning –…

Soaked Almonds

I love soaked almonds. They are a quick cheap snack for the whole family.

Flavored Waters

I LOVE flavored waters……. however I have yet to make it at home. 😦 So I went on a hunt for recipes and I found this great blog with flavored water recipes. I thought I would start out simple, with just fruit, and go from there in my new experiment šŸ™‚ I picked up the…

90-Day Spending Fast Challenge: What’s for Dinner?

So part of theĀ 90-Day Spending FastĀ Challenge is purging stuff I don’t need or using what I have. So keeping with what I have = old veggies; I decided to make Left-over Veggie Stew. This way, if I don’t want to eat the veggie stew now, I can package it up and freeze it for a…

Almond Milk from Scratch

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)…

Creamy Pesto Zucchini Pasta

In trying something new as I was starving when got home from school, I grabbed my Raw Food Made Easy forĀ  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…

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 ovenĀ @ 350 degrees for about 20-30 and Enjoy šŸ™‚ 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…