Juicy Veggie Burgers

 The idea for this recipe is inspired by a recipe Kristen found on ChoosingRaw.com.  I make big batches of juice twice a week and always felt beyond guilty throwing the pulp in the trash.  After all, there's still tons of fiber and great nutrients left in that green stuff.  Now, not only will we NEVER waste that stuff again, we get twice as much food for our buck!  We now have 8 burgers in our freezer ready to go for a quick meal! This is really exciting stuff, ya'll!  Aaannndd, these are seriously the most delicious veggie burgers I've EVER had.  They don't fall apart on the grill, and they're moist and....juicy!  Shout out to Cathy who got us the cutest little green grill for our wedding! It was perfect Cath!

Still here!

 I'm still here I'm still here! I have some exciting recipes coming your way! Stay tuned for Cheater Chili (THE easiest and most delish chili you ever did see) and Juicy Veggie Burgers (never waste your juice pulp again)! For now, I'll let Cagney entertain you.  We call this, "You want me to lose how much weight??"

Good Mood Maca Smoothie

My friend Kristen created this recipe and I'm pretty much addicted.  It's a great little afternoon pick-me-up.  Ladies, maca is great for helping with pms.  This smoothie becomes my best friend at a certain time of month...and I double the cacao!

Oprah, Ice Cream, and Vegan Heroes

On her recent show, "Final Harpo Hookups," Oprah told us that you never know when something good is going to happen to you.  Well, she was right!  I just found out I won the Coconut Bliss contest for a ticket to Vida Vegan Con!!!!!  Sorry, Kiley, for breaking your eardrums on the phone.  I couldn't contain my excitement!  It's right around Michael's birthday, so we're going to take a road trip to the amazing city of Portland.  He'll explore while I learn from my vegan heroes and make lots of new friends.  So thank you thank you THANK YOU friends at Coconut Bliss for giving me this incredible opportunity. 

Coconut Blissful Cheesecake

 When I found out about a vegan blogging conference in Portland, I was bouncing off the walls.  When I discovered that it was sold out, I stopped bouncing.  But alas! There's still hope!  The generous people at Coconut Bliss are holding a contest for a golden ticket to Vida Vegan Con!  There is also a song contest, which sounds like a lot of fun, but ya'll don't wanna hear me sing!  After weeks of racking my brain, I had a brilliant idea.  Why not just combine my two favorite desserts in the whole wide world? Ice cream and cashew cheesecake!!!  Holy coconuts did this one turn out to be a winner.  Hopefully the attractive, talented, successful, wonderful, generous, kind, fantastic and amazing staff at coconut bliss will think so too ;)  Whatever happens, I came out a winner in three ways: I found my new favorite brand of ice cream (seriously, this stuff almost didn't make it from the grocery bag to the freezer), I now know what Michael's birthday cake will be, and I had a blast with this recipe.  On a very serious note, Luna and Larry know how to make some kick-ass creamy ice cream.

Southwest Quinoa Salad

Michael made this for me for lunch the other day.  He was inspired by all of the fresh food shown in the documentary Forks Over Knives.  I know I always say this - but this is our new favorite!!!  We'll be making this a lot this summer - it's fresh, clean, easy and DELISH!