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My Cashew Cookie Larabar Love

sammyss — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:11:54 +0000

Thursday

Supper:

Ezekial bread topped with re-fried beans, onion, tomato, fresh rosemary, s&p, Mom’s Asian salad

Evening Snack:

Persimmon (Sharon Fruit)

Friday

Breakfast:

Ezekial Granola, sliced banana, rice milk, raisins, ground flax

Lunch:

Amy’s Split Pea Soup, Royal Gala Apple

Supper:

Mikes Restaurant- Caesar sans bacon

Roasted Veggie Sunshine Pizza, Pasta with rose sauce

Saturday

Breakfast:

Nature’s Path Maple Nut Oatmeal, rice milk, sliced banana, ground flax, walnuts, spoonful PB, Green Tea

Snack:

Cashew Cookie Larabar- First time trying this kind, YUM!

Supper:

Herb Salad with rosemary vinegarette, BBQ Seitan Coleslaw sandwich from V’con (except I used tofu instead of Seitan)

Sunday

Breakfast:

Ezekial Granola, sliced banana, rice milk, raisins, ground flax, Green Tea

Snack:

Liberte Organic Yogurt, Organic Bear Friends, Organic Maple Syrup

Snack:

Royal Gala Apple

Supper:

BBQ Coleslaw Tofu Sandwich, salad with sprouted beans/lentils, potatoes/sweet potatoes roasted with onions, canola oil, tamari, chili powder, fresh rosemary, s&p

Dessert:

So Delicious Neapolitan Ice cream Sandwich- these are exactly as they are named

Monday:

Breakfast:

Nature’s Path Maple Nut Oatmeal, rice milk, sliced banana, ground flax, walnuts, spoonful PB, Green Tea

Lunch:

Amy’s Shepherds Pie, Cashew Larabar, Apple *microwaving this Amy’s meal ruined it, it bubbled over at work, and was still frozen in the middle

Supper:

Paul MacCartney’s Vegan Enchiladas with homemade vegan sourcream! SO GOOD

Mexican Rice- cooked brown rice, salsa, tomatoes, mushrooms, celery, red pepper, garlic, hot sauce, cumin, chili powder, canola oil- spicy!

Dessert:

Ezekial toast, organic cocoa hazelnut spread, PB, Organic lollipop

Today:

Breakfast was a repeat performance of yesterday haha.

Lunch

Pineapple, Mexican Rice with Eden’s Re-friend beans

Snack:

Cinnamon Roll Lara

Some new bar finds!! and my magazines FINALLY came

Hey Guys back again. I’ve been kinda busy, hence the no bloggage as of late. This past weekend was fun- Friday night was supper with the girls- Mike’s restaurant, which was really good, there was almost noone there though. Saturday night me and my bf went on a double-date type thing, we went to a “concert”, well more of an intimate concert. There was about 100-150 people there. It was for Don Ross and Brooke Miller, they are married and sometimes perform together, amazing. They’re both hilarious too actually, very sarcastic which I love. Then we went to a pub after for drinks.

We started belly dancing in my class last night! So fun, it’s really hard though. I know there’s some dancers out there, have you guys ever tried it? I’m also considering taking one of these courses by correspondence- I would hope I’d have the motivation to finish it on my own time, but I think that because it’s something that interests me, I could do it.

Also I think I’m gonna take a break from blogging, or maybe I might not again, I don’t know. Life’s getting kinda busy- It was fun though! I’m glad I “met” you all haha. I’ll definitely still be reading blogs though, even if I’m not blogging. Time will tell I guess. Take care, and have a good night!

What?

sammyss — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:16:38 +0000

Is it just my computer, or is the below post really messed up with only one photo ???

A little Salsa To Liven Up your Life

sammyss — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:01:11 +0000

Dance classes started last night, it was fun! Last night was “Latin Fusion” and it alternates with belly dancing each week. I actually felt comfortable there, because I think most people there had zero dance experience. There was a lotta hip action, and I am sore in the hips region today, which I never knew could happen haha. It’s a first for sure. I like exercise when it doesn’t feel like exercise. Oh yeah, and the bf and I are going to Halifax, N.S. for a night on the Saturday before my birthday. I am 23 on January 26 – eek. And it’s so exciting, there’s a few vegetarian restaurants there! And two that I’ve looked up use mostly organic ingredients. YESS. There’s a casino we’ll probably go to, but I’m such a nerd because the thing that excites me most is the restaurants. Oh, and a store there also carries Sheese! High-five! Which is new because we have no decent cheese replacements in our grocery stores here.

Veggie Soup + Added Kidney Beans, Pineapple

Amy’s Mac n’ Cheese, Peas

Amy’s, Sharon Fruit, Coconut, Ezekial Cinnamon Raisin english muffins, Healthy Handfuls, Organic Bananas, Mango, Coconut Milk- Evil red pistachios in the background. Ty bought these, and they turn everything red!

Calcium-enriched OJ, Healthy Handfuls

Friday Night Activity- Coconut and Dirty Tools

Ezekial English muffin, PB, Maple Syrup, Banana, OJ, Coffee

Organic Liberte Yogurt + Chia GOodness + Ground Flax

Lime and Peanut Coleslaw (minus the cilantro)

Thawed Snobby Joes, Ezekial bun, Coleslaw, Pickles

Ma’s brownie, OJ

Organic Liberte Yogurt, Organic Graham Bear Friends

Today

Breakfast:

Ezekial Granola, Basmati Rice Milk, banana, flax, hemp seeds, PB- Heated + Coffee\

Lunch:

Amy’s Bowl, Royal Gala Apple

Snack:

Bear + Liberte combo, Mango

I don’t think I much like mango. Every time I buy it, it’s almost a disappointment because I think it’s going to be juicy and delicious, but it tastes dry and perfumy to me haha. Anyways. Oh! Coconut- has anyone ever opened one of these puppies? Friday night while watching SATC reruns, I was hungry. I have never had to work harder in my life for my food. I had to eventually bring out a gross hammer and go at it for like 15 minutes in the sink. But it is soooo worth it, fresh coconut= heaven. After seeing neat fruits all over everyone else’s blogs, I vowed to at least experiment out of the old comfort zone, ie: bananas, apples, etc.

On Saturday me and dad went to the market, all I bought was fresh rosemary- which I was going to use on roast potatoes today, but I pulled the bag out of the cupboard, and they’re all moldy! Yuck. In the evening 4 of us went to a hockey game, work gave away free tickets! Then Sunday was a relaxing day.

I think me and Amy have another date tonight for supper haha, I love those meals so much. Have a good night everyone!

Caught Right In the Mid.dle

sammyss — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:12:05 +0000

Whooaa time goes by fast. It’s been almost a week! We were supposed to have another storm last night, but it never happened. Here’s a pic from 2 days after the crazy storm last week:

Boring, I know haha but it was sooo much snow. Anyways, I caught some pictures over the past few days again:

End of the Nut Loaf, steamed spinach, Roast potatoes/onions from VWAV

Some Green & Blacks yumm

Nature’s Path Flax Waffles, PB, maple syrup, banana + Organic cup of JOE

Juicy Pineapple

Enjoy Life Chocolate Chip Cookies, heated with some recipe books to liven it up

Amy’s Pot Pie + roast organic carrots with canola, s+p, dried dill (inspired by Brooke’s dill carrots)

These pot pies are like incredulous imo!

Wednesday:

Breakfast:

Ezekial almond granola + sliced banana, basmati rice milk, ground flax, hemp hearts, spoonful PB, Coffee

Lunch:

Hummus on Ezekial bread + spinach and spicy radish sprouts, Royal Gala Apple (not pictured)

Supper:

Amy’s California burger on Ezekial bun + veganaise and organic ketchup, leftover carrots, side salad topped with Annie’s Goddess

Dessert:

Basmati rice milk, Barbara’s Bakery fig cookies

Snack:

And Real Housewives wasn’t on! Booo. Well it was, but an old episode. Everything about that show is so superficial, but it’s another guilty pleasure.

Nature’s Path Flax Waffle + PB and Maple Syrup

Today:

Breakfast:

Smoothie! Whoop. Organic frozen strawberries, banana, organic Liberte vanilla yogurt, basmati rice milk, ground flax. Even the bf shared in this goodness.

Lunch:

PB + Organic Blueberry Jam on Ezekial

Snack:

Chia Goodness + Organic Vanilla Liberte Yogurt

Martini on a Thursday! Gasp! No, it’s really club soda and some calcium-enriched OJ And Amy’s Mattar Paneer.

Man, that company never lets me down. Everything I’ve tried was golden, and so good for you!

Dessert will probably be a re-run of Barbara’s fabulous cookies. Oh, and I even had a coupon!

I signed up for dance classes! It’s belly dance and Latin Fusion, it alternates from week to week. And me and my friend are starting the intermediate part of the french course soon too.

And I wanted to show you what I made for Christmas gifts! I couldn’t post pictures before because it would have ruined the surprise. Homemade soy candles, in a couple different sizes! Yay. My first couple batches were using lemon aromatherapy scents. I printed labels off the computer for them. Mannnn it takes a lot of wax flakes to make just one. I was so naive I just bought one box, and then ended up needing wayyyyyyyyyy more.

Anyways though, good night everybody. It’s almost the weekend!

Happy New Year!

sammyss — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:28:32 +0000

Helloooo. I have been away from blogland for a while haha. I’ll post pictures of snacks/dinners that I caught over the past few days, but I lost track of what was eaten on which day. Everything’s not quite back to routine yet Last night for supper me and my bf went to a restaurant with his family, and it was a 5-course meal. Almost all of the dishes had meat in them, so they had to make the entree different from what was on the menu for me. It was a really fancy dinner, and really good, but I didn’t whip out the camera, his family doesn’t know I have this blog. Then at night we had a few friends over, and we went to a bar where there was a band and then a DJ, and a balloon drop!! I hope everyone had a good night last night.

We are actually stormed inside today, it’s crazy blizzard-weather out. We slept in (it was a super late night last night, almost 4 a.m. by the time I hit the hay), and watched movies.

Diced potato, canola oil, s&p, yellow/green onion, grilled tomato slice, Ezekial toast with Earth Balance

Lemonzest Luna Bar

Ezekial almond granola, vanilla rice milk, sliced banana, hemp seeds, ground flax, cup of coffee

Three Sister’s Casserole, 2 clementines

Amy’s pesto pizza, side salad with romaine, green onion, yellow onion, mushroom, diced baby carrot, Annie’s Goddess

Slice of Nut Loaf on Ezekial toast with veganaise and romaine, side salad with organic raspberry vinaigrette

Groceries- new find Chia Goodness and organic cherries!

Amy’s burrito, 2 clementines

Enjoy Life chocolate chip cookies heated, cherries, OJ

Chia Goodness with vanilla rice milk heated, ground flax, sliced banana, cup of coffee

OJ, Caramel Brownie Luna

Sliced apple, cashew butter, mom’s peanut butter ball

Amy’s California burger, Ezekial bun, veganaise, romaine + Side salad

New Years Eve After-bar meal- Vegetable Szechuan Noodles

Slice of Nut Loaf, steamed peas, mustard pickles, garlic mashed potatoes with EB

I have to think about my resolutions, leaving it last minute Have a good night, and Happy New Year!

Christmas Re-cap

sammyss — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:30:43 +0000

Wednesday at noon we got a phone call from our upper management at work that we could go home for the day I actually ended up being the only one who went home, the guys I work with had something go wrong they needed to fix.

Lunch

Amy’s Vegetable Pocket, Chocolate Vitasoy and sliced apple slices with cashew butter (inspired by Brooke) Really delicious and filling lunch

In the afternoon me, my mom and dad, and the two dogs drove out to a beach to walk them. Well, let them loose. We walked for about an hour, it was pretty cold out but the dogs loved it. They ran around the whole time bumping into each other, rolling around havin’ a great old time. Then mom and dad dropped me off and I showered, then made these cinnamon buns for breakfast on Christmas morning. I subbed in spelt/kamut flour, and walnuts instead of pecans (that’s all there was in the cupboard).

Supper

Amy’s Veggie Loaf meal, side salad with Annie’s Goddess Dressing and a roll

Dessert

An assortment of blondies, random squares, candy canes and gumdrops

The family watched a couple Christmas movies, opened our stocking gifts, then called it a night!

Thursday

Breakfast

Cinnamon buns, assorted fruit, coffee

And then we opened gifts! I got lots of great stuff It didn’t really feel so much like Christmas though, for some reason.

Lunch

Hummus,tomato,lettuce,onion on a bagel, Glass of OJ

Supper with 6 guests other than our family-

Appetizers, Coors Light and then nut loaf (yum!), potato, carrots, corn, cranberry sauce, turnip, brussel sprouts/parsnips, mustard pickles, homemade roll- WOW I was full.

Dessert

Then they pulled out Bailey’s Cheesecake,peanut butter balls, coffee. Ugh I was so full after haha.

Friday

Today I relaxed, slept in, watched SATC episodes. Then for supper we went back to my parents’, where we always do an hors d’oeuvres-type deal for supper on Boxing Day. A lot of the stuff had meat in it, but mom/dad also got some things for me like Spanakopita, Vegetable Spring Rolls, Deviled eggs (making two before bacon was added), Amy’s Pesto Pizza, veggies, hummus, etc. And then for dessert was leftovers from the night before + lots of chocolates etc.

Hope you all enjoyed your holidays !!

A Snow Day, and 2 Left!

sammyss — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:44:05 +0000

Yesterday the weather was pure craziness, first work was delayed until 10:30, then 12:00, then finally cancelled. We got soooo much snow. Days off work= amazing. But, I was in the middle of watching my Sex And the City box sets, when the power went off! So I thought, oh good, I can get some laundry done, NOO you can’t Sam, then I thought, fine, I’ll get some baking done, NOOO. Things don’t work this way haha. I think I rely on electricity too much. So finally, the bf took a nap, and I read. It was only off for about 2.5 hours. I didn’t take pictures of the last two day’s eats, my eating has been insane I tell you. But I do have a picture of the beginning of the storm, Sunday night from my front window:

But, this morning started off right

Breakfast:

Smoothie made with: organic blueberries, 1/2 banana, 1/2 cup vanilla soy yogurt, ground flax and a splash of vanilla hemp milk.

Lunch:

Salad with organic baby spinach, red pepper, green onion, tomato, organic sprouts, pumpkin seeds, navy beans with olive oil, diced garlic, dried basil. Then I added in a scoop of mustard pickles, then I added this whole mixture into the salad.

Snack:

Coconut Larabar

In the mail today was something cool, well, very minor but I got excited haha, Amy’s sent me a brochure of the different stuff they have with 4 coupons, and a coupon for a free Amy’s product! I got to pick which one I want. It will be a pizza for sure I emailed them asking about their cakes, and they offered to send me this brochure. I love all their food!

Snack:

Nuts n’ Bolts my mom makes every Christmas- once you pop, you can’t stop. Trust me.

Supper:

Amy’s California Burger, Ezekial bun, veganaise, tomato slice, lettuce, ketchup, 2 browning avacado slices and a small side salad with Annie’s Goddess dressing (and a couple bites of the Bf’s mac n’ cheese)

Dessert:

For dessert I made these blondies- subbing in Spelt flour, and unsweetened applesauce for most of the oil. They’re technically for dessert tomorrow night too, because it’s just going to my me, mom, dad and my brother. I, mighta had two of these. My supper will be an Amy’s frozen meal- Veggie loaf,for supper tomorrow night, beefed up with a side salad. My family has a seafood dish every year for Christmas eve, so I requested this Amy’s meal.

I can’t believe Christmas came so fast, seriously, where did December go? I don’t know how much posting I’ll be doing in the next few days, but if I don’t:

Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays to all of you!

Packed to the Brim

sammyss — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:31:33 +0000

Helloooo I was busy again the past couple days, so I will do a recap!

Thursday

Breakfast:

Coffee with agave and almond milk, Ezekial Almond Granola with almond milk, sliced banana (heated in the microwave, which I’ve seen around a couple blogs) ground flax, and a spoonful of peanut butter. This is so good I continued to have it 3 days in a row

Lunch:

Three Sisters Casserole, Royal Gala Apple

Snack:

Apple Pie Larabar

Supper:

Vegetable curry, Indian Rice Pilaf, Steamed Veggies with canola, s&p

Candy Cane Kisses! So addictive.

Dessert:

One cup of Chocolate Vitasoy, Salba Crispy Rice Snack

Friday

Breakfast:

Coffee with agave and almond milk, Ezekial Almond Granola with almond milk, sliced banana, ground flax, and a spoonful of peanut butter glass of calcium-added OJ.

Lunch:

Leftover Curry, Indian Rice Pilaf, Mustard Pickles, Royal Gala Apple.

My family discovered a man who will deliver boxes of Organic produce and other groceries to your door! All grown locally. So I got them to a add a bag of organic kale for me, and they gave me the Organic spicy alfalfa sprout mix and organic hemp hearts!

Friday night me and two friends went to Boston Pizza. I had called another place to make reservations the day before, and they were full! And BP was pretty full too last night. After dinner we headed to Walmart, to pick up a few things for Christmas, and it was crazy packed too.

Supper:

Caesar salad sans bacon, Mediterranean Stromboli with tomatoes, spinach, cheese, artichokes, sundried tomatoes, etc.

Dessert:

Lemon Sponge cake (minus a bite) mmmm and an un-pictured cup of coffee.

Saturday

Breakfast:

Cup of Celestial Beginnings tea with almond milk, Calcium-added OJ, Ezekial Almond Granola with almond milk, banana slices, heated, with ground flax, hemp hearts, and a spoonful of PB.

After breakfast I headed to my appointment at a spa for the Facial I won! Some of the creams stung my face, but they also gave a small foot massage which was amazing. And I have my bebe Axl for the weekend (my dog).

Then to the mall. Maybe not such a great idea. My dad gave me money to get presents for my dad, and I already got her a certificate for a 1 Hour Massage, but needed some other things. It was SO busy. And I was all greasy around my hair line from the facial haha. But I found a scarf/hat set for her, and a little exercise thing from Pilates. Tonight I think I’ll relax, with the option of MAYBE going out, we’ll see. I have A Christmas Story, Christmas with the Kranks, and a Charlie Brown Christmas.

Snack:

At the mall I got a coffee, with soy milk and organic sugar which I had with a S’mores Luna Bar when I got home. I like these because they have vitamins/minerals added that I might be missing out on.

Supper will be the last of the curry, and some steamed kale! Good night guys, enjoy your Saturday nights, I’ll leave you with a picture of Ax I just took, he’s sitting beside me

Baby, It’s Cold Outside!

sammyss — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:29:21 +0000

Hey! Some things I ate Sunday:

Veggie Dumplings with Sweet Chili Sauce

Sesame Tofu Loaf with Roast Potatoes and Squash

Breakfast Monday:

Pumpkin Oats made with organic steel cut oats, water, vanilla soy milk, vanilla, pumpkin, banana, ground flax, cinnamon topped with pumpkin seeds and a spoonful of PB. Cup of coffee with soy milk/agave.

Lunch:

Leftovers from supper at my bf’s parents house Sunday- cranberry baked beans, green onion rice, steamed veggies and homemade cranberry sauce, Royal Gala Apple.

After work I had two cookies that were sent to us, chocolate chip, and a cup of Chocolate Caramel Enchantment tea.

Supper:

Defrosted Homemade Sweet Potato Soup drizzled with organic olive oil, and half an Ezekial bun.

Snack:

Roast Cumin Cashews.

The rest of the night kinda went downhill haha, it was our last french class, and the teacher brought sweets, clementines, orange juice and wine. Then when I got home I had a couple more of those chocolate chip cookies and sadly some more junk after that. Ha. This time of year is amazing, I love it, but the constant amount of food around is craziness.

Today’s breakfast:

A smoothie made with organic vanilla basmati rice milk, frozen organic blueberries, a banana, ground flax and a little agave nectar. I felt my body deserved this today

Lunch:

Amy’s vegetable pie pocket, Jones Organics Iced Tea and a Royal Gala Apple.

Snack at work:

These bars are great, they have hemp protein and organic agave, flax, etc. Also soy,wheat and dairy free! A little costly, but worth the extra.

Supper:

Amy’s No-Cheese Pizza! After I did my workout at home, I was starrrrving so I was searching for something quick at the grocery store. These pizzas were on sale for $6.99 These are fabulous, you don’t even miss the cheese. I served it with a scoop of homemade cranberry sauce for dipping, and a spinach salad with sliced almonds and homemade balsamic vinaigrette.

Dessert:

Gingerbread Man and a glass of Chocolate Vitasoy.

Me and my bf are watching Home Alone, and then I have some laundry to do. I baked some more gingerbread men haha, they are well-liked. Today I listened to Jessica Simpson’s Christmas songs while I worked, hence the title of my post. Her and Nick Lachey did a mean re-make of Baby, It’s Cold Outside. Have a good night!

Maneater

sammyss — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:38:32 +0000

I heart the weekend, this cannot be stressed enough. This morning for brekkie I used up an old packet of instant multi-grain oatmeal, which had spelt/kamut flakes, millet, and other such grains. I added boiling water, then drizzled agave, cut up banana slices, ground flax, and a spoon of organic PB, with a mug of coffee.

I did some running around, and then started baking. Taking a break in between for lunch, which was a random onion bun, toasted, with roasted garlic hummus, baby spinach and green onion, and a glass of Vanilla Basmati Rice Milk.

For supper we went to my great-aunt and uncle’s. They usually serve the food buffet-style, as they did tonight. Most of the dishes had meat, so I had some macaroni salad, bean salad, pickles and a roll. And then a couple small sweets for dessert. My great uncle looked at me SO weird when I took a picture of my supper haha, but he didn’t say anything.

Anyways, today I made: Chocolate-Orange Fudge With Apricots, Gingerbread Men and Roast Cumin Cashews.

For the fudge I used all cashew butter, since I had no macadamia, and sprinkled it with cashews. For the gingerbread men I made an icing just eyeing out Earth Balance Spread (melted), Organic powdered sugar, vanilla extract and soy milk. The cashews recipe included just raw cashews, a flax “Egg”, cumin, cayenne, chili powder, sea salt and organic cane sugar, baked at 300 Degrees.

A few “samples” were in order, and they were all delicious! I have to get up early tomorrow, me and a friend booked a table at a local flea market, time to de-clutter! I think I’ma go eat another ginger man now. Good night