Wedding Nerves

Hey Sunshine! Tomorrow is the big day! My sister is getting married! Eek! I'm so excited, I am the matron of honor, T is the patron of honor and Little A is the flower girl! I'll have lots of pics for Monday. Since my sister is gluten free and mostly vegan, there will be lots of food for us. Also, Sunday is T and my 7 year wedding anniversary! We are probably going to just relax since Saturday is going to be a long day, but we will see! ;)

Anyway, this was some juice ingredients from this week: orange, parsley, romaine, lemon. 

Last week, T did a run near my parents house (it's once a month), so I had a nice smoothie for dinner at Deans. This had kale, coconut, almond milk, and bananas in it. Yummy!

This was dinner one night: spinach from the garden, rice, lentils, red onion, nutritional yeast. 

Another juice, right from the garden! Romaine, apple, cilantro, lemon. 

This was my favorite dinner this week: a kale salad with raw olives, kimchi, avocado, Bubbies pickles and on the side I had raw rye bread (from Rayo de Sol), with Dr. Cow's raw vegan nut cheese. 

And finally, with the over abundance of kale from our garden, I made kale chips in the dehydrator! I massaged the kale with a little olive oil, coconut aminos, nutritional yeast, garlic and onion powder, and cayenne. They were amazing!


Have a great weekend!

What I'm Loving Wednesday

Happy Wednesday! Here is what I'm loving this week..

This little inch worm I found on my shirt last week while playing outside with Little A

Lilacs! This are all over my yard, I love the smell!

White Sage incense. Sage is great for clearing any bad energy. 

My new workout sneakers! These were a Mother's Day gift from T and Little A. 

This beautiful healing necklace I won from Dara Dubinet. 

She made it specifically for healing my belly!

My new workout! Quick, high paced, covers everything!

Who doesn't need stress relief? My sister's wedding is Saturday! Lots to do! 

Got this organic Argan Oil which is making my skin look fabulous!

Easy Canvas Prints recently launched a new promotional for their site where you can design custom canvas prints anyway you like! They were kind enough to offer me one for free! There was a step by step setup that was easy to follow and you customize every detail the way you want it. This is what I designed with Little A's picture! So cute, right? Now I need to find a place to hang it! LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Have a great day!

Mother's Day Weekend--I'm STUFFED!

Hey Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day! We spent the whole weekend celebrating! 

Starting on Saturday, we went to visit our families..

We had dinner at my Mother-in-law's house. This was my appetizer plate: hummus, olives, broccoli and cauliflower.

For dinner, we started with a salad.

Then had my Mother-in-law's delicious vegan, gluten free eggplant no-parm (made with Daiya) and some gluten free pasta with broccoli rabe. She also made regular versions, but she is a vegan and eats mostly gluten free and my Bestie-sis-in-law recently found out she has celiac, so she has to eat gluten free as well. 

For dessert, T and I brought gluten free peanut butter chocolate cupcakes from Papa Ganache.  Papa Ganache recently won Food Network's Cupcake Wars!

T had told my Mother-in-law how much I wanted to try Coracao's Raw Chocolates..

So this was what she surprised me with! WOW! How lucky am I?

On Sunday, T said we could go anywhere I wanted, I chose Quintessence, my favorite raw food restaurant! I started with a STRONG green juice, T had a Keffir Lime Shake that was amazing! Little A drank most of it! 

Speaking of Little A, we got her a fruit plate with "yogurt", she enjoyed this, but was pretty full from the shake.

T had their strawberry banana crepe. I tasted this and WOW! Delicious!

I went with my favorite, their All American "Burger", this time on grain free bread. I also had a side of corn chips, salad and coleslaw. Mmm! So good! I crave this "burger!" 

As if we weren't stuffed enough, T found Tu-Lu's, a gluten free bakery that has vegan items..

Little A and I shared a gluten free vegan chocolate chip cookie. Probably one of the best gluten free cookies I have ever had. It was soft and chewy, not stale tasting like some gluten free baked goods tend to be.

We also stopped at "Live-Live" where I grabbed some raw goodies: Jana's Sweet Strawberry Oat Jam Cookies, Rayo De Sol Rye Bread, and some Dr. Cow Tree Nut Cheese. 

These gluten free vegan cupcakes we brought home for dessert! ;)  Not sure how hungry I'll be for dinner, but I will be enjoying one of these! He he!

(I wrote this post before dinner yesterday)

I'll be back soon!

Have a great day!

"No More Guacamole!"

Hey Loves! Happy Friday! I'm so excited for Mother's Day. This year, we are going to visit our families on Saturday and do our own thing on Sunday, my choice! I decided I want to have lunch at my favorite raw restaurant: Quintessence! So we are going to the city on Sunday! Yay!

Our garden is blooming! I've been picking our dinner from there every night. Above is some delicious mesclun that I made a salad with one night.

This is spinach from our garden. Little A has taken a liking to it! We told her it will give her muscles and now she eats it like a pro! Hehe!

Speaking of Little A, this was her Cinco De Mayo plate: lettuce, quinoa with dried cranberries and walnuts, guacamole, black beans and some organic blue corn chips. We ran out of guacamole and she sings about it below. I've been sending the video to Ellen because so many people have been telling me its hilarious and the song is catchy! Haha!

This was my meal on Cinco De Mayo: quinoa and black bean tacos! I cooked the quinoa and beans in taco seasoning then topped with lettuce, guacamole, and salsa. I used an organic blue corn shell.

This was dinner one night: lettuce from the garden with pre made falafel I got from Whole Foods. I made a dressing with tahini, cumin, celery, olive oil, lemon juice, and mustard.

A juice Little A and I shared: romaine, parsley, apple, lemon.

Another one of Little A's dinners: quinoa, spinach, a Hilary's Veggie Burger, and two dates. She ate every last bite! ;)

And finally, this was another yummy salad from the garden with "Crab Cakes". I used Heathy's recipe but used a flax egg, and baked them in the oven. They turned out great!

Have a great weekend and Happy Mother's Day!

A Review: The Raw Chocolate Company

Hey all! In my last "What I'm loving Wednesday" post, I mentioned that I was loving The Raw Chocolate Company's raw vegan chocolate covered goji and mulberry snack packs, today I have a review and a special offer for you!

I was a big fan of Raisinets growing up, they were definitely the treat I looked forward to when I went to the movies. Obviously, not the healthiest treat, even if they do contain raisins! Lol! I wouldn't want Little A snacking on Raisinets  but I would feel comfortable with her eating The Raw Chocolate Company's chocolate covered dried fruits. Not only are they raw and vegan but also organic and contain 74% cacao! My kind of snack!!!

These little morsels of goodness left me with no guilt when I polished off the bag in minutes (Little A did help!).  I love that they pre portioned, great to throw into my purse to sneak into the movies (SHH!). Full of chocolaty flavor with the bite of goji and mulberry, the perfect chocolate covered snack! Heck, I'd even throw a bag in Little A's lunch box if she was in school! Much healthier then cookies or fruit roll ups! :) 

The awesome people at The Raw Chocolate Company are offering you a free pack with your order! Just enter SNACKPACKPLEASE (must use caps) at the checkout! 

www.therawchocolatecompany.com  The code is valid until the end of May

Have a great day!!!!!

When The Moon Hits Your Eye..

Hi Sunshine Friends! I hope you all had a great weekend! T ran The New Jersey Half Marathon on Sunday morning (after running another half marathon 2 weeks ago, nutso? YES! HA HA!). So we spent the weekend at my parents house, which is always an experience. But before that... 

I had this delicious smoothie for breakfast one morning: Sunwarrior Chocolate Warrior Blend, spinach,  acai, cherries, Longevity Tea, Maca, bananas, Ormus Greens.

This was a little "sandwich" I snacked on one day: a romaine leaf stuffed with guacamole and kimchi.

I picked up this raw bar at Deans while I was at my parents house. Not only is it delicious, raw, vegan and organic, but it has awesome superfoods in it like Lions Mane, Reishi, Cordyceps, and much more!

Little A stayed with my parents so T and I could grab dinner with my sister and her soon-to-be hubby! We went to Tommy's Coal Fired Pizza. They have gluten free, soy free, egg free, dairy free pizza!!! First my sis and I shared a large salad..

Then onto the good stuff! My sister's half was all veggies and mine was broccoli rabe with olives (my favorite pizza toppings!). The guys had their own regular pizzas. ;)

This was probably the best gluten free crust I have had (besides when I make it myself). They even cook it in a separate tin pan so there isn't any cross contamination! Pretty awesome!

And finally, a Spring pic of the little girlie and I. She is such a big girl now! She will be two and a half in a few weeks! EEK!!!

Have a lovely day! XO

Sunny Life

Happy Friday! How was your week? The weather has been wonderful and I've been enjoying getting my Vitamin D outside with Little A!

I had a mean craving for some green "soup" this week, so I blended dill, parsley, cilantro, celery, garlic, chickpea miso, and some spinach then topped it with flax crackers.. Mmm!

This was Little A's dinner one night: quinoa with black beans and dulse flakes, salad with hummus, a Hilary's Veggie Burger, carrot sticks with hummus and green beans with garlic.

I enjoyed sipping on some goji joy in water. So refreshing and naturally sweet! 

Ginger loves the sunshine too. She is fond of sunbathing. Ha ha!

We spent time at the park, playing and hiking with my Bestie-sis-in-law and niece. Look at all those turtles!

Little A adores her cousin. She calls her "Baby". So sweet!

And finally, a little snack Little A and I shared outside one day: flax crackers, celery, and carrots with homemade raw "hummus". I blended tahini, dill, celery, garlic, water, olive oil, lemon and sea salt.

Have a wonderful weekend!