January 25, 2012

Raw Chocolate Milk

Brace yourselves. Your minds are about to be blown. You ready? You braced? Good.

What if I was to tell you that you can easily make chocolate milk that tastes like a frothy chocolate malt without using malt or dairy?

(Omg. This is starting to sound like an infomercial! Crap! I need a big screen projector behind me!)

Well, YOU CAN. You can make delicious chocolate milk with your blender!

(this is not an infomercial for a Vitamix cuz I don’t have one. I want one though! Like really really bad.)

So this is raw chocolate milk. What makes it raw? So glad you asked! It’s made with cashews that have been soaked in water! There’s also cocoa nibs up in this mix which makes things extra fancy in my book. Looking to make plain vanilla cashew milk? Just omit the cocoa nibs and reduce the agave syrup. This recipe is a game changer & approved by my picky 3 year old. Winning!

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January 24, 2012

Disney Cruisin’ Part 2: Adult Time

The nice thing about going on a Disney Cruise is that with the help of on board activities & camps for kids, you’re able to sneak in some adult time! The camp that Cooper went to ran from 9am-midnight with open drop-in hours. During nap time and at night, Casey and I traded Cooper duty so we could both be apart of some memorable ADULT TIME activities.

So in those brief moments of adult time, this is what happened:

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January 23, 2012

Apricot Coconut Energy Bars

APRICOT COCONUT ENERGY BARS:

Tangy, sweet, crunchy, chewy, delicious, healthy, raw, nutty, vegan, scrumptious, simple, homemade.

All you need is a few pantry items, a food processor and a bit of freezer time and you’ve got yourself a week’s worth of healthy snacks.

Who needs to buy expensive energy bars when you can make your own?

Sorry energy bar companies, I totally sold you out.

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January 22, 2012

My Everyday Life: Week 3

This is what this past week looked like:

Fresh off the airplane, I needed something healthy!

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January 20, 2012

I love lists, Friday!

A very thoughtful post on inner beauty & avoiding gossip!
I’m gonna try this. Hopefully I won’t look like an idiot.
A fantastic post about when to get your haircut!
Say Something Nice!
Looks like a perfect morning to me….
This blog never ceases to amaze me.
Maybe I should use cash more often?
5 questions to help you figure out how to clear out unused items in your pantry. I needed this!
5 Plane Picnics to make your seatmates jealous (does not involve TUNA!)
A smoothie that I would totally wear as a perfume!
Found this website a few weeks ago. Straight up OBSESSED, I tell ya!
So excited by this baby announcement. Congrats Erin & Ken!!!

But wait! There’s more!

Fact or Fiction: I was on an episode of Sesame Street as a child. Find out the answer on this week’s Joy the Baker podcast!

Love a good makeover story? This week on High Straightenence, I organize my pantry. Brace yourself. Things get messy!

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January 19, 2012

Grapefruit Carrot Ginger Juice

I’ve been reading my monthly horoscope for over a year now at Astrology Zone. Susan Miller is legit! Even though she keeps telling me I’m going to have a baby every month, she’s been pretty accurate with everything else. This month she says that us Leos will be getting into shape. I trust her; I’ve already done a juice cleanse this month!

If you listened to our first podcast in 2012, you might know that I want to treat my body right and be good to myself in 2012. I got a manicure last week and am hoping to get more massages in 2012. I also want to eat more whole grains, reduce my sugar intake and eat less processed foods. I think more juices like this one here would also pave the way to health in 2012. It’s a SUPER cold fighting juice. Just look at that color!

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January 18, 2012

Banana Nut Waffles

I make a lot of vegan recipes, yet I’m not vegan. Why? I think it’s because I liked to be surprised by food. I love when a few ingredients can come together and taste almost identical to what it’s like in its original form- kinda like this coleslaw that used cashews in place of mayo. It’s pretty cool when things taste like other things like this Sun Dried Tomato Pasta Salad that tasted like pizza! I also get pretty excited when I find a recipe that pleases the guys in my life like this Kale Coconut Salad with Sesame Oil. I’ve made that recipe at least 5 times since then.

What I hoped to get out of this recipe was a batch of healthier waffles using what I had in my pantry; I almost always jump at a recipe if I’ve got all the ingredients. What I didn’t realize is that I’d get a batch of waffles that tasted like banana bread. Being a lover of banana bread, I was thrilled.