Showing posts with label roasted butternut squash. Show all posts
Showing posts with label roasted butternut squash. Show all posts

Monday, November 16, 2009

Practicing Vegan

I find myself getting obsessed with certain things.  Well, recipes in particular.  First, it was Danica’s Cheesy Bacon and Bean Stuffed Pepper recipe.  I couldn’t get it out of my mind once I saw it!  Now, it’s the Fat-free Pumpkin and Raisin Biscuits from Fat-Free Vegan Kitchen!  Why the vegan recipe?  Well, I’ve always been intrigued by vegetarianism and veganism.  I even tried on the vegetarian lifestyle for a while, but started getting lazy about cooking and ended up eating lots of junk instead of healthy foods.  Anyway, this past week Michelle from Eating Journey asked if I would like to join her and other bloggers in going Vegan for a Day on Thursday.  I thought it would be a fun challenge, so on Thursday, vegan I shall be!

To “practice”, I whipped up these biscuits for breakfast.  They were so easy;  no mixer required…

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They baked up nice and high…

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I had a couple of the little guys with some coffee…

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Extra tasty with a little Earth Balance

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Then it was off to church to give thanks and praise :) 

Lunch had to be quick because I was starving and we wanted to head to the park  to enjoy the beautiful day!  I remembered there was some  White Pizza with Zucchini and Broccoli in the freezer, so I heated that up pronto…

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Then, it was off to the park for a 2 mile walk and some B-ball …

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Dork.

I planned a lovely, healthy Sunday dinner of roasted chicken, roasted butternut squash and broccoli.  No one eats the squash except me, (sigh)but I keep trying…

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I didn’t have any bread in the house, (why do I always feel like I have to serve bread at every meal?!) so I broke out these crackers from the Anniversary basket

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and crunched on this x3…

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Sad to see the day end.  Love these gorgeous days!  Hope you had one, too!

ONE GOOD THING:  Trying new recipes really satisfies my creative needs!

AND THE WINNER IS (thanks to Random.org cuz I would love to pick everyone!)…

Chelsea said...

I love your positive attitude and he that that you never give up! You are truely an inspiration to so many people! Thanks for the giveaway! cmdrayer@comcast.net

Chelsea, please send me your address and I’ll get the goodies right out to you!  Thanks to all who entered and thanks again for celebrating my One Year Blogiversary with me!