Merry Xmas and Happy New Year

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Living the country life

This is the view out of my side window as the sun rises this morning while I'm enjoying my coffee.

Yummy Yam Chips

Slice yams in thin rounds. Preheat oven to 450.  Toss yams with 2 tbs olive oil, 1 tsp maple syrup, 1/2 tsp cumin. bake for 15 to 25 min. toss while cooking.

Happy Holidays

It's been quite a while since I've posted on my blog. I miss visiting other's blogs and posting recipes.

I plan on posting more vegan recipes in 2016, I also need to catch up on some blog posts of others, I hope everyone is having a nice holiday season. 

Garden Veggie Wraps

4 large whole grain tortillas
Hummus
1 yellow pepper, sliced into strips
1 large cucumber, sliced into thick pieces
1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
1 cup mixed greens
8 sprigs fresh parsley
1 large ripe tomato, sliced into eight wedges
Place tortillas on clean work surface.
Spread hummus on tortillas and 1/4 amounts of peppers, cucumbers, onions, greens and parsley. Top each with tomato wedges.
Roll each tortilla around filling ingredients and serve immediately. Perfect for a healthy picnic lunch!

Planting Shasta Daisies For the Honeybees

Almost ready to transplant my shasta daisies from pots to my veggie garden. I started them from seed about a month ago and have about 30 plants. Perfect for attracting bees and other pollinators to the garden!

Simple Summer Dish

To make a tasty healthy quick dish from fresh garden tomatoes, stack sliced ripe tomatoes alternately with vegan mozarella cheese ( you can also use the dairy mozzarella). Drizzle with olive oil and garnish with arugula and fresh basil. Add salt and pepper to taste.

HOPING TO BLOG SOON

Summer's been so busy for me between my new job at the gym, my family and my veggie garden! I hope to get back to blogging more vegan recipes soon:)!

 I love this cute honeybee pic! I've been planting plants to attract them to my veggie garden.

It's been a while since I've posted on my blog. I guess I feel that I've been blogging for a while, and I've posted all I can think of for now.
Hopefully I'll be inspired to continue blogging later this year.

Be back in 2014!

Wishing everyone a great holiday season!

Vegan Tacos

This sounds like a delicious recipe that I look forward to trying!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N6IDTBWn0I&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Neat Finds

This retro lamp is so cool! We saw it at the thrift shop yesterday and had to surprise my daughter with it.
She absolutely loves it. This lamp matches perfectly with her bedroom dacor.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

VEGAN HALLOWEEN APPLES!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NNMR7l2Jc4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Italian Lentil Salad

Here's a healthy and yummy recipe to try as a side dish with any meal.
Ingredients;
1 1/2 cup of cooked green or red lentils
1 clove of minced garlic
1 large chopped tomato
1/4 cup chopped basil
Red wine vinegar
Extra virgin olive oil
toasted pine nuts
Mix all ingredients together, toss and top with toated pine nuts.
Serve.

The spiritual renewal offered by nature is always available 24/7.

A Warm October Loaded with Sunshine!!!!

This October has been the best yet in terms of weather. It has been mostly sunshine and warm,  with temeratures ranging from the 60 s to the 80s!
I have been planting my garlic and cleaning up my veggie garden in tank tops, instead of a coat and I am not complaining!
It will remain warm and sunny the rest of this weekend, so I look forward to finishing my garlic planting in the warm sun :)!

Lentil and Black Bean Chili

This meatless chili is high in protein and low in fat. To my surprise, my daughter even enjoyed this dish last night!
Ingredients;
1 cup of cooked brown lentils
1 chopped onion
3 cloves of minced garlic
1 green sweet pepper, chopped
1/2 finely chopped sereno pepper
6 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 tbs or more olive oil
1/2 cup of water
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp coriander
1 cup of cooked black beans
Chop onions, garlic and peppers.
Heat oil in large skillet, and add vegetables. Saute over medium heat until soft, about 10 minutes.
Add chopped tomatoes, spices, water and salt to vegetables. Cover and continue to cook over medium heat stiring occasionally. After 15 min, reduce to simmer.
Cook for about 15 more minutes, or until tomatoes and veggies are soft.
Add lentils and beans. Cook about 5 minutes longer and serve.