Exciting Updates/News, Weekend Writing Warrior, and a Comfort Food Sidedish!

I'm spending most of this Sunday updating a few things on my website - such as the About Me/Find Me Section...I've decided to do clickable links on that page mostly for a cleaner look, and added a few things to the SHOP Page/Tab, too!  I'm thinking about redoing that page/tab in the future but I think I will keep the eye catching banners there for now.  I've been joining up as an affiliate to a few products, shops, and sites which you can find on both of those pages.

Another thing I am doing with today...is writing...I know...big shocker, eh!?  But I have signed on to guest blog for some companies, contribute to their websites and newsletters, and also have my own sites that I wanted to keep up with, too!  I have a slew of exciting things on deck so please be sure to subscribe to my site - on the sidebar to get the latest updates.

I'm working with several companies to bring more contests/giveaways to my site, too!  Very exciting!

And incase you missed it...I have officially started posting slide shows/videos to my YouTube!  Be sure to subscribe to my channel - all social media links at located in the About/Find Me tab, too!  AND..for my life in photos be sure to follow me on Instagram because I normally add pics to that before posting them with a write up here on my blog!

And...FINALLY...a bit about that food photo at the top of this post!!!

I used left over Earthly Choice Super Grains in this dish...which include red and white Quinoa, Millet, and Buckwheat...probably about 1 cup worth.  Then I added the following for flavor...

1/4 C Cashew Butter

2 T Minced Garlic

1 tea ginger powder

3 T Coconut Aminos

2 T Maple Syrup

1 T Coconut Vinegar

1 T Sesame Oil

topped with Hot Sauce to taste

The veggies in this side included a mix of...

Peas & Peas in the Pod
Yellow Bell Peppers

Onion

Broccoli

I'll be back tomorrow with more of what happened over the weekend.  In the meantime...I'd love to hear about yours!

Gettin' My GRAINS On...

Last week Anna blogged about Menu Planning - something I am never very successful at - eventho I won't detail dish by dish of what I hope to do this week for meals - I figured a quasi-plan is better than NO PLAN, right?  So for my meal planning ideas for this week I jotted down a few things I hope to base my dishes and meals around and go from there.  Basically eating out of my pantry (or my freezer or fresh produce shelf).  This month's focus for me is Gettin' My Grains On...trying to get a variety of grains incorporated in to what I eat...even more than I usually do...that is!

Monday:

Breakfast - Raw Vegan Choco Mint Energy Bar
Lunch - Super Grains & Broccoli Bowl

Dinner - White Rice & Veggies (with Super Food Seasoning & Hot Sauce)

Snacks - Dried Tart Cherries

Tuesday:

Breakfast - Raw Granola

Lunch - Pumpkin Chips with Almond Butter, Dates, Freeze Dried Jack Fruit

Dinner - Kelp Noodles, Peas

Snacks - Corn Chips & Salsa (or pretzel)

Wednesday:

Breakfast - Banana/Peach Smoothie

Lunch - Leftover Veggies, Hemp Seeds, Kale Chips

Dinner - Quinoa, Brussel Sprouts

Snacks - Fruit Cup, Cashews

Thursday:

Breakfast - Raw Breakfast 'Crusts' (with nut butter or hummus)

Lunch - Leftover Quinoa (wrap or pocket), Salad

Dinner - Adzuki Pasta, Artichokes

Snacks - TBA Vegan Smoothie or Ice Cream

Friday:

Breakfast - Blueberry Smoothie, Raw Granola

Lunch - Brown Rice, Veggies, Salad

Dinner - Grits, Grain Toast with Nutritional Yeast, Veggie (and/or Tofu) Scramble

Snacks - Raw Jicama & Dip (or hummus) 

Please keep in mind this is not the ONLY foods I will be eating...there will be others...just some food goals for the week to try and make dishes out of and try and consume, really.  And since I hope to focus on the grains on I have on hand for this month do check back to see what I have planned next week, too!