Nourished & Nor'Easters

Just a quick post today.

This book was another book I recently grabbed lately.  I was thinking it was a vegan cookbook but it really isn't a cookbook, per say.

It IS, however, an amazing resource and wealth of knowledge that I will be referring to often.  The photography is lovely and the info STELLAR!  I hope to dip more into it on Sunday.

Tomorrow I will be volunteering at a Fundraiser for the local Zontas International that I hope to join over the next couple of months.

Last night we were hit with the latest Nor'Easter.  I couldn't help but post this meme.  It made me chuckle for a few reasons.  The Beavis & Butthead reference is something that DH, his brother, and mother often joke about.  As stupid as the show was - the silly comedy got them thru some challenging times.

This was a photo from the front of my house this morning as I tried to shovel my Fiat out of the driveway.  The photo doesn't do it much justice but the snow we received was heavier than usual and I'm sure we will have a lot of trees down because of it.

In some places, there was about a foot of snow dropping in a few hours.  It was 70 degrees just a few days ago and even this coming weekend we are supposed to see 40's and low 50s in temperatures.

I'm really hoping all of this doesn't freeze more than it already has.  Most of it's a heavy slush at the moment.

Yesterday I was doing some social media for work and noticed this...3 Movies Turning 30!  The movies Big, Willow, and Land Before Time - all turn 30 in early 2018!

Which of these 3 1988 movies was your favorite?

Another Question of the Day...did you get hit with the Nor'Easter?  If so - how much snow and/or flooding or winds did you see!?

Vegan MoFo ~ Tacos OR Burritos?

I can't believe that Vegan MoFo is on it's last 3 days!  This makes me sad and also makes me wonder if anyone else will be suffering from MoFo Withdrawals?  If that's the case let me know in comments because I am in the process of putting something together for those of us who want to keep in touch YEAR ROUND!

Having said that...these prompts that are trying to 'force' me to make a decision are KILLING me! I'm a VERY Fickle Pickle, you see!

It's funny - tho - I have been saying "You're Killing Me Smalls" just for FUN and a throw back and pop culture reference.  Does anyone else remember it?  If so leave your thoughts in comments, too!

I suppose I should actually BLOG about today's prompt, eh!?  Well, following suit to my 'fickle-pickle-ness' I can't make up my mind I LOVE both Taco's AND Burritos!  But what about Enchiladas?  Quesadillas?  Basically ANYTHING Vegan AND Mexican...I'm THERE!

This past weekend hubby and I went to Mad Mex in Erie.  I've blogged about my trips before and I have been trying to get something different each time I go!  This time around it was a Veggie Enchilada but I veganized it with Daiya Cheese and Tofutti Sour Cream!  The plate was HUGE and I couldn't eat all of it.  It was served with rice and black beans.

Reflecting on Last Week and Recipe Posts

This past week I was trying to focus on my Lymphatic System and I think I did a pretty good job with it.  I was able to try almost everything on my list from last week.  However...I didn't get around to the Plantains, Echinacea, and didn't do as much Yoga as I had hoped.  I made it about 90% or more with RAW FOODS last week, too! 

 It's been extremely cold over the past week - or month for that matter!  We've been seeing temperature anywhere between -18 and -29 and YES that is BELOW ZERO!  Brrr!

Because I am having some discomfort in certain areas of my body (and I am chalking it up to what time of month it is) I will be trying to focus on these things this week.  Most of the suggestions I have found online I already do with my diet.  So I think I will be upping my herbs and essential oils - as well as my green juices and smoothies.  I think I would be more excited about juicing again if I had a different juicer.  I'm still tossing the idea around of getting a new one.  Right now I am HOT on both a Breville and an Omega NC900.

In other news - I have been concentrating on Recipes over at The Raw Food World News Site and I will continue to but I will now be contributing articles again.  More on that down the road.

As for the recipes - I will include some quick links and sort descriptions throughout this week!  First up...Raw Tomato Garlic Herb Bread that I made in my dehydrator a while back...it strayed from the version just a little bit that I posted previously on my blog.  Brazil Nut Pesto was another recipe that was featured this past month.  You know I LOVE my Pesto's!  And the last preview for today is the Ginger Wasabi Noodle Bowl.  I did this a while back using a Wildtree Product but have since made it from scratch and enjoy it just as much!

Work has been going real well.  Incase I didn't mention it before I've been switched over to sales and I have already met my goals for the first two months of this year and I am really happy about it.  I'm still keeping a few of my responsibilities from before, too, so I won't solely be doing sales eventho that is my main priority from now on.

Furkids Update: Riley has been showing his age a bit and I think he is either getting random muscle pains or spasms or arthritis.  Paco has another appointment today for his ITP and they will be doing another full blood work up to check his levels.  We have been going about every other month since his levels have been coming back better the last few times, however, I have been getting meds for him every month.  Charlie seems to be doing as well as he has been since his tail amputation...so that is good!

Hubby has been on and switching meds for his Crohns and doing fairly well with it, however, our insurance changed over the last few months and things are NOT working to our benefit with the changes and his prescriptions.

As far as my love of Pop Culture as of late...I was able to watch the 40th SNL Anniversary Special and LOVED it!  We are back into The Walking Dead and will watch Sunday's Episode tonight.  Nothing, really, in the way of movies, lately, and my ears have been enjoying a split of Reggae and New Wave, it seems.

What about you!?  Do tell!

Village People Concert

Friday Night I went with my sister and a friend to see Village People and KC & The Sunshine Band at Chautauqua Institution.  If you are not familiar with Chautauqua Institution - the HISTORY is MASSIVE for our region!  These days - in short - it's a community of its own - that is seasonal - but LARGE!  It's focus is on Art and The Arts, Education, Seminars, Religions of all sorts, Recreation, and Youth.  Each year there are popular music concerts - not usually current headliners - but still those that draw and entertain.  I usually try and make it to a concert there each year.  One of these days I will post more about the 'grounds' because that is quite the site to see in itself.  It's a community in itself and really quite amazing.  

Since it was a Friday Night - we got there 'just in time' and our seats weren't wonderful but we still had a great time.  Village People opened for KC and The Sunshine Band and I will have another post with their photos.  

They performed their hits "San Francisco (You Got Me)", "Macho Man", "In The Navy", "Go West", "Can Stop The Music", among others.  They also performed a NEW Song from their NEW CD that KC of KC and the Sunshine Band co-wrote for them called "Let's Go Back To The Dance Floor".  And of course - as a part of their encore - they did "YMCA".

 

 There were TWO of the originals including Felipe Rose who has been the Native American since the beginning as well as the G.I./Sailor Alex Briley.  The Cop was the 2nd Cop from the early 80s returning in the late 80s - Ray Simpson...and the Construction Worker was of the 2nd flight and made the return around the same time.  The Biker and the Cowboy were both newer performers, tho.  Regardless they put on a fun show!  The crowd really got into it!  We even saw some people dress up - it was neat!