Mixing Leftovers & A New Mug!

Here's one of 3 new mugs I bought over the weekend!  It's from a local vendor that I couldn't find online anywhere but HAD to post this bit of pottery!  LOVE LOVE LOVE it!  I will save the other 2 mugs for a later date.

As for my Food Challenge for this week - I didn't spend any additional money yesterday on food and used leftovers and added it to something I had a little bit left of in my pantry...pasta!  It turned out tasty!  It was a bunch of stuff thrown together that is for sure!  I ate it for dinner last night and the rest today for lunch!

I used the leftover black beans, and leftover cauliflower rice, carrots, and peas from the night before and added it to elbow mac.  I used - all to taste - Vegan Mayo, Dijon Mustard, and Garlic...YUM!

This is a different take on a Vegan Macaroni Salad.

Also a good way to get in more veggies for the day!

I was pleasantly surprised!

Bulk Shopping, Vegan Sandwich Spread, Leftovers!

This past weekend I was with my parents on a mini shopping spree!  More so them than me but I did grab a 6 pack of these babies at Sam's Club!  I just saw on Amazon that they are between $19 and $21 for 6 pouches...at Sam's I found them for under $10...closer to $9 actually!

The other night I threw together a new homemade vegan sandwich spread.  Here's the recipe:

1 can of Organic Chickpeas

2 Carrots

1/4 C Just Mayo

1 T Yellow Mustard 

1 T Dijon Mustard

1 T Lemon Juice

Handful of Cashews

1/2 T Wildtree Garlic Galore (or minced garlic)

Sprinkle of Onion Powder

Pinch Black Himalayan Sea Salt

Topping: Sprinkle of Smoked Paprika

All in the blender!  YUM!!!

I had it on that new seeded bread I LOVE and then with the leftovers it was good enough to eat as a side with last nights meal.  I had a plate of sides - it seemed - I also had a hefty helping of the brown rice and quinoa you see above.

Vegan Power is doing a $5 a day vegan challenge and I'm game for it, too!  I will mostly be eating from my pantry and/or $5 a day or less if possible.  Mostly this was out of my pantry with the exception of the new quinoa/rice which probably averaged out to be about $1.50.

Confession...I STILL need to be better about breakfasts!  Eeeeeeek!

Much more on the way very soon!  I have some visits and photos to share as well!