Vegan MoFo ~ Creamy & Sweet Avocado Dressing, Birthday Wishes, Hot & Sweet Stir Fry

Last Night was BUSY for a Monday Night!

I got out of work a bit late and Hubby wanted to try some food from our new local Sheetz.  I went over and got a LARGE salad with no dressing.  When I got home I made my own dressing in my Ninja!  It turned out WONDERFUL!  The Salad was very tasty!  The ingredients were surprisingly fresh and the people at the shop were really nice!  The Salad was a good sized one, too!  

 For the Dressing here is what I did...

1 Avocado

Splash of Wildtree Tuscan Dipping Oil

1 T Minced Garlic

1 T Agave Nectar

1/4 C Water

Splash of Lemon Juice

I REALLY REALLY LOVED This Dressing!  It was creamy!  It was Sweet!  It was Garlicky!  And a tad lemony!  I would definitely do this again!

After Dinner I went over to visit my Mom and Dad.  My Dad's Birthday was Sunday and I wanted to give him a card and a little gift I picked up over the weekend.  If you read my post yesterday - it was a handmade wooden single wine bottle holder I thought would look cute on their kitchen table.  He seemed to really like it.  He also liked the card.  I soaked the white lace in baby blue powdered chalk and water and dried.  On the inside I hand wrote "Birthday Wishes" and Love Dale, Jennifer, & The Fur Grand Kids!

I stayed for about an hour and a half and everyone started to get sleepy so I left.  I was going to try and stop at Walmart but decided to drive passed it and lost the urge to stop.  I didn't really have a reason to stop really and it was about 10pm.

When I got home I painted another layer on a picture frame I am 'tinkering around' with.and set it aside to dry.

I then played with the dogs for a bit and then went to the kitchen to do a quick stir fry which was supposed to be for lunch today but it will be for dinner instead.

Here's a photo of it.  And here is what is in this dish:

1/2 C Rice

1 C Red Pepper/Yellow Pepper/Onion (Frozen)

1/2 C Peas

Handful Almonds

1 tea Wildtree Everything Blend

2 T Coconut Secret Coconut Aminos

1 tea Apple Cider Vinegar

1 tea Hot Sauce

1 tea Agave Nectar

I like the 'yin and yang' of the hot and sweet here.  The peas were also frozen and 'popped' in your mouth real nice!  The only bad part...is now I am officially out of Coconut Aminos...bummer!

Participating Blog Post: Vegan MoFo, 

Vegan Jamaican Stir Fry

Just a quick post today to tell you about the Tasty Jamaican Stir Fry I did last night!  With a few broccoli-tempting posts by a couple of blogging buddies as well as Opal's Stir Fry "Eye Candy" to put me in comfort foods mode I decided to try one last night but this time it's Jamaican Style!

I was VERY happy with this Stir Fry!  I like the heat of the Jalapeno Oil with the Hot Sauce but also like the tropical flavors of the Coconut Oil and Jamaican Jerk Seasoning which had a nice Cinnamon and Nutmeg Combo to it, too!  Sorry this post is so short today but I MIGHT have some exciting news tomorrow, MAYBE!

2 T Coconut Oil

1Splash of Jalapeno Grapeseed Oil

1 Large Red Bell Pepper

2 Carrots

2 Stalks Celery

2 C Broccoli

1 Onion

1/2 C Almond Milk

1 T Wildtree Jamaican Jerk Seasoning

1 T Hot Sauce

Juice of 1 Lime

Spicy Chipotle Stir Fry & Sunridge Farms Peanut Butter Power Chews

This is my 2nd post of the day so be sure to scroll down!  Prior to doing the Vegan Stew (I talk about in the next post) I did a quick Veggie Stir Fry!  I didn't have a lot on hand so this is what I do for this - I used Onions and Red and Green Peppers as well as Frozen Green Beans.  I used Grapeseed Oil for the stir fry and Wildtree Spicy Chipotle Ranch for the seasoning!  It was very simple yet flavorful!  I was very pleased.  I ended up getting a small package of julienned Onion and Peppers from my local 'mom and pop' grocery store.  I don't know this to be fact but I think that when their deli makes their items fresh each day they have left over fresh produce and they package it up for a reduced price.  Since I had been making a LARGE grocery run this coming weekend I thought I would buy this little but to hold me over.  It only cost me 97 cents and there was enough for my Stir fry AND my Stew (next post).
 
A while back I received some Peanut Butter Power Chews from Sun Ridge Farms!  I have been 'sitting on' my tasting notes for these babies for a while now.  I figured today was as good of a day as any since I found myself CRAVING them and don't have any more left!  Ahhh...at least I will have the memories, right!?  I remember these Power Chews SMELLING like wonderful peanut butter!  The squares or rectangles were of different sizes but substantial, regardless!  They were VERY filling and even at my hungriest I could only eat 2 or 3 of them!  They did last a good amount of time.  The Peanut Butter flavor was amazing and oh-so-natural, too!  They were crispy and fun!  These were a nice alternative to 'Rice Crispy Snacks'.  And they were jam-packed with Protein, Iron, and Calcium!  What a treat!  I sure LOVED them while they lasted!

Tonight my husband and I are taking my mom and dad to Jackson Valley for dinner for Father's Day.  I'm quite excited about it.  I think I will partake in an 'adult beverage' as well!  It's been a long week!  I do like their place for dinner as they have a great salad bar!  Tomorrow - my mom, dad, sister, and I will be attending a fundraiser for Melissa - who passed away a few weeks ago - we are still doing a Wildtree Fundraiser for her family as well as attending to show support for her and her family.  I know I will recognize people throughout the day.  Sunday I have plans to clean and grocery shop as well as Farmers Market HOP both days this weekend!  I hope you have a great week, too!  Drop me a note and let me know you stopped by!