Taco Night!

Animal friendly!

"How-to" Coming soon!

Let those cows give milk to their own babies.

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/7-alternatives-to-conventional-milk.html?fb_action_ids=812319618357&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=timeline_og&action_object_map=%7B%22812319618357%22%3A10152066964348539%7D&action_type_map=%7B%22812319618357%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D


Care2 is quickly becoming one of my favorite websites.

Check it out!

Take a look at what you eat...especially if it can look back at you.

“All animals have the same capacity for suffering, but how we see them differs and that determines what we’ll tolerate happening to them. In the western world, we feel it wrong to torture and eat cats and dogs, but perfectly acceptable to do the same to animals equally as sentient and capable of suffering. No being who prides himself on rationality can continue to support such behaviour.”

Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/5-reasons-why-meat-eating-cant-be-considered-a-personal-choice.html#ixzz24fp6yTgm

Orange/Lime Cilantro Salad Dressing

Yum! This dressing was fantastic.

I've never really given much thought to making my own salad dressing but I was reading through a raw food cookbook the other day and came across this one.

I'm a sucker for anything with cilantro in it so it only made sense to try it. My taste buds were too tempted to resist :)
I'm not a huge measurment person and I was making a one serving portion so I just guessed and added more of the things I liked the most. Here are the numbers for you sticklers:

Orange/Lime Cilantro Salad Dressing
from Raw Food Cleanse by Penni Shelton

1 Cup Cilantro
1/2 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 Cup Lime Juice
1/4 Cup Orange Juice
1 tsp Lime Zest
1/2 tsp Sea Salt, Black Pepper
Minced Garlic to taste

I juiced the orange and lime then added the olive oil, cilantro, salt, pepper and garlic to the juicer bowl and stirred. After that I added all of the ingredients to the Ninja (or Blender) and mixed until it was smooth. Mine turned out green with specks of cilantro.

It was amazing. I just added it to a large salad with Spinach, Kale, Onion, Roma Tom, Broccoli, Avocado, Almonds and Bell Peppers.

My breath smelled like cilantro and garlic afterward....sexy :) and well worth it!

"Sushi"

If you know me you know that one of the loves of my past is Sushi. I love eating it, making it...everything. BUT unfortunately fish of any kind is one of the dirtiest meats you can eat, not to mention the horrible way in which they're farmed..SO this is my alternative:

The Filling: Avocado, Spicy Sprouts, Tofu, Green Onion, Bell Pepper, Cilantro, Spinach, Carrot, Cucumber and Mushroom

The outer layer: Sushi Nori, Short Grain White Rice, Rice Vinegar, Sugar, Salt

The Delicious, Animal Friendly Product

This meal was delicious! And so cheap. I made 5 rolls with at LEAST 8 pieces each which lasted me a few meals and I could even take it to work. It didn't take any longer to make than a normal meal and is so tasty! I didn't even miss the fish :) (The Eel Sauce was kind of missed but, oh well.)  YUM!!

Pho Inspired Stir Fry

One of my favorite meals is vegetable Pho. Pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup and I'm just a bit addicted to it. It involves lots of cilantro, lime, basil, onion and Hoisin sauce and not so traditionally...soy sauce.

I got the majority of these ingredients, left out the broth and substituted rice for noodles and the result was pretty amazing.

An amazing substitute for butter to saute with

Sesame Seed Oil is one of my favorite stir fry flavors!

Some yellow onion and Crimini Mushrooms

Lime and Cilantro (the best parts)

White rice cooked with Cilantro

I started with Sesame Seed Oil and Cilantro so that the flavors would be really distinct

Onion, Bell Pepper and Yellow Squash

Tofu, Lime and Cilantro

The finished product

This was delicious! I can't wait to make it again and perfect it :)

No animals were harmed in the making of...

This delicious meal!

The picture is pretty low quality (sorry- my phone isn't the best camera) BUT the meal was not low quality at all.

I used organic pasta from Wheatsville Co-Op (my new favorite place) and Veggie Ground "Beef" from LightLife for the main ingredients. Then I added some onion, bell pepper, mushrooms and crushed red pepper to marinara sauce and topped off with Mozarella Veggie Shreds. 

It was so good :)

I think I'll go have the leftovers for lunch now.

Next up...Yellow Curry Soy and Rice :)