Gardening

It's almost that time of year to start indoor seedlings for the outdoor garden. I have complied a stack of gardening books targeted at colder climates (I am in Canada) and small spaces . My plan this year is to stick to lots of potatoes, green beans and other easier veggies.  The rasberry  bushes have become very tall so I will have to keep a close eye on them and trim them back this year. I love them but they are taking over!

I will also do my herbs and try to keep my strawberries alive. I would also like to paint the fence around the garden. I am not sure what colour yet but I would love to try and get away with something fun and bright.

My biggest problem are rabbits! So I will need to try to deter them as best as possible. Humaine suggestions are welcome.

Send in your garden pics to

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xoxo
emilie

Vegan Pizza

I found an amazing spelt frozen pizza dough ball at Vince's Market last night. I will post a picture of the label in another post.

So I made this amazing pizza last night using the following toppings:

• jalapenos
• red onions
• sun-dried tomatoes
• grape tomatoes
• assorted bell peppers
• chili flakes
• pizza sauce
• coconut "bacon"

Next time I will also use Daiya Vegan Cheese for a little something extra or drizzle raw cashew cheese on top. 

Delicious!

xoxo

emilie

Banana Milk

So in my last post you probably noticed that for breakfast I have something called banana milk. There is no actual milk in this but what is created is a very silky milk or milkshake texture.

I take:

5 bananas
1 cup of coconut water
1 cup of filtered water
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla

Liquid measurements may very on the size of the bananas so start with less and keep adding to a consistency that you like. I blend in my Ninja Pulse. I add a few ice cubes also. This will fill almost two 2L mason jars. And this is my breakfast. Sometimes I add 8 dates, or another fruit. In this picture I added fresh pineapple.

I am full after this normally but if you decide to do Raw Till 4 then a mono-meal is recommended, meaning a very large serving of one kind of fruit. Such as a big bowl of strawberries, or 1/2 a watermelon, or a big bowl of peaches etc. Or you may prefer doing a second smoothie.

But anyhow that is banana milk and it is so lovely and refreshing. Enjoy!

xoxo
emilie

Rar Till 4 Week 1

Below I am posting my daily meal plans from Week 1 of Raw till 4.

Day 1 - 4

Breakfast: Banana Milk
Lunch: Salad
Dinner: Potatoes and carrots

Day 5

Breakfast: banana milk
Lunch: Natures Emporium Raw Burger and Raw Pizza to go
Dinner: Potatoes & Carrots

Day 6

Breakfast: banana milk
Lunch: mango smoothie
Dinner: Boston Pizza :( 
I made the best choice possible, a big salad with fresh lemon as my dressing and avocado, and no salt sweet potato fries

Day 7

Breakfast: big bowl of bananas, apples and pears
Lunch: 2 raw wraps filled with lettuce, avocado and salsa
Dinner: potatoes and carrots

Day 8 

Breakfast: 1 banana at 10am
1pm banana milkshake at 2pm (3 more bananas)
Lunch: cucumber salad
Dinner: Vegan Fajitas

Welcome to my blog!

Thank you for visiting my blog!

My name is Emilie and I am so excited to share with what I have learned so far about vegan foods. from age 16 to 23 I was vegetarian and you could say I was doing okay. I definitely ate to much cheese during this time that is for sure.

From there I fell off the wage, due to some peer pressure and began eating the odd meat product. I don't know what I was thinking but this would arise again later on.

I became vegan for 2 years from 2012 to 2014. That takes us to last spring, my iron and B12 levels were so low and I am not a pill person ( my body literally rejects them if they are too large) From last May 2014 to Christmas 2014 I gained 10 lbs. Yes 10lbs!!! On someone like myself that is ony 5 feet tall that is alot. I wasn't feeling like myself at all. After New Years and struggling with my inner demons and reflecting on why did I start eating meat again? Did I really truly in my heart think it was going to be worth it. Bottom line - I know better. There has to be a better way and I will make it work. 

So now just a few weeks later I am on Raw Till 4, week 2. I will be posting my last 2 weeks of meals and feelings and will continue with updates. 

I will be posting recipes on this blog from my daily life. I will be reviewing cook books and posting adapted meals to be vegan friendly.
Enjoy my blog and feel free to email me requests for recipes or to share your own!spoonsandstars@gmail.comVisit my website at www.yogaflowfitness.comfb.com/emilieclossInstagram: @caochemilie