Why so serious? Fried Rice

1/4 Red Onion diced olive oil
Mint - chopped 3 leaves
Cilantro - chopped handful
Julienne style Carrot
Coconut oil
Rice
Juice from Lemon 1/4 to taste
Mango ginger chutney delicious junk
Cinnamon to taste
Salt pepper to taste

Sauté onions until translucent.
Add mint cilantro and carrots. Stir-fry 3 min on med/high. Add rice lemon mango ginger cinnamon salt and pepper and coconut oil. If needed a few tbsp water. Stir-fry. Then let brown 3 min. Stir. Let brown 3 min. Repeat until desired friedness!

Oh my yumminess!!!
=O

Tropically Refreshing Juice

...and beautiful! I was so thirsty/hungry I didn't even have a chance to snap a pic before I ran out the door this morning. I will admit it was a little odd for me to leave out the greens. But, I am getting my fair share of GREENS via delicious stir frys and curries. I pack 'em in there, babyy! I've been trying to eat/snack more often and enjoy smaller meals; I'm running out of ideas!

Welp, have a go at this delectable Tropically Refreshing Juice.

1/2 Golden Beet peeled
1 Carrot peeled
1/4 Cucumber peeled
1 Handful of frozen Pineapple
1 Handful of frozen Honeydew
Ice
1-2c water (I just eyeball it, like all of my recipes.) =$

Blend until liquefied.

Top with gelled Chia.

Best served over ice with a straw on a hot day! =)

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Vitamix beet juice

33 Days.

I've been *strictly* Vegetarian for 33 days now. It doesn't seem that long, yet it seems longer at the same time. For the past year or so, my goal has been to incorporate heaps of veggies into my everyday diet, while trying to determine what makes me sick. (At the same time, cutting out the obvious "junk" and trying to be more active.) Up until now, I've gotten the veggie thing down pat...it was/is the *major* temptation of foods that I'd known and loved before, that had always made me break. So, I feel like I was never really able to "heal" properly. Now that I have a good basis of ~1 month of zero meat in my system, I can start eliminating other possible hazards from my diet, while continuing with a vegetarian lifestyle. (For the foreseeable future!)

I will admit that having a buddy who shares your eating habits makes for much easier meals, while also limiting temptation and peer pressure. Which has probably been my most difficult battle thus far. Example: Growing up I always heard, "Dude, your mom is the best cook!" ...Yeah, I know. She still is. And I'm learning to become my own "best cook", by necessity. So, when Mom makes one of those meals from my childhood that I have fond memories of (when in reality, they were probably exacerbating my symptoms and contributing to my illnesses), I'm taken back to a time of delicious comfort. Not to mention the convenience of having a meal ready to eat. UGH! I've gotten much better at this within the past ~month; "If It Has Meat, I Will Not Eat!"

Next stop: Dairy. Shouldn't be too bad, since I've been egg-free for years now. I crave cheese. =( Cheese hates me. In fact, all dairy hates me. I break out. I bloat. My migraines are intensified. I get achy(/ier).

So, yeah. Toodles, dairy!

Are there any Veggie Lovers out there?
Peace, Love & Veggies <3

Speckled StrawLeMint Sorbet

Speckled StrawLeMint Sorbet

4 cleaned frozen Strawberries
1/2 Lemon juiced
5 Mint leaves
1-2T Raw sugar
Ice
2T Chia seeds gelled (Add 1/2c water to 2T chia in separate cup. Stir. Wait ~10 min to gel. Stir.)

Add first 5 Ing. to Vitamix, blend until desired consistency. Top with Chia gel. =)
Et Voilà. Speckled StrawLeMint Sorbet, by yours truly!

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Pretty mild and nutty

2 tsp Chia
Water/Almond Milk/Milk of your choice
2 tsp Almond butter
1 tsp Honey
3-4 Strawberries
4-5 Blueberries
2-3 handfuls Spinach
Ice

NommyDew

• Cucumber
• Celery
• Apple
• Spinach
• Pineapple
• Gorydew* ----> This is why I "draft" then edit, then pub. My phone thinks "Gorydew" is a delicious word.
• Ice

*(Note: Honeydew may be used in place of Gorydew.)

Anyone, anyone?

Bueller?...Bueller?...Bueller?...

I didn't think so. ;)

This space really is all mine to do with it as I please.

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That is all.

Something Green

I think I've realized my posts are missing something right here.

2 Carrots

6 Black Seedless Grapes

6 Cherries

1/4 Cucumber

2 handfuls of Spinach

4 Pineapple Chunks (freshly frozen)

Ice

There's something interesting about this drink. I close my eyes and can pick out each individual flavour. Perhaps my taste-buds are just in overdrive this "morning". ;) Give it a try and let me know what you think! 

Minor set-backs or fuel to my flame?

I can't keep focusing on how bad these past few weeks have been. I must realize how much progress I've made in the past few months in the grand scheme of things. It's all about the big picture, here. I may be feeling miserable right now, but it's obvious my body is getting stronger and healthier little by little. I just need to learn to pace myself, something I've struggled with my whole life as a

n over-achiever. I don't know everything, but finding doctors who are - at the very least, competent and willing to learn - is a priority! So far my track record isn't very good. 2 and 30? I am positive that I will overcome these speed-bumps in my road to recovery. Because I would like to be able to live my life one day too! =) (Instead of just one or two days a week.) I have goals and I'm not giving up.

One of my Favorites.

1 Gala Apple

2-3 Inches of Cucumber

3 Carrots

A Shiz-Load of Spinach

2 tsb Chia

7 Red Seedless Grapes (frozen at the peak of perfection.)

6-8 Ice Cubes

I will admit, this looks disgusting, but
it tastes pretty damn delicious. =)

This one might cure me.

There is not one overpowering flavor in it. That doesn't usually happen. The chia adds a great, almost nutty flavor that complements the grapes quite well. The apple and cucumber blends with the carrots producing an exquisite taste that masks the nearly half pound of spinach I shoved in here. =D

I'm getting full so fast and I have only drank half (10oz) of it! More for later! WOOT!

Just Peachy

1 Peach (Pitted, Skin removed)
5 Cherries (Pitted)
5 Mint Leaves
2 Inch Slice of Cucumber (Peeled)
A Bunch of Spinach
Ice
Blend on Variable 1-10 Then high until desired consistency. Enjoy in your favorite glass!

Carrot Juice with a twist

Since I didn't want to 'drink' my chutney, I needed to make something else. Pretty much the only other thing I had in my fridge is a big ol' bag o' carrots! I began peeling away. It's quite therapeutic peeling five carrots. I thought about which would work better, a vegetable peeler or a razor - both, on my legs, and on a carrot. (No, I did not test my hypothesis.)


I recently bought a set of two peelers, one regular, one serrated. I am still quite fascinated with how well the serrated one works on beets! (It was a very cheap set too, maybe only three USD!) Well worth it to have two extra peelers available. (I peel almost as much as I use cutting boards.)

4-5 Carrots Peeled
Handful Parsley
4 Mint Leaves
6 Ice Cubes
Variable 1-10 then high, until juice
Serve over ice.

Anyway, here it is: Carrot Juice with a twist.

I'm taking mine out to the pool to do a few exercises. Hopefully it's not too hot out! =)

Apple Mint Chutney

I dug through my fridge this morning-ish looking for something to make for breakfast. Of course my mind jumped to, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Next, I grabbed the spinach, mint, and parsley- aiming for a fresher approach. Noticing that I didn't have many veggies in stock, and not knowing what would go well with the above ingredients, I said "Oh, hey, let's just see how this turns out."

Realizing it wasn't enough to make a juice, (it was already smelling devine after a few seconds on variable 1) I instantly knew what I was creating!

Lo and behold: Apple Mint Chutney!

1 Gala Apple peeled & cored
1 Handful of Parsley
4 mint Leaves
1 Handful of Spinach
2-3 Ice Cubes

Blend on Variable 1-5 until desired consistency.

*Chutneys are a type of condiment used all over the world. They can be made from vegetables, fruits, spices, peppers, oils, yogurt or herbs and sometimes nuts. =) Chutneys can be used on sandwiches, as a dip for fruits and veggies, or as a dressing on chicken, fish, meat or salads.

There is lit'rally no end to the possibilities in chutney land!

Have you tried my Apple Mint Chutney? What is your favorite chutney? Sound-off below. =)