I know! It has been a while. I took some time off to gather my thoughts and to spend more time on things I have been ignoring for a while.....like.....making jewelry, reading, and spending time with friends. Not only that, but somehow after my husband went out of town for more than 5 days, I really wanted to focus on everyday than be online all the time. It was refreshing!What does this mean? Well … [Read more...]
My First Vegan Thanksgiving {Four recipes}
Good morning! I think I am finally back into my groove here in MI. I have adjusted to the time change and am sleeping and waking up fully rested. Such a good thing too! I feel like ever since I came back from Colorado that it has been hard just getting back into the swing of things and that means drinking my GREEN smoothies and eating normally.My eating was a little off for 5 days but I am also … [Read more...]
Spicy Chocolate Pumpkin Cake with Fig Preserves and Spiced Buttercream Frosting
What a great weekend! We had GREAT sunshine and weather thanks to God! On Friday night we went to an MSU fundraiser that featured the 5 accapella groups at MSU. They were all pretty cool, especially when one of the groups sang Nothin' on You by B.o.B.Saturday turned out to be a perfect day starting with an hour of zumba with my favorite teachers. We headed out with 5 friends to the Cider Mill at … [Read more...]
Warm Red Jasmine Rice and Broccoli Salad
When I got an email about another opportunity to submit a recipe to have a chance to go to California, I jumped at it. Can you tell I REALLY want to go? Electrolux and Foodbuzz invited all Featured Food Publishers to submit our favorite Thanksgiving sides, desserts or appetizers. I was excited it really did not have to involve meat, ya know? When I look through past side dishes I have enjoyed … [Read more...]
Dessert and Drink ideas for the 4th of July
When planning for your weekend, remember that you can still choose to make healthy yet DELICIOUS desserts and drinks to impress your guests.These are some of my favorite recipes:Raspberry Cupcakes with Raspberry Icing (ALL-Natural coloring)From An Opera Singer in the KitchenWatermelon Margaritas: great for using up leftover cold watermelon!From An Opera Singer in the KitchenHow about a snack … [Read more...]