San Diego House Rabbit Society

We were so happy to be able to help out the awesome San Diego House Rabbit Society

again this year when they requested more of my art prints for their annual fundraiser Bunnyfest.

If your in the area on September 23rd, hop by to support the rabbits & all those who help them.

My art prints will be part of their silent auction.  We hope they help out this great bunny cause XO

Food Friday - Vegan Nachos

Vegans can eat pretty much everything non-vegans eat, just in a kinder format...

like nachos for example...look at how amazing and delicious our vegan nachos are YUUMM.

Just spread out your favorite tortilla chips, cook up some soy meat with nacho seasoning,

sprinkle the 'meat' on top, than your favorite salsa, fresh tomatoes, olives, lettuce, vegan cheese

(we like melted Daiya on our nachos but not unmelted Daiya! It tastes totally different when melted)

put the tray in an oven to melt all that kind healthier 'cheese',

cut some limes & make a pitcher of some gin & tonics whiles your melting that cheezy goodness

and voila a yummy vegan platter of nachos that no mama or baby cow was exploited for.

XO.

Vegan Food Friday - Beet Patties & Kale

Time for Food Friday because I LOVE food & being vegan and showing people that
us vegans 'don't starve' we get to enjoy all kinds of yumminess that's good for the earth, animals & us.

Anyhow, the one thing in our kitchen that we couldn't do without is our big stainless steel steamer (besides my espresso machine & my smoothie blender!)

Tonight for example we're having this...steamed kale with nutritional yeast (we L-O-V-E it)

with a store bought beet patties on the side (sorry I forget the brand at the moment)

With steamed buttery mashed potatoes with a topping of vegan sour cream...Quick & Yummy.

Enjoy if you give this food idea a try XO

Food Friday - Miso Noodles With Vegan Egg

Okay you guys so the vegan eggs that you can buy right now don't actually taste like eggs

(which is okay with me because eggs always made me sick to my stomach

when I actually thought about what I was actually eating!)

and  let me be honest, on their own like as a scamble, they aren't great

BUT if you mix them with stuff or use them in cakes etc they do the job and do it quite well.

I don't think for vegans that it's all about taste replication...it's about an alternate for kinder choices

so if something doesn't taste like it's intended to, it's okay,

because I for one am still happy to have that kinder choice.

Anyhow, I am a noodle fiend...I could eat noodles 3 meals a day.

and this is a recent favorite, especially on those lazier cooking days.

We just use a package of those ready made noodles (a vegan one of course)

and keep in mind that just because they say 'beef' for example sometimes they are still vegan

BUT on the flip side sometimes they say 'veg' but still have fish or chicken, so check the ingredients.

We add in tofu and kale and sometimes mushrooms etc & lately we've been using the Vegan egg

replacer in one of those poaching microwave thingies and putting it on top.

Mixed with the yumminess of the miso noodles, it's really tasty...

don't get your hopes up but do give it a try, you might be happily surprised like me!

(and for happy gut flora, which I always need help with, a good side of fermented beets or kimchi).

Enjoy XO

In The Company Of Ducks

Just me and some ice residing ducks hanging out a few weeks back... 

 because sometimes, well most of the time, animals just make way more sense than people!

Victory

Hey guys guess what, we rabbit and animals lovers have had a VICTORY....

Remember that petition I begged you all to sign some time back
(set up by the awesome Rabbit Rescue Inc.)

where rabbit fur coats were being sold on the TSC?

Well I just found out that that on December 6th 2017 the

Today's Shopping Choice has agreed to NEVER sell rabbit fur coats again.

In addition,

all Adrienne Landau rabbit fur products will be removed from the TSC website.

See signing petitions and voicing our opinions and

banding together for the voiceless can make change.

(visit Change.org to sign more petitions for animal rights)

Whoot Whoot...let's tink a virtual glass of bubbly together, this should be celebrated.

Food Friday

I've been vegetarian for a really long time and going the step further to being Vegan

was easy once I educated myself on the horrors of the dairy industry.

It was made easier too because typically I don't crave anything super much (except for coffee!)

BUT once in a while I was still craving just one thing...tuna salad sandwiches!

Well a couple weeks ago my honey tried his had at Tuna-Free Tuna salad sandwiches

and holy crap, we are over the moon with it and right now it's all we want to eat!

You gotta try this recipe like now...  

Tuna-Free ‘Tuna’ Salad Sandwiches (My honey's recipe)

         19-oz can of salt-free chickpeas, drained and rinsed

         ½ cup vegan mayo

         2 tbsp dijon or whole grain mustard

         2 tbsp Maggi

         1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

         4 tsp celery seeds

         2 celery rib, chopped

         2 tbsp minced green onion or red onion or shallot

         ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper

         2 tbsp dulse flakes (or more to your taste)

Mix all ingredients in food processor, just don't blend too much,

spread on your favorite bread and HELLO YUM.

Share Sunday On Saturday

I feel the need to post my usual Share Sunday today instead of waiting another day,

so this week it's a Share Saturday if you please.

This week as we here in Northern Ontario Canada are blissfully buried under cold pure white snow,

we put out extra seeds, peanuts and apples etc for the birds, critters and deer

and extra old blankets in the garage for the squirrels that live out there,

we provide little areas where they can huddle in for warmth and get a break from the snow

and we know that the bunny fluff we spread outside all last Fall will be keeping lots of nests warms.

But my heart has been hurting deeply as my mind is just constantly on the fires in California.

I of course feel for all the people being affected but my heart aches for all the animals.

So this week my Share Sunday are good/happy links amidst all the devastation...

I keep watching this

video of a kind kind guy rescuing a wild bunny from the fires.

I think I keep watching it because whiles my heart chokes at the fear these animals must feel,

I have hope that there are more kind people out there than I think there are, willing to stop & help.

I know there are going to be beautiful places and people like this

and like this who will be opening their doors & offering a hand to all of those

misplaced & injured (but I can't help but constantly think on all the ones who didn't make it).

 but it's all of the good stories that I am trying to concentrate

on so my heart doesn't feel such overwhelm.  It's easy for me to look down on people in general

because as a person who has rescued animals first hand & who adopts shelter bunnies, I see

how animals are treated poorly & forgotten by people, it can breed hate sometimes, so it's a must for me to concentrate on and find the good stories & kind people, the amazing people who

are helping despite the fact that their own homes are burning

I will be looking at my favorite animal charities & will decide which one is best to make a donation to but if your anywhere near the area and your able to help out in any way, shape or form

there is a list at the bottom of this article to point you in the right direction

XOXO Hugs and Kisses from my tender heart to all of my fellow tender-hearted XOXO

9 Little Vegans All In A Row

Leisel is a little foodie, like Flynn, like me, like her Daddy...

With the 7 buns and us two, we make 9...Nine little veg-heads all in a row...

She's happy that her parents after many years of being vegetarian have finally gone vegan...

we're feeling pretty good about it too.  It's not always easy but our love for animals gets us through.

PLEASE Sign This Today

I don't know how you feel but I feel that petitions DO have power

when enough people care to lend their voice to them.

I have an account on Change.org, I have for awhile now so when really

important petitions come up, I can add my name and voice my opinion. 

Today I need you to help me and rabbits in China killed for their fur...

Please Go Right here right now and sign this petition to stop the Home Shopping Network

from selling rabbit fur coats

(it takes up to THIRTY-FIVE rabbits to make ONE coat!!!)

It's sickening & monstrous that we are still using animals this way...
don't worry there are no graphic pictures but

It's soooo important that you hop on over right now, it's takes just a moment

to sign today please please please for the love of all animals.

Howell Nature Center

The Howell Nature Center in Michigan, who does such wonderful work with animals,

asked me to donate some of my art prints for a big fundraiser they have coming up in November.

I am always happy when my artwork can help raise money for animals, it's good for me heart & soul.

The Center is going to get the prints all matted up and wrapped for the auction.

I can't wait to see photos from the event and I wish them oodles of luck raising tons of funds.

If you're in the Howell, Michigan area, I hope you'll stop by the event & donate to the animals.

P.S.  I am so pleased to let you all know that the event was a great success raising over $71,000
for all of the beautiful animals at the Howell Nature Center.
I am so happy my artwork created a bit of a bidding frenzy & could help out a bit...Yayyyyy.

Food Friday

Like I was telling you last Friday, we got TONS of lettuce from our sweet little garden this year,

Green leaf, Red leaf, Romaine, Head, Boston, yum yum yum...my tummy LOVES leafy greens.

Give this mix a try...loads of leafy greens & sunflower seeds with grape seed oil, lemon & agave

It's a super simple super fast mix and a favorite go-to of mine.

Going Far For Vegan Eats

Sometimes when you live in a little city of meat-eaters and hunters,

you are willing to drive 1.5 hours

for beautiful kind vegan fare that you can't really get in your own city.

Before a day of mountain biking we fueled up at (the vegan) Tucos Tacos & than enjoyed donuts & cupcakes at a vegan bakery across the street, both owned and run by a husband & wife team.

I love quirky unique places, especially when they offer kind cruelty-free eats.

This Is My Life

This is my life...one of the biggest and most important parts of it anyhow...

My arms & heart & soul and body were made for holding & caring for there precious furry hearts.

Food Friday

This has to be one of our favorite vegan eats over the summer and especially Fall days.

We just throw all of our favorite veg into tinfoil with olive oil, pepper etc,

wrap it up tight & throw it on the grill for about 20 minutes.

Than we throw some vegan Fieldroast or Tofurky sausages on the grill too...

cut up a garden fresh tomato...a side of vegan dressing for dipping (yum)

It's a meal to leave your heart happy with kind-eating & the unbuttoning of pants, Enjoy!

Food Friday

So if your a veg head like we are, you've got to make sure your getting legumes and beans...

This is a super easy dish that we whip up often, it's full of flavor and loaded with beans for protein.

It's all in one pot....put in a can of tomatoes, a couple of fresh ones diced in too, potatoes, cauliflower,

chickpeas, kidney beans, lots of garlic & lots of curry...cover & cook until all is soft. ENJOY XO.

Food Friday

This is a pretty typical looking dinner in our house...

Zucchini with Daiya melted on top (Daiya kinda sucks unmelted but melted it's a differernt thing)...

the always present steamed kale with nutritional yeast & tofu of course & homemade Miso soup
YUMMY & KIND...I hope you give this tasty and healthy mix a try...Happy Eating XO.

The North Star Travelling Cafe

There has been this somewhat elusive phenomenon in our little tiny city, ha ha...

It's an amazing, adorable, quaint, special and very vegan phenomenon

called 'The North Star Travelling Cafe"

You gotta get to the farmers markets early or they are usually cleared right

out of their gastronomical delights & than your whole day kinda sucks, ha ha!

They are opening a restaurant in our very not vegan town & my tummy grumbles with anticipation!

Food Friday

I made this for myself just the other week and it had a really yummy simple and clean taste.

I hope you'll give it a try and if you do that you love it too.

Don't forget all of my food recipes/suggestions are vegetarian, kind for animals & kind to you...

I just cooked gluten-free pasta and as that boiled away, I put a whole can of Marizano tomatoes

in a pan with olive oil, salt, pepper and cubed organic tofu piece and let that simmer away for a bit

and than I topped it with a big handful of fresh uncooked organic spinach.....YUMMY.

Food Friday

Need a dinner idea for this weekend?

(This one is gluten-free by the way).

My niece and my honey have been so sick this past month

so I've been eating on my own a lot  because I've been on a gluten-free diet myself,

and they have been opting for quicker, easier on the flu/cold kind of things.

But I loved this bean and rice dish that I whipped up for myself the other week...

I am a rice lover...

I'll always choose rice over pasta (so that part of a gluten allergy will be easy!)

Here I cooked up some black rice and whiles that cooked

I sauteed a whole can of Marizano tomatoes (chopped up) with celery, garlic, spinach

and white beans all in olive oil.  Once the rice was ready I put that all on top of the rice

with a smidge of Himalayan salt

and voila a healthy, pretty tasty easy meal made quickly for one.

Enjoy XO.