a girl +a pig

When I am not drinking my Matcha Green Tea Latte, I'm channeling my inner-barista with my French Press. After doing a bit of research and looking into the Keurig I used every morning, I decided it just can't be good to run hot water through plastic... and if you don't clean the machine thoroughly and often you may find some lurking fungus, bacteria, or mold, yuck! Not to mention all of the waste it creates with the little plastic pods. Long story short I moved on to the Frenc

So you might say BLACK RAMEN??!?! Well, so did I as I was cruising the aisles of Marshalls Home Goods... (BTW: Marshalls has great organic products at a discount, a lot of the same brands Whole Foods carries) To my discovery they fit all of my guidelines... gluten free, vegan, non-gmo, organic , so I grabbed a bag! Then I whipped up some ingredients for a sauce, prepared some tofu, and threw it all together and BAM we a Chinese style delicious dinner! Prep time 10 minutes Coo

A PERFECTLY refreshing summer drink! 3 ingredients, easy peasy! Great for kids, making sorbet, popsicles, or throw a little vodka in and have a cocktail :) Watermelons are a great source of vitamin A, B6, and C! And for the people that are consumed by getting enough protein, have some of this...your body uses vitamin B6 to help break down proteins, so the more protein is consumed, the more vitamin B6 you need. Photo by: Michelle Welling RECIPE Yields about 1 Liter Ingredients

Summer is the season of peaches!! This is a great breakfast item or dessert. It tastes like you put a lot of time and effort into it, but it takes barely any at all and it is a hit! So not only are you satisfying your sweet tooth, your getting some great nutrition too! Among the many benefits Chia seeds have heres a few fun facts chia seeds have 3x the iron of spinach, 5x the calcium, 3x antioxidant strength of blueberries and 2x potassium of bananas! Photo by: Michelle Well

I didn't reinvent the wheel here, but this meal really satisfies the taste buds and guess what!? No cows needed! It takes no time to whip up and it gets a two thumbs up!! I accompanied this with some of my Home Made Vegan Mac & "Cheese" and viola! Photo by: Michelle Welling RECIPE Serves 2 Cook Time 7 minutes Ingredients: 2 organic portobello mushroom caps Small bundle of asparagus Garlic Salt Grapeseed oil spray or any oil Avocado Oil Balsamic Vinegar Salt & Pepper to taste

We all have the craving for some macaroni and cheese sometimes, and it is one of the food items I LOVE. This is a prefect creamy cheesy vegan and gluten free option that won't leave you feeling guilty or eating coagulated cow pus, oh Im sorry did that gross you out?? Well, me too, so make THIS instead ;) Now a little disclaimer...it has a great flavor, it is creamy, but don't expect the exact taste of cheese. It may be a bit new to your taste buds, but through seasoning and s

This ceviche is a perfect summer dish! It is full of veggies, packed with favor, and very zesty!! Since I don't eat seafood this is a great dish to feed your ceviche craving! This could be eaten alone, on a salad, with some blue corn tortilla chips, or with a corn warm tortilla. So many options! I saw this recipe on Rawvana created by Miguel Bautista and she has three different ways to make this and tons more vegan recipes, so check it out! Get creative. Photo by: Michelle We

I'm a coffee drinker and I always felt like I NEEDED coffee in the morning until I met the magic of matcha green tea powder! I used to order this drink, not really knowing what it was, from Starbucks, but of course they have added sugar and who knows what the quality of their ingredients are. Side note, I was getting Starbucks every morning and every time I had it that day I had stomach cramping and tummy problems as soon as I stopped for a week it went away. Anyway, this dri

What I am learning is that homemade ANYTHING means it will be 100x better than what you are used to and without uneccesary preservatives and ingredients we don't need in our bodies! This super recipe for peanut butter is nothing fancy, it's so easy even a pig could make it ;) Oh...wait a second... pigs are really smart, but you could do it too! Photo by: Michelle Welling RECIPE All you need is a food processor, peanuts, an oil (preferably coconut oil), cinnamon, and honey. 2

How to make easy Homemade Almond Milk!