sweet potato pineapple juice

1/2 pineapple
1 knob of ginger* (peeled)
1 sweet potato (peeled)
5 carrots
*Next time, I'll cut the ginger in half... was a bit much for me, but was a good juice... not great, but good.

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chocolate cupcakes w/ chocolate ganache frosting

I made these for an awesome girl i work with's birthday. She's not vegan, but i loved the cake, and had all the ingredients at home, and let's be honest... you don't have to be vegan to love vegan cupcakes!The response was "tremendous" "delicious" "best cupcake i've ever had... ever." Even telling people to not eat the cupcakes because they were bad, so that they could have more! : ) So, if that doesn't tell you that these cupcakes are thebomb.com then I don't know what will. Make them, and you'll have people asking for more.Get the recipe here! Makes 12 cupcakes. I also added around 1/2 cup of Reduced Fat Veganaise to the mix. Made them extra moist and scrumptious! If you make them with the Veganaise, make sure you leave them in for a couple minutes longer, due to them being soooo moist. Enjoy! You can see the cake from this same recipe that I made here! Score: 1 for Vegans!

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avocado / jicama lime salad {raw vegan}

i eat salads almost every day for lunch, and they get boring if you don't switch it up!

today my salad is made of: lettuce / red onion / sliced tomatoes / 1.5 sliced avocado / handful of sliced jicama / juice of half a lime / 1/2 tbs olive oil / coarse black pepper / dash of sea salt

sides: baby carrots / strawberries

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1/2 green tea / 1/2 passion tea {starbucks}

this drink is refreshing, and has a bit of a bite. it's an aquired taste, but i love it during the summer! i get it lightly sweetened, as i don't need a lot of sugar. Pin It Now!

amy's roasted vegetable pizza {no cheese}

this amy's vegan pizza is so delicious... and for some reason it was on sale at my local grocery store for $3.50! steal!! if you're ever in the mood for vegan pizza this is it, if you don't have a local pizzeria that accommodates vegans, or you just want dinner fast and don't feel like making anything (me tonight!). soooo good. well worth the money.

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i love lush. lushy lush lush.

i discovered lush about 2 years ago, and have been loving their products. so many to choose from, and i haven't found one that i don't like. so here's a list of my favorites that all happen to be vegan! check out LUSH here. it's such a fun store with great "homemade" products that you'll love.


solid shampoo: Ultimate Shine $10.95 - This lasts around 80 washes. Makes my hair squeaky clean without any chemicals that my hair doesn't need.

dry shampoo: No Drought $12.95 - For in between hair washes, makes hair smell clean, and gets rid of oil.

bath bomb: Mrs Whippy $5.95 - I love using this in the bath. Smells great, and is soft.

bath bomb: Twilight $5.95 - This is my favorite bath melt from Lush. Smells amazing, and changes colors full of glitter.

bath melt: MMM Melting Marshmallow Moment $7.95 - soothes while in the bath, and smells great.

soap: Sexy Peel $5.95 - smells like lemons & wakes you up. refreshing.

soap: Porridge $6.95 - smells like orange oatmeal, great exfoliating soap.

shower smoothie: creamed almond & coconut smoothie $19.95 - this doesn't smell like coconut, this is predominately almond scented. i use this in place of a shave gel, very moisturizing.

shower smoothie: Lush Lime Smoothie $18.95 - smells like a margarita! sooo good. I use this is place of a shave gel, very moisturizing.

shower scrub: Glorious Mud $6.95 - smells like warm vanilla. you put this on as a body mask while in the shower or bath. leaves skin smelling great, and soft.

face toner: Tea Tree Water $8.95 - $19.95 - this helps skin get rid of acne, and refreshes your skin from oil or just the day's dirt and grime.

lip scrub: Bubble Gum $8.95 - rub on lips and it exfoliates the dead skin off. it's 100% edible too!

body butter: King Of Skin $13.95 - i rub this on my damp body after the shower / bath and then lightly towel dry. it's essentially a lotion just in a solid form. my sister used this on her belly while she was pregnant and loved it. she actually recommended it to me!

foot scrub: Stepping Stone $3.95 - great exfoliator for feet.

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