Blessed by Breakfast (people)

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Editorial note: I’m trying to blog from my phone. I love experiments!

Truth: I am blessed by breakfast because of the wonderful people I wake up with!

My intention is begin the day with love, light and respect. (Somedays are better than others but setting the intention helps when I get off the zen mommy track.)

I have always enjoyed a very simple breakfast–coffee with toast (eating in bed with a newspaper–a bed party of sorts.) My family likes a little more variety so . . . Buying boxes and boxes of cereal made sense–until one day it no longer held the solution.

Many, many factors went into my decision to “ban the box” from our breakfast table. Gradually, I began a morning practice of blessing my family with simple, nutritious, plant based foods for breakfast. Muffins, fruit, oatmeal and toast with yummy jams served with coffee or tea. Doesn’t that sound divine!?!

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Each day we are all given the gift of a new day. What will you do with yours?

Make your own Salad Dressing (vegan)

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Do you make your own Salad Dressings?lemondressingbarb

I do!

I love creating something small, tasty, and fresh to put on my salads.  I’m currently on a oil free diet–so no added oil–of any kind.

It’s KILLING ME!

I kid you not!  I love olive oil.  I infuse it with chives or vanilla or . . . lemons–ok, anything that I have in my kitchen I throw into the olive oil.  And you remember my Mojo de Ajo recipe?  OMG! I added that to everything.  It isn’t forever exactly just for a little while–couple months maybe.  I figure if I can go without eating bacon–I can give up my olive oil.

My friend Barb

I have an online friend, Barb, who has an incredible website.  A Life in Balance.  I learn something new each and every time I read her blog.  AND the best part is–when I have questions, she answers them!  It’s like having my own personal expert.  Love it!  

Barb invited me to write a few guest posts for her blog and I was honored.  I mean–little ol’ me writing on Barb’s blog!  WOW.

Go Visit Barb

If you want to know how to make my salad dressings–go here!

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Happy 4th of July!

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Donuts and Bacon!

 

My family isn’t exactly on board with me healthy eating habits!  But we are respectful of one another.  I will continue to load their plates with veggies and cook them locally grown meat once a week.  I will continue to eat my plants!  Life is good!