Ugh. A virus.....

invaded our home... somehow... and I am truly surprised since we are truly hermits 4 out of 7 days a week :)

yesterday I was sooooo soooo tired and we were all getting sore throats and runny noses... we camped out on the floor, made a tent on the couch, watched movies, etc.

But we were all a bit antsy.

So I filled an egg carton with paint and let them at it while I read a book to try and get time to pass quicker.

It worked like magic. Before I knew it my husband was home and all was right and just in the world.

just like her sister....

more than just a little sweetness.....

ira said,

"take a picture of me eating this awesome snack" (grapes dipped in so delicious coconut yogurt~mango)
I LOVE THIS FACE!!!!

tahini

we decided to continue on our food processing journey....




ira provided the tunes









yum.

we did not roast or toast or cook the sesame seeds at all, and we added no oil.

just pure sesame......

Few exciting moments of my day!

no pictures... but we just had a powerhouse of food invventing/testing/flavor combining....we are trying all kinds of things lately- trying to stillsatisfy our cravings and not use animals products.

First- i made another batch of vegan pesto- first we put it on sprouted grain bread with veganaise and fresh farmers market tomatoes.... super yum.

Next- we made vegan pasta and tossed it in theremaining pesto- lunch for tomorrow for me and girls- solved.

Then, we tossed some organic (V) udon noodles in some braggs liquid aminos and siracha- then added a couple handfuls of Tia To, now this recipe was not my thing.
i think it needs maybe some lime juice, less braggs, and maybe veggie stock?

ALMOND BUTTER

we made almond butter for the first time!

I had no idea it was so easy.... except for the fact that our food processor is from the 70's.... its a beast of a machine that works awesome and is still going strong... however- it overheated after the first 2 cups of almond butter, so I had to take a longish break to let it cool.

5 cups almonds= 16oz. jar of almond butter- plus 3/4c almond butter left over.
Organic raw almonds were on sale for $6.99/lb. and a 16 oz jar of organic raw almond butter was $20.99! talk about savings.


ira added the almonds....






I had zero faith that this process would yield anything but almond flour... I was such a fool-

it took about five full minutes - but it happened!