How's your weekend going?  Mine has been going well and I love the productive feeling I have when I am crossing things off my to-do-listleft and right.  That termlazy weekend morning?  That doesn't happen so much 'round here and that's fine by me.  I love handing Skylar off for a few hours with Scott and I go do yogaand then run errands at warp speed without having to utter the phrases"honeyplease don't touch anything" and "we look with our eyesnot our hands" a hundred times.  Makes the shopping experience a little easier and fasterno doubt.  What have you been up to?  Cooking or strategizing what you're going to cook for the Big Game tomorrow?  Any plans?  As I've mentionedI am laying lowdoing nothingand am thrilled about it!   Thanks to everyone who's left recipe links in the comment fields about what you're making....great ideas!

It's Saturday so that means it's time to recap the week's highlights from food to fun events.  If you missed last week's recaphere it is so you can go check that handy post out.

Let's Get On With This Week's Recap....
On Sunday I posted the Vegan White Chocolate Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cups!
Some were All White with Chocolate PB Centers
And Some were White and Dark Chocolate Outers with Chocolate PB Centers
And I reminded you about My Yoga and Raw Vegan Foods Retreat!


On the Beach in San Diego

August
Be there and get your Om Shanti Shanti on while eating your weight in veggies.
 
Monday I Posted Pictures from Skylar's 3rd Birthday Party!
We had an awesome day

Complete with the First Ever Cupcake my 3 year old had ever eaten
She had waited a lifetime for That Bite
And I made Vegan Coconut Milk Kefir
Raw Vegan Chocolate Coconut Snowballs
And Raw Veggies
And asked you what burning questions you have for me for an About Me Tab or Post

Tuesday I Posted Tons of Recipes that Use Oats 
Like Vegan Maple Nut Oaties
Bowls of Chocolate Banana & Raisin Oatmeal  
 And Banana & Butterfinger Oats
And Creamycoconuttymango-eychia-ey overnight soaked oats
To Vegan Gluten Free Pancakes
To No-Bake Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars
To Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls
To Raw Vegan Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies
And high Raw Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
And Raw Vegan Apple Crumble
And I discussed whether or not Oats Are Gluten-Free and how it's kind of a Trick Question.

Wednesday I announced the Winner of the $50 iHerb.com Shopping Spree Give Away
Thursday I posted pictures from my Pottery Painting Trip with Skylar for her 3rd Birthday
And received my iHerb.com order in the Mail: Sun Warrior & Probiotics!
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And I won some Coconut Oil in a Give Away
Which I used to make Ginger-Coconut Roasted Veggies
That I plated up with Fresh Greenery
 And More Greenery with Homemade Vegan Slaw Dressing
 For Dessert there were high Raw Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies for Skylar
Raw Vegan Chocolate Coconut Snowballs for Scott
And Vegan White Chocolate Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups for me!
And I shared my Natural Tips & Remedies for ColdsFlusand Sickness.   

And you shared your thoughts about what you doand whether or not you think natural remedies are effective.

Friday I scored at Trader Joe's

Reasonably priced fruit
And Veggies
Got my Crunch On: Plantain ChipsCarmel Cornand Rice Crackers
And got my Fair Trade Organic Coffee On!
And Scored on Baking Supplies!
For Raw Ball Making!
Raw Vegan Peanut Butter Vanilla
Raw Vegan Gingerbread
Dark Chocolate Fudge
And Made a Green Meal
with my Maple Ginger Dijon Vinagrette 
And for dessert made No-Bake Vegan 3-Ingredient Flaxseed Cookies
3 Ingredients & 5 Minutes til happiness!
And talked about How the Internet Effects Mood and Does It Make Us Depressed?  Great commentseveryone!

Saturday I received this perfect-for-yoga Be Present TShirt in the Mail that I won in Shannon of The Daily Balance's GiveAway!
It's so ironic that I won a Be Present Tshirt because in my massive Yoga FAQ's post that was published a few days before my winI blogged about how I've worn Be Present for years and adore their pants and all of Be Present's clothes rock!


Here's an Excerpt from That Post:
BePresent.  Their Lotus Mobility Pantwhich is a longish Capriis my hands down favorite pair of pants to walk around town in AND practice in.  Who needs expensive jeans?  Just give me my... 


....BePresent Mobility Pants! 
My win was awesome karma!  Here's my new tshirt:
100% Organic Cotton which is so soft!

Yoga Today is an Astavakrasana Variation
Need help lifting off?  Check out my Yoga FAQ's Post for Tips & Tricks!

Tip of the Day:
Quick Almond Milk Recipe
This recipe is a quick solution when you need almond milk for a recipebut realize you're out or don't want to open a whole new container of it.

1-2 tablespoons (raw) almond butter.  
1 cup water
In blendercombine almond butter with water. Blend until smooth. 

Refrigerate. Use within 1 day.
Yields 1 cup.
Optional tweak: peanut buttercashew butteror any other nut butter you enjoy can be used to make the nut milk.   Obviously recognize you're going to end up with peanut butter flavored milk or cashew butter flavored milketc. if you don't use almond butter.  Which is probably a good thing for some people.

Questions:
Tell me Your Superbowl Plans and if you have Fave Recipe Links for PartiesDrop them in my Comments!  Vegan/Vegetarian and Gluten Free/Soy Light preferred; I knowI'm a tough one!  haha!

What's A Kitchen or Cooking Shortcut you use or have learned about recently?  Mine is the nut milk trick out of nut butter and I also have determined that "old fashioned oats" cook well enough to my and Scott's liking in the microwave.  No need to buy instantever.  Nor break down and cook them on the stovetop if you're pressed for time and must use the micro.  As with anythingyour mileage and preferences may vary.  But tell me about your tips and tricks up your sleeve!

Stay Tuned For Vegan Fudge...