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Groggy Chihuahua for the Weekend List

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Hello and happy Sunday! It’s been a busy weekend already, I went to and volunteered at SacTown VegFest for a few hours yesterday and will be posting a lot more on that when I finish going through all the pictures! I also have another vegan social meetup today that I’m looking forward to! It has not been a good weekend for poor Leela, she spent all day at the vet Friday getting her teeth cleaned and I just hate putting her through that. Poor girl was still very dopey Friday evening trying to sit at the dinner table with us,

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I had to carefully make sure she didn’t fall off the chair.

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Her teeth look a lot better and it’s important since she’s prone to dental problems and infections which can lead to cancer and other health problems if they go untreated. She has to have her teeth cleaned about every year.

Miko and Smokey tried to peacefully share the couch blanket, but I don’t think Smokey was too pleased.

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I tried a new tea from a friend at work, Yogi Cranberry Spice Probiotic Balance.

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And liked it! If has a nice cranberry spice flavor with nothing off in the flavor or texture area from the probiotics, so good way to add probiotics to your diet.

I also finally got through all the tangerines on our tree snacking on them at work, peeling and freezing bags of them for smoothies, and giving them away to family and co-workers – whew!

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When the tree is in full fruit bloom, I swear it has more tangerines on it than leaves and the poor branches are weighed down to the ground! It’s a blessing, but work to harvest them all!

Also still going through the bag of Santa Cruz Organics Peanut Powder for chocolate peanut smoothies, yum!

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I used Follow Your Heart’s VeganEgg to make coconut curry fried rice.

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And the texture seemed a lot like traditional fried rice, kind of fun the way it clumped together and the VeganEgg product picked up the curry flavors. I need to try it in vegan french toast next.

Simple eats included this potato tempeh oil free stir fry.

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Salad with hummus dressing.

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Oil free tamari tempeh stir fry with rainbow carrots and cauliflower.

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Spicy coconut curry tofu Thai takeout.

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Hubby made this delicious West African Peanut Soup recipe.

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And veggie loaded vegan tacos using LightLife’s Smart Grounds.

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So sexy that he’s getting creative in the kitchen with vegan foods!

Okay, to the list!

Animal Place has started a new campaign called Food for Thought to help organizations serve more animal friendly foods.

We have another new vegan cheese producer that I can’t wait to try!

This happy health story proves you’re never too old to make a positive change.

And wow on Vegan Ultra Runner Fiona Oakes! And she got into running after knee surgeries!

Yet another article on why too much soda is bad.

And another LifeHacker article on how intense your workouts should be.

Also ways to exercise at work if you have a desk job.

Apparently food expiration dates are useless.

Is there anything apple cider vinegar can’t do?

How to make a week’s worth of vegan meals from Trader Joe’s for under $30.

I understand what this author is going for, but do not agree on her definition of plant based.

This quick interview with Russell Simmons will arm your vegan defense.

And yikes, time for my long training run! Hope everyone is having a great day!

Comments

  2. Aw, poor Leela. I hope she’s feeling better!

    I heard not to pay attention to expiration dates but didn’t exactly know why. Thanks for the great article! I may put that in my Links & Life this week (and credit you of course) because not enough people know about this and waste so much food.

    That Trader Joe’s link is awesome!

    • Thankfully Leela seems to be to her normal self today and not happy with the cold wind this morning. :-)

      Sure, share away on that link!

  3. Poor Leela. I hate it when my dogs have to have anesthesia. I’m sure she’s feeling fine now though.

    I finally tried the Vegan Egg product and it’s amazing! We made a spinach souffle yesterday and loved it.

    I understand where the author is coming from in the Plant-Based vs. Vegan article. I also understand that vegans need to stop making non-vegans think that we’re judgmental a-holes. Frustrating to be sure.

    • Yes, much better for Leela thankfully. But she’s not happy about being back on antibiotics twice a day. :-P

      VeganEgg is a lot of fun and easy to work with.

      Totally agreed on the plant-based article, it’s a refreshing new term trying to separate the lifestyle from the “angry vegan” stereotype some may have been overexposed to.