When Best of Vegan hosts a Best of Vegan Burger Contest, best believe that Chris and I are going to enter.
The creation of this burger actually came together all on its own. Almost all of the ingredients that are in this burger were already available to us to use in my home, with the exception of the bread, mushrooms and large tomatoes that we ran to the store for.
Good afternoon, happy Monday!
I am starting the week off right with you all by sharing an exciting new GIVEAWAY! I have collaborated with Dona Jo Fitwear to give my readers a chance to win a pair of the Dona Jo Shibori Leggings as well as a copy of my Sweet Simple Vegan Lunch & Dinner Ebook!
You can use the code SWEETSIMPLEVEGAN on DonaJoFitwear.com for 20% off any order! They offer free shipping on U.S. orders of $99 or more.
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Last weekend, Chris and I drove down to San Diego with two friends and I decided to recap a bit of the fun here. We started our day, of course, at the Hollywood Farmer's Market for breakfast, then set off to SD in the afternoon. CRSSD started at noon I believe, but since the two musicians we wanted to see were later that night (Gorgon City and Chet Faker), we took our time and swung by Bar Kindred upon our arrival.
I have a rough list of to visit spots in SD and I was able to cross one of them off during this trip, Bar Kindred in South Park.
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It's March already?! Where has time gone. The past few months, even extending further than the most previous two, have been filled with a lot of exciting and positive happenings. I documented most of what had happened on my Instagram and YouTube if you have been following along there, and also here and there on my blog as well :) I decided to share a bit of what I have been loving lately, to hopefully inspire you all to try these out or to even simply reflect on your favorites, positive happenings, or just have a quick moment of gratitude for everything in your life at this moment! 
As a full time nutritional science student & blogger, my weeks can get a bit caaarazy! I'm always looking for easy, healthy & oil-free ideas to get me through the school week, so I rounded up >> 30 Easy Vegan Meals For Your Busy Week {Oil-Free Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner} << and this Easy Overnight Chia Oatmeal {gluten-free} was one of the recipes I shared on that post. I hope it will help you out if you're ever in a time crunch! 
Lentil. Enchilada. Pasta.
Comfort from the pasta, with a light & fresh touch from the greens and avocado. How had I never thought of pairing these three before?! They are a trio made in heaven ;) I wanted to spice things up a bit from my usual lunches for school, and I was pleasantly surprised by how easily it was done. By simply playing around with ingredients that I usually have on hand in the kitchen, this masterpiece was born.
