I am grateful to have you here to share my recipes with, and I am glad to be a source of inspiration for you as you take charge of your health! Just as my name suggests, all of my recipes are sweet, simple and always vegan....
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I found out that my mom's friend's niece delivers raw organic almond milk in my area, whaaat!? How did I not know about this! I finally got the chance to meet Cece and she is such a sweetheart. I wish we had connected sooner. We talked about her and her company, Raw Nut Milk, and she kindly gave me a sample of her "Rose Chai" almond milk to sample. Oh myyyy, it tastes just like a chai tea latte I am officially obsessed with it.
Her whole menu is filled with organic artisan spice and herb infused almond milks and an almond creamer. It is all organic, and dairy- sugar- soy-gluten- gmo- filler- binder AND preservative-free. She's servin' you the local leche jam packed with all the good stuff! The milk is sweetened using organic wildflower honey, but she will kindly sub it out for dates when requested. She will even make it salt-free and add custom ingredients that you wish for to ensure you are satisfied. Can't have almonds? NO PROBLEM! Walnuts can easily be subbed in.
Where does she deliver? San Gabriel Valley + parts of LA! Check out her website for all of the info. And guess what LA locals? Raw nut Milk will soon be available with Good Eggs, an online marketplace bringing fresh local groceries to your door!!
I got the chance to meet with her over Plant Food For People's Vegan Jackfruit Tacos at one of our favorite spots Organix LA. It is great to meet someone that I can relate to in terms of our interest in health and our motivation to promote it. She was kind enough to answer questions I had for her, and to allow me to share it here with you all.
Yay for vegan ceviche! I love love loved ceviche growing up, and it was actually always so tempting when my mom served it at family gatherings after going vegan. Ceviche is always a staple dish at our summer potlucks in my family, especially at our days by the pool. I honestly have no idea what the reason for this is, as my mom's side of the family is from the Philippines and it is not a dish traditional to their country, but everyone seems to now think of it as one. They make it with crab, fish, and sometimes even salmon. Every auntie of mine has a signature ceviche style that they alternate bringing. but my favorite was my mom's shrimp ceviche.
When I was at the Los Angeles Vegan Potluck a few weeks ago, Shannon had brought a vegan sort of sauerkraut type ceviche made from cauliflower that was really quite delicious. Everyone was guessing that it was made of heart of palm, but the cauliflower addition really blew our minds. From all of the talk of heart of palm ceviche, I started to crave it. Oddly enough, I had never made heart of palm ceviche, or even tried it, but I think my cravings were stemming from my old love for my mom's ceviche. So shortly after the potluck, I got my booty to the market to pick up a jar of Melissa's heart of palm and got ceviche makin'! Sunday brunch always calls for mimosas, right? When my mom makes traditional mimosas for the fam, I make these. I actually have had some prefer this over the traditional mimosas, and go alcohol-free without even realizing it. They do taste like they have alcohol in them, so...
I know this is not a recipe, but I wanted to share this for you all to try in place of butter. I don't have to go into why butter is not the best for you, and why you should eliminate it from your diet,...
In June, I got a new kitty! Her name is Goji and she is the cutest little thing. And I am not being biased, she is adorable! When I started to look for a collar for her, I could not find one in any cute fruit/vegetable prints that I was envisioning. I sat down on my computer, searched etsy and picked a few out, but then I got to thinking: if these people could make these little collars, why can't I? I found a few tutorials (sourced below), ordered the hardware I needed ($1.80!), got my supplies together and made a collar! This tutorial is really simple and can be done in a matter of 15 minutes. 
