Tribute Post 2: Photos From Readers & Chocolate Goodies

How are you doing today?  It's majorly TGIF for me.  What a whirlwind week!  Scott was gone on a business trip for a few days and so I was on solo parenting duty, I got hired to teach yoga and I've been getting my ducks in a row on everything from pre-employment drug tests to the updating my yoga wardrobe.  As I mentioned in my last post, I hit up Lulu for some Yoga Wear.   Thanks for all the compliments on my new duds!  I totally appreciate the kind words as well as some of you chiming in on hating tight pants to living in your cropped pants, too!  Here-here!

 

In my last post, I also mentioned I have been up to some Espresso Making.

 

I'm also really glad you enjoyed the First ReaderTribute Post where I featured the Readers who have Made My Recipes.  It's chock full of great reader photo submissions and links to their site, as well as to my original recipes, in case you got hungry and wanna try your hand at a few eats.  

Since I got so many photo submissions, it's time for Tribute Post 2.   Enjoy!  And then I break out a few chocolaty items of my own at the end...


So without further ado, here are the Reader Pics.  
Each pic has two links:  First, the link back to the Reader's Blog
And the Second Link goes back to the place on my Blog where the Original Recipe is Posted.  Enjoy!

Sheri Tweaked (and used Almond Butter, Flax, & Chia Seeds) my Raw Vegan Peanut Butter Cup Recipe

Janetha Made my Raw Vegan Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookie Recipe

 

Janetha also Made my Overnight Banana-Chia Soaked Oats

Cindy Made My Raw Vegan Apple Crumble (one of my own Top 3 Fave Recipes that I've ever made) and there's another Raw Vegan Apple Crumble Link Here, too.

KNOCK OUT

Cindy Tried My Raw Vegan Chocolate Mousse

decadent desert

Cindy Whipped Up  Her Version of My Raw Vegan Chocolate Macaroons

ooooey gooooey coconuttttty HEAVEN

Maggie the Salad Girl Made My Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Averie-inspired Raw Vegan Cookie Dough Yum

Maggie also Made My Raw Vegan 5-Minute Donut Holes

Reader Janine made Veggies with My (Broccoli) Slaw Dressing (which is my all-time fave go-to salad dressing)

Janine also made my Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls 

 

Rainberry Blue Made my 5-Minute Raw Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (and she added chocolate chips, yum!)

 

Justine Made My Raw Vegan Chocolate Brownies

and creatively put the no-bake mixtue in a pie shell for chocolate pie

ShannonMarie of Rawdorable Made My Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough into a Doll in honor of My Daughter Skylar.  ShannonMarie is amazingly creative!

And ShannonMarie Made Zucchini Noodles & Meatless "Meat"Balls 

similar to My Raw Zuke Noodles & Raw Marinara

Reader Kaysie Made My Thai-Inspired Vegan Peanut Sauce & served it with cabbage

Sincerely, Thank You to all the Readers who've been making my recipes and writing in with your praise and sending in your pics....muah!!!!  I love you all!!!  Keep it up, and there will be more Tribute Posts for sure!


Moving along to a few other Things Now...
(including Chocolate Goodies)

I was so happy to find a box at the front door containing some great samples from Amazing Grass.

I am most excited by this Chocolate Action.

Katie uses it and since she's actually Chocolate-Covered Katie, I figure it should pass muster with me.  Stay tuned for recipes I hope to create with it.

I also snacked on another chocolate item.  A Pure Bar in Chocolate Brownie flavor.

 Dates, walnuts, chocolate, vegan, gluten-free.  You really cannot go wrong with Pure Bars.

Dinner was a big pile of rabbit food Kale, Tomatoes, Asparagus, Cauli, Cukes with my homemade Vegan Slaw Dressing.

Dessert was, what else, Raw Vegan Peanut Butter Cups and...

 

....a few bites of some Raw Vegan Chocolate Coconut Snowball action.  New readers this is a 5-minute, no fancy appliance, freezer only, kinda dessert.  Easy, rich, chocolaty, divine.

Yoga Today is Halasana (Plow Pose).  When you enter Halasana, don't turn your neck from side to side, you could injure yourself if you don't just keep your neck still.  Also, your drishti (gazing point), should be your navel.   And remember to Breathe.  Special Shout Out here to Cindy who's thanked me over and over about how my Pose of the Day has truly helped her not only find yoga, but also deepen her practice and that these poses I do have been incredibly helpful to her.  You are so welcome, my Friend. Namaste! 

Have these daily yoga poses helped anyone else?  Tell me about your yoga Journey.  Are you a Beginner, never tried it, intermediate, or have you tried yoga but haven't really stuck with it?  Do you want to get into yoga more?  Tell me about where you're at with Yoga!  Do you have any special questions I could help answer? If you missed my Yoga FAQ's post, check it out, too!



Tip of the Day:  Michelle (Lucky Taste Bud's) is giving away lotsa loot!

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