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  • Chocolate Monkey Breakfast Smoothie

    Packed with antioxidants and whole food nutrients, this is a fantastic dairy-free way to power up your body for the day…. or also makes a great snack or lunch.  (For an option with yogurt, see notes below)  And its chocolately deliciousness too! We have these fairly regularly for breakfast… sometimes with a slice of wheat…

  • Faux Brick Technique

    Brushed on paint for a distressed look on bricks.  The homeowner LOVED the new look.   So fun to do.

  • Avocado Black Bean Eggrolls (Best vegan eggrolls ever!)

    Vegan/Vegetarian Makes about 18 egg rolls or spring rolls I invented this recipe about 15 years ago and cannot remember why or how I came up with the unusual combination of ingredients in both the filling and the dip.   It’s exotic and unusual and definitely gets rave reviews.     Recipe Filling 1 avocado 2…

  • Homemade Mayonaisse

    In efforts to avoid foods with preservatives, chemicals and any other kind of unpronouncibles (is that a word?) I decided to start making my own mayonnaise. This is revised version of one a recipe I found online. I made mine right in the bowl and used a hand blender (or as Scott likes to say…

  • Updated Old Doorway Space

    One thing that continually ticks me off about myself is that I forget to take before shots.  I get excited to start and when I’m half through I realize I missed the boat once again.  That’s true of this space… it was pretty ugly (you’ll just have to trust me) and had shelves right to…

  • Extra Kitchen Storage

      When 2 foodies get together, there is just an excessive amount of cool food gadgets and dishes.   More space was needed!   We got some inexpensive cabinetry (which Jen painted) and new (old) hardware.  Also added some Ikea shelving and wine glass hardware.

  • Asian Inspired Sauteed Kale

      Tried eating Kale as a salad.  Hated it!  (Not saying we won’t try it again)  We still had a half container of leftover kale, so  I came up with this recipe.   (Real Food, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegetarian) 2 Servings   1 tbsp coconut oil 2 tbsp chopped onion 1 clove garlic 2…

  • Livin’ the Good Life in the Free World

    About Us We are a fun loving married couple, who like to eat, make food, eat food, create new recipes, renovate, decorate, travel, play board games, watch movies, go camping, go kayaking, talk philosophy and all kinds of other fun stuff. One of the reasons we decided to start blogging was to keep track of…