Dairy Free Betty

A day… just a day!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:22:00 +0000

Hello lovlies!!

Hope your Saturday was a fantastic day! We got a lot accomplished! We took Lance up to the lake to go swimming for the very first time…

This is the hot spot in town for swimming in the summer!! This place is packed….

It was quite, we were the only people up there, and it was fantastic!!

Before getting up there… we stopped at the best little coffee shop in town and grabbed some deliciousness!

Best Soy Chai ever… hands down!

Then Lance went swimming…

He was sooo happy!!

So happy and so soggy!!

And of course I snapped some pictures of Dave too!

Then we came home, cleaned our cars… and invited my parents over for dinner!!

What could it be??

My red thai curry of course!! Click here for the recipe!

It was a hit… everyone enjoyed it!

There were a few questions about yesterday’s post!

Kombucha - Yes, this was great – I really enjoyed it! It was really really mild tasting… I brought it to a get together and shared it, everyone enjoyed it (even a 7 year old!!)

I am hoping that there are other flavors!

What is the thing beside the sprouts? Can’t tell… it’s for a blogger exchange I am doing!! :)

Anyways – Watch for my giveaway tomorrow!! I’m excited about this one!!

Happy Sunday!

Jessica

Question of the day?

What is the best giveaway you have one?!?!

Taking inspiration…

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:26:00 +0000

I loved Ali’s post… it inspired me to post, even though I wasn’t in the mood!! A post of photos for you!!

Bitter sweet…

YUM!!

Grocery shopping!!

I found some……. YUM!! and yes that is SNOW! icky

Random

Sinfully good for you! I like chocolate that is sinful!!

Don’t for get to check out my guest post at Girl On Raw!!

What are your plans this weekend!??!?!?! Do tell!

Also.. Casi Leigh – send me your email address… I would love to chat but couldn’t find any contact info for you!! :)

Happy Friday!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:57:00 +0000

Hey guys, Happy Friday!

Just another quick post from me… I am sending you over to GIRL ON RAW for my VERY first guest post!! Please go visit her blog instead of mine today and have a great weekend!

I am off to ZUMBA and then to a friends house for cards and snacks!! WOOT!! :)

Jess

My Wednesday EATS!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:39:00 +0000

Glad to hear you all enjoy the randomness of Dairy Free Betty! Makes it more fun, then you never know what you are going to find!!

It’s been awhile since I’ve done my “daily eats” so here goes nothing!

I started the morning with toasty party… what is a toast party?

Toast smothered in tons of goodies of course! Almond Butter, chia seeds, honey, macca and this stuff…

Tropical Twister Blend…

Mmmmmmmmm it was good!

The Tropical Twister Blend tasted like JAM! In this blend was 100% organic ingredients including – Gum acacia, black currant, acerola, pineapple, goji, stevia, inulin(FOS), ascorbic acid, lingonberry, apple juice powder, pomegrante, mangosteen, blubeberry, acai and lemon!

Know what all those ingredients mean to me? VITAMIN C by the boat loads and Superfood packed!

I wasn't sure what to do with this stuff, until I tasted it, then I realized it would be awesome in smoothies or on toast as a jam subsitute! The only downfall for me, I dislike the taste of stevia, and this stuff has it :(

Check out the Navitas site for more info.

With my toast I of course had some cold brewed coffee (click on the link if you missed it yesterday!)

For lunch I had my left over sushi!! MM I heart sushi!!

Then I ate an un-pictured apple with almond butter!

And later snacked on an un-pictured green monster… which I will tell you about later when I give you my review on this stuff…

For dinner, I was in a hummus mood, good thing I picked up this gem at the store the other day!

Isn’t she pretty!

This stuff was delish – the only downfall is I had to eat it in 2 days (recommendation), that’s pretty quick!!

So I made myself a lovely veggie/hummus/pita chip plate…

Totally hit the spot! I tried out some pita chips I bought the other day too…

I really liked them, but was a little shoked when I flipped the bag over.

They have 240 calories and 9 grams of fat per 18 chips.

SeeeeShhhhhhh... that's higher than most chips! I felt a little scammed too, since they note "baked and simple naked on the pack" I guess it's my own fault for not checking out the nutritional info..

I think I might make my own next time, even though they were super tasty!

Then I watched American's Next Top Model! Did anyone else watch??

I am LOVING the bald girl... she is SOOO beautiful!

I also polished off some popcorn with loads of water!!

Ok… Jolene at Everyday Foodie has a great little Reader survey you to do!!

Leave me a comment with your answer…

What is your name?
Where are you from?
How long have you been reading "Dairy Free Betty"?
What is your favourite food?
What is an interesting fact about yourself?

XO have a great day!

Dave’s Cold Brew Coffee!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:00 +0000

So a few weeks ago, when Dave and I were doing our gift registry, we found this interesting contraption. It a cold brewing coffee maker.   Dave found the whole idea of it very interesting…

Fast forward to yesterday he came home excited with some yummy starbucks coffee that he sweet talked the baristas into grinding for him, and he decided to test our a method he read about online!

Cold Brewed Coffee!

Step 1 – Place 1 lb of your favorite ground coffee into a large container.
Step 2 – Add 9 cups of water (not hot or cold, just room temperature) and stir gently.
Step 3 – Cover and let sit for 12 – 24 hours – The longer you let it sit, the stronger it will become.
Step 4 – Strain coffee through a filter (note, do not use a bodium, for some reason it EXPLODED all over our whole house!!

The end result? Delicious coffee extract that you can store in your fridge for up to two weeks!   And apparently it’s about .20 cents per glass!!

Now what to do with it?!?! Pour a little (about 1:3 ratio coffee to water) coffee extract into a cup and fill with boiled water or steamed milk… Volia – delicious non acidic coffee!!

The part I love about it, if you want it a bit weaker, just add a wee bit more water!!
I see this being a great thing for summer, iced coffees, super easy and you don’t have to run your coffee maker every morning!

I am not a huge coffee drinker, but I had some this morning and it was fantastic!!

It also gave me an opportunity to test out a new product that was sent to me by http://www.isuperfoods.ca/, which is the Canadian version of http://www.navitasnaturals.com/

Palm Sugar

Here are some details of palm sugar courtesy of Navitasnaturals

Navitas Naturals Palm Sugar is made from the sun-kissed sweet juice of the tropical coconut palm sugar blossoms. Once the nectar is collected, it is kettle-boiled into a thick caramel, dried, and ground into a fine crystalized powder. Our Palm Sugar is 100% organic, vegan, kosher, gluten-free, and sustainably-grown.

Did they say CARAMEL???

I didn’t add enough to taste an overwhelming amount of caramel, but I really liked the flavor!! It was sweet, but not too sweet and had a really rich flavor. Have you tried Palm Sugar yet?

Thank you for the sample… and please keep your eyes open for my upcoming review of the other products I received from this company!! Here’s a sneak preview – lots of fun stuff!!

Before I get going... 2 things for all of you!

I read this FANTASTIC blog that I think all of you should check out! http://www.spicebalance.com/
They are always creating yummy meals!!

They also sell spices here http://www.spicesinc.com/
I am in the process of figuring out my order to them right now, they have AMAZING spices that I haven't seen anywhere else! Ps. they didn't ask me to give a shout out to their blogs, I just really enjoy reading them!!

Question for all of you!!!

I would LOVE to hear what you would like to see more of on DAIRY FREE BETTY?
I have just been doing very random posts, and have been enjoying this, but is there something you are interested in?!?! Would you prefer just hearing about what I eat every day? What recipes I make/create? Or is everyone happy with my randomness?? haha…

Have a great day… must run… left over sushi is calling my name!!

xo Jessica

My very random post!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:08:00 +0000

Hey guys,

Sorry for my disappearing act lately! I’ve been super busy, but have still been reading all your blogs, just no commenting!!

Ok, this is my super random post! Lots of fun stuff… with some wedding details at the end!! :)

Ok… after my snack post a few people asked me how to oven pop popcorn!!

Take some oil of choice – about a table spoon and put it in a pot (with a tight fitting lid)

I prefer coconut oil

Drop in 3 kernels of popcorn

Cover until all 3 pop!!

Once all 3 have popped then put in about 1/4 cup of kernels per person.

Keep the heat around medium… and let the sizzle begin!

Give the pot a little shake every once in awhile!! (to keep the kernels from burning!)

Then… beautiful popcorn!!

Then top with whatever you like!!

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Next topic! What’s been on my plate the last few days!

Kale salad! YUMMY!! With Amie’s Goddess Dressing

(I LOVEE THIS )

Juice… lots of juice

Yesterday some cupcakes were made for work! I may have tested them!

Some more salad with warm roasted cauliflower and broccoli!

Homemade chicken fingers, fries and MORE roasted broccoli and cauliflower! (and a shot glass of sweet chilli sauce)

Of course there was lots more eaten… but nothing worth documenting!! :)

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WEDDING DETAILS!!!

So we are officially staying at the RIU Emerald Bay, Mazatlan

SO excited!! We’ve had some RSVPs coming in, which makes it super exciting!! I can’t wait for it!!

I’ve found some fun excursions too… very close to a bloggers heart! Salsa and Salsa – learn to make authentic Mexican margaritas, 6 different salsas, guacamole and then spend the afternoon doing salsa lessons! YES!! So fun. It got rated as one of the best excursions in Mazatlan, and I have been emailing the “dancing chefs” and they sound like so much fun!

This is all the wedding gossip as of now! I still haven’t been dress shopping, but soon!!

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Hope you are all doing wonderful!!

Keep your eyes open for a coconuty, peanut buttery giveaway, very soon!

Jess

ps… do you have any great giveaway ideas??? I’d be very interested to know!!! I want to host some fun ones soon!

Death by chicken wings…

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:08:00 +0000

Dear Chicken Wings…

I was so excited to meet friends on Friday night after ZUMBA class for wings! My mouth was watering when you were put in front of me! Salt and Pepper and Buffalo, oh I sing your praises for being oh so delicious. But “Buffalo” wings, you regret to tell me that “buffalo” means hot sauce and butter (which I only found out today). When I woke up at 3:00am that night after, I was reminded how much my body doesn’t like you butter.

(source)

Chicken Wings, as much as I love you, I don’t love you enough to have spent my entire Saturday sick on the couch (when it was sunny and warm out) nor was I impressed when you made me miss about my friends party on Saturday. Buffalo chicken wings, I believe our love affair is over… lesson learned!

Ok… so as you can tell… my weekend hasn’t been fun! But I thought I might write a post on what to do when I’m not feeling so hot… This is my protocol…

First off… take detox drops and probiotics…

Next eat very plain food… white rice is my easiest!

Drink some juice

and some tea/water

and lie on the couch watching endless hours of tv… while everyone else is enjoying the beautiful day outside…

Order in very plain no cheese veggie pizza for dinner (sorry no picture) and sweet talk the hubby to be to watch New Moon with me. (Which just for the record was the 2nd worst movie I have ever seen, over Twilight)

I hope your weekend was much better than this!

Good news we made some official wedding decisions this weekend, maybe I’ll tell ya tomorrow!

What do you do when you are not feeling good?

Jess (who promises to write a more fun/upbeat post tomorrow!)

Snack Attack!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:46:00 +0000

First off - thank you for all the wonderful wishes on my exam yesterday – It was SO hard – I’m not even sure I passed it *pouts*. I completely guessed on the first 10 questions (and there are only 60)… But it’s over!! We shall see!

I thought it might be fun to do a “SNACK POST”! Snacks can be so fun! I’m looking forward to hearing your favorite snacks too!

In no particular order…

Popcorn! I love popcorn

Either air popped or stove popped! No microwave popcorn allowed (butter/milk ingredients and icky chemicals)

Topped with Earth Balance butter – Sirriachi (hot sauce) or salt and nutritional yeast – and my newest topper – macca powder!!

Up Next – As you all know I am LOVING my juicer!

People have asked me how I deal with cleaning it every day – if I do it right away – I just rinse it with hot water and then every second day I wash it in soapy water – super easy!

An oldie but a goodie – Ants on a log – Life doesn’t get much better than this!

Edemame is one of my favorite snacks – Great protein source too!

Hummus! Who doesn’t love hummus! This brand is amazing, but it’s really easy to make your own too. Great on veggies, salads, pitas, nacho chips!! Possibilities are endless!

PS. I have fed this to countless kids too, and it’s always a hit!

If you have spent anytime reading blogs, you know about this snack already, but have you tried it?
Carrots with Almond Butter – weird but fantastic!

Trail mix – again the possibilities are endless with this one too…
Grab a bowl and head into the pantry and mix away!

Snack bars!!! So fun – so many to choose from!

This one is tasty – my favorite amazing grass flavor!

I lovvvvvvvve the tropical Larabar!!
It’s a Hawaiian vacation in a bar!

Then of course there are the energy balls! So quick and easy to make – check out my recipe here or go visit Averie for some of her great recipes!

While on the topic of Averie @ Loves Veggies and Yoga… I made these raw cookie dough balls – they are an awesome snack – and WAY healthier than eating real raw dough!

Are you hungry yet? Only a few more…

A new favourite – banana soft serve – Whizz up frozen bananas (in the food processor) with a little almond milk – volia…. banana ice cream! Top with which ever flavours you want – and you can even eat this for breakfast! YUM!

Last but CERTAINLY not least… one of my favourite snacks of all time…

This is THE ONLY Jalapeño flavour chip I can find that has no dairy!
And it’s soooooooooo good!!

Well I hope you enjoyed this post!! It made me hungry! haha

Now it’s your turn

What are your 3 favorite “healthish” snacks?
PS. YAY It’s FRIDAY!!

Jess

Sorry no blog post!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:27:00 +0000

Well I guess this is a blog post BUT… it’s not very exciting. I have been madly studying all morning and now am heading off to my test. I dislike exams… I’m not exam smart, but wish me luck!!!!

Back to regular blog posting tomorrow!!

I’ll leave you with a picture of my newest Buddha (which for the record isn’t a religious symbol to me, it just represents Peace and Happiness!)

PS. Little Dairy Free Betty Fact - I collect really cool Buddhas!

Ciao for now,

Jessica

Tina’s “Rad” Waffles – a must try recipe!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:06:00 +0000

Tina is a very lovely girl, that I used to work with! She is beautiful, sweet, wonderful and makes the CUTEST babies ever! And she reads my blog, which makes me love her that much more! :) hehe

Here is a picture of us when I went back up to the Okanagan this summer for a visit!

She sent me the recipe “Tina’s Rad Waffles” and told me I must try.

So today, the day I should be madly studying for my Psychology exam – I decided that making waffles (one of mornings longest breakfast foods) was a great idea!
Pour some syrup on me….

the babies were insanely good

Tina’s “Rad” Waffles - if you are doing Weight Watchers they are 4 points each!

I made a few tweaks just because I didn’t have the stuff on hand today… and well I’m in my PJ’s with no intention of leaving, so deal with it ;) hehe

Here's the original recipe, but I made some changes....
2 eggs, beaten
1 3/4 cups almond milk
1/4 cup canola oil I used 1/2 a 1/4 cup… what is that!?
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce and a wee bit more to make up for the other 1/2 a 1/4 cup of oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract – used cinnamon because I was out of vanilla *tear
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup flax seed meal – flax and I are not friends, so I used Cha cha cha chia seeds instead
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup all-purpose coconut flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon agave
1/4 teaspoon salt
Plus I added about 4 TBSP Maca powder – just for fun!

Tina – don’t hate me for having NO ingredients in the house! These really were amazing!
Mix it all together… Spray your waffle maker – and ….
GO!

Waffle making extravaganza it is….

Steam and Buddha…. wooooooooooo awhhhhhhhhhhhh

It made 9 glorious, nutty(chia seedy), delicious waffles!
Better than any restaurant waffles I’ve had!

For the topping I melted 1 tsp of coconut oil and mixed with almond butter… drizzle and then 1 tbsp syrup and strawberries!

Wowsers, these were awesome! (and guess what? The coconut flour is SUPER high in protein, so I’m sure these will keep me full for awhile)

And Tina said they freeze well too.

Thanks for the awesome recipe Tina, keep them coming!!
and thanks for reading my blog… it means a lot!!

Now what to make with delicious waffles… delicious fresh juice of course!

Kale, 1 apple, 1 orange, 1/4 beet, 2 carrots and 3 key limes(skin on) wow… those key limes give it a great punch!

This lovely twitter lady gave me the idea to use key limes, and I'm glad she did!! http://twitter.com/SaywardBC… ps she’s awesome to follow, she has all the details on basically every giveaway out there!

OOOOhhhhhhhhhhh…. awwwwhhhhhhhhhhh

Look at all the pretty colors!!!!!!!

Ok… I’m off, if you see me on facebook, twitter, email or anything of the sort, between now and 12… don’t talk to me…

Ignore me completely or you will be to blame for my big fat F in Psychology! hehe

Ciao… ps… pass this recipe on, because it’s really fantastic!
Jess

Zumbaaaaaa

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:44:00 +0000

Ok guys, if I haven’t convinced you to try Zumba yet, here is my plea!!

“Ditch the workout and join the party!

I went to my first class last night and had the BEST time!

I VERY MUCH dislike group classes, always have… but this was awesome!

You just dance and have fun!! Here is another video I found… If nothing else, just press play to listen to the music!!

And let me tell you, this is a workout!!

You can find if there is a class in your area here, even if you are small town Canada (like me) there are probably classes near you!

After an hour of Zumba, I went to work and played an hour of one on one badminton against 3 people… 1:3!!! Needless to say I was poooooooooped!!

I think I am still pooped! So this is all my post is consisting of today, I’m feeling super blah today, but I still wanted to say HI!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope you lovelies are all having a FANTASTICO day!

Jess

PS – Question of the day – Do you have a favorite workout??

“Get Peeled”

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:22:00 +0000

Haha.. Did that catch your attention?!
Good now read my review of these yummy new treats!

BUT FIRST! HOW AWESOME WAS THAT GAME LAST NIGHT?!?!

It definitely made me proud to be Canadian!!

Ok... bragging done...

The fabulous people over at “Peeled Snacks” sent me some samples of their treats!

Apple-2-the-core, Cherry-go-round, Apricot-a-lot, Much-ado-about-Mango and Pine-4-pineapple!

As soon as I got these yummy treats I checked out their website to see what the deal was,

Here is what I found; (taken from the website)

Real Food Philosophy!
We keep our snacks as close to natural as possible by using high quality ingredients. When you bite into a juicy piece of fruit or a crunchy nut, you'll wonder why anyone would want to add sugar or fat. We've had enough of seeing high fructose corn syrup and other artificial fillers in the foods we buy. Many companies try to save money by using less natural ingredients and replacing them with sugars and fats. At Peeled Snacks, however, using premium ingredients is NOT something on which we're willing to compromise.

First off, who doesn’t love a company that is not willing to compromise quality! YES!
Plus no extras – double YES!

I quickly opened a bag and got started!
of course I chose Mango first – I love Mangos!

These were sweet, a bit crunchy and full of MANGOLICIOUS flavor!
(by the way, mangolicious did not get picked up by my spell checker!)

They tasted super fresh too (double score!). I buy dried mango all the time in the bulk food section and they have never tasted like this! WOOT!

Guess what the ingredients were? Organic Mango and that’s all folks!
And the whole bag - which was a good snackable size was only around 140 calories (sorry I don't have the exacts anymore)

I moved through all the flavours over the past few weeks and discovered they are the perfect snack for in class (which is why you have to excuse me for not taking pictures of each of them!)

Every flavour was fantastic! They all tasted clean and fresh!

MUCH to my surprise – my absolute favorite were the APRICOTS!
(I’ve always enjoyed apricots, but never more than mango or pineapple!)

They almost tasted like caramel!
I actually shed a tear when the bag was done (I kid, I kid)

The #1 spot was followed VERY closely by the cherries!! They were tart and chewy and I’m sure chocked full of great antioxidants (since they were so dark and mysterious!)

The only one that I wasn’t a fan of was the apple flavor.
That being said, I usually only enjoy dried apples if they are crispy and the peeled snack ones are more chewy.

Now guess what! These snacks are all available at STARBUCKS!! Yayyyyyyy Starbucks! (finally have some healthy dairy free snacks for me and you!!)

You can also order them on their website and if you want to get up close and personal, you can even follow them on TWITTER!

Thank you PEELED snacks – I am a huge fan!!

Now just for the record – I will always 100% give you an honest review of any products that I review. I am not getting anything for this review (well except the free products I received to review!)! I will tell you the good, the bad or the ugly! That’s my promise to you!

I hope you enjoyed this review, I have a few more that must be done soon!

Let me know if you have tried these products and which is your fav!?!?

Easy Burrito/Fajitas!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:07:00 +0000

Are you guys excited about the game today?

I have NEVER EVER been a hockey fan, or an Olympics fan (*gasp) but I am SO excited about the game!!

I know Canada will kick butt (sorry to all my US readers!)…

Ok! Super easy dinner to make – We couldn’t decide between burritos or fajitas – so we decided to mix them together…

We could call them Farritos? Burjitas? haha.. never mind….

Cook your ground meat of choice (I choose ground turkey)

Add a package of Fajita mix – this is my new favorite (it’s cheaper than the one filled with crappy chemicals)

Follow the directions on the back – usually add some water into the mix and then add the peppers!

While it’s cooking, take your fav tortillas or make your own with this great recipe!

These are our favorite, most tortillas have milk products in them, these one’s don’t!! YAY Plus they are sprouted, so they are that much better for you!

Take out all the tortillas (this recipe makes 8 big burritos) and lay them on the counter.

Then take some re-fried beans (or squish up a can of beans)

Don’t buy this one – it’s full of salt and other stuff… it tasted ok, but I prefer the just beans ones!

Cover a side of the tortillas with beans

Then cover with the turkey/peppers mixture

Dave likes his with salsa on the inside, I like to dip mine!

Roll and bake in a 350 degree oven until tortilla gets crispy!

I like mine with some homemade…

A delicious avocado mashed with green onions, ground coriander, lime juice (and should have been cilantro, but mine was done)!

This meal is fabulous, quick and makes tons of leftovers – 4 meals for me and 2 for Dave! They freeze fabulously as well!

Lots of great variations too – black beans instead of refried – zucchini + onions in with the mix.

Give them a try and let me know what you think!!

Also on the plate this weekend, I was SUPER inspired by Jesse at Vegan Minded… she was whipping up some grilled banana and peanut butter sandwiches! YUM!

I mashed 1/2 a banana on bread with chocolate dreams peanut butter! Spread both sides with Earth Balance and VOLIA… comfort food!

We also cooked up some potatoes, more roasted broccoli and some yummy local lamb!

I love lamb… but lamb does not love me…
We are officially not friends… I had 2 of the above pieces and had a sick stomach for 2 days… no more lamb for this girly! Or red meat for that matter… I just can’t “stomach” it!!

Also lots and lots of juice!
This one was my zing my face off juice – WAY to much ginger… but I was a trouper and drank it down anyways… Bye bye cold that is trying to kick my butt!

Zing my face off juice – 1/2 grapefruit, WAY to much ginger, 2 large kale leaves, 1 orange, 1 carrot and an apple!

Anywhoo… I am off to go make some juice for the hockey game… and see if I can find Dave’s EH! Lululemon shirt to be a trouper today… hope you don’t mind honey!!

GO CANADA GO!!!!!!!!!

Things this Dairy Free girl can’t live without!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:09:00 +0000

Morning!
I hope you all had fun with the 6 lies and a truth – your answers cracked me up!!

#1 was the truth – I was born with RED hair!! Which quickly turned into my white blonde hair!!! :
)
Some of you were close though, I wore BRIGHT YELLOW uniforms at my Christian school!! Grey and banana yellow! BELCH! I’ll see if I can find some pictures for you guys!

I thought I would do a quick post on "Things I Can’t live Without”

#1 – Earth Balance Butter – this stuff tastes just like butter, I use it in everything anyone would normally use “butter” for – even baking and popcorn!   It’s 100% Vegan too…

#2 - Go Good Ice Cream – SO YUMMY! As I said before this stuff is heaven sent (and only Canadian from what I hear!) It is an amazing ice cream substitute – I would probably still eat it even if I magically could eat dairy again – because it’s so tasty!

#3 – Coconut milk – not this one specifically, but when I’m in the mood for something creamy this does the trick! I love my rice cooked in coconut milk with a wee bit of sugar!!

#4 – Nut butters!   I know they aren’t a dairy substitute, but whenever I miss thick creamy things, peanut/almond butter come in handy!

#5 – The Decadent “dairy free” Chocolate chips! These are amazingly rich and delicious! I get them at Superstore/Loblaws and they are $5 for this huge bag!! Life saver!!!

#6-Unsweetened Almond Breeze Vanilla – I know the bloggy world has already found this gem! I prefer it over soy milk. It is a fantastic milk substitute, think and creamy!!!

#7 and #8 Mayonnaise (not this one specifically) and Avocado! Again creamy substitutes!! Add 1/3 avocado to a smoothie and you have a rich creamy “milk shake”. Mayonnaise of course is great for making homemade salad dressings!!

Well there you have it! My “must have’s for living a dairy free lifestyle!!

BEFORE I FORGET the lovely people from PEELED Snacks emailed me and wanted to let you know that they are giving away free samples of their products at Starbucks!!!
I know I still haven’t done my review yet (oops) but these are soft, sweet and amazing!

Apricot was my favourite, so give it a try today!!

PS. YAY it’s Friday – you deserve a coffee and some yummy dried fruit! That being said, what is your typical Starbucks order??

Mine – decaf, soy, 1/2 sweet peppermint latte – yes I am a high maintenance orderer!
I would love to find a new drink though, this is getting BORING!!

xo Jess

6 Lies and a Truth?

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:38:00 +0000

Hey guys!! Happy Thursday!! It’s almost the weekend… Wiiiiiiii

Jolene @ Everyday Foodie – passed this blog award onto me, it’s super cute and fun!!

To accept this award I have to come up with 6 outrageous LIES about myself, and 1 TRUTH, and you need to guess what the truth is. - awwwwwwh this is so hard!
Here goes:
1) I was born with bright red hair
2) I can touch my tongue to my nose
3) I went to a private school and our uniforms were bright green.
4) I have been to Disneyland 2 times
5) I was a wrestler in middle school
6) I love cooked carrots
7) I was born in Alberta

ONLY one is true. Which is it?

I would like to pass this award on to: ALL OF YOU!! I think this is really fun and everyone should get a chance to do it!!

Last night’s dinner was SO good!

I have been seeing tons of roasted broccoli around blog land lately, and now I know why! It’s sooo good!

I roasted it in the oven at 350 for about 20 mins, with the asparagus. I sprinkled it with olive oil and fresh garlic… it turned out amazing!

I also marinated the pork in fresh juice (orange/grapefruit), soya sauce, hosin sauce and garlic- then D BBQed it!!

Rice was boring – Brown basmati… steamed!

Lunch yesterday was also a huge hit! I was super hungry after my 2.5km small hilly run – YAY!!! Getting back to it. And I did about 25 mins of Arms and this fun Zumba video

I now understand why the world is so obsessed with Zumba, it’s so fun!! I got some of the DVD’s and did about 45 mins today, I felt silly doing it, but had lots of fun!

Oh right, we were talking about lunch – talk about sidetracked!

a nice big salad with kale! I’ve never put kale in a salad but it’s really fabulous! I can’t wait to grow it in my garden this year!

and I had some leftovers – we went for Thai food the other night, but I got the regular old same thing, so figured you didn’t want to see pictures!

And some 3 Korn Bread – if you haven’t tried this stuff, it’s awesome – super jam packed full of grains and seeds – we just get it in the bakery isle, it’s usually fresh!

Don’t forget to vote for what you think is my truth from above!

Must run – I am reading a really interesting chapter in my Psychology book about eating disorders and motivation! I have exam #2 next Thursday, and have lots of reading left!!
xo Jess

Another “pulp” recipe!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:05:00 +0000

First off…
I take what I sad back about EA Sports Active being awesome! haha.. We have a major love/hate relationship. I think it would be good for someone who has never ever exercised, because the band that they give you sucks! So I’ve been using free weights with it – enter HATE relationship with this! Because the weights are so bulky, it’s hard to hold both the remote and the weight at the same time. And the game keeps telling me I am doing things wrong and stops on me (for 1-2 mins)

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG So frustrating. Sorry, had to vent – I was all geared up to do their “HARD” arms workout but half way through I was ready to throw my weight at the screen…. End of rant – thank you for listening!

Glad you guys enjoyed the Juicer Pulp Muffin recipe – please let me know if you try something fun with it??

Today I made a Juicer Pulp/Apple Crisp!!! sorry for the blurry picture, I had to use my old camera- the big boy needed recharging!

Pre-heat oven to 350

Put layer of juicer pulp on bottom of greased pan

Pretty colors!

Sauté up some apples with cinnamon

Add a wee bit of sweetener for fun! I used about 2 tsp of Agave

Note to self… must do Xagave review ASAP!

While this is cooking take bowl into pantry and fill full of goodies

Now I know NONE of you will let me get away with that… so I added about 2 cups oats, 1/3 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, 1/3 coconut flour, a wack of chia seeds, some oil…. mix together until crumby looking (I also added some of the syrup that the apples made)

Put the apples on top of the juicer pulp like so…

Then layer on the oatmeal mixture!

pop in the oven until golden brown… (about 30 mins)

I’m not gonna lie… it was pretty dry… So I added some almond butter to the top of it and it was pretty good.
Crazy mix of flavors – not sure I’d use pulp from grapefruit juice again though!
Give it a shot… let me know what you try!! :)

PS. If you look WAY at the top of my blog I had added some headers! (YAY!!) more coming on that soon!!

Have a great Wednesday – I’m trying to talk myself into a run out in our cold blustery weather!! (Since my EA Sports Active workout sucked a$$)

Talk to you guys soon and keep the comments coming, I love them!!!
Jessica

Juicer Pulp muffins!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:42:00 +0000

I felt bad about all the leftovers my juice was making and needed something to use it all up!

Enter juice pulp muffins! I tweeted to all my twitter friends that I was on the hunt for a recipe and Kristen from Kristen’s kitchen sent me this one for Carrot Spice Muffins!!

I followed the recipe mostly

2 cups four – used whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon -used about 1 tsp
1/2 tsp ground ginger - used extra
1/4 tsp allspice – didn’t have omitted
1/8 tsp ground clove -nope
1/8 tsp nutmeg -none
1/3 cup cane sugar – used regular sugar
1 cup oat milk – 1 cup* unsweetened soy milk
1/3 cup sunflower oil – grapeseed oil.
1 tbsp white vinegar
4 carrots- peeled and grated –use all juice pulp instead from about 3 juices.
Topped with Chia seeds – my addition!!

*I actually ended up using about 2 cups of soy milk.

Preheat oven to 375 , grease up a muffin pan (pam)

In a medium bowl, mix dry ingredients.

In a small bowl mix together wet ingredients.

Pour wet into dry, and stir to combine, fold in carrots,

Spoon into muffin tin, and bake for 20-25 minutes (mine took about 30 mins each), or until a knife comes out clean!

My little pink muffins – full of beets, carrots, oranges, apples, strawberries, celery, ginger and a few other yummy ingredients!

They turned out super moist and really yummy! One bite you can taste orange, then orange!! I highly recommend giving them a try!!

Do you have any ideas for ways to use up juicer pulp? I’ve heard a few people say they are testing out pulp crackers!!?!?

Anywhoo… I haven’t been feeling so hot the last few days, so I’m trying to beat it out of me with juice!! Glorious juice!

This orange one is my cold but kicker ( I just decided) it has orange, grapefruit, ginger, strawberry and carrot and is oh so yummy!

I few of you mentioned that I have inspired you to dust off your juicers!! YAY!!! What recipes have you been using?

I’m looking for one that is a little less fruit and a bit more veggies!

-Skip past this part if you have no interest in the wedding!

- haha

I haven’t spoken about the "wedding” lately much – and I know some of you are wanting details!!!

I think we decided on the RIU Emerald Bay in Mazatlan – it’s a little bit higher than we were hoping (for the week), but they have an amazing wedding package, and it’s a beautiful hotel.

We are going with the attitude that as long as Dave and I are there, everyone else is icing on the cake!!

Most people we have asked have said they have paid between $1600-2000 to go to a destination wedding… Our price is in there somewhere. There were some things that were non negotiable for both us and my parents, so once you set those restrictions – it gets pricey I guess?

We understand it won’t make everyone happy… but let’s be honest, if you have ever planned a wedding, you all know that it’s impossible to make EVERYONE happy right?!

Has anyone been to this resort??!

~End of wedding talk~

Tell me something exciting today? What’s going on exciting in your life?!?!

xo Jess

I scream, you scream we all scream for…

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:49:00 +0000

JUICE?

I have a new edition to the family!

I was trying to reason with myself that I can’t afford both a Vitamix AND a juicer – so I saved the $400 and got this Power Juicer on sale at Canadian Tire (Thanks Ali!)

And then it began!

plus

equals…

Had to recycle my Starbucks cup!! I didn’t realize how little juice that much fruit/veggies made, so I only got a bit of juice for my first one…

It was so tasty!!! And it just gives you such a boost of energy. I made this about 6 seconds after I got home!!

This morning I decided to make some more!!!

Same recipe except I added some celery this am

so pretty! I like my juice ice cold

I wanted to get creative with the pulp, so I added it to my sushi!

it made some very pretty sushi

I’ve been eating left over sushi for every meal! haha I also forgot to show you this from our sushi party! I’ve been snacking on the left overs the last two days too!

Sprouts with medium tofu, toasted sesame seeds, onions, sesame oil and soya sauce!

Very tasty!

So far my Sunday has been awesome. I got up and had the above juice – and then Dave and I ventured off on a run/walk. I felt pretty good today, my running is coming back very slowly!

Then I went over to my mom and dad’s – Dad took Lance for a walk and Mom and I went to the market (for juicing deals of course) I got a HUGE bag (20+) apples for $3.99! SCORE

I came home and made my 2nd juice of the day (that’s it for today I promise)

Two small apples, spinach, 2 strawberries!! Along with one of my mom’s delicious muffins

PS. thank you for all the compliments on my nails!! They are super easy to do!! (Maybe I’ll show you how!)

I might go try the P90x videos – I’m pretty sure they are going to kill me, but I need some torture right now!

Any good juice recipes for me?!!?

Ciao for now,

Jess

Japanese Night!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:41:00 +0000

As I was saying yesterday, it was a BEAUTIFUL day here.

I was busy getting ready for the part until out of the corner of my I noticed Lance outside loving the sunshine!

I played puppy paparazzi and took snook some shots of him, loving life!

He was so happy outside, soaking up the sunshine, I knew it was my turn, so I strapped on the running shoes went for a good run and then played with Lance out in the sunshine!

Dave came home early with a delicious surprise for me!

JUICE!! It was soo amazingly good – apple, orange, beet, carrot and ginger!

and more treats – a stuffed avocado over sprouts!

I want this recipe. I actually pouted when it was gone!

He also brought me some kelp noodles with pesto!

I can’t say I was a huge fan of this salad, but I was so happy with my yummy lunch it didn’t even matter!! This place will be my haven once I go to school (it’s in a different town)!!

Then we started prepping for our Japanese Potluck we were hosting! So many good eats!

First off I (almost) followed this recipe – it got rave reviews.

Edamame Hummus

I served it with mary’s gone crackers and rice crackers!

Then the other yummy food started showing up!

Daikon radish salad – soooo yummy!

Sunomono Salad – this is one thing I have attempted many times, and can never get it right… This stuff was amazing!

Then there was this… oh my… not going to lie, this was one of the tastiest things I’ve eaten! May not be pretty but WOW!

Okonomiyaki

It’s basically pancake with shrimp, cabbage and onions – covered in an HP type sauce, mayonnaise, nori crumbles and fish flakes! - Real healthy huh?

Edamame made an appearance too!

Sake of course! Ick- can’t say I am a fan!!

But the bottle is pretty!

Then the sushi making began!

John wanted to let us know we were doing a good job!

I had to snap a picture of my super cute hubby to be… and his cheesy picture smile!

And the rest of our guests!

(notice the sox monkey swinging on the light!!)

or the back of their heads!

It was a pretty fantastic evening. Hosting theme dinner potlucks are so much fun!! Especially when your group of friends are good cooks!!

Well this post is getting pretty long, so I guess I’ll finish off here! I hope you guys are drooling!!!

xoxoxoxo Have an awesome Saturday!

Jess

The sun is shining… it’s a beautiful day!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:07:00 +0000

I feel so lucky, this is day 4 of sunshine!! I love it!!

Lots on the plate for you guys today!

I bombed… I never bomb… I usually get about a 6+/10 mark on my meals… this one I believe didn’t even measure on the scale…

Sweet and sour chicken and stir fried rice. I was so excited, it looked so good!

The brown basmati rice was full of veggies (and a serving on mushrooms, for me only) spices and sauces! It was alright but nothing special.

The sweet and sour chicken was instead thick and sour…

Sorry hunny, I’ll do better next time!! haha..

I had big hopes for dinner last night, but we ended up going out for wings and I had a shrimp cocktail with salad. It was pretty fantastic, I’m not going to lie!

This morning I am happily sitting in the sun, reading blogs and drinking my…

Mixed with some soy milk, agave and vanilla!

So good, and just what was needed! I used to drink “green tea lattes” all the time at Starbucks – but now just make them at home! Matcha is great in smoothies too!!

Ok… part 2 for my ASK ME A QUESTION, keep them coming!

I miss macaroni & cheese--any way to simulate the creamy cheesiness but remain dairy free?

I haven’t experimented at all with this, as it wasn’t one of the things I ate before. I know there are TONS of recipes out there for cheesy substitutes, mostly using nutritional yeast.

I actually read about one today for hummus + nutritional yeast + tumeric = cheesy goodness!

If you could compete in any Olympic sport, what would you choose?

Ugg… if I had NO FEAR – probably snowboarding or gymnastics! I used to be a gymnastics coach, but I can’t even do a cartwheel? But I loved watching the kids do their thang’

Ps. I coached babies and preschoolers, so no cart wheeling was necessary!

Any big ideas for your wedding so far? What do you think will be the best part about your wedding... besides the GETTING MARRIED part!

Yes, lots of big ideas for the wedding. It will be on a beach in Mexico (probably Mazatlan) only really close family and friends. Pretty casual, filled with lots of love!

The thing I am the most excited about? (prepare for mush) I honestly didn’t think I would ever meet someone that I would be so in love with! I have always been “the single girl”, but from our very first date we just click. We are pretty opposite, but I think that makes us work so well!! So the thing I am most excited about is knowing that we are both committing to working hard at making our marriage work and of course spending a whole week surrounded by most of our favourite people!

I am loving answering these questions so please feel free to keep asking!

I was lucky enough to get a fabulous award from Jesse at Vegan Minded! Thanks Jesse, I love your blog and was so honoured to get this award from you!

The sunshine award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspire others in the blog world.

The rules for accepting the sunshine award are:

- put the logo on your blog or within your post
- pass the award onto 12 bloggers
- link the nominees within your post
- let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog
- share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award

My 12 lovely bloggers that inspire me are;

Girl on Raw – Robyn, every time I read your blog I am inspired to be just a wee bit healthier, and go raw! hehe

Iheartwellness – Kris is just a lovely person! Such a huge HAPPINESS inspiration to me!

The Clean Eating Mama – Tasha – she’s the mama of my cute blog god son! haha the maker of my new apron, and just a good friend!! Plus – her eats always look amazing!

Oh She Glows – big shocker here – I think I have tried pretty much every recipe Angela has every posted! Plus she is the reason I started blogging!! Huge inspiration from her every time a new blog post pops up!

Green and Crunchy – if you don’t read this blog you should! It’s a family of lots that eats so super healthy and FUN! I love this family!! And you will love their lunch plates!

Meghan Telpner – I would move to Toronto just to attend her cooking workshops and never buy lululemon again to attend on of her tropical paradise workshops!

Enjoying the small things- if you do nothing else today read this blog, from the very beginning. Kelle is AMAZING. I cry with every new post, as well as find myself falling deeper and deeper in love with the thought of being a mom!!

Get Fit Chicks – if there is a blog out there that will get me motivated to get off my butt – it is these girls!!

http://ameliefille.blogspot.com/ – Noelle is a yummy cook… your mouth will water with all her yummy vegan meals!!

Nutrition Nut on the Run – I am new to this blog but it’s been love since the beginning!! So much fun stuff

Healthy Hoggin – another new to me blog!! She always eats such yummy things! Plus she has an AMAZING giveaway going down!

Last but not least – my newest fav blog!!

Alli – I’m pretty sure she is my new BFF on twitter!! hehe… and her blog is great too!!

Phewf – that was hard work!! This is just a few of my favorites, I read over 70 blogs, so it’s hard to choose just 12!

Anywhoo… that’s all from me right now! We are having friends over tonight for a Japanese potluck – so keep posted tomorrow for all the yummy eats (and hot tub adventures) haha

HUGSSSSSSSSSS and KISSEEEEEEES

Jess

FAQ’s Part 1

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:50:00 +0000

Thanks to everyone who as asked a question so far… so far it’s been pretty entertaining – A few I had to delete, but whatever!! Here goes nothing…

If you could do one thing over in your life, what would it be?

I know it’s kinda “cliché” to say nothing, SO… if it wouldn’t change where I am right now, I wish that I would have gone back to school earlier, because it’s really hard now. That being said, I’m not sure I would have taken this path… I also would have travelled more when I felt more carefree than now. (money, stomach stuff, work… school!)

Have you ever considered using left aligned text rather than center aligned? I think it would make your blog look more professional and easier to read. You are such an upbeat and positive person and I love reading your blog but I find it hard to read.

Funny you should ask that! I always got in trouble at work for center aligning everything! But it’s very “me”, I’ve tried the left align, but it doesn’t look right to me!! I LEFT ALIGNED this post just for you today though!! :) Ps. thanks for loving my blog, I love that you are reading my blog!! I hope you forgive me if I don’t switch it over!! :)

What would be your ultimate dream job if money didn't matter, and there were no limitations?

Ooooh… good question!!

#1 - I would probably run a camp for girls. Working on self esteem building!! it wouldn’t just be a summer camp, it would be all year long and our family would live up there! There is SO much more to it than this, but I have run quite a few programs such as this, and it’s amazing how much girls come out of their shells after a few days of being in that environment!!

#2 – A healthy cafe! Super healthy foods, great drinks, live music, local artwork, funky crowd!!

Why won't you give me a massage?? –david

haha.. this would be from the FH!! Sorry hunny, I am busy answering VERY important questions!!

What's new, Jess?

Lots is new!! Newly engaged and planning a wedding!! Also waiting to hear if I got into school for next year. School is to become an education assistant! We are also going to Newfoundland for 2 weeks in May, which I am really excited about!! Those Newfoundland folks are good people!!

What inspired you to start blogging?

Very simple answer for this one. www.ohsheglows.com !!!

I read her blog, thought she was amazing, and felt inspired to write my own! I’ve always loved cooking, healthy foods and taking pictures – so it seemed like a perfect thing for me!!

HEY! You're kinda hot - how old are you, and what do you do for work?

bahahaha… first off thank you for making my morning!! I will be turning the big 30 on March 22nd!! Can’t believe that is the number!! For work right now, long story short – I was bumped out of my job in September, so since then I have been working a bunch of different jobs. The main jobs I have been doing helping to run programs for kids at risk, and running a program for adults with special needs!! I am also in school right now doing a Psychology course!

There ya go folks… keep the questions coming!!!

Food post to come later!!

Jess

PS. it was REALLY hard for me to not center align this!! :)

Jumping on the bandwagon!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:38:00 +0000

So I am LOVING all the “ask me anything” blog posts out there so I decided to open it up to all of my Dairy Free Betty readers!

You can ask an anonymous questions!!

Please be nice though, I have heard some terrible questions!

Click here to submit a question!

Hey how do you like my new header???

I wanted something that was kind of me!!!

Anywhoo.. do you want wedding or food stuff first?

I guess it should be food, since it is a food blog!

Yesterday I was talking about my yummy new salad dressing well this is the salad that goes along with that dressing, I have been obsessed with this salad lately!

Carrots, apple, cucumber, celery, steamed cauliflower, pecans, crasins and goddess dressing! I ate it with some rice crackers!

It is amazingly delicious……… who said salads need lettuce!? I was thinking it would be good with tuna too!

I have also been eating lots of this fruit salad too

Nectarines, banana, apple, orange, strawberries, crasins, pecans and the dressing which was agave, lime juice and ginger!

I am loving salads right now!!

This is a great accompaniment to them too!

I won a contest a few weeks ago and this was one of the things I received.

I have been putting it in my smoothies, and on toast, instead of butter! Yummy coconuty goodness!

Don’t judge my napkin… all the plates were in the dishwasher!

Ok… on to wedding stuff!! :)

Just for the record, if all goes as planned we will be getting married THIS DAY next year! YAY!!

Yesterday I went and tested out making some invitations.

Here is what we came up with…

#1 – my favourite – I ripped off the little thing that was at the top on the left, so don’t mind it. Dave doesn’t love the saying, so we will probably look for something else for there!

#2 – Don’t love it… it’s my least fav, but it’s kinda cute.

#3 – 2nd favourite, but I don’t LOVE this one!

What are your thoughts???

I really want to make the invitations, as we are on a pretty tight budget! And invitations are SO EXPENSIVE… I’d much rather spend $$ on fun stuff AT the wedding!!

She estimated that they will be about $30 for about 30 of them! Plus time and love of course!

I am making sweet and sour chicken AND fried (well not really) rice. Anyone have any good recipes for either for me!??!

xo Jess

Free Hugs!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:34:00 +0000

Morning!!

The sun is shining again today!! YAY!! This makes me so happy, my tulips are poking out and it’s feeling like spring!! We have such a beautiful garden, so I can’t wait to see all the pretty flowers popping up everywhere!

I thought this video might make you smile today. Make sure to watch if you need a little pick-me-up!

FREE HUGS!!

I wish I had some exciting recipes to share with you today, but I have been super busy, so I just tossed a bunch of food together! BUT I did finally try this salad dressing

At first.. I wasn’t a fan – but then I made up a salad with lettuce, cucumbers, steamed cauliflower, apple and a bunch of other stuff and it was AMAZING!!

It was a little expensive and the bottle is small so I’m scared I’m going to use it up too fast!! (another salad will happen today guaranteed!!) and I will take pictures!

I had a great quick dinner the other night too!

Chicken rolled in panko and spices, spinach and roasted potatoes from my breakfast the other morning!

Panko – which is a Japanese bread crumb is AWESOME… it stays really crunchy, and you can mix any spices you like and make it any flavour you want, so it’s fantastic…

Anywhoo… wedding stuff… we have officially picked out the bridesmaids dresses. I was originally going to go with black – but I really like the “chocolate” color!! So imagine this in chocolate

I am patiently waiting for the travel agent to get back to me again regarding prices! So we can go ahead and book the wedding!! That will be a lot of pressure off my shoulders!

Anywhoo.. time for my EA Sports Active – I’ve gotten a little addicted to this lately. There are some really fun things on there!! Here is my blog review of this fun Wii program!

Have an awesome day!!

Question of the day? What is your favourite song right now!?!?

Perfect Valentines Day!

dairyfreebetty@hotmail.com (Jessica) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:05:00 +0000

Hey guys! I hope you had as perfect of a Valentine’s Day as I did!!

It started with crazy amounts of sunshine peaking through my curtains. Sun? what is sun? Is it really going to last all day?! Is it actually WARM outside… the answer is yes!!

Then Dave and I exchanged out gifts - $10 limit!

Mine – a card, book on kindness, "love coupons”, and a cd of music that reminds him of me… Can I get an awwwwwwwe??
Him – Card, hand made love coupons, and a homemade steak dinner by yours truly!!

I loved the $10 limit, it made us both be more creative rather than just grab something easy.

Then we headed out on a run/walk

Perfect!

Then we noticed the flowers sprouting up in the garden!

So beautiful!

Then to breakfast – Dave suggested a big fruit salad

It was full of apples, bananas, strawberries, nectarines, oranges, crasins, pecans – with a sauce of lime/agave

So yummy!

Then we headed out for a walk on the seawalk!
Driving there – amazing view of the ocean

This is where the cruise ships pass through to go to Alaska!

Our “big rock” – with the an Olympic little man

Little did we know, RIGHT beside this huge rock – there was a MASSIVE dead sealion – he was HUGE. One of his teeth was the size of 3 fingers together! EEK!

He was about 3x the size of this guy

Dairy Free Betty

A day… just a day!

Taking inspiration…

Happy Friday!

My Wednesday EATS!

Dave’s Cold Brew Coffee!

My very random post!

Death by chicken wings…

Snack Attack!

Sorry no blog post!

Tina’s “Rad” Waffles – a must try recipe!

Zumbaaaaaa

“Get Peeled”

Easy Burrito/Fajitas!

Things this Dairy Free girl can’t live without!

6 Lies and a Truth?

Another “pulp” recipe!

Juicer Pulp muffins!

More questions answered…

Do you like cats?

What's your middle name?

Do you have a favourite recipe?

You're throwing a blogger party. Who do you invite? Why?

I scream, you scream we all scream for…

Japanese Night!

The sun is shining… it’s a beautiful day!

I miss macaroni & cheese--any way to simulate the creamy cheesiness but remain dairy free?

If you could compete in any Olympic sport, what would you choose?

Any big ideas for your wedding so far? What do you think will be the best part about your wedding... besides the GETTING MARRIED part!

FAQ’s Part 1

If you could do one thing over in your life, what would it be?

Have you ever considered using left aligned text rather than center aligned? I think it would make your blog look more professional and easier to read. You are such an upbeat and positive person and I love reading your blog but I find it hard to read.

What would be your ultimate dream job if money didn't matter, and there were no limitations?

Why won't you give me a massage?? –david

What's new, Jess?

What inspired you to start blogging?

HEY! You're kinda hot - how old are you, and what do you do for work?

Jumping on the bandwagon!

Free Hugs!

Perfect Valentines Day!