tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26464043366620990722026-06-12T07:59:33.619-07:00Sexy Vegan Mama chronicles the vegan culinary adventures of The Gonzo Mama, who is the mother of seven children and in the awkward vegan position of being married to a hunter. They're pretty much the only family in America to be card-carrying members of both PETA and the NRA.Christina-Marie Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16669501917338549778noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646404336662099072.post-7546973372043725112018-09-01T16:01:00.001-07:002018-09-01T16:01:31.444-07:00

 Confession: I've been slacking on lunches. In fact, I often work through lunch, and forget to eat, or I just throw something together, and keep on moving. It's been a while since I've actually sat down to enjoy a lunch, so I made a point of doing so, today, and it was totally worth it. Even with the kids running around, crashing into things, yelling at each other, and

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My baby brother got married a few weeks ago. It was an awesome weekend for my siblings and I to spend time together, especially since we're a bit spread out, geographically. The evening wedding was followed by a raucous late-night karaoke party, and a barbecue the following day. In case you're wondering, I sang Chumbawamba in a shameful performance during karaoke. While my

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I hope everyone had a blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving, filled with love, laughter, and a ton of delicious food. We sure did. I posted a series of photos of our vegan meal on Facebook, and had many requests for several of my recipes -- most of which were already here, on SexyVeganMama.com. Then, I got a few messages and a phone call, asking for my baked beans recipe. Now, growing up, we

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Let me tell y'all... I had a hell of a day, a couple days ago. First, the bathroom sink backed up to high heaven, and after hours of plunging, pleading, and crying, it still wouldn't drain. I had blisters on my hands, funky water from head to toe, and nothing was working. In desperation, I locked the bathroom door, and began to pretend that room didn't even exist. We can pee and shower in the

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I have this friend. Well, okay, he was Mr. Wright's friend, first, since they went to school together, but I'm claiming him as my veryownpersonal friend, because we share something Mr. Wright does not: Craig and I both eat an entirely plant-based diet. So, who is this guy, anyway? Well, for starters, he's the creative brain behind Craig Olsen Interior Design, but he's also a fantastic actor,

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Pizza... pizza... it's like its own food group, right? And when your house is home to a bundle of kids, there's no escaping it. However, I'm always on a quest to make it healthier, more nutritious, and less processed. Until recently, we've used Daiya Deliciously Dairy-Free "cheese" shreds for our pizzas, and I stand by them. They're awesome! However, I've been trying to create more from-scratch

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TWELVE years ago, Mr. Wright, our (then) five kids, the cousin living in our garage and I made a little trip out to Bullet Bob's Freedom Compound, and got hitched. No one thought it was a good idea, including our respective families, friends, and perhaps ourselves. In fact, Mr. Wright didn't even tell his family he planned on marrying me until we were on our way. I think the

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The #lovechelan logo was designed by Rose Weagant Olcott, known as @dinmutha on Twitter. It is being used to raise funds and awareness for Give Naked, a non-profit org which actively raises funding for individual "gives" to meet the needs of those who need assistance within the Chelan community. This post is part of a series I will be running in the coming weeks, called "What Chelan

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The #lovechelan logo was designed by Rose Weagant Olcott, known as @dinmutha on Twitter. It is being used to raise funds and awareness for Give Naked, a non-profit org which actively raises funding for individual "gives" to meet the needs of those who need assistance within the Chelan community. This post is part of a series I will be running in the coming weeks, called "What Chelan

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 I was born in a small town... Actually, I was born in Seattle, which is not exactly a small town, but certain neighborhoods within it have a significant "small town" vibe. Ballard, I'm looking at you. Anyway, now I live in a small town. Well, small-ish. Small enough that we don't have a ton of groovy food trucks (although we DO have Rå, which is a kickass, vegan-friendly,

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It's definitely summer weather around here, and that means picnics and potlucks, and outdoor parties. There are all the standard potluck salads -- most of them groan-worthy to the vegan. Potato salad (with bacon!). Jell-o salad. A promising pea and carrot salad... whoops... no. That's mayo (and bacon!). And, of course, there is pasta salad. Pasta salad generally falls into one of two

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Do you need some hot stuff? Do you need it, baby, tonight? Maybe you, like Donna Summer (the queen of the "come hither look," by the way), are sittin' there, eatin' your heart out, waiting... Waiting for something to eat besides your heart. Because you love your heart, and eating it just doesn't seem like a healthy way to express your love. Know what is a good way to love your

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Mango and chipotle just go together, like... Like... Like rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong Remembered forever As shoo-bop sha wadda wadda yippity boom de boom Chang chang changitty chang sha-bop That's the way it should be Don't tell me you don't know what I'm talking about. Surely, you remember this: Anyway, there it is. Mango and chipotle. And pasta, because I love me

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Can you improve upon perfection? Sometimes, you can. I'm not talking about, say, trying to improve the greatest song ever written and performed (which, by the way, is Maxine Nightingale's "Right Back Where We Started From" -- this is not a debate). Some perfection can't be outdone. But, let's say you have a perfect cookie recipe. The kids love it, the hubby loves it, it's a hit

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Even a super-creative Wonder Woman like Sexy Vegan Mama gets stuck in a rut, sometimes. Seven kids with lives, a rockstar husband (literally), a bustling sexual health education business to run (I'm a popular girl)... Dinner has taken a backseat, and our local pizza delivery guy probably expects to be written into our wills by now. He's practically like family, at this point. I'm tired.

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I don't know if you're hip to the cauliflower thing that's going on, but it's kind of a big deal. Like, taking over Pinterest kind of big. People are using cauliflower for all sorts of things that cauliflower might not have even known it was capable of, itself. Like for pizza crust. And pie crust, believe it or not. And "steaks." (Get my recipe for Broiled Balsamic Peanut Cauliflower Steaks here

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I'm still loving the one-pot pasta thing, like the rest of Pinterest . After doing this recipe makeover, I was hooked! Put all your stuff into one pot, boil and stir... How easy is that?! For this one, I was craving something a little sweet. And a little spicy. And really creamy. Actually, I was kinda premenstrual, but I personally feel that's when the best recipes come about. (Hello, Salted

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I may or may not have tied one on (a green one, at that) during St. Patrick's Day festivities in the past. You know, during my younger years? These days, with work, kiddos and a schedule that makes the Marines look like wussies, a good Shepherd's Pie is as Irish as I can get on March 17th. This is how this year's went down: Sweet Potato Cheesy Shepherd's Pie Mashed Sweet Potato Topping

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I was a bartender for years, so maybe it's just business-as-usual when someone says to me, "I heard about this recipe... I don't really know what's in it, but... could you make it for me?" Mr. Wright and I were recently on vacation in Scottsdale, Arizona (by the way, if you're in town, you've gotta try out The Herb Box for awesome service, food and atmosphere!), and while I was soaking in a

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Last November, Mr. Wright and I found ourselves in New Orleans for a business conference. I'd been dying to try some of the local vegan fare -- which, by the way, is becoming easier to find in the Big Easy -- and we had an evening to kill. We hitched a pedicab to Seed, which served us not only amazing Southern vegan comfort food, but the best matcha tea ever brewed this side of Tokyo. If

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Let me tell you a thrilling story about a recent grocery shopping adventure... What? What's that? You say grocery shopping is neither thrilling, nor adventurous? It IS, when you're a mommy, and shopping is the closest thing to "me time" you'll be able to hope for over the next decade or so. Anyway, there I was, browsing the clearance bin -- because, you know, I'm thrifty like that -- and

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It's zucchini season. Yup. That means there are zucchini aplenty, begging to be used. I mean, a lot of zucchini. So much zucchini, in fact, that a sane person doesn't dare to leave her or his car unlocked, for fear that the absent-minded fool will return to find the vehicle filled to the top with zucchini, unloaded by desperate farmers, trying to rid themselves of the smothering squash.

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Can you really make anything with just three ingredients? Outside of, say, "mommy's vitamin water" (lemonade, ice, vodka -- don't judge)? Well, sure... if one of the ingredients is a cake mix, which arguably has a bunch of ingredients, but since I only have to open one box, I'll concede it is "one ingredient." This recipe popped up in my Facebook feed the other day. Intrigued, I read the

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My Facebook feed and Pinterest PICC line (to be perfectly honest, a straight mainline is what's really necessary for Pinterest) have both been blowing up with this "one-pan pasta" thing. Let's face it -- it's not new. It's a method used by line chefs in restaurants around the world, but... can we mere mortals pull it off? Apparently so, according to this post, which was inspired by Martha

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I don't remember what my mother used to stuff her peppers with, but I do remember that I always looked forward to them. As a kid, the idea of essentially an entire meal, stuffed into a handy little vegetable "bowl" was pure magic. I wish I could apply the same "everything fits tidily with magic" process to things like: All the kids' Legos magically and tidily going into the box

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