Ice cream, salads and more...

There are certain foods I am definitely addicted to now!

Rice Dream Organic (non-dairy frozen) Mango coconut is to die for!
And I cant seem to put the Cocoa Marble fudge down till its too late...
For being a rice milk product they are surprisingly creamy and flavorful.
It uses agave as a sweetener, which is so much healthier for you.

I make a salad every day! not just any salad...
Field Greens
Baby Spinach
strawberries or raisins
avocado (a must!)
tomatoes (mostly Roma's)
radishes (not always)
bean sprouts ( Mike likes those better than I...)
chick peas
black olives
I actually crave these salads now, and feel so good after eating!
Sometimes that is my meal!
I top them off with olive oil, red wine vinegar sprinkled, coarse sea salt and finely ground pepper.
A special thanks to my mil who gave me the idea for the salad dressing.
Also to Betsy for the avocado and Roma tomato.

Gluten free- Vegan Cornbread made with banana is a recipe I stumbled on.
My brother got me a great gf cookbook a couple years ago and I noticed it also has a 'V' by some of the recipes. The cornbread actually calls for 1 egg but I substituted a banana instead and it is so moist and stays moist! It doesn't dry out like most gf baked goods. I make it in a round 8x8 pan and it reminds me of johnny cake! This morning I took a section and split it in half making it thin enough to toast. After buttering ( yes I use butter..shh) I used peanut butter to bring out the flavor companion of banana. I enjoyed every bite, as it was my last piece... Time to make more! I don't always have a ripe banana on hand as an egg substitute with my vegan recipes, so Ive learned to put them in the freezer when they have gone ripe. Pulling one out as needed.

I remain mostly vegan with a few exceptions... I feel better when I leave out the dairy and meat. go figure!