Road home

Jody and I had the opportunity to attend a workshop in Oregon this past october. When I first registered back in April(?) we both thought we should drive. What a gorgeous drive it would be, and it gives us the opportunity to pretend we get to do this all the time. You see, we dream of owning a vw van and be on the road constantly. Well, this roadtrip gave us a taste of what it could be. It was also ALOT longer then we thought it would be. We assumed around the 9/10hr mark, but it ended up taking us 12..12! Doesn't seem like a huge difference but when your sitting in that little car for 10 hours thinking your going to get there at any time, 2 extra hours is a long time.

all taken on 1v/porta400

Iced Coffee in my life

Coffee is one thing we are always stoked up on in our home. Out of milk and bread..but we've got espresso. My favourite summertime drink are iced lattes. I enjoy them with almond milk but any milk of your choosing would be delightful. Lately Ive been freezing coffee or milk ice cubes...Freeze (chocolate!) almond milk or coffee to pop in your iced latte and it never gets that watery taste near the end. genius I know!

the typical

Jody took this photo of me awile back and it made me realize this is the typical for me. Hunkered over my computer, lumin (or neela) beside me, trying to finish up the latest session. Today is no different and I probably look exactly like this as im typing..Just a look into my day.

Lumin

Meet our newest little addition. Lumin is a rescue puppy that came to us just over a month ago. An organization rescued her in mexico, where she was tied to a fence left to die. She is a total puppy terror in every way but we love her anyways, she is a puppy after all.  She loves to play fetch (still working on the actual fetch part...), snuggle and cuddle, play, and in general be adorable. Bonus-Neela and Lumin are getting along so well! They play together all the time, its too cute.

Crop it

I bought this crop top at F21 awile back (in hawaii actually!) and hadnt worn it yet. This COULD be the start of something great, or I might never wear it again. Not sure yet.

Those shoes most men hate

Jody and I had a humorous conversation about wedges. He hates them, he told me they look like 2×4s strapped to womens feet..which made my earlier decision to skip the shoe sale at the mall a good one(wedges may or may not have been in my hand..good thing for huge feet.). The wedges I wore tonight are not 2×4s in my opinion, they are the kitten heel of wedges..trying but not quite getting there. Regardless I wore them, I will again. Wedges-love?hate?

dress: h&m
shoes: aldo
belt: thrifted

 oh and hey..we got a dog. I know, I know shes adorable-Meet Lumin.

Wore it

Sometimes all you need is a good summer dress and a day at the lake.

 Dress:Free people Shoes:aldo

Taken on my Fuji Instaxmini

us

When Jody and I first met we would go on "photo adventures" all the time. Snapping photos of eachother or just the radom things we saw. Over the past few years as our careers (or mine specifically as Jody has been full  time video for 8 years) has turned into a "full time creative" our photo walks went to the back burner. We had been talking for weeks about how we should just head out and snap some recent photos of ourselves..and it finally happened. So, selfies done our way.

Saturdays are for popcorn and movies

We spend most saturdays doing just this. Cozied up on the couch with popcorn and a movie. As much as we enjoy GOING to the theatre to check out the latest movie, there's something cozy and enjoyable about being at home, in your pajamas with a big bowl of popcorn.  Does that not sound like the best night?

Ready for the movies..or a night in?

My favourite way to enjoy a big ol bowl of popcorn. rice bran oil, sea salt, and nutritional yeast. Try it before you judge it! I thought coconut oil would be delightful too, but I have yet to try it.

Happy Saturday Friends!

Lets eat delicious food and call it a vegan feast

Last night was such a success. Being around wonderful people, eating good food is bound to be a success. On the menu last night was black bean and kabocha stew (oh my so good!), whole wheat biscuits, and chocolate espresso brownies-yes, it was incredible.
We have basically been cooking our way through "the kind diet", trying out new recipes discovering what we like and what we would pass on. So far I pass on nothing...but this was only week two.
I hosted this lovely dinner evening and although cozy-we all fit!
Thankyou Rebecca, Renee, and Katy- such a lovely evening with friends. Katy hosts next week and we would love to see new faces! Scroll to the bottom for recipes!

Black Bean and Kabocha stew

1 cup black beans
1” piece of konbu seaweed
2 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil (we used coconut oil)
2-3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 tsp. chili powder
Sea Salt
Pinch of Crushed Red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 ½ cups diced tomatoes
 kabocha squash, peeled and cut into pieces
1 cup mirin
2 teaspoons white miso
2 celery stalks diced
1/2 cup cilantro 

1.Toast black beans in a dry skillet on low heat for 5-10 minutes.
2.Put beans in a large pot with the kombu and 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cover for 20 minutes (or longer if using dry black beans).
3.While the beans cook, combine the oil, garlic, onion and chili powder in a large skillet over medium heat. Add salt, red pepper flakes and cumin, continue cooking another 2-3 minutes.
4.Add tomatoes, squash, mirin,celery and 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for about 35 minutes. Drain black beans and add to stew.
5. Garnish with cilantro-eat!

Whole Wheat Biscuits
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup non dairy milk (more or less as needed)


Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add oil and milk as needed. knead 20 times. form into biscuits and bake at 350 for 20min or until golden brown.


Espresso fudge brownies
3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
3/4 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cacao powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups maple sugar (we used coconut sugar!)
3/4 cup almond milk blend (or any nondairy milk)
3/4 cup espresso (or decaf coffee)
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup walnuts

Heat over to 325 F and grease a 9 inch pan.

combine flour(s), cacao powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar and oil. Slowly stir in milk and espresso. Stir in walnuts, Bake 25 min.

We served with coconut ice cream!

 

we were happy to host.