I don't even miss ice cream!

WOW! I found the yummiest ice cream alternative ever: Purely Decadent Dairy Free Turtle Trails.



I have had so many yummy products from Turtle Mountain and they did not fail me with their "ice cream." My pint did not last long, because I shared a bite with each of my 4 kids. After they had a taste (just as I did), they wanted more! I loved the texture and unlike real ice cream, I didn't have a full, had too much feeling.

I will DEFINATELY purchasing more! If you've tried Purely Decadent desserts or any other Turtle Mountain Products, please leave a review or comment, thanks!

Frozen Treats

Ok, so I did NOT discover this AFTER I became vegan, but my favorite vegan frozen treats are Edy's Lime Fruit Bars.



Other Fruit Bar products that are vegan also include Grape, Lemonade, Strawberry, and Tangerine, Variety Pack (Grape, Cherry & Tropical) and Variety Pack (Lime, Strawberry & Wildberry). There are other Fruit Bar flavors, but they contain milk.

The flavors are amazing, pretty close to the actual fruit. The best part of the Strawberry are the chunks of fruit in the bar. YUM!

So, if you've tried them, please share your own review. What's your favorite flavor, or least favorite?

Canned AND Frozen

I want to have meals-in-minutes, just like omnivores, so I was elated when I found Amy's products. All their products are vegaterian, but they do offer a huge selection of vegan products too.

Typically I like to blog about specific products, but everything I've tried, whether is was a canned soup or a frozen meal, I've LOVED them all. I was actually browsing the site before posting this and have actually found some of my favorite (before I was vegan) meals in vegan form!

One of my all-time favorites was an Indian dish, Mattar Paneer.
Amy's has their own version.

And my second (before I was vegan) favorite was Shepard's Pie. Now I can revisit that old favorite!


I urge you to find one of your favorites made by Amy's. And if you have tried them before, please share your review! Thanks!

A favorite from my kids...

This holiday season, I had to find some new cookie recipes. I grew up making cookies with my mom and I want to continue that tradition, but Vegan style! My favorite recipe blog, FatFree Vegan Kitchen, had just what I needed.

Lower-Fat Peanut Butter Banana Cookies, from now on, will be a staple Christmas cookie in our house.

My kids are both peanut butter & banana lovers, so it's just natural that they loved them together. I too enjoyed them. They are so soft & chewy and the flavors are very well balanced. It's like eating a peanut butter cookie with a bonus yumminess!

If you've tried them or have any other vegan cookie recipes you'd like to share, please leave a review!

Bread, now with flavor!

Believe it or not, many breads are not vegan! I was shocked to find out that all the 100% Whole Wheat loafs either contained eggs or dairy products. Well, lucky for me I read about an amazing bread.

The brand Food for Life has created a line of delicious vegan breads, Ezekiel 4:9® Organic Sprouted Whole Grain Products.

So far I have tried Organic Sprouted 100% Whole Grain Flourless Bread.



I thought typical whole wheat bread had flavor, but Ezekiel 4:9® makes that taste like sponge! The seeds & grains are so great and it is SO good for me too!

If you've tried any Food for Life products, please share! Any suggestions or reviews are very appreciated.

Recipes...

Well, I'm not going to review anything today, but I am going to let you know that I've found that I have been creating my own recipes that are pretty great. So I think I may start taking pictures as I cook or after I cook and post some of my own personal creations that (just like all the other stuff I post) I wish I would have thought of BEFORE I was vegan!

Last night I discovered deep fried tofu... I made my own marinade and dry batter. My picky child could not get enough of them! He said he wanted to take them to school to show his friends so he could blow their minds, LOL!

I will post the recipe after I make it again, so I can show off how yummy it looks. I will definately making more of it soon, so it may even be my next post.

Thanks you!

I'm on a beverage kick...

Okay, I know I've already told you about one of my favorite beverages not that long ago, but while shopping a couple of days ago, my husband and I discovered Rice Dream Supreme. They are "gourmet" milk alternatives. My husband grabbed Rice Dream Supreme Chocolate Chai and I grabbed Rice Dream Supreme Vanilla Hazelnut.


They didn't last long, because even our children loved them. My oldest daughter said that the Chocolate Chai tastes like gingerbread. To me, the Vanilla Hazelnut tastes like vanilla ice cream! So yummy!!!

I will try and get to solid foods in the next few posts, but the world of milk alternatives is amazing to me. I have found and seen so many interesting non-dairy beverages. They are definately worth the try!

To find Rice Dream products at a store near you, click here.

If you have tried any of these or any other non-dairy milk alternative, please feel free to review it in the comments! Thank you!