ATTENTION, Sweet Smart Sexy Vegan is now moving to a new site, Leafy Beans.com !!! Sweet Smart Sexy Vegan will remain active so you all can still enjoy past posts and recipes. Any new content will be posted on Leafy Beans.com. This new site is geared more towards how to live a fabulous life while … Continue reading »
Raw Sprouted Confetti Granola
Ok ok so I might as well sneak in one more post before leaving. To help minimize the cost of this trip to California and then Portland, I was trying to figure out healthy food that can be easily transported, thrown into a backpack or carry on and enjoyed without any hassle. I wanted something … Continue reading »
Lemon Mango Poppy Seed Dressing
So it appears my fridge has become saturated with green veggies! Normally that is great news but I’m leaving for California in two days and have to eat all those veggies before departure. Best way to do so besides green smoothies (which I’ve also been consuming), make massive salads with a delicious dressing! I made … Continue reading »
Bite Size Raw Delights
Hey everyone Used the dehydrator again to make some lemony lemon cookies If you love the taste of lemon poppy loaf or lemon meringue pie you will enjoy this recipe! Lemony Lemon Cookies Makes: 30 cookies Prep Time: 15 minutes Dehydrating time: 32 hours * You will need a dehydrator for this recipe Nutrients: 3 1/2 cups mixed … Continue reading »
Beetz and Berries
Happy Friday everyone! I have some super exciting news to share with you all. Sweet Smart Sexy Vegan is going to the second annual Vida Vegan Con Vegan Blog conference in Portland, Oregon!!! This is a three day workshop were some of the top names in vegan blogging will be teaching, cooking and inspiring us … Continue reading »
Restaurant Review – Cafe Myhouse – Ottawa Ontario, Canada
Hi all. So I’m officially moved back and am slowly adjusting to me new home here in the Canadian Prairies. I attended a vegan meet up here in the city last week and met almost 20 like minded people who were interested in vegan, were vegetarian, vegan and raw. It was so nice to see that I’m not … Continue reading »
Dinner Party
Morning fellow food lovers. Last night a few close friends who I haven’t seen in years came over for a vegan dinner party Here is what was on the menu: Appetizers Almond Red Pepper Kale Chips Tomato and Pepper Tortilla Chips Blue Corn Tortilla Chips Main Course Spiralized Veggie Salad with Vegan Honey Mustard Dressing Vegan Lasagna … Continue reading »
My 22nd Birthday
Happy Thursday everyone! Today is my 22nd Birthday and I’m spending it in my new home in Edmonton. Decided to start the day off with a good workout consisting of skipping and medi ball intervals. Post-workout meal = Earl Grey Blueberry Waffles! They were delicious. Earl Grey Blueberry Waffles Makes: 4 servings Prep Time: 10 … Continue reading »
Home Sweet Home
Hi everyone. I hope you all are enjoying spring (or fall depending on your longitude and latitude) . As I’ve mentioned before, I am moving at the end of this month. I thought I’d share with you a few pictures of my community. Enjoy!
Mint Chocolate Chia Pudding
Mint Chocolate Chia Pudding Makes: 4 Lg, 6 Sm servings Prep Time: 2 minutes Setting Time: 24 hours Nutrients: 1/4 cup chia seeds 1 1/2 cup almond milk 1/4 cup cocoa powder 2 tbsp stevia powder 2-4 tbsp maple syrup 4 squares of a dark mint chocolate bar Mint leaves for garnish Method: Place all ingredients except … Continue reading »
Vegan Style Rice Crispy Squares
Yes people, marshmallows are not vegan! You can buy vegan versions of them, but the originals you would typically find in your local grocery store are not I know sad face. Good news is there are ways around this Thanks to Chocolate Covered Katie (a fellow vegan blogista) us vegans are able to enjoy this delicious child hood treat. … Continue reading »
Easter 2013
Happy Easter Everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic long weekend filling your tummies with lots of healthy, wholesome vegan food. At least that’s what I did (today anyways). This is my last holiday in Ottawa and I was lucky enough to celebrate the special occasion with good friends all the while eating nutritious … Continue reading »
More To Dip Into….
Namaste everyone! In light of spring and my push to eat more veggies this week I made a lovely veggie dip today. This dip is refreshing, nutritious and colorful, just in time for spring! Feel free to dip crackers, tortillas, carrots, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, celery, broccoli, cauliflower and what ever else you heart desires into this … Continue reading »
Applie Apple Crisp
So I made this recipe a while ago and I tend to forget to write down recipes as I make them, so to save you all the trouble and avoid baking disasters in your kitchen, I recommend the following links to make an amazing apple crumble like the one in the pictures below. I realize apple crumble is more … Continue reading »
Eat Your Veggies!
Hey guys and happy Monday to everyone! I’ve been sick the past four days with an awful stomach flu of sorts… no energy, sore stomach, headache, fever, you name it. Despite all my efforts, I ended up putting a lot of cereal and breads into my system when I ate. It got me thinking about … Continue reading »
Updates and Apologies
Good day everyone. I would like to start off this blog post by firstly apologizing to all my readers for the lack of posts this year so far. As most of you know, I am in my final semester of my undergraduate degree in environmental engineering. This last semester has been jam packed not only with … Continue reading »
Vegan Tea Party
Yep today my roommate and I are hosting our first tea party! I’m super excited because: I love baking and this gave me an excuse to bake A LOT! and; I got to take lots of lovely photos for you all to see I made a batch of raisin scones, a batch of chocolate chip scones and … Continue reading »
Meal Plans Week 1
Happy Sunday Everyone. So as promised I will try this year to post weekly meal plans that may help you all when it comes to vegan eating. Here is generally I ate last week. Below the table are links to the recipes I used. The breakfasts are general, no recipe required. Just boil water, add … Continue reading »
Buckwheat Salad
An important staple in any vegan diet are whole grains, and lots of them. Don’t get stuck in a rut (I have a few times) and only eat oats, rice and qunioa. There are so many more grain options available to you such as the following: Millet Amaranth (my new favorite) Brown, black and white quinoa Steel … Continue reading »
Butternut Squash Stew
Recipe #4 of the new year…. Yummy, creamy, comforting Stew! If you think you have to give up comfort foods when becoming a vegan…. ……THINK AGAIN! Butternut Squash Stew Nutrients: 2 cups cooked quinoa 1 butternut squash, diced 2 tsp olive oil 1 medium onion, diced 2-3 tbsp ginger, skinned and minced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 large jalapeno … Continue reading »
Awesome Meal Ideas
It’s a new year and so the trend is to make resolutions and hopefully stick with them. I have been skimming though blogs here on wordpress and have scene that a few of you are wanting to go the vegan route this year… of course one of the main criteria you have while going vegan … Continue reading »
Granola
Want a great breakfast food…. … Don’t have the time during the week to make breakfast… … How about a quick snack while in the car?… … or something to top your soy yogurt or dairy free ice cream with?… … Why not try making this super seedy granola on Sunday! Take it with you … Continue reading »
Green Tea Cupcakes
I made this recipe for Christmas as well as last year… Both times were a hit. I have yet to tweek the recipe to make it my own so unfortunately I cannot post it here. However, If you would like to try and make these bad boys on your own, they can be found in the cook book “Color … Continue reading »
Coconut Milk Cranberry Scones
Recipe number 2 of the year……. Vegan Coconut Milk Cranberry Scones Nutrients 2 cups all purpose flour 1/3 cup golden brown sugar 1 tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp lemon zest 1 can (400mL) coconut milk 1 cup dried cranberries Method Pre-heat oven to 425 F. Grease a baking sheet with olive oil … Continue reading »
New Year, New Recipes
Afternoon everyone and welcome to the last day of 2012! Another year has come and gone. To ring in the new year, I went to a kettle bell class yesterday and “swung in the new year”. 1000 swings! 20 per minute for 50 minutes using a 30-35lb bell. Not too bad. My goal was to swing 500 … Continue reading »
