YUM.
Lunch today was off the hook!
Hi, my name is Angela and I am an English Muffin addict.
With some leftover ‘Everything but the kitchen sink’ lentil and split pea soup:
Meow.
Homemade Black Bean Burger:
- Whole wheat english muffin
- 1/2 avocado
- bunch of fresh dill (still using this up!)
- 1 homemade black bean patty
For dessert, I had one of my raw Chocolate Chip Cookie balls.
They seriously got BETTER the next day. You need to make these, I’m telling you! :D
My day has been going along very well and I have made a lot of progress today with Glo Bakery stuff. The renos are going well too. The water softener is now installed after about 4 hours of work. My brother Chris has done all the drywall, patched all the holes back up, and installed the potlights. Things are looking awesome! :)
MY MIL and DIL’s cats are here this week too and Sketchie is in cat buddy heaven!! All 3 cats LOVE each other. Look who I found UNDER my bed!!!! What the heck!? lol.
Sketchie in 7th heaven:
Let’s just say our house is like a 3 ring circus this week! haha.
However, by far the most most exciting part of my day was these two gems:
To be fair, I did use a gift card that I have for Chapters bookstore (thanks mom!). :) I have been wanting to buy these books for AGES now and I am so excited to try out the recipes!!!
I am also eyeing, Ani’s Raw Food Desserts, but I didn’t have enough to get all 3 today! I will put that on my birthday list. :)
Does anyone have any of these books? If so what is your favourite recipe? I am so excited to finally try the Super Charge me cookies that Jenna has been raving about for months!
I got 2 quotes today for my marketing materials. One word- EXPENSIVE! The quotes were much more than I was hoping so I am going to keep looking and exploring my options. I want to do this cool green metallic foil on my business cards and I can’t figure it out on print100.com.
I have big plans coming up on Oh She Glows! The ideas are oozing out of me and I just need to find the time to do it all. An upcoming project is an OSG Discussion forum! Eric is going to help me with this soon. It is going to be a lot of work, but I think it will be so worth it!
Today’s question: Do you think you would benefit from having a forum on OSG where you could post health, fitness, nutrition, beauty, fashion, etc questions to myself and other readers? As well as share recipes and other ideas with readers?
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I think a forum would be a great idea, but forums can be ridiculously hard to control unless you’re willing to moderate 24/7!
I agree with Mara… other than trying to moderate it I think it’d be a good idea! The blogging community is generally a friendly one, but I dread to think of some other readers out there who may be not-so-friendly.
Loved lunch today!
Those books look so good! I’ll have to check ’em out. I had a look at some raw food books in my bookstore excursion last week.
I think a forum would be so much fun – I’d love to see one :) Love your lunch, it looks awesome today!
That raw cookie dough looks so good, am simple too. I might have to make some. :)
Your lunch looks delicious! Did you make that black bean burger? If so, do you have a recipe you could share with us? I love black bean burgers!
Also, I had a question that maybe you could put on your next FAQ. Regarding calcium, I know there is some in kale, bok choy, collard greens, etc, but don’t the greens also have iron in them? I know that iron and calcium can’t be absorbed at the same time. And what about fortified milks with iron-containing foods? What if I want to have soymilk with oat bran which contains iron? Or a green smoothie which has calcium from the soymilk with iron from the spinach? I’m just wondering your thoughts on this. Maybe there is no perfect “meal” to get your calcium. What do you think?
Sorry for rambling!
I like the forum idea!
MMM Your going to love the Super Charge Me Cookies! I just had one for dessert. They are the best!
LOVE those two books! I can’t wait to get Ani’s book as well =)
I LOVE English Muffins :D But my favourite are the fruit ones…for some reason I much prefer them to regular fruit bread.
I think the forum is a great idea but you sound super busy already and it might take up a lot of time!
Love VCTOTW. It’s one of my go tos for dessert inspiration!
An OSG discussion forum would be AWESOME!!! I would definitely read it!
VCTOTW is awesome!!!!!!! You’ll love it!
I think a forum is an awesome idea as well!
everything is going along so well with the renos
Eat Drink and Be Vegan is amazing. I’ve made a few different recipes – cashew ginger tofu (amazing), thai corn coconut stew (delightful), lemony basil pasta (wonderful), cashew basil pesto (good, but not as good as the lemony pasta) Everything has been great.
I also have Vegan Cupcakes take over the world. So far I think I’ve only made the simple low-fat cupcakes but they were quite nice!! I’ve been meaning to make some of the others… I think I’ll do that very soon.
I like the idea of a forum. You are amazing!!
Mmm mashed avocado with garlic salt is my favorite burger topping!
I think the forum would be a great idea too :)
Yummy lunch! The forum sounds like a great idea, but it will surely keep you on your toes with the moderation and other things!
My cat always sleeps under the blankets. I have accidentally sat on him a few times. I think a forum is a good idea but again, people might be negative. I was telling my mom I was going to start a blog and she said when she posts on forums she gets a lot of negativity back and I had to explain to her it was different. If you have the time to moderate it thought it would be a great idea!
Thanks for the comment Angela! I think a discussion forum would be great!
The cats are SO cute! I want to reach through the screen and pet them. I agree with the others about the forum…are you going to moderate or just try to set it up as a “positive and loving vibes only” kinda place?
i don’t know if i would have much to contribute to the forum but i would definitely benefit from and enjoy reading it! i think it’s a great idea
I’m salivating over your raw cookie dough balls.
Your lunch looks delish!
Ever try Thomas’s Double Fiber Honey Wheat English Muffins? They are yummy!
:) tj
I have been dying to make the Super Charge Me cookies ever since the recipe was posted online. Mmm, can’t wait. And yes, a forum would be awesome!
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OMG! A forum?! FOR REALS?!
I’m so excited! I’ve been thinking that would be a good idea, but never got the chance to suggest it (since I figured it must’ve been suggested multiple times.)
I loooove forums. I’m a total forum junkie. I’d post lots, I promise. XD Just having a positive community full of OSG members would be just.. -swoon- ahh mazing~.
I love the idea of avocado on a bean-burger! I’ve gotta try this one out too! Geez, you are definitely adding to my “to-try” list Angela ;)
I think I forum is a great idea! As you know, I ask a lot of questions ;) . This would be a great way to make sure they all get answered and get the attention and opinions of others as well. We can always e-mail you with something more personal, but when we just want an opinion or advice, a forum would be a great resource to turn to!
Both of those cookbooks are terrific! I haven’t tried a single recipe from either of them that I didn’t like. Have fun trying them out!
Your raw cookie dough balls sound really good, I’ve never tried any raw snacks/desserts before. I may have to give these ones a try though!
You mean SIL right, cause you are way too young to have a DIL
;)
I think all of that gardening has gone to your head girl, there’s some weeds in your muffin, muffin! :)
I’m just curious, where do you get your English muffins? They look amazing!!!
A forum would be great fun! Your burger looks very yummy. xx
Your lunch looks really good!! Again, those raw cookie balls looks freaking AMAZING! I have to make some stat. ;)
Your ideas for your blog sound interesting. I can’t wait to see them .
looks like the work is going well!
that burger/soup lunch combo looks awesome. I love avocado.
Holy that sandwich looks amazing! I think a forum would be a great idea, but to what some other commenters have said, it may be a hefty ask on you to moderate. You could always give it a try and if it’s just too much, pull back a bit, I’m pretty sure most of your readers would completely understand.
that sandwich looks SO amazing with all that green stuffed in it! a forum sounds great, I say go for it and give it a try. if it gets to be too much for you, you can always stop and we’ll understand! but at least you would have the experience and the comfort that you tried it!
The cupcake cookbook is awesome! I am not vegan, but I use those recipes because I find it easier to keep soy milk and vinegar in the house than I do eggs. I just made the basic chocolate cupcakes on Sunday using rice milk and they were SUPER moist – more so than when I use soy milk, but they still taste delish. I pop the extras in the freezer so I don’t eat them all at once, and plus then they get super chewy and delicious.
I think a forum would be great, but you’re already doing so much! I’d hate for you to get annoyed by all our questions!
OOooooh I love VCTOTW. It was one of the first vegan cookbooks I bought. I’ve made the peanut butter cupcakes, of course, and the simple chocolate ones. I’ve also made the chocolate mouse frosting and it was good for a healthier frosting. Be prepared to be dreaming of cupcakes for about a week :) I’d totally chat it up in your forum btw :) great idea :)
I think a forum would be great!
Diana
Gorgeous cats!! and food!! I am glad I found your blog!
I think the forum sounds great!!
SUPER Combo on the sammich!!! I love ED&BV, I hope you like it too! All the recipes I’ve tried have been winners! Enjoy!
Definitely the Oatmeal Raisin Cookies from ED&BV and the coconut lime cake from VCTotW.
And Ani Phyo’s book is wonderful (and too cute!), you’ll love it.
That’s so weird. I literally just did a Google search for a forum to discuss OSG. Then I came to your page and saw this post. Yes, I think it would be great!