Sweet Day
Hey everyone! Happy Saturday 😀 Hope you’ve had a wonderful day so far. I’m so glad ya’ll like the crepe recipe– please let me know if any of you give it a whirl 🙂
Last night, I met up with some friends for dinner at Longhorn since the guys were working late.
I had the standard boring house salad with no croutons or cheese, balsamic on the side:
the 7 oz salmon with no butter sauce, plain baked sweet potato and veggies:
(salmon = buttah of the sea)
And then, just like any other girl would do on a Friday night, I came home and made raw cacao cayenne truffles.
I know, right? 😉
It’s been a while since I’ve made vegan treats, so I made up for that last night and this morning.
Super-charge Me cookies (Eat, Drink and Be Vegan)
I tripled the recipe (!) and got some giant, fluffy amazing cookies 🙂
I let them cool, then packaged them up, along with macaroons and some other treats and sent them off to the blogiversary winners.
Later this afternoon, Jeni and I hit up Books A Million and stopped at Main Squeeze for a green juice:
-Apple
-Ginger
-Wheatgrass
Perfection 😀
I’m off to clean the casa and then do the workout thang.
Have a fabulous day <3
xoxo
Gina
Something to talk about: What’s your go-to thing when you’re feeling a little bored? When I lived in Tucson, I’d go walk around La Encantada (an outdoor mall), hit up Barnes and Noble or take a pilates or yoga class. Here, baking (or un-cooking) is my #1, which is why I busted out the truffles last night. If I can’t think of anything to do (and don’t want to do chores, haha) –Valdosta isn’t exactly the land of excitement- I rummage through the pantries and I try to figure out what I can make 🙂
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Lovely truffles – does the cayenne taste strong?!
When I’m bored I typically read gossip mags or play online euchre. Pathetic really!
nope, they’re just lightly spiced
not pathetic at all!
I always bake when I’m bored too. My family appreciates it! Those truffles sound to die for, and I love that you tripled the SCM cookies. They’re THAT good!! How did you get them so perfectly shaped?!
haha my friends appreciate it as well 🙂
i use a measuring scoop- 1 cookie is 1/3 C
Hi Gina, would you be sharing the truffle recipe anytime soon or is it in Matthew’s book…thank you..they look really good..along with those cookies..mmm!
it’s my version of a recipe we made at 105degrees- still tweaking it a little. i’m working on bringing the fat and sugar content down
Thank you so much Gina…..I did find the cookie recipe online here: http://viveleveganrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/04/super-charge-me-cookies.html
Good luck with the tweaking!
good, i figured the cookie recipe would be online somewhere 🙂
Bored baker here,too! I also love reading blogs. Not bored too often though, since I have a 6 year old to either entertain me, or to entertain 🙂
Those cookies look DIVINE (roons we well). When I’m bored I bake/ un-bake something new, read, “blog” around or annoy my hubby 😉
Uh oh, now hormonal me is craving super charge me cookies like whooaaaaaa. Gee, thanks G. 😉
hahah if you want to drive an hour, i have extras 🙂
Usually I bake when I’m bored. Your truffles look delicious!
I totally agree about Salmon being the “buttah of the sea”!!!
When I’m bored I read, study, watch trash TV (think Kardashians, Real Housewives), run, throw in a yoga DVD, call an old friend, call my mama, bake, play with the pup, or go for a long walk around the Monuments/Smithsonian museums (I live in DC). In the summer I also kayak a lot 🙂
Playing with my kids, read, catch up on reading blogs, surfing the net
when i’m bored i usually go to the TV, and when theres nothing on, i whine alot ha
I like to blog hop (I’ve made some awesome discoveries like that) or watch tv shows on internet …. 🙂
I usually play with my little dog around the house or take a walk to the park a few blocks behind my place.
I love doing sudoku puzzles!
Boredom always means baking. And after I bake, I got out shopping for home stuff or groceries. There’s already so much physical stuff in my day, it’d be way too much to do something healthy whenever I was bored! haha
Girl, you’re making my mouth water.
I went to UofA and loved to make my boyfriend go walk around la encantada on Saturdays I also loved the Street Fair that was a couple times a year. When I’m bored I love to walk around and just look at things whether it be scenery or shops!
good question about what to do when you’re bored. I try to figure it out… but whatever I do, i feel even worse the simple fact of trying to not get bored by myself. 🙁
The truffles looks delicious. I have really been craving some raw balls lately.
lol!
When I’m bored, I LOVE browsing book stores (preferably used books stores – they have so much character!). I also love to bake – maybe a little too much! 🙂
i love baking…baking and cooking are so fun, relaxing, and it yields great stuff to share with others! what’s not to like? 🙂
Baking and cooking… but I also knit. And if its during business hours, a visit to my local TJ Maxx, Marshalls or Homegoods is always good!
Love your site and having been reading it for over a year now, not sure if I’ve ever left a comment. Anyway, just started day one of the summer shape up and it was intense! I can’t wait to do more, thanks for putting it up!
hey amanda,
thank you so much for reading my little blog 🙂 enjoy the ssu! <3
When I’m feeling bored or uninspired I get on the subway and just get off wherever the whim hits. It’s an awesome way to shake up my routine. I know, I know, I’m lucky to live in NYC.
yes you are 🙂
I’m drooling over your treats!! 🙂 Hmm…when I’m bored, I blog stalk!
you mean crack-cao truffles ! 😛 YUMMMMMM
those looks CRAZY delicious! <3
I love adding a bit of cayenne to chocolate treats! It adds such a good kick to them! 😀
When I’m bored I window shop, watch tv online, or browse the web for new recipes.
Those truffles look amazing! Hahah… I’m never bored! There’s always so much to do!
Baking or cooking is my stress-relief. Reading blogs or going to the mall are probably my go-to things when I’m bored.
When it is nice out I love to take walks. If it is indoors I’ll cook, read blogs or start an “artsy” project. I am currently refinishing an old mirror I found. I love salmon too. In the Parade section of the Sunday paper, B-Fizzle has a 4th of July cook out menu featuring mustard BBQ salmon and a grilled sweet potato salad. It was making me drool.
Those truffles look incredible!!
Yummmmmm. You’re inspiring me to make some raw treats pretty soon (Ani Phyo’s raw doughnuts!! I die.)…I’ve only been working 5-10 hours/week lately so I’ve had a lot of downtime! It was fun for the first couple of weeks, now I need lots of “what to do when I’m bored” activities…taking a yoga/Pilates class, trolling the internet for cleaning inspiration and tackling some big cleaning project at the house, window shopping, bike ride, walk, go to the library, read, go to a book store and read magazines, call/e-mail friends…it’s funny, but I’m so much more motivated to do this stuff when I’m actually a little busier. Oh well, gotta appreciate the time while I have it!
When I’m bored I turn into a reading machine, especially in the summer months. I am currently reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Awesome read if you’re looking for something new to read!!!
Will you be posting that recipe for truffles?