Easy Cheezey Mac And Cheeze

Easy Cheezey Mac And Cheeze

8 oz of whole wheat penne rigate pasta
3/4 cup unsweetened plain soy milk
1 and 1/4 cup Daiya cheddar cheeze
salt and pepper to taste (I just use a pinch of pepper)

Cook the pasta according to package directions and drain the water. Return the pasta on a medium-low setting. Add soy milk, then add cheeze slowly while stirring, the cheeze will melt and you need to work it into the noodles so it will not glob up. Take it off the heat and season how you like it. Pretty simple huh? You have a nice side dish in less than 15 minutes!

We like to serve it with BBQ tofu but that is not necessary! Steam some broccoli and serve it up simple style with your cheezey pasta! Yummy either way!

*I know I am not using macaroni here - so technically this in not mac and cheese. This sauce is really thick and needs a tough noodle to stand up to!

Another Cake And Baby Bird Updates

I made this cake last night to continue celebrating Matt's birthday and to share with our moms. It is a chocolate cake with a light almond flavor, topped and baked with organic almond slivers and once cooled dusted with powdered sugar. Really nice, not to heavy!

Today I got to witness two of the baby bird's fly off! One must have flown off recently since only one little one is left - I gave it some words of encouragement today. They grew up so fast. It was so nice having them around and it let me appreciate birds like never before. I wished them all good luck and to come visit anytime they want! There will always be bird seed out!

Happy Birthday Matthew!

Today is my boyfriend's 25th birthday (please no cougar jokes!)! Matthew is not really a party person, in fact we both are not, we like small groups of friends in the backyard and we are homebodies to a certain degree.


We had people over for drinks and cake. I made a chocolate - almond cake with classic vanillia frosting. I was so rushed that day I had no time to make a from scratch frosting so I took a tip from Sandra Lee and did a semi home made trick of jazzing up anything store bought by making it pretty. In this case tons of fresh organic strawberries! I just bought a vegan vanilla frosting to slap on my from scratch cake and it was great! I made two of these cakes for the mini party and they were gone by the end of the night!



Also during the mini party Matthew debuted the newest music video he directed. I got a credit of course! Please check it out!

Happy birthday again Matthew with lots of love!

Cinco De Mayo - Nacho Bar Vegan Style

WE had a impromptu Cinco de Mayo celebration in our backyard last night. We went for something easy - something that would help us get rid of some of our left overs from taco night Monday.


Table spread. I just use cut fabric and our day to day fun dishes - I am not a fancy person, I like things to feel like home!

Fruits, veggies, Daiya, guacamole, all the toppings you can want!


A pot of rice, chips and bean/crumble mixture.


My plate included: chile/salted/limed fruit, sour 'cream', chips, veggies, guac, beans/crumbles and chips! All of it was great!

Taco Time

Easy Tacos
1 package of Smart Ground - Mexican Style
1 can of pinto beans drained
1 package of Simply Organic South West Taco Seasoning (prepared)
2 tablespoons of diced green chilies drained
1 cup of grated vegan cheddar cheeze
1 package of corn tortilla shell via Trader Joe's
a bit of canola oil for frying
fresh salsa
hot sauce

Fry SG crumbles in a heated oil skillet for a few minutes, add beans and mix, then pour prepared taco seasoning, over ingredients, mix and let it simmer for 10 minutes. Add chilies, stir and cook a few more minutes as you heat the taco shells in the oven. Top each taco with salsa, cheeze and hot sauce. Get crazy - add your own touches. This will make enough tacos to share with some friends! Tacos + beer = a time for hand time with the homies!

Pet Cancer Awareness Month

May is Pet Cancer Awareness month. Many of you know that Mar is a cancer survivor. Almost 2 years ago he had a boo boo on his tail, it would not heal, we took him to his vet and the vet said it could be cancer. We were like 'ohh it can't be that - he is so healthy'. The test results proved it was cancer. No other cancer was found in his body so we decided to amputate his tail. Since then we have found a few lumps - no cancer!


Last week Mar (also refereed to as Tuxedo Bad Ass) had his teeth cleaned - (every six months we go in), shots and some grooming. He had to get four teeth pulled - including his 2 lower canines. Mar was born with bad gums and requires extra teeth cleaning. He was groggy and sore the first night home. He found Pusheen from Everyday Cute relaxing - excuse the dark quality - it was night and the lights were low.

Please take the time to read up on pet cancer here : PCA and make a donation if you can! I am wearing my blue bracelet all month long and telling the story about how little tails rock!

2011 Vegan Bake Sale Of Modesto

I organized the second annual vegan bake sale for Modesto again this year. I got to make new friends, help out Humane Society of Stanislaus and Alley Cat Guardians with the money we raised and see a bunch of old friends too!


I gave away cook books to those who spent $25 or more. I also I brought out some vegan literature to give out!


We had green tea cupcakes and I made Kendy Bars (rocky road bark with dandies).


There were two tables packed with goodies from cake bombs to bloodies even caramel corn with cashews! You can see Matt helping out in the back!


I wish I got more pictures! I was busy talking and trying to get people to buy! I want to thank The Urban Sheep for letting us have it in front of their store and letting us use their pens and tape which I forgot my supply at home! We raised over $230 for the animal in our communities! Awesome!