HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY LEMONADE

Today I Made:

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE.

This recipe jumped right out of my head as I was wondering what I should do with some organic lemons and strawberries that were just sitting in our fridge looking pretty but begging to be used.

It's hot here in Los Angeles, so I came up with this awesome recipe:

HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY LEMONADE

-juice of 3 lemons

-2 cups washed and quartered strawberries

-3 Tbs agave syrup

-6 cups cold water

-ice

Let sit in fridge for a few hours to blend flavors.

Lemonade will turn a deep pink color and will darken the longer it sits in fridge.

I highly recommend trying this recipe.

Great for picnics!

Add more lemons or agave to taste.

PANINI WITH LEMON-BASIL PESTO and SALAD

Yesterday I Made:

PANINI WITH LEMON-BASIL PESTO for DINNER.

Another great recipe from The Vegan Table By Colleen Patrick-Goudreau.

Two slices of La Brea Bakery - Whole Grain Loaf slathered with the lemon-basil pesto and stuffed with roasted red pepper, grilled red onions, zucchini, avocado, tomatoes, and drizzled with balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.

I don't own a panini maker, so instead I used a grill pan and then placed a heavy iron skillet to press the panini and to create grill marks.

Hard to eat.

It kept falling apart every time we took a bite but it was extremely tasty.

Makes me want to buy a panini maker just to make this sandwich.

The lemon in the pesto added a really great acidity to the panini.

I LOVE IT!!!

Today I Made:

GRILLED VEGETABLE SALAD for LUNCH.

This recipe is my own creation.

I used all the left over vegetables from the paninis, chopped them into small bite-size pieces and placed them over a bed of greens drizzled with balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper.

One of THE best salads I've ever made.

LEMON-BLUEBERRY MUFFINS AND PURE BARS

Today I Made:

LEMON-BLUEBERRY MUFFINS for BREAKFAST.

Recipe from COOKING LIGHT MAGAZINE APRIL 2003 .

Small blueberry muffins with a hint of lemon zest then drizzled with lemon powered sugar glaze.

The original recipe is NOT vegan, but I used Egg Replacer and soymilk instead of chicken eggs and cow's buttermilk.

Perfect with a hot cup of morning coffee.
So my husband and I fell in love with Mojo Bars a few months ago.

Unfortunately they were affected by the peanut recall.

So we've been without protein bars since.

But thanks to VeggieGirl: Episode 6 of VeggieGirl TV: News & Reviews, were back!

We agree with Veggie girl, Pure Bars are by far superior than any other bar out there.

Cliff Bars are way too sweet,

Mojo Bars, recalled and are more like candy bars.

Kashi bars, no comment.

Larabars, too sweet and not organic.

Last week, we went to our local Trader Joe's and were lucky enough to find the CHOCOLATE BROWNIE and CHERRY CASHEW bars.

We tried both and instantly fell in love.

The texture was perfectly soft and full of flavor.

We both preferred the CHOCOLATE BROWNIE.

Then last night while at Whole Foods, we came across the CHOCOLATE CHIP TRAIL MIX .

So now we have a new flavor to try.

They also had the APPLE CINNAMON and CHERRY CASHEW.

But no WILD BLUEBERRY.

I urge everyone to try these bars.

Why?

Because they are ORGANIC, use all natural ingredients. use dates and agave nectar instead of cane sugar, and they taste delicious.

At $2.39, they are pretty pricey, but you do get what you pay for.

THANKS VEGGIE GIRL!!!