happy earth day!

happy earth day!

get out and enjoy the air today!

image via flickr- izzydempsey

boom! boom!

I heard this song on the radio on the way to the gym today and I can't get it out of my head.  It may be my new favorite song.  (until tomorrow at least) :)

mmmm... new recipe!

Let's begin with the fact that I LOVE bars. Larabars in particular. But, the price adds up when I eat them everyday. So, I was intrigued when I found a recipe for homemade energy bars in my Women's Health magazine.

The recipe is quite simple:

1cup honey (my one non-vegan allowance)

1cup peanut butter (or any other nut butter)

1 cup carob powder

1cup sesame seeds

1cup sunflower seeds

and any other fruit/nut/or seed that sounds good

All you have to do is heat up the honey, slowly stir in peanut butter (to make a sticky base) and then just throw all the rest of the ingredients in. Smooth into a 8x8" pan and chill for an hour in the refrigerator. Cuts into squares or bars and you're done.

I've made them twice now (the second batch turned out much better after I made some adjustments) I prefer less carob powder; I also added oats, cranberries, almonds and walnut chunks.
Take my word... they are AMAZING!!!

it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

Saying that today was perfect weather, would be a HUGE understatement.  As soon as I woke up, I knew I had to get outside and take advantage of the blue skies.  I started with a quick 3 mile run and then showered up to take a trip to my 2 favorites places.

I hopped in the car (windows down and music blaring) and took a drive to meet a friend at Great Sage for lunch.  Mmmmm... AMAZING vegetarian/vegan cafe.  

After lunch I stocked up on produce at the Roots Market, which was a nice change from my normal Sunday trip to Whole Foods.  Although, I have a feeling the employees at Roots thought I must be crazy because I was in there for almost 2 hours.  There's something about health stores that suck me in.  I could look at vitamins and tea for hours.  It's really a sickness.

Fingers crossed for some more beautiful weather this week.

flinging metal

This goes out to my metal girls...

In Nuanquan, China these men celebrate the Lantern Festival by throwing molten iron onto a large wall creating a light show.  It is said this tradition began years ago when blacksmiths could not afford fireworks.

Anyone want to give it a go???

Video via neatorama

oh so sweet!

European sugar packets 

(just another reason that europeans are so much more hip than us)

via- okay great

a thursday evening chuckle

tee shirt design by Mikko Walamies

happy birthday to liz!

a BIG "happy birthday" shout-out to my good friend Liz today.

is it the weekend yet???

photo found via Flickr- Meri?

one day, I will wear a red beret

I've tried for 27 years to pull off wearing a hat.  And, for 27 years I've failed.  One day (I'm not sure when or where) but one day I WILL wear a red beret.

Photo from N.E.E.T. magazine

thank goodness for indie bands

Friendly Fires 'Skeleton Boy' by Clemens Habicht from Nexus Productions on Vimeo.

It's been a really long time since I've watched MTV, but it is refreshing to find bands that come up with creative videos to their songs (rather than some lame story line, or half-dressed booty shaking).

I'm loving the black/white contrast in this Friendly Fires video with a combination of snow and stick people.

happy women's day!!!

March 8th marks the celebration of International Women's Day.

Happy day to my female friends, family and fellow goddesses.