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Our flickering black cat lantern reminds me of one

Our flickering black cat lantern reminds me of one of our favorite Halloween movie traditions over the past several years: watching Over the Garden Wall (all of the episodes). Have you seen it? It's fantastic (like a 1930s Halloween post card that has come to life) - wonderful animation and the music is amazing too.
What's your favorite Halloween movie?
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#halloween #vintagehalloween #overthe gardenwall #blackcat #vintagehomedecor

Happy Halloween! Are you gazing (or, howling 🙂 at

Happy Halloween! Are you gazing (or, howling 🙂 at the beautiful full moon tonight?
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#pumpkin #halloween #blackcat #vintagehalloween #vintagehomedecor

New Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day - These co

New Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day - These cookbooks make bread-making fast & easy! (2 of 2)
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Somehow making bread is making us feel as though we are accompany things around here. Great, another procrastination tool! Hmmm, should I get some work done or... bake bread?
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Next up: Let's find a recipe for healthy sweet potato dog biscuits for the pups!
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Making (Easy!) Bread Using These Cookbooks: Artisa

Making (Easy!) Bread Using These Cookbooks: Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day (1 of 2)
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Bread Dough Doubled in Size - So Easy to Make! (Ne

Bread Dough Doubled in Size - So Easy to Make! (Next posts I'll show you the bread in five minutes a day cookbooks we are using.
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We haven't made bread in a loooooong time, but still had some yeast, and time to bake, so we're giving it a whirl. 🙂
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Hot Cross Bread - actually, it's just regular brea

Hot Cross Bread - actually, it's just regular bread, but since we forgot to make hot cross buns on Friday, we made this yummy bread today. 🙂
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Bread song: Crackling and sizzling and popping fresh out of the oven..
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Thanks Easter Bunny! : ) @ladycavie & Bella had a

Thanks Easter Bunny! : )
@ladycavie & Bella had a long day! They didn't get into any Easter Basket chocolate; got to keep those Easter Baskets far away from the pups! .
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@ladycavie Testing out the New Bed - Thanks Easter

@ladycavie Testing out the New Bed - Thanks Easter Bunny!
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She likes it 🙂
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Waiting for the Easter Bunny! . Bella and Lady @la

Waiting for the Easter Bunny!
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Bella and Lady @ladycavie are hoping for treats 🙂
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Vegan Pancake Stack today . The batter was thick s

Vegan Pancake Stack today
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The batter was thick so it took a while to get the shape looking like pancakes instead of elephants and chimps. 🙂
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(Recipe in previous post or Google oatmeal banana vegan pancakes) .
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Oats + Banana Pancakes (Vegan) - Accidental Pancak

Oats + Banana Pancakes (Vegan) - Accidental Pancake Art looks like a Chimp 🙂
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First I accidentally made an elephant pancake, then this cute chimp pancake 🙂
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See my last post for recipe, it turned out great, everyone liked them.
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Elephant Pancake Stack - (Accidental Pancake Art)

Elephant Pancake Stack - (Accidental Pancake Art) .
I made these delicious vegan oats + banana pancakes today, and one looked like an elephant and another looked like a chimp 🙂 The pancakes are so easy to make:
2 cups oats
2 cups plant milk
1 banana
sprinkle of cinnamon
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Blend all of the ingredients in a high-speed blender.
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Oatmeal with organic blueberries & dinner walnuts has been a frequent breakfast for us these days, but using the it's in a different way is a great way to mix it up!
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My dad used to make the most beautiful Winnie the Pooh pancakes, works of art, (using a recipe in a Winnie the Pooh cookbook). .
My whole life I thought the cookbook explained how to do this, but it was my Dad who was just free-form making Winnie the Pooh characters in pancakes (inspired by the cookbook cover/theme).
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The recipe in the book says nothing about creating pancakes in the shape of Winnie the Pooh & Eyeore & Piglet & Roo...
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I wish I had pictures of those fantastic pancakes!
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Kitchen counter right now - Yum! (2 of 2) . . Keep

Kitchen counter right now - Yum! (2 of 2)
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Keeping apples and mandarin oranges and lemons on the counter to save room in the (packed) fridge.
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Freezer is packed with frozen veggies & fruit. .
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Minimizing grocery trips means lots of frozen veggies & fruit, and using everything fresh in the fridge with creativity!
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Kitchen counter right now: Yum! (1 of 2) . Fresh p

Kitchen counter right now: Yum! (1 of 2)
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Fresh produce is an art form.
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Salad: Chickpeas, Cucumbers, Red, Yellow, & Orange Bell Peppers, Red Onions, juice of one lemon
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Serve on a bed of baby kale or romaine lettuce.
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My son took it to the next level by pouring on some delish Trader Joe's Green Goddess Dressing (you can find it in the produce/refrigerated/fresh aisle at TJ's).
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TJs Green Goddess Salad Dressing ingredients: avocado, apple cider vinegar, green chives, parsley, olive oil, yellow onion, basil, garlic, sea salt black pepper.
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HMMMM... I think next time I'll try making our own (w/o the olive oil) .. if only I had a little garden with fresh basil & green onions & all kinds of produce.. Until then, Trader Joe's organic produce is out favorite). What are you growing in your garden right now? .
(We have so many trees and too much shade to grow and kind of produce. I tried for tomatoes a few years ago and they ended up costing about $50 per tomato (yield of 3 or 4 tomatoes after the shade, deer, squirrels, birds, and big storm....)
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Loving the big juicy organic tomatoes from Trader Joe's (pack of 4-6 big organic tomatoes for under @ $3).
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Spring is here! . @ladycavie in the violets, lovin

Spring is here!
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@ladycavie in the violets, loving the Spring breeze and warm sun. 🙂
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Right now Lady & Bella are waiting for their favorite treats: blueberries & nice crunchy apple slices!

Sending you virtual hugs!
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#cavalierkingcharlesspaniel #dogsofig #dogsofinstagram
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Spring has sprung III Lovely violets! . . . . . #v

Spring has sprung III
Lovely violets!
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Spring has sprung II Bella on the back deck 🙂 . .

Spring has sprung II
Bella on the back deck 🙂
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Spring has sprung! . Beautiful flowers and blossom

Spring has sprung! .
Beautiful flowers and blossoms, blue sky, birds singing 🙂 #vegan #veganism #plantbaseddiet #veganlife #veganfoodie

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Check out the recipes in Rip Esselstyn's book Plan

Check out the recipes in Rip Esselstyn's book Plant Strong!
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Delicious and super nutritious!
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What are your favorite plant-based aka vegan cookbooks?
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Golly Gee Good Cookie Dough Bars! (Vegan) . No Bak

Golly Gee Good Cookie Dough Bars! (Vegan)
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No Bake - HEALTHY! - Dates, Almonds, Walnuts, Oats, Chocolate Chips
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These cookie dough bars are packed with potassium, protein, micronutrients, fiber, calcium (almonds) and deliciousness!
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(Did you know that a single medjool date has more potassium than a banana?
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And they are SUPER sweet - "Nature's candy bar")
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1 cup almonds (raw, unsalted)
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1 cup walnuts (raw, unsalted)
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16 medjool dates (pits removed)
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2 tbsp vanilla
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4 tbsp water (depending on consistency - to help blend the dates mixture)
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pinch of salt (optional)
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12 tbsp oatmeal
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12 tbsp chocolate chips
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We started with a recipe in Rip Esselstyn's excellent book, Plant-Strong
(on page 265)
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We made two batches instead of one (reflected in the ingredient quantities that we used, above) -- .
but we doubled the amount of oats;
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and doubled the amount of chocolate chips;
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and we added 1/4 cup ground flaxseed;
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and we smooshed the cookie dough into bars .
(rather than teaspoon-size cookie drops per the original recipe).
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Our boys are all about these - thumbs up!

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