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If you have been following me over the last couple of weeks, I have been making great shifts to become a vegetarian.\u00a0 I just finished up week 4.\u00a0 Although the week was not full vegetarian, I’m still quite happy with how I finished up this week and the entire month.\u00a0 On one day I had a small chicken thigh (couldn’t resist) and had a little bit of honey in a dessert.\u00a0 I don’t really feel guilty for having it, so it’s all good.\u00a0 It doesn’t have to be an all or nothing for me at this point<\/p>\n

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Vegan fajitas with sprouted rice and quinoa and golden beets.\u00a0 The lentil\/walnut “meat” was pretty tasty and I didn’t miss the usual ground beef at all.\u00a0 My three year wasn’t really interested in anything but the beets, but my six-year-old devoured her entire plate!\u00a0 Click here<\/a> for RECIPE.<\/p>\n

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Smoky Sweet Potato and Black Bean Salad.\u00a0 This salad was so ridiculously good my wife was eating it straight out of the bowl before dinner (seriously, don’t pretend you don’t do that too).<\/p>\n

RECIPE from the Let them eat Vegan book by Dreena Burton<\/p>\n

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Another one from the “Let them eat Vegan” book.\u00a0 This is a Kale-Slaw with curried almond dressing.\u00a0 I was hesitant to want to eat this salad since I love making kale chips and my stash was being used to make another salad, however, when I watched my wife make this dressing with almonds and water, I was intrigued.\u00a0 Then I was just hungry. \u00a0 The salad was delicious and I was not disappointed.<\/p>\n

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Another one from the “Let them eat Vegan” book.\u00a0 Can you tell we love this book \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0 My wife has been on a roll with this book and I think she is trying as many recipes from the book because it’s due back at the library soon.\u00a0 Lucky for me I am happy to help out!\u00a0 The kids also liked this one.<\/p>\n

Black beans, Quinoa, and sweet potato spicy croquettes with pumpkin seed chipotle cream. Yum!<\/p>\n

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One of my favorite dishes from this week was on a Friday night.\u00a0 Instead of the usual pizza night, we had eggplant parmigiana with whole wheat pasta.\u00a0 The salad was a yummy mix of lettuce, Brussel sprouts, and some other green things I had to ask my wife what the heck they were.\u00a0\u00a0 My three-year-old asked,” what kind of bird does this eggplant come from”?<\/p>\n

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This is a new drink to try.\u00a0 It is a Quinoa drink.\u00a0 I decided on this because I drink a ton of Almond milk in my smoothies.\u00a0 Since almond milk has carrageenan, (which is not too great for us) I wanted to look for an alternative.\u00a0\u00a0 This Quinoa drink is carrageenan-free.\u00a0 Was a great alternative to almond milk.\u00a0 Even tasted fine in my tea.\u00a0 It costs a little more but well worth it.\u00a0 Until we make our own almond milk, I have officially switched to this.<\/p>\n

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A new addition to my mid-morning Oatmeal…Chia coconut granola.\u00a0 Added a nice yummy crunch.<\/p>\n

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Home-made little pieces of dense sweet chocolate.\u00a0\u00a0 Yum!\u00a0 They looked like little peanut butter cups but were made of solid chocolate that was not too sweet and had a cool smooth texture.\u00a0 No one at the table was able to stop at one.\u00a0 Now I have hidden the rest of them and see if they will last the night.<\/p>\n

This recipe comes from www.ohsheglows.com.\u00a0 Click here <\/a>for the recipe.<\/p>\n

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