How exciting it is to get gifts in the mail! Amey, the ever so lovely happy-breakfast eater and neighborhood terror was so kind to send a few of us lucky readers a copy of her Gastronomus Maximus - a "cartoony vegan cookbooklet" full of delicious recipes and adorable cartoon characters. Thank you, Amey! So far I have had the pleasure of making these:
Crimson Cabbage Borscht (could this picture BE more saturated?)
Diner Loaf (mini loaves with baked potatoes and carrots)
Grilled Herb Tofu (I am so proud of this picture!)
"You Got Peanut Butter In My Chocolate" Cookies
Healthy Juicer Giveaway Time!!
The nice folks at 877MyJuicer.com have asked me if I would like to do a juicer giveaway. Oh, yes I would! So, I will be holding a contest for two weeks, and the lucky winner will get a Healthy Juicer from Lexen Products.
"The Lexen Healthy Juicer is an amazing easy and effective wheatgrass and leafy green juicer, making it the most popular on the market."
If you win, I will ask you to email me your name and address so I can forward it to the 877MyJuicer.com representative and they will ship the juicer immediately. There can only be one winner, and the winner must be in the USA (I'm so sorry, my dearest international readers!) The contest ends Wednesday, February 11th at 12:00 am CST.
We all know how juicing is so good for us and it gives us lots of energy and power and all that good stuff. But what if it gave us SUPERpowers?!
So, to enter the contest, leave a comment answering this question:
If juicing turned you into a superhero, what would your superpower be? Flying? Super strength? Invisibility? Time-travel? The ability to get your cats to actually do what you want every now and then? Don't be afraid to let your superpower get as wacky as you want, or as simple as you want.
If you already have a juicer, or you are extremely generous, or don't live in the US, you can still play and nominate another blogger instead. Just make sure they know you have entered them in the contest. So, say you live in Narnia and can't enter the contest, you can still leave a comment (don't forget your superpower!) and nominate a buddy from the US.
My lovely lurkers, please feel free to come out and play! :)
I could never pick a winner myself, so I will be using one of those random number generator thingies to pick a winner. I will however showcase the most creative superpowers on my future posts, just for fun.
Good luck to everyone!
UPDATE: I'm stealing this idea from Ricki - if you mention my giveaway on your blog and link back to this post you get an extra entry! Just leave another comment on this post to give me a heads up.
Crimson Cabbage Borscht (could this picture BE more saturated?)
The borscht was delicious and comforting. It was so beautifully red and chunky too. Even the potatoes turned red thanks to the beets. Magic soup!
Diner Loaf (mini loaves with baked potatoes and carrots)
This was a yummy non-mushy loaf. I made little loaves instead of a big one because that's just how I roll.
Grilled Herb Tofu (I am so proud of this picture!)
This tofu was delicious even though it didn't get to marinate for as long as it should have. This might just be my favorite way to eat tofu from now on.
"You Got Peanut Butter In My Chocolate" Cookies
Oh, the cookies! They are ridiculously good and highly addictive. Every bite is a peanut-buttery chocolate dream. These are from Eat, Drink & Be Vegan.
Healthy Juicer Giveaway Time!!
The nice folks at 877MyJuicer.com have asked me if I would like to do a juicer giveaway. Oh, yes I would! So, I will be holding a contest for two weeks, and the lucky winner will get a Healthy Juicer from Lexen Products."The Lexen Healthy Juicer is an amazing easy and effective wheatgrass and leafy green juicer, making it the most popular on the market."
If you win, I will ask you to email me your name and address so I can forward it to the 877MyJuicer.com representative and they will ship the juicer immediately. There can only be one winner, and the winner must be in the USA (I'm so sorry, my dearest international readers!) The contest ends Wednesday, February 11th at 12:00 am CST.
We all know how juicing is so good for us and it gives us lots of energy and power and all that good stuff. But what if it gave us SUPERpowers?!
So, to enter the contest, leave a comment answering this question:
If juicing turned you into a superhero, what would your superpower be? Flying? Super strength? Invisibility? Time-travel? The ability to get your cats to actually do what you want every now and then? Don't be afraid to let your superpower get as wacky as you want, or as simple as you want.
If you already have a juicer, or you are extremely generous, or don't live in the US, you can still play and nominate another blogger instead. Just make sure they know you have entered them in the contest. So, say you live in Narnia and can't enter the contest, you can still leave a comment (don't forget your superpower!) and nominate a buddy from the US.
My lovely lurkers, please feel free to come out and play! :)
I could never pick a winner myself, so I will be using one of those random number generator thingies to pick a winner. I will however showcase the most creative superpowers on my future posts, just for fun.
Good luck to everyone!
UPDATE: I'm stealing this idea from Ricki - if you mention my giveaway on your blog and link back to this post you get an extra entry! Just leave another comment on this post to give me a heads up.
Gorgeous eats!! And hooray for a juicer giveaway!! :-D
ReplyDeleteomg! lost is tonight???? i have been doing my marathon i cant tell time and day anymore.
ReplyDeleteyour food is amazing...rivvy you are such a good cook...no you are a real CHEF...you're remi from ratatouille!
that tofu is amazing...what spices or marinade did it have?
i am so proud of it too my lil' remi!
u are less furry and obviously do not carry the bubonic plague.
u carry love and joy;)
I would like the superpower of being able to speak and understand all languages!
ReplyDeleteI would like the superpower to be able to create new vegan restaurants on the spot. Not only would that make it awesome for me as I could have some foods whenever I want, but it would make the switch to veganism easier for people b/c there would be restaurants everywhere!
ReplyDeleteYay for juicer giveaway! :)
Can I have those cookies instead of the ultra-healthy juicer?? ;-) Just kidding, I'll take both! My super power? I thought you'd never ask! I'd be able to bake like Hannah (Bittersweet), craft like HalfPintPixie, speak French like Shellyfish (Musings from the FishBowl), be a super-Mama like Amanda (SouleMama), Miranda (Nurtured by Love) and Miri (Here We are Together), and travel the world for pay like Wing It Vegan!
ReplyDeleteYour tofu looks so good...I think it just convinced me that I should actually make something for dinner tonight instead of just continuing to eat cookies and ricemellow fluff.
ReplyDeleteI just caught up on last week's episode of LOST. I'm totally going to watch it tonight though, it isn't as fun a week later...during the day...lame.
Your tofu looks gorgeous and I'd better never make those cookies because I would eat them all!
ReplyDeleteMy super power would be to have mad backcountry skills--never getting tired no matter how long the hike or how heavy my pack, always knowing the perfect spot to pitch a tent, starting roaring fires in the middle of rainstorms, that sort of thing. Maybe a juicer would help me do those things!
Wow! Those recipes look fabulous. So excited about that booklet! And how is it I keep missing all these wonderful appliance folks with free giveaways??? Good luck, everyone (so sad I can't enter. . .sniff! ).
ReplyDeleteI want those mini-loaves and tofu! Super YUMMY!
ReplyDeleteI would be able to break people out of jail. It would be fun.
ReplyDeleteMMMM your you got pb in my choc cookies look GREAT! mine never look that pretty and swirly...the peanut butter always blends in a little more than i'd like...but i'm guessing they still taste the same, so i am well aware of their brilliance :) also, in case anyone is wondering, i've made them subbing in mashed bananas for most of the oil, and they're great that way!
ReplyDeleteAmazing looking tofu and cookies!!
ReplyDeleteAs for my super power... I'd love to be able to conjure up an oven and stove top (and full pantry) wherever I may be so that I can fight back when hunger strikes!
Those photos are beautiful! The tofu looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteMy superpower wish is simple... I just want to fly! Classic, yet awesome. :)
WOOO I <3 free cooking stuff! And yea for the juicer!
ReplyDeleteP.S. If you want to see my new blog, check out:
http://littlemissvchic.blogspot.com/
I love your idea for the giveaway entry!! Such a creative question!
ReplyDeleteMy answer is inspired by the horribly cold and miserable weather that I'm experiencing here in PA. I would have the power to form an invisible protective bubble around myself so i wouldn't feel the outside temperature, but rather, a nice warm 70 degrees. Oh, and it would be weather resistant so I could have gone running in the FREEZING RAIN today (can you tell i'm bitter?!)
Thanks so much for giving us the opportunity to win a juicer!
p.s. the tofu looks good- did you use dried herbs/spices or fresh ones?
Awesome looking tofu!!
ReplyDeleteMy super power would be to eat french fries anytime, and all the time, without any ill health effects. And I'll nominate Jane, the commenter right above me, if this number gets chosen.
Those cookies look.... deliciously deadly. Wowza.
ReplyDeleteIf I could have any superpower from juicing, I would have the power to teleport anywhere in the blink of an eye. I want to be able to see any of my loved ones all around the world whenever I want.
o.m.g. everything looks awesome. i'm definitely into preparing tofu as many ways as possible...my new thing is baking it, but this preparation looks awesome too! yummm
ReplyDeleteMy superpower... I would be able to dance ballet for hours and never get tired! I would be able to jump, jump, jump, do 11 pirouettes, 32 fouettes, have amazing extensions, and not break a sweat.
ReplyDeleteBut River...do you roll like the wheels on the bus. HAH!
ReplyDeleteMy super power. You had to ask, didn't ya. I think I would like to power to morph into another thing. Like Mystique of X-Men, or Odo of Star Trek DS9. How coll would that be.
I'm waaaiting for that tofu recipe. Savanah and I are learning to cook 'and' enjoy tofu, but we need input (that was my Short Circuit reference).
Your food pictures are beautiful as always! Mmmm, cookies.
ReplyDeleteSuperpower time~
Right now I'd settle for the ability to digest soya milk without it making me feel super-poorly >:o(
(And as I can't enter the giveaway due to my geographical issues ~ I pay it forward to the wonderful Tara, kay?) >:oD
Oh dear.. that cookies looks INCREDIBLE!!! * steals one and munches on it* Yummy:D
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for all those sweet comments on my blog! I love receiving them, you are too sweet!
In the spirit of Lost, I would want my juice machine to second as a time travel machine.
ReplyDeleteI would love a juicer, I would give it to my mother who is battling an undiagnosed chronic pain and fatigue disorder. Maybe it would help her. If I could have any super power, it would be to heal people who need such as my mother, and to make sure no animal or person doesn't have a warm place to sleep at night.
ReplyDeleteLove the tofu! Yummy! Those a re my fave cookies from ED&BV!!
ReplyDeleteSuper-power would have to be super-fast metabolism. Sigh.
TIME-TRAVEL all the way! I would LOVE that...
ReplyDeletewhat is that loaf made of? It looks so darn tasty! and so does that tofu! I know you can't share the recipe, but...hints? pretty please with greek yogurt on top? All your food looks so professionally made!
I am drinking some green juice (which I can't make myself because I don't have a juicer) and pondering a superpower...
ReplyDeleteI think that I would like to be able to move at ligtening speed. That way I could do everything really, really fast and spend more time lounging around with friends and family.
That tofu looks ABSOLUTELY amazing!
ReplyDeleteLove your giveaway question - you are so creative!
I love Amey's Gastronomus Maximus too! Your borscht is so bright and red. And yes, the tofu picture is awesome. GOod eats!! (especially those cookies.. I may have to go home and make some myself)
ReplyDeleteA juicer giveaway, how fun!! I think my superpower would be: the ability to tap anyone with my magic wand and they would instantly want to go vegan! Wouldn't that be cool?
Amey's Gastronomus Maximus yummies look amazing! i love the tofu photo too, River - it's so pretty & super tasty looking!
ReplyDeletelooks like i need to make those cookies, too! gotta locate my ED&BV book and i'll be all set! wahoooooooo! that's too cool on the juicer give-away, River! awesomeface!
I would like the superpower of being able to cure any disease and end human suffering.
ReplyDeleteI want super mommy power. I want to be able to take care of the baby, cook dinner, do laundry, watch a great movie with my husband, and walk the dog....all in the same night! Dare to dream...
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to make that borchst! Its on my to-do-very-soon list! I can't believe you made like almost all the recipes in the book already. You are a kitchen champ!
ReplyDeleteAnd that is a very nice tofu picture. You should be proud.
As for the juicer, I have a veggie/fruit juicer, but is this a wheatgrass juicer? I've been dying for one of those!
If wheatgrass juicing gave me super-powers, I'd want the power to fix the economy and give everyone's jobs back right away.
The food looks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteMy superpower would be to fly around the world and spread peace and love. To help people be more understanding and caring toward one another, people and animals.
So exciting!
ReplyDeleteIf I had selfless juicer-superpowers, I would make sure that nobody in the world ever went hungry (by feeding them delightful vegan dishes).
If I had selfish juicer-superpowers, I would be able to transform a craving into a delicious dinner with a wave of my wooden spoon :-)
I think all your photos are fabu, River! I've never had the borscht, but you make it sound so wonderful! Now, do I have to move back to the US to start getting in on the giveaway goodness or what?! :)
ReplyDeleteOooh fun, a give-away! First, though, the food pictures look rad! I think I'd do a lot for one of those cookies right now...
ReplyDeleteAnd now to answer the question. :) If my juicer turned me into a superhero, my superpower would be the ability to instantly remember any definition or etymology of any work in the OED (Oxford English Dictionary). Wacky superpower, but it'd be handy!!
*Shudder*
ReplyDeleteI just saw a recent pic of Joaquin Phoenix. OMG what happened???
Those peanut butter-chocolate cookies look so so good I actually felt my saliva glands start to go!
ReplyDeleteNice juicer, too!
my super power would be to be able to convince people into doing good things.
ReplyDeletecurrently my power is very limited. I will use some of it to get myself to make some of those yummy looking cookies.....
What a bummer... I really need a juicer, but I live in Canada. Oh well, I'll have to make do drooling over your lovely food pics :-)
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm.....I would like the power of mind control. Yes, you heard me, mind control. Then I would always get what I want :)
ReplyDeleteMy super power would be the ability to feed the world so there were no more starving children.
ReplyDeleteI am back online. Yippee!
I'd wish for the superpower to speak canine (in case of regional/breed differences, the American rat terrier dialect), mostly so I can ask my middle dog to stop eating his brother's and sister's poo.
ReplyDeleteMy dreams, they're small.
hehe testing testing.
ReplyDeletesorry had to use ya as a guinea pig as i figure this out :P
If juice were giving me a special power, it would give me the power to get more in touch with nature. So I would be a super green thumb farmer.
ReplyDeleteI just bought ED&BV recently, I'll have to try that cookie recipe soon. I'm obsessed with peanut butter :)
ReplyDeleteYour tofu dish looks lovely!
Thanks for your generosity! My super power would be to always say the right thing at the right time. Not my strong point at the moment.
ReplyDeleteNot sure if this counts as a superpower, but I always thought it would be cool to have a tail! I am klutzy and always thought it would help my balance LOL!
ReplyDeleteyay! ya stopped by....hehehe yea i give up on "booger". i have no idea what's wrong....but blushes am glad u like the new site. there are more functions and this silly goat here will take awhile to get used to it. ohhh for the love of blogging!
ReplyDeleteanyway good luck with felicity's. she "kills" me with awesome foodie every time! pure evil but xoxoxoxo still. kinda like some wing it vegan i know! hmph!
I love your tofu picture too! And I need to make those diner loaves. They look really yummy.
ReplyDeleteMy superpower would be the ability to teleport. I have a long commute to and from work and traffic stresses me out.
hoorah!
ReplyDeleteI love all the pictures from my cookbooklet! that's so rad. Your tofu picture really is lovely... it's not easy to make slabs of tofu look so beautiful. :) I'm so happy that you've enjoyed the recipes you've made so far. Yippee!
oh, and if i had a super power, it would be the power to talk to my pets and tell them how much we love them, and that we will keep them safe, and they can stop worrying. Especially little Stevie Wonder. She worries a lot.
ReplyDeleteoh, no offense! She gets it all the time, as you might imagine. It's obviously the fault of her crazy human parents who named her after a man. :)
ReplyDeleteI just realized someone else already said something like this but my super power would (hopefully) be to communicate with plants. I read it once in a young adult book and I though that was the coolest magic ever. Sometimes I am able to raise plants well but sometimes I fail miserably and it would be great if I could just talk to the plant and give it what it needs.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome giveaway! Yay for juicers that impart amazing, health-filled superpowers!
ReplyDelete.....but but but in my world you are my chef:D
ReplyDelete*says in a small voice
THOSE COOKIES!!! I must make them....I can't stop drooling over them. And that herbed tofu looks lovely, I bet it is delicious.
ReplyDeleteThose recipes look yummy. Any cookbook that combines cartoons and food deserves some love.
ReplyDeleteMy superpower would definitely be teleportation. Imagine! Snapping your fingers and you're already there!!! Then I could visit my nieces every week instead of once a year.
This is my first visit here, I'm looking forward to reading more!
I would like the super power to control time. I would stop time and get stuff done and then turn it back on and wow everyone with how efficient I am. I'd bake lots of cookies and personally deliver them to you on your road trip adventures.
ReplyDeleteLike that?
Mine would be to have the super-power of persuasion! That way I could convince everyone I know to go veg!
ReplyDeleteahh this is soo exciting, river!!!
ReplyDeletemy superpower would be to turn into a vampire because i'd want to live a life with edward cullen!!
lost is soo good already!! desmond is one of my future husbands... along with sawyer that is... and edward haha
That herb tofu looks delicious! I'd be proud if I took that photo too!
ReplyDeleteThe tofu looks great! I recently made something similar as well. Grats on the pics too!
ReplyDeleteMy super power would be the ability to make reading (books, blogs, whatever) give me the same results as sleeping. That way I wouldn't feel so tired the next day when I stay up until 1am reading blogs.
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ReplyDeleteAll that food looks soooo good River - ALL of it.
ReplyDeleteMy super power would be to make the people at 877MyJuicer let people who live in Europe enter this FAB giveaway!!
Hee hee hee.
*weeps in a corner somewhere, in Spain*
Superpower: Ability to stop time! Much like Jenn said, I want to pause the world while I take care of major errands and "the business" side of livin' (or a nap).
ReplyDeleteAmazing pictures!
ha! airheaditis! best. ever.
ReplyDeletegood luck to all!
I wanted to make those cookies this weekend, but didn't get around to it. They look so good!
ReplyDeleteAs for my superpower.. I would LOVE to be able to read minds. I know ppl don't think this is a really cool power (as you may find out things you did not want to), but I think it would be super cool to have this. The only thing I would want is that I would have to be able to "turn it off and on".
That juicer looks amazing!! I'm excited for the giveaway!
Fortunately, I have not seen any rap videos of Joaquin's... and I am hoping to keep it that way! The recent pic I saw scared me so much that I would just like to pretend he does not look like that. When I think of him, I will keep "the old him" in my mind.
ReplyDeleteI am one of the lurkers, not very computer literate so I just enjoy your blog. My super power would to be to convince the world to go VEGAN, to make vegan the norm in our society. Super Vegan!!
ReplyDeleteThanks
Pam in Green Bay, WI
Juicin' Super Power: I'd like to remain graceful and understanding at all times.
ReplyDeleteI am a lurker, but I love your blog and read up every week. Thanks for the inspiration.
I mentioned your giveaway on my blog:
ReplyDeletewww.broccolimakesmehappy.blogspot.com
I hope you check it out. I'm new to this blog thing.
I thought of a better superpower~
ReplyDeleteI would like the ability to turn any cat I stroke back into a kitten (as they are all eternal kittens at heart) then they could live long, happy, lives - forever with their pet humans >;oD
YUM those cookies look sooo good, time to dig out that book again. The herb tofu looks amazing too.
ReplyDeleteI am one of your lurkers :o)
ReplyDeleteMy superpower? I would like to not have to worry about money...and to have the ability to help others out so that THEY don't have to worry either!
Courtney
Isn't the zine just the cutest?! I love the drawings.
ReplyDeleteWe have been talking about getting a juicer! very cool.
My superpower would be the ability to open people's eyes to animal cruelty! Hello, Vegan World!
Thanks so much for featuring my answer in your post :)
ReplyDeleteI mentioned your giveaway and added a link to this post on my blog- check it out @ janeandjordan.blogspot.com
p.s. i thought those chocolate hearts looked awesome! trust me, they are professional compared to what mine would look like. melted chocolate is hard to work with!
Hi River,
ReplyDeleteI really hope I win this juicer. Um. My superpower is the ability to turn yeasted breads into gluten free products with the wee click of my tongue. You know it!
xo
kittee
Manually adding Vegannurse because of my own linking mistake!
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i would LOVE to have invisibility!
ReplyDeleteor even have invisibility cloak like from harry potter!
I linked back to your giveaway post for that extra number~ thanks for the great giveaway!
I would want to have the amazing expandable stomch so that I could eat all I want without the discomfort or feeling overstuffed. There are too many good foods out there. I could totally use a juicer.
ReplyDeleteEmily
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i love my juicer. I just need recipes. It gives me the super power to dance on the floor like an idiot, sing at the top of my lungs and carry small children over my head for at least 12 minutes at a time, so on tuesdays I can watch 14 2 year olds and 20 3,4,and 5 year olds!
ReplyDeleteWhen are you making a cookbook, and how can I barter for one??
Love that grilled herb tofu!
ReplyDelete(I already have a juicer, but that's a pretty nifty giveaway prize!)
I'd like the superduper ability of snapping my fingers, where by my husband will automatically declare that of course he will cook me breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner... Any kind of meal (take-out doesn't count!) for us. Because I always cook and he slacks off by playing Nintendo, doing fantasy sports, etc. Is this asking too much?
ReplyDeletemy superpower would be the ability to freeze time and practice yoga for as long as i like ;)
ReplyDeleteMy super power would be that I could time travel at will, forward *and* backward. I sure hope I win the juicer - one of my resolutions for 2009 is to get healthy and fit, and I've been looking at juicers already!
ReplyDeleteI never win things, but I'll enter anyway because I liked your question about superpowers.
ReplyDeleteI would like the superhero power of being able to go back in time 5 minutes and keep the knowledge of the first time. Bascially to call "DO OVERS" on things that frustrate my day!
I enjoy your posts! Thanks for sharing! -Zooey
Thank you everyone for playing! This giveaway is closed, but I am hoping we have another one soon! It's been so much fun!
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