Technically, I wasn’t inspired to make this recipe from seeing it on Pinterest (in fact, it was right here on WordPress), but Project Pinterest has come to embrace much more than creating things inspired by lovely thumbnails on my virtual pin-up boards. It now really encompasses all of the things that I feel inspired to…
Archives for November 2012
LIEBSTER AWARD (AKA another happy day!)
A few short days after receiving a nomination for a Very Inspiring Blogger Award, I awoke to find that sweet Melissa of Just Enough Sugar fame, had nominated me for a Liebster Award (thank you, lovely!). The Liebster Award, for those who don’t know, is apparently given to up-and-coming bloggers who have less than 200…
PROJECT PINTEREST, WEEK 6 (The Thanksgiving for Dummies Edition)
I blame popular culture/American films, the Facebook status updates of friends in the US, pregnancy hormones (yes, that old chestnut) and Pinterest for giving me the insane notion of hosting a Thanksgiving-themed afternoon at my place… next weekend! I have never celebrated Thanksgiving in my life! As someone who grew up in Australia and now…
THE CHOPRA CENTER 21-DAY MEDITATION CHALLENGE (Creating Abundance- my experiences, part 2)
Something has shifted this week. I am not entirely sure what it is, but I find myself feeling less anxious and more positive, not just when it comes to partaking in the Chopra Center 21-Day Meditation Challenge™, Creating Abundance, but in general. I am also VERY aware that I have a lonnnnnnnng way to go on this road to…
CHIA COCONUT PUDDING WITH TROPICAL FRUIT (AKA I am in love!)
Breakfast (or brunch) is my favourite meal of the day, so I am always inspired by the amazing breakfast alternatives I come across online. I found this lovely post on Mama Papa Bubba and numerous delicious looking chia pudding thumbnail images on Pinterest and I just had to make some as part of Project Pinterest,…
ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH PIZZA
This was one of those we-don’t-have-much-time-but-we-have-lots-of-leftovers kind of meals! We had butternut squash remaining after making North African Squash & Chickpea Stew the other day, some veggie bacon bits in the freezer that needed to be used (yep, fake bacon!), a handful of mushrooms and a few other bits and pieces. We picked up one of those…
VERY INSPIRING BLOGGER AWARD (AKA happy dancing on the inside)
I woke up today to a notification that Live Blissful (one of my favourite blogs!) had nominated me for a Very Inspiring Blogger Award. I am incredibly grateful for this (thank you!) for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that I truly only started blogging with gusto a month ago… and…
HEALTHY, DELICIOUS FRUIT & OAT COOKIES (no sugar, no gluten + vegan… it's possible!)
I am forever grateful to have tried making these cookies as part of Project Pinterest, week 5. They’re deliciously more-ish, wholesome and 100% refined sugar-free… great for little ones, and fabulous as a tasty treat or breakfast on-the-go! I really didn’t know if it would be possible for a cookie to be free of all the…
HANDMADE GREETING CARD (made with "scrapbooky" stuff)
Every year, without fail, my dear cousin in Australia (who is an avid scrapbooker) sends me a birthday card, homemade with love. Despite this being an annual occurrence, in 2004 I was both touched and surprised when a card arrived from my cousin… surprised because her premature twin boys (born at 24 weeks) were struggling to…
THE BEST SWEET POTATO VEGAN BURGERS EVER (and I am not kidding!)
I love veggie burgers! And I am so very happy to have found this recipe on Pinterest… and to have had the good sense to try it as part of Project Pinterest, week 5! These are super-easy to make, totally delicious, very healthy, they present well, keep well and, on top of all of that, they…