MelissaO

Well I am back from my trip to TX. It was like being in the land of crazy. From the minute I stepped out of the car I noticed that one of my cousins acting hostile toward me reagarding my father - almost like a jealous women acts toward her lover when she thinks someone is stepping in on their territory. But that could not be right - I had to be reading that wrong, after all that is his FIRST cousin and her father was my father's favorite uncle. I tried to write it off as being tired from the ...

Well I am still here and still raw just don't have the time for myself much anymore. Dad has been spending more and more time in TX which puts me in the position to run both my household and his. I will be going on this next trip at the end of the week for Spring break for 9 days and am freaking out! I have been doing great in my rawness and my Dad's family really do not eat fruit, veggies or anything really healthy. I have always been the odd ball in the family and am a little worried about ...

Half way through week two - I am still alive, have hair and the kids are both still living. Dad gets back on March 2nd and I can not wait. I am still trying to figure out who is the bigger child .....the kids or my 30 something year old brother who acts like he is 12 on a good day. I just do not get it.

I have discovered maca powder and love it. I have been adding it to my morning smoothie and wow what a difference. This morning I had a banana, coconut maca smoothie and now ...

There is a lovely women on facebook - Solla Eiriks who post vegan/raw recipes in her notes all the time. Today I had her mango/avocado salad and am in love! I am not a fan of avocado but in this I can not even taste it. Here is the recipe if anyone wants to try it:


4 mangoes, cut into cubes
2 avocadoes, cut into cubes
1 cucumber, cut into cubes
½ red onion, minced
½ cup cilantro leaves
2 Tbsp lime juice
½ small jalapeno chili, minced ...

Today was a very nice sunny day but sure was cold and windy out. I went to the gym and had a great work out. The kids wanted fish for their dinner tonight (yeah can you believe it - kids that ask for fish and not pizza tonight maybe they listen to some of my rants after all) I had a lovely salad for my dinner. Lately I have been craving salads so I have been eating them like crazy.

My mung sprouts are looking like they could be ready to eat tomorrow - hurry, hurry I want to ...