Product Review: Noel Nog

When I was little, my favorite thing about Christmas was drinking the egg nog.

It just filled my little heart and tummy with joy and happiness. However, when I realized it also filled my stomach with pain and horror, and caused the cow population so much anguish, I figured that I would never feel that Christmasey joy and happiness ever again...

UNTIL NOW!

I had tried other soy nogs, but they didn't quite have that same... zing I was looking for. Le sigh.

But I was at the grocery store (one I don't go to often) because we had a gift certificate, and there, in a little fridge with all the soy milk, was a little bottle of So Nice Noel Nog.

It's amazing, it tastes EXACTLY like I remember! In a moment of shame, I've almost drank the entire bottle, but frankly it was so delicious that I couldn't stop myself. I kept a cups worth to drink before bed tonight.

GET SOME. If it's in your neighborhood, get some, you'll feel Christmasey in no time, and I'm not a particularly jolly person around the holidays, so that's saying something. I may have even hummed "Jingle Bells" a little... just sayin!

Happy Watermelon Day!

Tweets informed me this morning that it was watermelon day! I went out and purchased a watermelon, which was on sale! (There were no signs reading "watermelon day!" but I think the fact there was a sale on watermelons too coincidental to ignore)

Fortuitiously, I also posessed a little baggie of frozen papaya (I had stick it in there so it wouldn't go bad, it was super ripe and I didn't feel like eating it yet!) As well as a banana, and a jar of Vega vanilla chai flavored drink mix (which I got for FREE from a nice friend!) so I decided to whip up a delicious smoothie for Matthew and myself when he got off of work!

Watermelon Papaya Banana Smoothie

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped up Watermelon

1/2 cup chopped up papaya

1 medium banana, broken into pieces

1 tbsp Vega Vanilla Chai powder (opt!)

Ice (if you use frozen fruit, you might not need ice! If you don't use ice, add in a bit of water to the right consistency!)

Directions

Place Fruit in Blender

Blend.

Drink!

Feel happy!

Happy Harry Potter Day!

It's finally here!

It's a bittersweet moment for me, and most people I'd imagine.

The Final Harry Potter movie has arrived, and I'm going out of my mind with excitement! (Sadness too, but excitement mostly!)

So while I bought tickets to the show tonight two weeks ago, I decided I needed to do something slightly festive for the occasion, so made my own version of the quintessential Hogwartsian drink; Butterbeer.

I scoured the web and found probably a hundred different recipes, none of which were both non-alcoholic and vegan (as I'm not big on drinkin) but finally cobbled together one that might not be accurate, but still tastes pretty darned good!
Matthew agrees!

Vegan (cold) Butterbeer
Ingredients:
2 tbsp vegan margarine (earth balance for example)
3 tbsp dark brown sugar
3-6 tbsp non-dairy milk (depending on how thick you want it to be)
Clear Cream Soda

Directions:
In a saucepan, melt the margarine on medium high, and stir in the butter and milk, and bring to a boil while whisking, until sugar is dissolved.
Remove from heat.
Place in the fridge, and allow to cool for a few hours until it's nice and cold.
Pour 3/4 a glass of cream soda, and slowly pour in the butterscotch mixture, stirring a few times to incorporate.
Enjoy and feel the HP love!