I have to admit I was a little scared at first, but the Black Eyed Pea Patties were great. Thanks Danielle for spening Championship Sunday with us. Claude

It has been several days since my last post....7 days to be exact...I had a marvelous long weekend (Happy Birthday Martin Luther *the* King)  I had neighborhood kiddos filling my house with laughter and chaos the entire weekend.....and I couldn't have been happier:)

I was also able to whip up some really good eats in the kitchen, and I bought my first package of tofu!  I haven't quite figured out what to do with it just yet, but you can best believe, once I get the hang of it I will be letting er'body know.

There were a couple of things that I made this weekend that made me feel I should change my name to "The VEGAN VIXEN"...what do you think???

I finally took the time to put the awesome blender that I got for Christmas to good use...I was a smoothie making fool lol!  I even had my niece sipping on an all natural fruit smoothie :)  She loved it of course...

I made veggie sausage patties which believe it or not, are delish!  I made a great breakfast, complete with fruit smoothie, a veggie sausage patty on top of a  pepper jack veggie slice (soy based cheese), on a toasted whole wheat bagel; with a little dijon mustard to top it off :).  I love good food, and I am not fooling when I say this was really good :)

I also learned the deliciousness of a baked sweet potato, and enjoyed that with a nice salad for lunch one day...

But the meal that I am most proud of is my Black Eyed Pea Patties :)  My lil' sis came over and helped me prepare this tasty treat...now before you go turning your nose up let me say...they were delish!  So delish in fact that my sister took some home and even my kiddo was gobbling them down...  I made the patties and put them on top of brussell sprouts that I sauteed with garlic onions and mushrooms....so very good....

I have been having so much fun finding new and inventive ways to enjoy my fast.  And with each morning and evening devotional, I feel like I am digging "further in" and "deeper down" into the word the Lord has for me.

Yesterday when I was doing my scripture reading my response was "ouch" and the only thing I could say was I hear you Lord, I hear you..... I rejoice  because I know that as I continue on this journey to "fit the pieces together"  HE is with me, guiding me, every step of the way...

Be Well
xoxo