Cinnamon buns or green smoothie?

Hey everyone

Hope everyone had a great Christmas or the holiday you may celebrate.

I must say I did miss having my twin sis around but my family tends to keep busy with random projects, so I have not had much time to get any work done that I brought home, sorry sis, we will have to it when I get home.

Lori had a great time in the mountains, although she complained a lot that she was cold. Well I must say the weather here has been perfect. The sun has been out most of the time and when you can wear sandals all day I have no complaints!

I did get to meet up with some of girls for a quick catch up the other day.  It is always so nice to see old friends, because these girls mean the world to me : ) I am so grateful for having such great friends!!  We all live all over the country so we do not get to see each other much anymore, so any chance we get is always a special time.

Well I was up late with the older sis,Jen, wrapping gifts….we were playing Santa this year : ) We also did some prep work for Christmas day meals.

Things Jen and I made:

• Custard Apple pie
• Pumpkin pie
• Raw Candy Cane Macaroons
• Cinnamon buns
• Mashed potatoes

Can you guess what I enjoyed? Both my older sisters tried the raw macaroons loved them : )

Christmas morning I rose early to get these in the oven

This is a family tradition….homemade cinnamon buns ; ) These are not gluten free nor vegan so Jen and I did not enjoy any. I was thinking about making raw cinnamon buns but honestly was just lazy!

I did make myself and my other sister, Carrie, some hot cocoa for us non-coffee drinkers

Perfect!

Sorry for the poor picture(s)

My mom made two different quiches for all the non-vegans in the family.

The whole spread

I will admit I am a great baker…

Cinnamon buns came out perfect!

Almost made me want to have some…

My grandpa said it was much than store bought ; )

But I greatly enjoyed one of these

Green  Smoothie

One glass for Jen and one glass for me…it was a perfect blend of collard greens, bananas, lemon, and a stevia! Oh and I think I might of added a little cinnamon too ; ) My tummy thanked me for this!!

We had a lots of fun opening gifts and then it was time to get back in the kitchen. I made some veggie dishes for us girls…butternut squash zucchini hash with a acorn squash tahini sauce, a mix of roasted veggies, and a large avocado salad with nutritional yeast and dulse!  Everyone else enjoyed the typical holiday food, while my sisters and I enjoyed our greens.

My plate…x2

Delicious…I even think I ate a little too much…crazy…who says you cannot fill up on just greens and veggies ; )

I did enjoy some Organic Vino and 2 raw candy cane macaroons. It was a great ending to end the day.

Now I am not sure what my plans are for today…some how have to figure how to pack my suitcase with all my presents.

Till next time,

Michelle