bullfrogs & bulldogs

My Latest Endeavor: What is a Health Coach?

May 17, 2013 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs Leave a Comment

About three years ago I was working for a well-known athletic clothing company that strongly emphasizes personal growth and living the best life possible. I had the opportunity to meet some great people who were like having your own personal cheerleaders around you all the time.

I met my friend Rachel who happened to love to talk about food, nutrition and health as much as I did and she turned me on to a couple blogs that I follow religiously now. Not only did she expose me to these inspiring wellness leaders but one day as I was telling her what my ideal job would be like she told me about this program she was looking into doing and sent me the website.

The program was EXACTLY what I had been wanting to do with my life except, I had no idea it even existed!

I’m getting certified to be a Holistic Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York, one of the most well-respected and well-rounded programs in the world. What I love about this school is many things but mostly, how it emphasizes a holistic approach to health. I’m in the process of learning over 100 different dietary theories and they are teaching us how to combine traditional nutrition philosophies with the most current health concepts so we can help our clients in the most beneficial way possible.

So what exactly IS a health coach?

A health and wellness coach is someone who guides you in assessing the behaviors that have lead you to where you are in your life today and helps you find some clarity on how to make positive changes to better yourself and your life.

I focus on primary and secondary foods, primary being your relationships, career, spirituality, and physical activity and secondary being what foods you put into your body. I focus on a plant-based diet that will leave you full of energy and glowing from the inside out and just a more compassionate person in general!

Most of the time we are eating to fill a void in our life and are not exactly sure how to achieve true, authentic happiness. That is where I step in.

Together, over the course of three-six months (depending on the program you pick), we will take small baby steps to figure out how you can achieve all that your heart desires.

It’s about your lifestyle and the wholesome goodies your feed it with.

Whether you are looking incorporate more plant-based foods into your diet, to lose weight, learn how to eat to prevent illness and disease, or need motivation to take that leap of faith and try something new, I will help you find clarity so you can take the steps needed to find your authentic life.

So as you can see, it is much MORE then JUST what we put in our bodies. However, I absolutely believe what we feed our temples with is so important to living healthy and authentically.

Today, I’m sharing this with you because I am excited to announce that I have launched my business and blog, The Savoury Soul:Health & Wellness Coaching, and I want you to be the first to benefit from my services! I want to help YOU add more spice in your life.

If you or someone you know could benefit from working with me I’d be so happy to give you a FREE consultation, a value of $75 dollars!

If we are a great fit, I will design a custom program just for YOU, focused on your personal goals and together we will slowly work towards achieving them and so many more!

You can find all the information you need on what the program(s) entail here. So don’t forget to check it out!

I would be SO honored to work with you and help you achieve your goals. Seeing people make positive changes that will shape their life into something incredible brings me so much happiness and joy!

Don’t forget to sign up for The Savoury Soul newsletter, The Spice of Life, to receive spicy tips that will help you improve your life and find health and happiness. Plus, I will be sharing some awesome vegan recipes that you wont find here

You can also find The Savoury Soul on Facebook and Twitter so don’t forget to follow along!

So what are you waiting for? Contact me today to receive your FREE consultation.

In health,

Share this on facebook today and help others live their most authentic life too!

Filed Under: Health & Wellness Tagged With: Blogging, Health Coaching, holistic healing, IIN, Institute of Integrative Nutrition, The Savoury Soul

Lessons from Raising Farm Animals, RIP My Sweet Sweet Peter

May 16, 2013 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs 6 Comments

There is no greater feeling
than to know you earned an animal’s trust.

~ Alison Stormwolf

To most people, sheep are just farm animals. Something that hang out in their pastures (if they are lucky enough to be free range), get fat, and then are butchered so that people can dine on their little chops over a candle lit dinner.

To me, sheep are so much more.

A year ago I was lucky to witness fourteen sweet lives being born. Wooly, knocked knee, beautiful lambs entered the world and changed my whole perspective on what it means to be a vegan, to live a kind life.

Yesterday, one of those sweet sweet babies I watched enter this world, fought for when his mom wouldn’t accept him as hers, nursed back to health when he was sick, and most importantly, loved, died. I will spare you the details of his death. It’s one though that makes you pray so hard for everything in this world to just die in their sleep.

Sweet Peter was just that, sweet. The kindness little soul, so gentle and patient. He was fearless and independent and above all, looking into his eyes, he trusted and he loved.

He was the last lamb to be born and his mama, Big Mama, rejected him. He was small, the smallest of them all, and when his mama wanted nothing to do with him, I worked day and night doing everything I could to make sure he lived.

And he did.

I think, no, I know there was a trust he bestowed upon me from that moment on. I’d always do everything in my power to make sure he lived a happy, healthy life.

And I tried. I really tried.

Nothing is sweeter then when you earn the trust of an animal.

To the people that say animals don’t feel or have a personality I simply ask; have you every just sat with one for any extended period of time and watched the way they interact with the world and others? Have you ever looked deep into their eyes?

It’s so easy for us to walk into a grocery store, pick up our pre-cut meat, head home and throw it on the BBQ. It’s easy to disassociate ourselves from what it really is.

When you raise them, learning each ones little personalities, their favorite treats, where they liked to be scratched, it all becomes so real.

He had no fear when it came to David and I. When he’d see us approaching his little ears would perk up, he’d tilt his head, and upon recognition he trot over to us, waiting to be scratched between his ears.

He was, by far, the coolest sheep.

As I crouched over his lifeless body, sobbing wet tears, I reach out to close his eyes, for it was the last thing I could do to protect and honor his his short little life. It was in that moment that I realized how lucky he was because he was born on our farm. He was cared for deeply and treated with the respect he deserved as a living, breathing soul.

Today I shed tears not for the loss of a farm animal but for the loss of a pet.

Filed Under: Stories on the farm Tagged With: death sucks, Farm Life, raising sheep

My Vertical Garden #DigIn with The Home Depot

May 13, 2013 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs Leave a Comment

It’s finally that time my friends! Time to show you how my vertical garden turned out using the plans found on The Home Depot site. I have to say, this experience has really inspired me to tackle so many other projects around our home and property. Not only did I gain much more confidence using a drill, I also learned a whole lot more about gardening in general using The Home Depot’s Garden Club as a reference!

It feels really great when a project finally comes together and I realize how much I learned from doing the project all together.

Eventually, I think I may paint my vertical garden but right now, I love the natural color of the wood and how it’s discoloring with a little time.

The best part of making the vertical garden was being able to work with such a great company, The Home Depot AND walking away completely a project that has been on my Pinterest Garden board for a long time. If you don’t follow Bullfrogs and Bulldogs on Pinterest you can do so here! And, while you’re at it, you can follow The Home Depot here!

I love the multitude of colors and textures throughout the vertical garden. I wasn’t sure what colors some of the flowers would be as they had yet to bloom but so far, I’m loving what I see!

Eventually I’ll be able to turn it up and hang it on the side of the house here but the roots still need a little bit more time to settle.

And of course I need to give a big thank you to my special helpers, Isis and Maddy, who didn’t leave my side the WHOLE time

So, tell me. Do you think this is a project you’d love to add to your list? If so, what would you do differently to add your special touch?

It’s home improvement time, and The Home Depot has everything you need to #DigIn for Spring. No matter what projects you want to tackle, they have great values on all you need. They’re ready to help you with renovation ideas and expert advice, too.

Get over $300 in email exclusive savings each year, sneak peeks on new products, monthly lawn & garden ideas for your region and access to The Home Depot’s gardening experts. Click here to join the world’s largest garden community today! Or go to http://gardenclub.homedepot.com/ to see some of the many benefits of membership.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot.

Filed Under: Reviews, Sponsors, Giveaways Tagged With: #DigIn, Gardening, The Home Depot, Vertical Garden

A Duluth Trading Company Giveaway

May 10, 2013 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs 2 Comments

Happy Friday everyone! We have been having some of the most incredible weather I can remember in all my springs in the Pacific Northwest. We are having record breaking temperatures and to be honest, it feels just like summer around here! Which of course mean lots of time working in the yard. I’ve been on a serious mission trying to get the yard around our home in great condition and adding lots of plants and flowers to increase the curbside appeal. Well, we live on fifty acres so we don’t exactly have a ‘curbside’ but our home is part of the vineyard and we are starting to have events on our property and I want it to look beautiful. When I garden I typically just wear some old grubby clothes but I am was so excited when Duluth Trading Co. sent me some great gardening gear to try out because of the functionality of it all.

I chose the Plaid Armachillo Work Shirt because it is made to work in warm conditions allowing your skin to breath. I also chose the Quick Dry Pants because they are light weight on and wick away moisture. I think they would be awesome hiking pants too! Duluth Trading Co. also sent me the Oil Cloth Day Tote which is perfect because it will allow me to carry my gardening tools all around our property as I get to work.

Here I am working on one of our side gardens. I’m so excited with progress I’m making and I can’t wait to see these little babies grow! Note: I recommend ordering a size down from what you would originally order. They seem to run a tad bit big Hence why I am sitting and not standing in the picture below, my pants were falling off!

And here is the kicker, one of YOU is going to receive a $50 gift card to purchase something from the Duluth Trading Co.! Just fill out the Rafflecopter form below and you are entered to win! Giveaway ends May 15th.

Duluth Trading Company is offering free shipping now through June 30, 2013, for my readers. Just enter code “T13PRCG” (Note: $50 minimum order. Minimum order applies to total before tax, shipping or gift card purchases. Valid for US shipping only, on standard delivery.) a Rafflecopter giveaway

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.

Filed Under: Reviews, Sponsors, Giveaways Tagged With: Duluth Trading Co., Gardening

I’m on a Serious Mission: A Total Life Cleanse

May 9, 2013 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs 2 Comments

The quote above is one that often runs through my mind and I find myself asking, what change do I want to be make in this world?

It’s easy for me to fall back into my old behaviors and continue doing the things I’ve always done but I want to be the change in any way I can so I’m starting with making some changes around our home. Changes that will not only impact us but also our environment and are piggy bank.

One of the biggest goals for David and I is to simplify our life and downsize. We have this dream of one day living small and sustaining as much as we can on as little as we can. I think it’s safe to say that we live in a society, or a world better yet, where we spend a lot of money on things that we don’t necessarily need.

Our dream of downsizing, as important to us as it is, sometimes seems very far off because well, we are human and often fall back into our old ways.We continue to buy only to feel the negative affects of our purchases later. I mean, how much stuff do you really need after all?

We live in a big 1970′s, multilevel home and it’s so easy to be tempted to fill all the spaces but we both realize that it is completely unnecessary. Sure, spending helps the economy but so much of what we buy is forgotten shortly after and becomes a fixture someplace in our home.

I’ve started cleaning out every room and closet and I’m beginning the huge job of purging our home of unnecessary objects, most of which are either being sold, recycled or donated to The Goodwill.

With summer right around the corner and the opportunity to grow as much of our own food as possible, I’m realizing that now is the time to begin eliminating certain things from our life. I read an article about this family, The Johnson’s, who have a no waste policy; they have only thrown out, in one year, enough waste that could fit into a 1-liter mason jar. I’m using their blog, Zero Waste Home, to gain inspiration and ideas and apply them to our life. You should check it out too!

This could easily become a very overwhelming task and as they say, old habits die hard, so I’m taking small, baby steps to begin this big journey.

As mentioned above, I’m beginning with going through the house and getting rid of everything that doesn’t have some kind of use anymore by selling, donating, recycling, or putting into storage because it belongs to the business. We have a lot of stuff. Who the heck has three big screen TVs, two desk top monitors, a spare queen size bed, three lamps, etc, just sitting in a corner of their basement? US!

As for waste, this is what we are doing. We recently signed up for Mint.com to gain a better idea of where the heck all our money was going to and since David and I are both very visual, being able to track it really helps. We realized that we were spending a ton of our monthly income on food. Now, I’m not exactly willing to compromise on the quality of food I buy. I try to only purchase organic foods, but to be honest, the amount we were spending was pretty ridiculous.

My plan is to start buying more things in bulk and more fruits and vegetables that are in season. As our garden starts to get bigger, I’m hoping to really be able to sustain as much off that as we can. Instead of using those plastic baggies for produce, I recently got these little gems, reusable veggie bags from Simple Ecology.

{Source}

Yes, I had to buy them but I’m setting ourselves up with the things I need to help reduce waste and spending in the future.

As for garbage, my goal is to only throw out one kitchen garbage bag per week and this is including ALL the garbage in our home, totally seven. The rest goes into recycling or our gigantic compost seen below:

It’s been about a week since I started really paying attention to what I throw out, what I compost and what I recycle. I’ve gotten rid of so much already and I already feel the weight being lifted off my chest. It was truly amazing how much we were wasting. It’s been over a week since I’ve had to throw out the garbage!

I’ll keep you all posted on the little changes I make but what are some things you do to be the change you wish to see in the world?

Filed Under: Confessions, Life in General Tagged With: be the change, compost, recycle, resuse

Building My Vertical Garden + My Very First Video! {Part 3) #DigIn

May 6, 2013 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs 1 Comment

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot.

So, it’s finally happened! As you know from my previous post, I went on a fun shopping trip to The Home Depot to pick up all my supplies to build my vertical garden and with the help of David’s cousin, Joel, I have put it together and today, I’m going to show you exactly how.

To build your very own vertical garden you can follow the instructions found on The Home Depot website or, you can follow my instructions. There was one little error in the instructions found on The Home Depot site which fortunately I caught shown below. To begin you will need the following supplies:

Materials:

1″x4″ white wood or pressure treated wood for outside frame. (I just used pine)

2 at 24 1/4″ length
2 at 37″ length

1″x6″ white wood or pressure treated wood for main box.

2 at 32″ length
3 at 18″ length

1″x2″ whitewood (I used pine)

2 at 32″ length
1 at 20 3/4 length
1 at 18″ length

1/4″ plywood sheeting at 19 1/2″ x 32″

1″x4″ white wood

4 at 12″ length

Other supplies you’ll need:

Enough soil to fill the box
Lattice or Chicken Wire (I used chicken wire)
Flower and/or herbs
Plastic lining to line the box
Weed blocker

To begin, lay out your materials as if they were a kit. This way you are completely organized and ready to go.

Next, you are going to begin assembling the main box. The pictures below will match up with the steps I describe below.

2. Take the 1×6 lengths of 32″ and measure down from the top 14″ and up from the bottom by 3 1/2″ and place a mark in each spot. Then lake your 1×6 lengths at 18″ and place one at the top and one at the bottom, holding off on the one that goes in the middle until you have the plywood backing on. You are going to want to secure all four sizes. It’ works well using the clamp thingy (sorry, that’s my technical name for it) like we did to hold the pieces in place as you use wood screws to secure them.

3. It works really well if you label each piece of wood like I did above. It makes finding your pieces much easier.

4. Once you have all four sides together, take the piece of 19 1/2 x32″ plywood and secure it to the back of the frame using wood screws.

5 & 6. So, in The Home Depot directions you will notice a step that has you adding a water inlet but I chose not to do so. Now, flip your box back over and attach the middle 18″ support 1×6 at the 14″ mark.

7.Taking your plastic, line the inside of the box using a staple gun to hold the plastic in place.

8. Now you are going to want to assemble the outside frame which is to give you extra surface area to support the face frame without adding a lot of weight. The 32″ long 1×2′s are drilled into place along the top edge of the soil bed. Repeat this with the 20 3/4 long 1×2′s along the top and the 18″ 1×2′s along the bottom.

9. If using chicken wire, before attaching the facing frame you will want to cover the front of the vertical garden and staple in place. Now you can attach the facing frame, making sure to align your screws so that they embed into the 1×2 supports.

10. From here you are going to want to move your vertical garden to wherever it is going to live because once you add the soil it is going to get very very heavy! Once it is in it’s new home add enough soil to each compartment fill to the top.

11. With the bed full, place a layer of weed block tightly across the top and staple into place.

12. And now, the moment you’ve all be waiting for! A short video from yours truly to demonstrate the last steps Be kind. I’m super camera shy and awkward on video! But it was a pretty fun experience none-the-less.

Stay tuned for next weeks final post showing the final project!

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot.

Filed Under: Garden Talk Tagged With: #DigIn, Building a Vertical Garden, The Home Depot

Grain-Free Cranberry-Orange Scones

May 2, 2013 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs Leave a Comment

One of my favorite breakfast treats growing up were scones. Maybe it’s my English roots, I’m not sure, but there has always been something that I loved about eating them. It also didn’t help that my mom loved them as well and every time we’d go to get some coffee, when I drank coffee, she’d get a scone and I’d always ask for a ‘bite’ and end up eating half of it.

Once I started to become a lot more health conscious I realized how bad scones can be for you and stopped eating them for the most part. Once I went vegan, it was definitely so long to my crumbly friends.

As I continue to explore what health and a healthy lifestyle means to me I have come to realize that I can still enjoy one of my all-time favorites but just a different version of it. And to be honest, I think this one tastes a whole lot better!

In walks my Grain-Free Cranberry-Orange Scone! Don’t get me wrong, I’m not going grain-free. I think grains are an extremely important part of our diet but I just got a huge bag of almond meal and wanted to give it a try for a lighter, more airy texture.

These guys are just that. Light and airy and delicious. I love the citrus with the hint of almond and of course the tartness from the cranberries.

As I continue to explore vegan baking I am constantly impressed with what you can actually make and I’ve come to prefer a vegan treat over a non-vegan one. Aside from tasting better, I know I am doing my body a special favor by a) eliminating all animal products and b) eating a tasty treat!

I’m excited to play around with other possibilities using the base of this recipe, almond meal. I’m thinking I see some kind of vegan chocolate chip scone in my future. Here is the recipe for these Cranberry-Orange Scones for your enjoyment!

Grain-Free Cranberry-Orange Scones

Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

12 mins

Total time

22 mins

Author: Amanda

Recipe type: Breakfast

Serves: 8

Ingredients

3½ cup almond meal/flour
¼ cup 100% pure maple syrup
Juice of one lemon plus 2 tbsps
Juice of two small oranges or 1 cup
1 tbsp baking soda
2 flax eggs (2 tbsp ground flaxseed mixed with 4 tbsp water. Allow to sit in refrigerator for 15 minutes to thicken up)
½-3/4 cup dried unsweetened cranberries

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. If the mixture is a little on the wet side add a little more almond meal/flour until it’s a consistency that wont stick.
Shape into a ball then put onto greased baking pan. (I grease using coconut oil)
With the palm of your hand start to flatten the ball out slightly.
Using a pizza cutter or knife, cut the scone mixture into 8 pie shaped pieces and separate so they each have room to grow bigger.
Place in oven and bake for 12 minutes. I ended up baking for about 15 minutes but start with 12 and add time if necessary.
Enjoy!

Enjoy your weekend! The weather is suppose to be in the upper 80′s here which is big for Oregon!

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: baking, Cranberry-Orange Scone, gluten free, Grain-Free, vegan

Shopping for my Vertical Garden Supplies at The Home Depot {Part 2} #DigIn

April 29, 2013 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs Leave a Comment

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot.

Today I’m excited to share my experience shopping at The Home Depot for the supplies for my vertical garden.

If you have been following along, you know that I am working with The Home Depot on a special project building my very own vertical garden. You can read my other posts here and here.

I love vertical gardens for several reasons. First, I think they are just good looking. Whether you use the plan I did from The Home Depot or come up with one on your own, there are so many different versions of vertical gardens that you could definitely find one to suit your style and your needs.

I love how versatile they can be whether you are short on space and using it to grow your veggies and herbs or like me, are using it to add a little interest to one of your exterior walls. The options are really endless.

The other day I made my venture to The Home Depot by my house, okay, it’s not really by my house…nothing is “by my house” since we live about 9 miles out of town BUT, I made my venture to the closet Home Depot to pick up my supplies so I could start building my very own vertical garden.

Every time I head to The Home Depot I get a very nostalgic feeling. My dad was a carpenter for about 30 years and the moment I enter the building {I typically go in where all the contractors do}, I am met with the delicious smell of wood. It reminds me of going to jobs with my dad when I was younger. I would fake sick so I could stay home and tag along with my dad to all of his job sites, driving in his blue pickup and listen to Randy Travis, drinking my orange Gatorade because I was ‘sick’. True story. I was a pretty clever little kid and kind of just loved hanging with my dad.

Anyway, I love going to The Home Depot cause it’s like going home, home to a bunch of fond memories.

Unfortunately, I didn’t really retain much of the information I learned going on these ventures with my dad and before this last trip to The Home Depot, I really didn’t even know what a 1×4 was so as I was walking down the isles of various wood I think I must have had an overwhelmed look on my face because one of the kind employees asked me if I needed help.

I sure did, I told him.

I handed him my list and I followed him around finding all the various sizes of wood I needed. As he started to load them onto my cart I realized there was a big problem, how the heck was I going to fit this all into my car? The boards reached about 8 feet long I knew they wouldn’t fit. I asked him if they happen to cut wood {yep, I didn’t even know they cut wood!} and he said of course! They would cut the exact measurements I needed. Hallelujah! Not only was this much needed for the wood to fit in my car but it would also save me a step when I got home. We all know what that really means, right? It would save Joel, David’s cousin, a step when I got home as he is my resident wood cutter guy.

So, I got my wood cut and now it was time to gather the rest of my supplies. Some of it I already had from other projects but I did need to get one of the most important piece of supplies besides the wood…the flowers!

I headed out back to their Garden Center and man, I don’t know about you but I love the Garden Center! As overwhelmed as I can get by knowing very little, I love how many options they have and can spend hours just walking around reading about all the flowers, herbs and shrubs. But since I didn’t have hours and needed to get home, I pulled out my trusty plan of what exactly I needed to get.

I needed to pick up some weed block and found a huge selection:

And then started perusing the flower selection knowing that I wanted a mix of trailing and colorful flowers.

When I finished getting all the goodies I needed, I packed up my car and headed home to get started on my vertical garden. Okay, so I may have picked up a few extra things for our front porch. I can’t help it, regardless if I go with a list or not, I always come home with more!

The Home Depot is a great place to shop for whatever home or garden need you have!

Stay tuned for my next post where you may just get my very first vlog!

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot.

Filed Under: Reviews, Sponsors, Giveaways Tagged With: #DigIn, Spring gardening, The Home Depot, Vertical Garden

Mushroom, Mango and Green Olive Ceviche wtih Homemade “Cheesy” Crackers

April 25, 2013 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs Leave a Comment

Mushrooms, Mangoes and Green Olives? I know, it sounds like an interesting food combo but trust me, it is delicious.

When David and I were in Medellin, Colombia this past February we Googled vegan restaurants in the area just out of curiosity and low and behold, there actually was one! Colombia is a pretty big meat eating country but we seemed to luck out in the bigger cities by having at least one or two restaurant options that were vegetarian or vegan.

At this particular restaurant we went to in Medellin their menu was written all in Spanish (obviously) and because it’s a somewhat newer thing for English speaking tourist, there wasn’t too many places that had English versions of their menu.

But we managed and one of the appetizers was a Mushroom Ceviche and out of my deep love of mushrooms, I had to try it. I quickly tried to remember the Spanish words for various vegetables so I knew what was in it and to my surprise, I did pretty well. There was also a little GF symbol next to it I knew it was gluten-free as well and I’d be safe to order it.

When it was delivered to our table a little while later we were extremely happy with what was served. I would have never thought mushrooms, mangoes and green olives would work together but they most definitely do and I jotted down the other ingredients and decided I needed to make this when we returned to the states. And that is exactly what I did and served it with my ‘Cheesy’ Gluten-Free crackers. Recipes are below and I hope you enjoy as much as we did!

Mushroom, Mango and Green Olive Ceviche with Homemade ‘Cheesy’ Gluten-Free Crackers

Prep time

10 mins

Total time

10 mins

Author: Amanda

Recipe type: Appetiser

Serves: 4

Ingredients

For the Ceviche:
8 oz mushrooms {whatever kind you like best}
1 mango
1 can sliced green olives {I got mine from Whole Foods. Their brand of green olives are amazing!}
½ large cucumber
½ red onion
1 yellow or red pepper
2 tbsp chopped cilantro and basil
Juice of two limes
Salt and pepper to taste
For the Crackers:
1 cup almond meal
1 cup brown rice flour
2 tbsp ground flax seed
4 tbsp whole fax seed
4 tbsp nutritional yeast
2½ tsp thyme
2 tsp black sesame seeds
½ tsp rosemary garlic blend
2 tsp caraway seeds
2 tbsp olive oil
water {you will slowly add a tbsp at a time until you get a doughy consistency)

Instructions

For the Mushrooms:
Slice mushrooms thinly and place in bowl.
Chop all other veggies into small bites and place in bowl with mushrooms.
Add the juice from the limes, the chopped basil and cilantro.
Salt and pepper to your taste.
I served this pretty much right away but know that it will only get more flavorful the next day.
For the Crackers:
Turn oven on to 350 degrees
Mix the brown rice flour and the almond meal together in a bowl.
Add all other ingredients and mix until completely combined.
Slowly start to add one tbsp of water at a time until the mixture is a dough-like consistency.
Grease baking pan with coconut oil or spray. Roll dough out on brown rice covered cutting board and lift onto baking dish. This can easily be done by folding one half of the dough onto of the other half and using a spatula to life. Once on the pan, unfold.
Using a pizza cutter or knife, cut into cracker size pieces, making sure there is some space in between each one to grow a little in size as they bake.
Place in over and bake for 12 minutes. Check crackers at this time. If they aren’t done, bake for a few more minutes.
Remove and allow to cool.
Enjoy!
*Tip – You can also serve with some avocado on the side to accompany your ceviche.

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: gluten free, Gluten Free Vegan Crackers, Snack, Vegan Ceviche

Who Wants One Case of Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Muesli?

April 22, 2013 By Bullfrogs and Bulldogs 9 Comments

Happy Earth Day! Are you doing anything to celebrate Mother Nature? It’s suppose to be incredible beautiful this week, possibly getting up into the upper 70′s! Whoot whoot! I can’t even begin to tell you how excited this makes me! I need some serious sun and warmth and so does our property.

To celebrate Earth Day I’m staying home and working on a very special project in David’s office using recycled wood (hint hint) and I can’t wait to show it to you when I’m finished. Crossing my fingers it goes smoothly. But, I’m also planting three new raspberry bushes, two new blueberry bushes and three new strawberry plants to celebrate her awesomeness, Mother E. Later this week I’ll be planting a couple fig trees and two kiwi trees! I’m doing my part to shop as local as possible…like as in my back yard.

I’d love to hear how you are celebrating! Okay, now on to the giveaway…

Yep, you read that right. Bob’s Red Mill has given me ONE CASE of their Gluten-Free Muesli to give away to one of you! They are so generous, huh? I think so

You may remember that a few weeks ago I made my Dark Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Muesli Bars using their gluten-free muesli for their recipe contest. Did you vote? I sure hope so!

So what do you have to do to win this super tasty case of Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Muesli. It’s easy, just enter using the Rafflecopter below.

Good luck and don’t forget to share with others who may want to enter the giveaway!

Giveaway Details

Giveaway is open from Monday, April 22nd to Friday, April 26 at 12PM Pacific Time

Must be 18 years or older to enter

Giveaway open to U.S. Residents Only

Must be 18 years or older

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I’ll announce the winner on Monday, April 29th!

Have a great day

Filed Under: Reviews, Sponsors, Giveaways Tagged With: Bob's Red Mill, Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Muesli, Giveaway