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How’s Saturday going for you?  Whatcha up to?  Shopping, chilling, hanging out, frantically searching for gifts?  Fill me in!  It’s Scott’s birthday today and so I’ve been trying to make his day as special as possible!  We got hot & sweaty together this morning.  On a 4 mile power walk which was great!  And we spent time together as a family but I took Skylar for the afternoon so he could sit back, relax, and enjoy the beach and some much-deserved alone-time on his birthday!  Tonight, he requested Italian food and since the kitchen here is small and I don’t really care to spend time boiling vats of water for noodles that I can’t eat and turning on an oven to bake the rest, we’re carrying it in from one of the bazillion Italian restaurants here on the island of Aruba.  I’ll keep you posted how the food looks and if we get into any trouble on his birthday with a night out on the town.  Kidding, we have a toddler with us!

I’m glad you enjoyed my Chocolate Themed Post yesterday.
I provided backlinks for some of my popular recipes like my Raw Vegan PB Cups 

Raw Vegan PB Cup

Two Peanut Butter Cups stacked on top of one another

and my Raw Vegan Chocolate Donut Holes

Raw Vegan Chocolate Donut Holes on white plate

 

 Close up of Raw Vegan Chocolate Donut Holes 

And also graced you with my take on Raw Vegan Overnight “Chocolate Brownie” Protein Oats

Raw Vegan Overnight "Chocolate Brownie" Protein Oats

It tastes like an oatmeal-inspired chocolate brownie to me!  Thick, fudgey, and delish!

Overhead of Raw Vegan Overnight "Chocolate Brownie" Protein Oats

But let’s get started with recapping my week’s eats and events.  If you missed last week’s recipe recap and Highlights of the Week, here you go, check it out!

For this week…
Sunday Heather Guest Posted about Veggies

 
Plate of greens, slaw and nuts

And Yoga

Woman doing yoga pose

Monday I went in Search of Coffee in Aruba

Woman in front of flowering bush waving
Inside coffee shop

With Skylar in tow

Young girl sitting in front of blue door smiling
Young girl standing in front of blue door smiling

But found Cute Bowls for 50 cents each

Two white bowls on table
Close up of white bowl

Tuesday Katie made Raw Tiramisu Balls Babies
Raw Tiramisu Babies next to coffee beans 
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Close up of batter for Raw Tiramisu Babies

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And I brewed some of my own coffee in a coffee pot I brought from homeAhhh, heaven.

Coffee Machine
Package of Douwe Egberts Aroma Rood Coffee

And mentioned Gena’s Special Cleanse & Great Pricing!

 
Corn on calendar

Wednesday I had a Mega Grocery Store Shop-A-Thon.
I found everything from Dutch White Chocolate and Hazelnut Pastes and Nut Butters

 Dutch White Chocolate and Hazelnut Pastes
Various Nut Butters

And more Hazelnut Pasta and Pure Chocolate Pasta.

Hazelnut Pasta and Pure Chocolate Pasta

To Amazing Cakes and Breads

Variety of Cakes and Breads

Banana Cake and Pineapple Cake.

Banana and Pineapple Cake

 

 

Sliced Muesli Bread

To Overpriced Veggies

 
Aruban Price for Large Tomatoes

 

Aruban Price for Yellow Peppers

To Maranatha AB & Goddess Dressing halfway around the globe!

Maranatha Almond Butter
Goddess Dressing

And there was Time at the Pool

Young girl standing by fence in swimsuit

 

Woman in lounge chair in bathing suit waving

And Time at the Beach

Aruban Beach with people and boats in waterWaves crashing up on beach
Boats out in water at beach

Thursday Alison of Mama’s Weeds Guest Posted about her Weight Loss Success Story!

Woman sitting on porch

And we had a morning at the Beach
Then we came in for lunch.  And a much needed nap!

Young girl sitting at table eating lunch

Friday I announced the Winner of  the Bora Bora Foods Give Away!

Bora Bora Products

 

Various Bora Bora Bars

If you missed the Winner, Click Here to Find out!

Also on Friday I posted about Chocolate In Aruba:
White Chocolate

Verkade White Chocolate Bar

And Bittersweet Chocolate

 Lindt Swiss Bittersweet Fine Dark Chocolate Bar

Cappuccino Themed Chocolate Bars

Verkade Cappuccino Chocolate Bar
Hand holding opened Cappuccino Chocolate Bar
Dark side of Chocolate Bar

And these Dark Chocolate with White Nougat & Peanut Chocolates

Box of Dark Chocolate with White Nougat & Peanut Chocolates

 

Raw Vegan "Chocolate Brownie" Overnight Protein Oats 

 

Overhead of Raw Vegan "Chocolate Brownie" Overnight Protein Oats 

And I made High Raw Vegan Chocolate Coconut Snowballs

Raw Vegan Chocolate Coconut Snowballs
Close up of Raw Vegan Chocolate Coconut Snowballs

A we received a lovely Dark Chocolate-Colored Statue

Dark Chocolate Colored Statue of Head

Aside from chocolate there was a Kale, Brock, and Cuke Salad with Vegan Slaw Dressing

Mixed Salad with Vegan Slaw Dressing

 

Close up of Salad with Vegan Slaw Dressing

And rice with a Garden Salad with Vegan Creamy Tahini “Cesar” Inspired Dressing

 Garden Salad with Vegan Creamy Tahini "Cesar" Inspired Dressing

We also went to the beachAnd I read.  A real, live book!  Something not from my computer screen.  Amen!!!!

Thrive The Vegan Nutrition Guide Book

I know Alison has been all over this book forever.  And so has CindyAnd so has half of the blogosphere, no doubt.  I’m addicted to reading blogs a little slow in cracking this book, but I adore it so farAdore.  Especially the part where Brendan discusses that we need sunlightPerfect.  I’m on the Equator at the moment so that totally works out for me.  Heather was just talking about her love of the sun, yesterday, too.  Seriously the recipes in the Thrive Diet are awesome, worth the price of admission for sure!

Snippet of inside of book

And I also read some old Yoga Journal Magazines.  I had a stack I brought with to catch up on.  Yay for catching up on the printed word, not the screen-typed word!

Yoga Journal

After we came in from the beach, I feasted on a kale, brock, cauli, cuke, and sugar snap pea salad with my homemade  Homemade Vegan Slaw Dressing.

Green and Mixed Vegetable Salad with Vegan Slaw Dressing

And Skylar had a fruit plate

Slices of Muesli Bread, bananas and grapes

And mango

Sliced Mangos

with some fresh, locally-made, cinnamon-raisin bread.

Close up of Cinnamon Raisin Bread

Yoga Today is Bhuja Pindasana

Woman doing Bhuja Pindasana yoga pose

Tip of the Day:  Busyness and Rushing.  When you feel harried, crazy, rushed, running around like a chicken with your head cut off,  and like you can’t catch your breath, just stopClose your eyes.  Think to yourself, I have all the time in the world.  I don’t have to rush.  Envision a wise sage or Buddha sitting and calmly meditating peacefully.  Hold that mental image as you breath in and out for a couple minutes, or 5 slow breaths in and out.  When you open your eyes, carry on about your day, but just hold onto that bit of peace and calm and non-rushing attitude that you allowed yourself for those few minutes.

Do you meditate?  Do you believe in quiet moments?   Is sitting and being present, still, mindful, and peaceful easy or hard for you?  For me, as I get older, and as I have practiced to find the sweet spot of being mindful and aware, but not being too detached nor too hyper-focused on things, especially on outcomes, the practice of meditation and slowing my mind has gotten easier.  But…  My mind is always going a million miles an hour and it has taken years of work and a conscious choice to slow it down, to downshift my brain’s gears, and my meditation practice has helped.  What do you do to find peacefulness and calmness?

Stay Tuned For a Guest Poster who tweaked My Raw Vegan PB Cups Recipe…

Raw Vegan PB Cups

just in time for the Holidays…

 

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