Natural Vegan Eco Mom In..... Orlando! Favourits I've been buying....

November 12th 2013 :

Wow, what a few days!

I've not stopped, and I admit, I am exhausted! It's all been so so worth it though! We're having a blast here in Orlando, and the fan isn't stopping yet, we still have some awesome things planned, with some huge things happening, so it's all exciting stuff, so stay tuned!

I thought I'd quickly share with you what I've been buying from Wholefoods, if you're like me and like to be nosey and look what  Christmas-sy delights can be found abroad or home, you'll like this as it's all super yummy and very festive!

Non dairy heaven! Brands I love : Daiya, Earth balance , Almond Breeze, So Delicious, Califia, Veganise and So Veggie.

Oh my GOODNESS! HO HO HO , it's Christmas in my mouth with this! The most amazing Mint Chocolate drink EVER, even beats the dairy ones I'd get from Starbucks back in the day! Totally amazing, and I wish I could take it all home!  I'm going to have to get more since I've drank it all with Seth - he loves it too! The boy has the best taste yet he's only 7 bless him!

Eggless Egg nog?! Wholey moley, this is so beautiful it's not even funny. I've been drinking this stuff like there's no tomorrow. The weird thing is, it's juts Water, Almonds and raw cane sugar ( I think ) as there's no egg flavour types in the ingredients. Weird.

Anchor butter fan?! YES!!!! This tastes so creamy, buttery and salty that you forget it plant based. Probably one of my faves from this trip in Orlando, I LOVE it. Knocks the spots of the awful 'butter' we get back home. I'm going to be taking this home with me, well, a few I guess actually!

Daiya, as I mentioned before, I'm THE biggest Daiya fan, I have been eating this on just about, well, actually, everything in sight, as had Opeie. Not sure about the Strawberry cream cheese one yet, but might make good cheesecake! I will let you know as I'm planning on playing around with it, to see what i come up with! Sound good? Stay tuned!

Go Veggie! - Kinda like a cheaper Daiya, I'll let you know how it goes down on the Melt-y front!

Cream cheese Daiya, - I've been eating the chive one on oatcakes! Crumbly, a great likeness in texture and amazing taste. I really love this and wish they'd make other flavors like pineapple, or spicey red peppers.

Totally delicious, I am in love with this. I've always been a HUGE Tartar sauce fan, I love sauces and dressings, but this is something else. Soy free too! Woop! It's so creamy that you forget it's not egg / dairy based. Totally amazing, and so flavour-some it's awesome. I've had it on everything, and have been dipping carrots in it like there's no tomorrow!

Oh yes! Vegan So delicious Ice creams! Daiya Pizza and Wholefoods Burritos  for my fiancee Pauly!

Opeie's been eating the So Delicious Mini's with curiosity since hecan' t understand what they are, or why they're so cold as he's never had Ice cream before, since the UK ones hard to get hold of where we live or they have soy in them. So since he had these , he's been in an ice cream dream.

Stay tuned for more on Orlando's best foodie haunts, products and restaurants for vegans. .....

Lots of cheesey love, Laura ( Who's eating a fabulous Daiya pizza! )

Healthy ice cream • Vegan • Raw • Soya Free

Ice cream is one of the best things to eat in summer & winter - in my opinion! 

I love it with hot steamed rhubarb, apples, pears, blackberries in winter ! Delicious! 

It's super simple to make too. 

Peel & chop some bananas, freeze .

Freeze any other berries you want to use, cherries, raspberries and blueberries are my personal favourite . 

Put in a high speed blender , of through a twin gear juicer on the Ice cream setting - we have a Tribest GreenStar. Stir in raisins / raw chocolate chips or cocoa powder . 

It comes out like sorbet/ ice creamy delicious dessert which you can freeze and store and then scoop ( leave it to soften on the counter for a couple of minutes) 

Organic Banana Dairy Free Ice Cream Lollies | Vegan | Soya Free |Gluten free | For Children

With Opeie and I being Vegan, minus soya (and most gluten 99% of the time ) , Seth and Pauly being on limited dairy I wanted to think of a way to get them to be able to Enjoy a frozen dessert that's not a sugary / fructose syrup sorbet type thing .

So I came up with the idea of freezing bananas and sticking them on Ice lolly sticks initially .

Here's how I made them-   ( It seems pretty simple, but they can go wrong!)

Chop/ break up peeled bananas to the size you'd like - I do some smaller for Opeie as he's only a toddler.

Push lolly sticks into the bases of the bananas. Be careful not to push them too far - if if comes out the other end the banana will break up & it won't be a lolly .

Pop them in a air tight bag and freeze for an hour or two .

Remove from freezer and enjoy ... Or....

As a really indulgent treat - I like to add a layer of melted chocolate - either home made organic Raw chocolate or Organic Moo Free chocolate .

I melted around 3/4 of a 100g bar of  Moo Free Chocolate over a pan of boiling water . 

Once melted - and not hot , roll the bananas around in the melted chocolate , or drizzle the chocolate over with a spoon . As the bananas are frozen the chocolate should set immediately - if not within a minute .

Pop in a zip lock bag and store for 1 month maximum - these last about 1 week in our house- we all love them ! Enjoy !

Comment below with your vegan ideas for desserts !