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Classy Carrot Cake Rice Pudding

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I made rice pudding! That is some classy shit, is it not? I bought this rice mix from the Whole Foods bulk bin that had brown rice, wild rice... fun stuff. This... to this. Classy Carrot Cake Rice Pudding 2 cups rice 5 apples 5 carrots 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp cloves I cooked it normal styles with twice the amount of water, brought to a boil, simmered for about 40 minutes. Chopped apples and carrots, cooked with the rice. Then I processed it all in the food processor! Happy times! Still looks like rice at this point. Mixy mixy. Boom. I sprinkled some oats on top because it looked terrible as just a big brown glop. But this stuff is crazy delicious, I promise. And I love the wild rice -- because it's chopped up in the food processor, it gives it a great texture akin to walnut crumbles. I also just love wild rice. I didn't sweeten the whole recipe so I could just sweeten each serving at will and save stevia. Added almond milk. SO good. Later on I tried it with almond milk and a lit...

Salina River Festival; Beans, Rice, and Veggies Galore; Vegan Swahili phrases

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So I went to the Salina River Festival this weekend. It was really hot, humid, and full of junk food. I didn't even try and find anything to eat there - I'd rather just bring my own food and not stress out. So I pretty much lived off of Luna bars and apples during the day and then on Friday night Dad took me to get a salad at the Dillons salad bar. Dillons is the same as Kroger or Ralphs depending on what part of the country you live in. My Ralphs is not very vegan friendly, so I was surprised to see that the Salina Dillons has a great salad bar with plenty of vegan-friendly items. I took a picture of one especially crazy-looking art piece at the River Festival to share with you all. Today I ate: Breakfast: 2 bananas mashed w/ oats Lunch and Dinner: Brown rice, black beans, artichokes, spinach, and broccoli I cooked up a small box of brown pecan rice - about four cups - and after it was done cooking I mixed in half a bag of raw broccoli, half a can of artichoke hearts, and...