Raw Vegan Tacos

"To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting" - E E Cummings

Happy Tuesday everyone. Just want to thank everyone for the love on my last post about adopting Nika. It was my top post to date with lots of views...so happy that she's in our lives.  

I apologize for the not so great picture today. When I got home, I was hungry and so excited to try making raw vegan tacos that I took a total of 4 pictures that didn't turn out amazing. But I promise they taste so good!!! 

   The Jicama taco shell wasn't as big as I was hoping so next time I think I'll use lettuce wraps instead, however they did taste good.  For those of you who have never tried a jicama before, it has the texture of a potato, but sweeter and more flavour. 

I would highly recommend these for those who are trying to eat healthy. They still have so much flavour but nothing unnatural or unhealthy in them. 

Raw Tacos

Raw Ground Beef (not actually beef)

1 cup of your favourite nuts - I choose walnuts, almonds and pecans, but feel free to substitute. 
1 tablespoon of avocado oil 
1 tablespoon of taco seasoning 

1 Tomato 
1 Avocado 
1/4 Onion 
1 Pepper (I used a yellow pepper but feel free to use your favourite ones)
1 Jicama 
Vegan Sour Cream - Find recipe here. 

Instructions:
In a food processor mix nuts, avocado oil and taco seasoning until well mixed.
Slice the Jicama into thin slices - this will become the taco shell 
Cut up all the other vegetables and place them on the taco shell, with the "Meat" and vegan sour cream. 
Enjoy!

Meet Nika Our Rescue Dog

“Who knows what the long-term effects of saving rescue dogs are and the healing lessons and love they bring to Earth? Each one of us has the capacity to influence hundreds - even thousands of people or animals through the way we live our lives.” 
― Jadi Kindred, Intuitive Animal Connections

Hi Guys exciting news here. I adopted the cutest dog yesterday! her name is Nika and she is a chihuahua jack russell mix. 

This was a super random adoption but when the opportunity comes along you just need to take it. 

Being a vegan and someone who has animal welfare heavily on the mind I refused to buy a dog from a store or a breeder, which ever kind of dog it was it needed to be a rescue dog. My husband however wasn't convinced that a rescue dog was the way to go since they do sometimes come with problems. 

Then while randomly looking through BC SPCA website one day we found this little girl in the quesnel center (about a 7 hour drive from Vancouver) we called them and put our application in right away. Since they can't ship dogs anywhere we had to drive 14 hours there and back this weekend. but she is soooo worth it. She is energetic, cuddly, friendly and we haven't heard a bark from her once. I feel so happy to have provided this dog with a home that she'll be in forever. 

*Shirt is from BCSPCA.