Winner, Winner, Ice Cream Dinner

Today's the day, folks! Contest winner to be chosen...

Well, actually, I just got a winner for the fabulous Deni Ice Cream Maker. Thanks Random.org!

So, the decision has been make, randomly chosen. And the lucky winner is........



Drum roll please.



Oh, and I almost forgot! Happy Hump Day! It's Wednesday!



Oh, you probably already knew that.



Ok, enough messing around. The random winner is.....!






Karin!!!!

Karin, email me your shipping address and phone number and I'll get that brand new Ice Cream Maker out to you asap! And, if you would, send me an email or post a comment on some of the crazy good ice creams you've made!!!!

Congrats!!! And thanks again to Cookware.com and Stool

And onto a recent dinner.

 

Some further oven love right here.

 

Baked sweet potatoes and onions,

using Japanese sweet potatoes (try them!!! they are amazing)

and regular sweet potatoes

Topped with a mixed bean hummus and fresh Italian flat leaf parsley

 

Mixed bean hummus with pepper flakes and nutritional yeast

And a side of shredded red cabbage and some Kim Chee. 

DEL-IC-IOUS.

Bye!

Love Confession

I have a confession to make. 

A confession of love.

I confess, publicly, that...

I love my oven.

(source)

I know I shouldn't.
I know it's wrong.
I try to devour mostly raw foods, uncooked, if you will.
But still.
I love my oven.

 

(vegan vanilla cupffins- muffin/cupcake) 

My oven never disappoints me.

 

(baked sweet potato fries)

My oven rarely talks back (beats the boyfriend. Sorry Boy.)

(Tortilla hummus-cheese brussel sprout tahini pizza)

My oven always gives me wonderful results.

And last night's dinner was no exception.

Kabocha squash is my other love

Sliced, baked, and enjoyed!

 

  

And smothered with Vegan Red Pepper "Cheese" Sauce

 

Vegan Red Pepper "Cheese" Sauce
easiest recipe ever
 1/2 cup Tofu
1/2 large red pepper
1 tbsp miso paste
2 tsp nutritional yeast
dash of sea salt

Blend all in a blender and serve over anything!
Simple. Filling. Virtually fat free.

And I know that all of you have entered to win a fabulous Deni Automatic Ice Cream Maker!!!
Just in case you want to make sure that you have already entered
Click here

Ciao!

Random Monday

Happy Monday! What a weekend! Hope yours was full! And not just your Superbowl watchin' bellies...

I have to add that this post would have been published much earlier than it was but I left my camera at home today, and I usually gather all the pics and write the post at work... don't tell my boss...

This weekend I was pretty productive. Aside from deep cleaning the house for a little Superbowl get together at mi casa, I helped make tons of food and even made it to the local farmers market, early Sunday.

Love, love, love the atmosphere of farmers markets! The fresh, juicy, locally grown fruits and vegetables. The venders creating fragrant smells of warm crepes, fluffy falafels, and of course, raw chocolate!

Snake & Butterfly. Local company that makes some mean chocolates! Raw varieties, but also some organic and clean treats, as well. And you can order online...

Some of the best "bought" sauerkraut made. Not as great as making your own, but still very good.

And one vendor had raw sugar cane. I have never seen this stuff before, nor tried it. It's interesting. Chew then spit. Tastes pretty good.

I heart dried fruit.

Saturday, I met a friend for a little reunion. We were roommates for two years in college and had not seen each other for three years! Elissa, thanks for the meetup! I love you! Seeing you made my day!

Friday, I posted my first GIVEAWAY! If you haven't yet, be sure to enter to win an ice cream maker from the good people at Cookware.com and Stool.
So far, all of the ice cream ideas by you readers have been fantastic! Some of those flavor combinations... YUM!
And I received a special comment (well, all of your comments are special!) from the makers of Alkemie Ice Cream. One of the owners saw my review of their dairy-free ice cream and gave a shout-out on their site (click here)!

Oh, and I just had a small bowl of their Dark Chocolate Dairy-Free Ice Cream. So good. Try it!

Have a great Monday!

Tomorrow I'm posting a confession of love and a fresh, EASY, fat free, cheesy sauce. Meat-Eater Boyfriend approved!

Ice Cream in February and a Giveaway

****The giveaway is now over but thanks for checking out my site! And feel free to post some delicious ice cream flavor ideas!****

Brrrr. It's cold outside.

The nice thing about winter is that you are able to be nice and warm, snuggled up with a blanket, on your couch, during downtime. I love this about rainy, cold days. I always feel so safe nestled indoors with a good book, a boyfriend, a movie, (and/)or ice cream!

 

This is a new-to-me ice cream I stumbled upon at Whole Foods.

Alkemie Dairy-Free Ice Cream

from their website:

Ingredients: Cashew Milk (Organic Cashews, Filtered Water), Coconut Cream*, Organic Agave Nectar, Organic Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Cocoa, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla), Natural Mint Extract, Sea Salt, Organic Guar Gum
*Organically grown
Contains a trace amount of Soy Lecithin

 

I give this healthy alternative a 5 out of 5. The taste, great, and the texture was just like that of regular ice cream. The rich and creamy cashew and coconut base creates a perfect ice cream replacement. And the ingredients match up with my healthy, clean-eating standards. Oh, and the chocolate chips in there; divine.

So, what is better than eating ice cream in February? Well, making ice cream in February, of course!

And even better than that...

A GIVEAWAY!!! My first GIVEAWAY!

And you get a chance to win a Deni Automatic Ice Cream Maker
Thank you Cookware.com and Stool

Making your very own ice cream flavors...Oh the possibilities are endless!

This contest is brought to you by the lovely people over at Cookware.com and Stool

This handy dandy Deni Automatic Ice Cream Maker would help out with your ice cream creations!

Best part, the ice cream maker comes in Blueberry (above), Raspberry, Lime, Platinum, or Clear (white), you choose!

Some stats on the machine:

• Fully automatic and easy to operate, NO salt or ice needed
• New canister freezes in 8 hours
• Lid fits on unit and canister
• Compact to fit anywhere
• Makes up to 1.5 quarts
• No long waiting, freezes ingredients in less than half an hour
• Make frozen drinks (i.e. Pina coladas, frozen daiquiris, or icy thick margaritas)
• Use fresh ingredients to make frozen yogurt, sorbet, and other low-fat creations
• Pour ingredients into frozen canister, turn on and enjoy frozen desserts in minutes
• Hidden cord storage
• Anti-slip rubber feet
• 40 Watts of power

I hope you all like what you see! If you do, and want this free ice cream maker, all you have to do is one, each, or a variety of the following:

1. Leave a comment on what amazing combination or flavor(s) ice cream you would like to make!
2. Add RunLoriRun to your blogroll if you have not already done so. If you already have, let me know in a comment.
3. Post a link of this ice-creamy-cold giveaway on your blog and link back to it when you comment.

All comments count as one entry and the winner will be selected via random on Wednesday, Feb. 10th! GOOD LUCK!!

Here are a few ideas of ice creams that I would make... all made with either almond milk and or coconut for raw, vegan of course...

Butternut Squash Almond Butter Ice Cream
Banana Wasabi (I swear, it sounds good to me)
Chocolate Chili with Cinnamon
Avocado Ice Cream
Prune Ice Cream (had it before and it was sooooo good)
Coconut Peach