recipe review: raw carrot cake, mudballs and p90x

i am dying to make this raw carrot cake at two blue lemons
in fact, their blog is full of fascinating, colorful DELICIOUS looking vegetarian/vegan recipes. i never thought i'd be so excited about something like this but i am going to have to give a few of these a whirl to be sure i get the most of our awesome summertime plenty of local fresh fruits and veggies!

these mudballs at new nostalgia are delightful. the flavor is reminiscent of a reeses peanut butter cup....but not so naughty.  its nice to give your son a snack that has health benefits and still satisfies a sweet tooth.  we shared them with a "test audience" last night and they received rave reviews and a demand for the recipe immediately which i took as a good sign. many more of these to come.  she doesn't mention it at her post but i put my rolled out balls on a cookie sheet in the fridge to firm them up and then decided to keep them in the fridge, they are super-delicious served chilled.  once at room temperature they get kind of gooey and messy which isn't always a bad thing. but a food-throwing-prone-almost-2-year-old makes less gooey and less messy appealing to this momma. fridge = yes.


i've also started a workout program called p90x. you do the specified workout every day for 90 days (12 workouts in all). i've been impressed so far with the program. even better, they give you a nutrition "guide"...i use the term loosely. i'm certainly not on a diet but i AM trying to do a better job of consciously eating the things my body needs instead of the things my comfort-food-cravings demand.  they teach you about portion sizes and what counts as a carb or a fruit or a protein serving. they also offer meal plans with recipes included. i was skeptical of the recipes but have been absolutely floored with the quality of the outcome and the delicious flavorful results we've been enjoying.  we've tried the gazpacho (cold tomato soup), granola pear muffins, chicken burritos and tuna salad.  this week i plan to make their vegetable soup, white bean tuna salad and italian (turkey) meatloaf.  its nice to make a few healthy things, grill a couple pieces of chicken or turkey and then swap them around throughout the week for my meals.  there's certainly enough with many of the recipes to freeze half a batch.  i plan to take half of everything i make this weekend to a gal in the squadron who just had a baby.