Ramblings of a Vegan Traveler

Homemade vegan ice cream...and great coffee flavor no less. It's delicious and creamy!  Vegan Coffee Coconut Milk Ice Cream (made in ice cream maker) Day before do the following:  Refrigerate 1 can of Coconut milk (full fat, not light!) overnight Soak 1/2 cup of cashews in filtered water for 4 hours or overnight Into you high speed blender add:  1 can of coconut milk that was refrigerated overnight 1/2 cup of cashews (see above) 1/3 cup of cold coffee or cold espresso 1/4 cup maple syrup 2 teaspoons vanilla extract pinch of sea salt Blend for 2 minutes in your high speed blender until completely blended and smooth.  Pour into ice cream maker. I use a cuisinart so 30 minutes in the ice cream maker worked great. Put into a container and store in the freezer.  Substitutions for other flavors:  You could also sub the coffee for 1/3 cup of raw cacao powder and make chocolate ice cream You could add frozen strawberries or other frozen ...

I got the chance to see this screened last month and there was a Q & A session afterwards with the directors/creators. It's a GREAT documentary that everyone should see.  www.cowspiracy.com

Yeah, I know...I can hear it already-"here she goes again". Karen is up on her soapbox. Yep, I am. I am because I truly want people to know the benefits of a healthy plant based vegan diet.  A few months ago I found out that one of my customers who was a 49 year old woman dropped dead of a massive coronary while taking care of her mom who has cancer. Women often have little to no symptoms before they have a heart attack. Men typically do, but for women it's not always the same signs and they either are missed or they don't exist. I was shocked, flabbergasted and felt so sad that I'd never see her again. I didn't get up to see her very often, but she was a joy to work with and training was always fun when I went to her lab.  I don't want that to be me...EVER. I don't have heart disease, I'm not sure if my customer was having issues or was on any type of medication. But the reality is, whether heart disease runs in your family or not, whether you...