30 Weeks Pregnant

A Purified Pregnancy | Weeks 29-31

Amanda Nicole SmithLifestyle, Pregnancy Leave a Comment

The weeks are flying by and everyday we get more and more excited to meet baby girl. Thanks to my friends and family, her room is filled with clothes, books, bottles, toys, and everything else she needs. She moves and kicks constantly, and sometimes it’s on both sides at the same time, which means she’s getting much bigger! My lovely …

28 Weeks Pregnant

A Purified Pregnancy | Weeks 26-28

Amanda Nicole SmithLifestyle, Pregnancy Leave a Comment

Time is flying by and now that I am in the third and final trimester, I’m realizing just how close we are to meeting our precious little girl. Words cannot describe how excited and thankful I am. A lot has happened in the past few weeks. I decided to shop around for a different doctor/midwife and realized that the doctor …

Fairytale Pumpkin Bowl

Fairytale Pumpkin Bowl for Two

Amanda Nicole SmithDinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Sauce, Vegan Leave a Comment

The perfect date night meal featuring a baked fairytale pumpkin, rice, lentils, and veggies smothered in fairytale pumpkin sauce. Date night isn’t the only time this meal is good, you can eat half one night, and save the rest for a lunch date with yourself tomorrow. Or you can use the pumpkin bowl as any kind of side dish holder …

Hickory Zucchini Slices

Hickory Zucchini Sandwiches

Amanda Nicole SmithDehydrated, Dinner, Lunch, Raw Vegan, Vegan Leave a Comment

Sweet and savory hickory zucchini slices marinated and dehydrated until tender, and put in-between two vegan buns with olive oil mayo, lettuce and tomato. I am very excited about this sandwich, I can hardly contain my enthusiasm! I devoured this very sandwich just a minute ago and can’t get over how satisfying it was! I had been craving a good …

Sweet Potato Chana Masala

Sweet Potato Chana Masala | Vegan

Amanda Nicole SmithDinner, Sauce, Sprouted, Vegan 2 Comments

Creamy sweet potato tomato sauce, with tender sprouted and slow-cooked chickpeas; over a bed of rice and sprinkled with fresh herbs. The sauce is extremely flavorful and filled with spices such as ginger, coriander, cumin, fenugreek, garlic, onion, paprika, cayenne, and more! Chana masala is a classic chickpea dish in a creamy tomato sauce, and there are thousands of different …

Chipotle Bean Burrito

Chipotle Bean Burritos

Amanda Nicole SmithDinner, Lunch, Sprouted, Vegan Leave a Comment

Boldly flavored beans, topped with salsa, cashew chipotle sauce and fresh herbs. You’re going to love this simple chipotle flavored bean burrito! This dish was inspired by the quaint Cafe Nola in Frederick, Maryland. There I found a delicious dish, black bean burritos stuffed with coleslaw, spicy mayo, salsa, and avocado. I had to recreate this bean burrito, so I could eat …

Dehydrated Sea Salt & Vinegar Chips

Sea Salt & Vinegar Kohlrabi Chips

Amanda Nicole SmithDehydrated, Popular, Raw Vegan, Snacks, Vegan 3 Comments

Crispy crunchy chips made from sliced kohlrabi, apple cider vinegar, and sea salt. These chips are sliced thin, soaked in the salt and vinegar, and dehydrated until nice and crispy. Kohlrabi, texture-wise, is like a cross between a turnip and a jicama; but it tastes like a mellow cabbage. It has thick light green or dark purple skin that has to be …

Raw Vegan Zucchini Chips

Zucchini Chips | Cheesy, BBQ, Salt & Vinegar

Amanda Nicole SmithRaw Vegan, Snacks, Vegan 4 Comments

These raw vegan zucchini chips are flavored to your desire and dehydrated until crispy. It’s a simple snack that is sure to please in flavor and texture. You can choose from cheesy, BBQ, and salt & vinegar; or you can mix all three, it’s so good! Making raw vegan chips is easy, especially these zucchini chips. All you need is the right …

How To Freestyle Pole Dance

How To Freestyle Pole Dance | The Ultimate Guide

Amanda Nicole SmithFitness, Pole Dancing 5 Comments

If you want to freestyle effortlessly or create a routine with ease, all you have to do is build an organized repertoire of combos. You’ll pick out the shapes and tricks you like, and then string them together with variations and transitions to make a bunch of different combos. Lastly you’ll drill your preferred combos over and over again until they …