The vegan pizza story

Step 1: Crust

I took the easy way out and bought a spelt crust. I'm sure it is very easy to make your own spelt crust, and I will definitely try that next time.

Step 2: Add your sauce

I used Ryan's homemade tomato sauce from yesterday.

Step 3: Add your cashew cheese 

(recipe to follow)

Step 4: Add your veggies

I added sweet red pepper, asparagus, spinach, and red onion.

Step 5: Bake and Enjoy!

Baked at 350 for 15 minutes.

Cashew Cheese:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup raw cashews (soaked in water for at least 1 hour)
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 teaspoon rice bran oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh squeeze lemon juice

Directions:

Put all ingredients into food processor and mix together! Scrape the sides occasionally. Enjoy! It won't be perfectly smooth, it should have some texture to it.

Vegan pizza portobellos!

Pure delight!!!
But I can't find the correct spelling of portobellos anywhere!

This recipe was adapted from Ohsheglows recipe and they were so amazingly delicious. I don't even like mushrooms and I ate three of these in no time at all.

They had great tomato, garlic, cheese and basil flavour. It was so delicious, i'm lost for words.

Vegan Pizza Portobello's:
As adapted from "ohsheglows"

Ingredients:

• 6 portobello mushroom caps
• 1 cup tomato/pasta sauce
• 1 cup of chopped red pepper and yellow pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped vidalia onion
• 6 basil leaves
• 1 tablespoon red chili flakes
• 1 cup raw cashews (soaked in water for atleast an hour)
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp rice bran oil
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Directions:
Make the vegan cashew cheese ( puree the raw cashews, sea salt, rice bran oil, 2 leaves of basil, garlic clove, nutritional yeast, and lemon juice) and set aside. Now, preheat the oven to a broiler setting. Put parchment paper on a baking sheet. Wash mushroom caps and place with the concave part facing up (so you can fill it). Make sure to remove stems. Put 2-3 tablespoons of your tomato sauce into each mushroom and follow with the vegan cashew cheese. Put as much cheese as you want! I put a lot and it was soooo good! Next, add your chopped vegies, then top with minced basil and chili flakes. Broil in the oven for 15-20 minutes, just make sure to watch it. My oven broils at a very low temperature so it took a bit longer.
Enjoy!!!

I planned on doing a 12 km run this morning before work--> It didn't happen. I woke up at 7, ate my overnight oats, then went back to bed :(   . I went to work feeling so horrible that I didn't run. But I remembered that quote from Jillian Michaels, and when I got home I did the run. And I killed it!

Distance:  12.01 km
Time: 1:06:19
Calories: 714
Average Pace: 5:31 min/ km
Average HR: 158
Max HR: 171

My last km was done in 5:02 ! Yaii! At the end of the run though, my stomach was really starting to ache. I think it had to do with my stomach bouncing up and down for so long. But I just had to keep running because I was still so far from home. I've really been feeling a lot better during my runs (except for this sore stomach) , my spirit is up, and I am starting to enjoy the run, and the peacefulness and alone time it gives me. I hope it can stay like this :)

Now for some core power yoga!