Life in the Lost World

the continuing saga of an opinionated vegan mom blogger and her zoo crew….

Archive for the 'recipes' Category


   May 13

Menu Plan Monday – #ExtremeVeganYumminess

Welcome to another yummy edition of Menu Plan Monday. I’ve been running behind for days, now, and today is no different. It’s not really that I’m so busy, but there don’t seem to be enough hours in my day nonetheless.  I guess I’ll just try to keep treading water and hope it evens out soon! [...]

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   May 06

Menu Plan Monday – #ExtremeVeganYumminess

Welcome to another fun edition of Menu Plan Monday! I hope you find a recipe or two that piques your interest. I know that searching out recipes for you helps my own menu plans from getting stale….sometimes I find winners…sometimes, not so much! Monday – in search of the perfect veggie burger “Hot Tamale” Burgers [...]

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   Apr 29

Menu Plan Monday – #ExtremeVeganYumminess

Well, the weather continues to get warmer in sunny central Florida. So far, I’ve managed to avoid turning on the a/c, but I won’t be able to for much longer. Hello $500 power bills! *sigh* The upside to all that hot weather? I can feed my family more cold meals and salads without complaint! Yay! [...]

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   Apr 22

Menu Plan Monday – #Extreme Vegan Yumminess

Monday – in search of the perfect veggie burger Quinoa Burgers (use vegan ingredients) Oven Fries Brocolli Taco Tuesday Quinoa and Black Bean Burritos Chips and Salsa Wednesday Stir fried veggies with lo mein noodles Fresh Pineapple Thursday – Breakfast for dinner! Pancakes Vegan ‘sausage’ patties Fresh Fruit Salad Friday It’s Pizza and a movie [...]

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   Apr 15

Menu Plan Monday – Extreme Vegan Yumminess!

Monday – in search of the perfect veggie burger Oh She Glows Perfect Veggie Burger Cole Slaw Corn on the Cob Taco Tuesday Make Your Own Taco Salad with refried beans, lettuce, tomato, avocado, daiya cheese, black olives, taco chips, salsa, vegan sour ‘cream’ Cantaloupe Wednesday Ravioli with pesto cream Garlic Bread Thursday – breakfast [...]

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   Apr 10

Henry’s Humdingers – a delightfully unique condiment! review and #giveaway ends 4/24

Disclosure: The blog owner (that’s me!) received a product(s) or promotional item from Henry’s Humdingers to facilitate this review. I received no other compensation for this post and was under no obligation to post a positive review. The opinions contained herein, are my own and reflect my experience with the product(s). Your own may differ. [...]

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   Apr 08

Lil Snappers – The perfect sized fruits for little hands!

“I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Lil Snappers. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item as a thank-you for participating.” We’re a houseful of fruit eating fools, here in the lost world. I’m not sure if there’s a fruit we’ve ever tried that someone around here wasn’t [...]

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   Apr 08

Menu Plan Monday – #ExtremeVeganYumminess

Another week, another menu plan. I admit it, my creativity is at low tide right now and planning interesting meals is a challenge to say the least. Maybe it’s not actually the planning that;s giving me a problem, but the execution surely is. C’est la vie, this too shall pass… Monday – In search of [...]

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   Apr 06

Wholesome whole wheat and peanut butter dog treats

It’s a nice cool day in the lost world and cool days always make me want to fire up the oven and bake. All too soon, it will be hot as blazes, again, which really puts a damper on things for me. This post originally appeared in October of 2011, but I’m baking for the [...]

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   Apr 01

Menu Plan Monday – #ExtremeVeganYumminess

Wow! April Fool’s Day. I have just two things to say about this day – Don’t trust anything you see and don’t believe anything you hear! Down through the years, I’ve had some whoppers played on me. Some were funny, some….not so much, but Ms. Gullible used to fall for them all. Anyway, I hope [...]

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