VEGGY CAT

The Greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. The world's going to judge you no matter what you do, so live the way you fucking want to. *vegan*cats*mori*witchcraft*nature*cruelty free*fitness*yoga*crafts* animals*books*human and animal rights*adventures* 27 Czech republic Leo ☽O☾

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Vegan Food I made this weekend

Pudding dessert with stawberries and agar.

This one is Czech classic food made vegan - dumplings filled with plums, topped with tofu yogurt and chocolate.

Coconut curry with tofu and jasmine rice.

This is a super easy recipe from Brandan Brazier’s thrive diet book. Ginger, avocado and carrot soup.

Omnomnom. *-*

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‘‘Happiness’‘ by Cats

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Vegan Pizza

Yesterday I made my first vegan pizza, yay so easy!

Recipe: 1 a 1/2 spelt wheat flour 1/2 cups water salt 1 tbs vegetable butter or shortening 1/4 cup of soy or oat milk

1. Mix everything, knead the dough until it creates a firm substance. (Add flour if it is still sticky) 2. Let it rest in the fridge for at least an hour. 3. Roll the dough into flat pizza form (I recommend using a baking sheet underneath as the dough will be still pretty sticky) 4. Spread olive oil, tomato puree and dried herbs on your pizza. 5. I layered it with canned meadow mushroom, canned artichokes, olives, zucchini, eggplant and sprinkled it with nutritional yeast. 6. Preheat oven for 220°C and bake for 20 min.

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Afternoon relax in Modranska Rokle

Yesterday we went to the afternoon short walk in the nearby forest in Prague. One wouldn’t think that we are actually still in the city, it is a beautiful place.

There were many fallen trees because of the strong wind that passed through the Czech republic lately.

It was quite chilling even despite the blue sky and shining sun.

I love just chilling out in the forest, listening to birds and drinking smoothies or tea. <3

Somebody clearly doesn’t like to be featured in our pictures. :D

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Vegan pancakes & Chia Jam

I made these super easy vegan pancakes for breakfast.

Combined with homemade raspberry Chia jam, maple syrup and coconut tofu yogurt = perfect way to start your Saturday. ^_^

Chia jam recipe:

1/2 cup of Chia seeds (or more) 1 cup of frozen or fresh berries of your choice 1 tbs agave syrup 1 ts of vanilla 1/2 water

1. Warm berries with water, add syrup and vanilla and heat them for a few minutes. 2. Put Chia seeds in a jar, add your berries mix, let it cool down. 3. Store in refrigerator.

Coconut-tofu yogurt:

1/2 tofu natural 3 tbs coconut milk 1/2 vanilla 2 ts beet sugar 1/2 lemon juice

Mix everything :)

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Trip to Kutna Hora

The weather wasn’t the best on Saturday, but be were determined to go hiking anyway. Once the destination was set, we took our car and drove to Kutna hora. Our trail took us to this beautiful cemetery full of old and ruined graves overgrown with moss. One of the prettiest cemeteries I have ever been to.

This violet flower grew near one of the ruined graves.

How the day progressed, weather got better.

♥ Nature’s mirror.  ♥

It was rather cold around the water, luckily we had tea.

It was such a pretty place, Imagine how it must look during the summer when the trees have leaves! Like from a fairy tale..

And we saw these fluffies, they came to us and expected something yum, but sadly I didn’t have anything to give them. From now on I will always carry some bird food just in case. ;)

And this tiny cat cautiously stalked our every movement. Just look at that face. :D

Some tiny birdies I caught on camera.

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Vegan Breakfast - All homemade

It is Sunday and I decided to treat us with some fine vegan ‘‘cheese’‘ alternatives and homemade bread. I also made my first oat milk. I really recommend you try homemade vegan cheeses, it is surprisingly easy to make them. :) Even non vegans will love them!

Baked Almond Feta from this recipe.

Cashew ‘‘cheese’‘ with herbs after this recipe (sorry, it is in Czech only).

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Vegan dinner

Came home totally dead, so it is time to make some quick vegan dinner. Say hello to polenta pancakes and homemade chili-tomato sauce,and veggies of course.:)

Polenta’s cornmeal is a great time saver. All this in 10 mins :)

If you are curious about the sauce, then here is the recipe:

Lightly fry a bit of chopped onion, add canned tomatoes, spices (salt, pepper, paprika and chili) and a bit of soy (or any other plant-based) cream. Done.

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Enchanting hike on Spring Equinox

On Saturday we decided to celebrate spring Equinox by going on a hike. The weather wasn’t perfect, but it was a bit of our fault as we got from bed around 12 pm. We wanted to get up earlier, but you know the weekends...they involve warm bed and cuddles ;)

Here are some atmospherical pictures of our road to the tiny ‘’Skyrjska lakes’‘.

And here they are, the beautiful and magical ‘’tiny lakes’’ :) It is a charming place, it almost felt like Middle-earth *_*

Vegan sandwiches as our lunch <3 (I made six of them =3) 

I really hope we can visit this place again during summer, it is a place perfect for wandering and enjoying silence...

Look at us enjoying the sun and nature ♥

Don’t mind my shoes which are totally ruining my outfit. I really need to buy new hiking boots in some earthy color...

On our way home, we were accompanied by this beautiful sunset. I always feel particularly magical when we end our hikes together with the descending Sun.

Spring has officially begun! All these beautiful flowers were all around me <3

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VEGAN LAVENDER MINI MUFFINS

Here is simple recipe for muffins with a bit of unconventional taste.

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup Plant-based milk (I used homemade cashew milk) 1 and 1/2 cup spelt or all purpose flour 1/2 bag of baking powder (here I used less and it was a mistake...) One or two spoons of lavender (depends on how much do you want your muffins taste of lavender) 1 TBS of cane sugar 1 pinch of salt 1 TBS of cocoa

1. First mix all except cocoa and lavender together into dough, it should be smooth but not completely liquid. If the dough is too liquid, add more flour, but also increase the quantity of baking powder. 2. Add lavender and cocoa. 3. Fill 3/4 muffin cups with your dough, add some lavender on top. This should make around 8 muffins. (I made 12, but it was a mistake because of that they turned out really tiny - I didn’t have enough dough to fill all cups in 3/4 :D) 4. Preheat oven on 200°C. Bake for 20-30 mins.

So here they are, my baby muffins...

I hope yours will turn out better and bigger :D

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Today’s late vegan dinner

Home-made bread rolls and bun with tofu-garlic & tomato spread and lavender mini muffins. I will post the recipe for Lavender mini muffins and our Saturday’s hike tomorrow ;)

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New animal friends in our household

♥ Nossie welcoming our new family members. ♥

Mulder & 8 neon tetra

Scully

and Mr. Azazelo

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EASY VEGAN DESSERT

I made almond/hazelnut/coconut milk yesterday and as always I ended up with tons of pulp leftovers. I thought it would be a shame to just throw it out so I came with this easy dessert idea. 

RECIPE:

Pulp from almonds, hazelnuts, and coconut 1 baking chocolate 4 bits of cocoa butter 1/2 cup of plant-based milk Fruits of your choice :)

1. Melt your baking chocolate with milk and cocoa butter. 2. Mix with your nut pulp in a bowl. 3. Take jar or glass of your choice add fruits at the bottom (I made one with banana for me and with apple for my bf because he is allergic to banana.) 4. Pour your pudding and top with berries and grated coconut. 5. Leave it in the fridge for a few hours. 6. Enjoy your dessert and never throw away the pulp from your plant-based milk ever again ;)

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Made myself a little present,look at this beautiful Lavender! ♥

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15 Things that make me happy

I found this meme floating all around Tumblr and figured that it would make a nice first post on my blog.

 1) My wonderful boyfriend, my partner in crime and in all adventures  ♥ ♥ In just one year he made my life much more adventurous and influenced many positive changes in my lifestyle and attitude. There's no one I would rather spend my life with. I hope we grow old together, but before that I want to experience a lot of adventures with him.

2) My animal friends, the ones that I share my home with - two cats and two rats - and any other animal I meet in my life, wild or domestic. Just being in contact with them or watching them makes all suddenly better.  

3) Sharing everything with my beautiful and talented best friend Valentina, it doesn't matter that she lives in another country.  ♥ We met more than 3 years ago on deviantart and she is still one of the two people I can share anything and never have to worry about being judged. Also, she is a talented artist and an inspiration when it comes to art. ✿ Check her deviant art & tumblr.

4) Spending time in nature, hiking, camping and taking photos of our adventures. Last year we made a lot of hikes around Czech republic, and I hope this year it will be even more. Even short trips to the forest always brighten my mood and fill me with good vibes. ☼

5) Helping animals by all possible means and taking care of the earth. I am far from perfect, but I am trying and learning how to cause less damage to our planet and protect the animals. Veganism made me much more mindful towards our impact on the world we live in and compassion towards fellow creatures that live on this planet. The first farm sanctuary is developing in the Czech Republic right now, and I can't wait to start volunteering there soon.

6) Yoga and working out. It not only helps me reduce stress after work, but as a bonus, it makes my body look healthier and fit. I basically love any sport activity, but most often I try to practice yoga daily after work and squeeze some squats and sit-ups/crunches. Sometimes I like to use elliptical trainer or set up a varied workout routine. I want to start running when the weather gets better. I tried it last year with my bf, but it seems I can't run with partner since I can't stop talking and running is difficult when you can't keep your mouth shut. XD I'll try it on my own with headphones, hopefully with better results. 

7) Vegan cooking from recipes & experimenting. I only became interested in cooking and food after becoming vegan last autumn. Before that I thought about cooking as a necessary and boring evil. Now I enjoy trying out new recipes from my many vegan cookbooks and creating new variations on my favorite meals. I also try to make my own nut milks, spreads, etc. not only because it is cheaper, but also it is much more healthier since you know what you put inside.

8) Adventures on motorbike or adventures in general. What can I say, I love moto-adventures with my bf. It is a great stress reliever and since I don't drive I can enjoy the sights, clear my mind and sort my thoughts. I hope soon we can go on some big adventure outside the Czech borders.

9) Reading books & listening to music. Books keep me company when I travel to work or at home on rainy days. Also me and my bf like to spend our time before bed by reading books out loud to each other. I can only recommend this activity, what can be better than a cuddle in bed and enjoying book adventure together. ♥

10) Crafting, knitting, DIY things of all kinds. I have only just started to learn knitting and crocheting so my skills are only at the beginning, but I already have tons of plans and projects I want to finish. I also try to sew, but so far I only sewed one tulle skirt. XD Oh and I love to create mori styled tiaras and wreaths from both natural and synthetic materials.  

11) Drawing & painting. I didn't draw much last year, mostly because I wasn't inspired and lately my laptop crashed. But I hope I will get some of my inspiration back soon, I miss drawing. I always loved creating characters and stories and slowly working on improving skills as an artist. I am probably like any other artist in love-hate relationship with making art, but in the end, I always come back to drawing as my way of expressing myself.

12) Handmade & thrift clothes. When I really started to read and learn the truth about sweatshops I decided to buy clothes more ethically. I love to buy second hand clothes, most of my most favorite pieces were bought for a penny on thrifted shops. And what I love even more is to support small brands, fair trade and people who make handmade clothes and accessories. It feels good to know that I don't participate in exploit of human rights.

13) Practicing witchcraft at home Connection with Earth and nature and its spirits through stones, herbs, candles and other enchanting items helps me soothe my nerves and become more in touch with myself and the world around me. ☾ 

14) Making small home improvements. Buying more plants, setting and organizing new shelves, and rearranging stuff we already have. Plus my bf is seriously handy and crafty, so when I come up with some idea or find inspiration on tumblr he makes it come true.

15) Daydreaming and planning on achieving my dream moving to the countryside into a small house with my man, and eventually work from home and have more free time, adopt two dogs from a shelter, have rescued hens and enjoy the peaceful life far away from the stress of the city.