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Happy Thanksgiving to ALL my Canadian Friends! I am so Thankful for all of you beautiful readers and friends 
So as many of you know this is a nice long holiday weekend here in Canada as we are celebrating everything we are grateful and thankful for. I have of course gone over what I am thankful for over the weekend which always makes me feel good. Being in a state of gratitude and thanks is amazing for your energy and it sure goes to show you how wealthy each and everyone of us are
Let me do a quick weekend recap and then I will get into the REAL good stuff!
Saturday night was dinner at my Nana’s for a true German Feast! She made Sauerbraten (Roast) with dumplings (potato goodness), schpetzle (wheat noodle goodness) and a whack of veggies including my fave Red Cabbage!
Ryan and I ate a lot of dumplings, cabbage and veggies Then we finished the night off with some New Moon Kitchen Cookies and called it a night.
Last night was dinner at Ryan’s parents place where we usually bring our own vegan din-dins along. I woke up early Sunday morning to prepare our dinner for the night as I knew I would be out all day long and wouldn’t have time. It is so strange to make dinner in the a.m. and smelling frying onions and rice 
The funnier thing is it was smelling some good that when it was done cooking we decided to have some for breakfast……….interesting, I know 
Our Thanksgiving Breakfast/Dinner was this:
Fall Veggie and Black Bean Stew
1 can black beans
1 small squash
1 onion
1 medium sweet potato
3 cups brussel sprouts
2 zucchini
1 can organic diced tomatoes
1 cup vegetable broth
sea salt, pepper and thyme to taste
1 tbsp olive oil
Heat the olive oil in a large sauce pan over medium and saute the onions until clear
Add the squash and sweet potato to the pan and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the remaining ingredients and cover
Lower heat and cook for 20-30 minutes or until the sweet potato are done.
Serve over Brown Rice!
It was a hit!
Ok moving along to our FUN NEWS for today!!
I was sent a beautiful new flavour of my favourite Brown Rice Protein Powder by the lovely Prairie Naturals! Vanilla was the next flavour that I devoured, drank and baked with
Vanilla is an ultimate fave flavor for me in smoothies and I really enjoyed the natural and not over bearing taste to this powder. It was soft enough to add into Protein Lava Cookies (YUM!) and it rocked my socks off in my morning Green Smoothies.
I also added some of this Vanilla Vegan Protein to my Healthy Fudge and loved every sticky bite of it!
Sooooo there is some GOOD NEWS!!! Our good friends at Prairie Naturals would love to give one lucky winner a container of this Vanilla Sprouted Brown Rice Protein Powder!! Who’s in??
There are so many wonderful health benifits from consuming Sprouted Brown Rice Protein and here are some that are very important to take note of:
- Beneficial for hypoglycaemia and diabetes
- Good for stress of fatigue conditions
- Excellent for infants and children due to similarity to mother’s milk
- Important for athletes or those looking to increase exercise and build muscle mass
- Excellent balanced protein for vegan or vegetarian diets
- Perfect for a healthy mid-day snack, pre or post exercise, or to boost overall health and energy
- Great source of protein for people with allergies
- Helpful for people with digestive issues
What I love most about this protein is in 30 g you get 24 g of protein and it is only 110 cals! BOOOM, Delicious snack
Who Wants To Win A Vanilla Sprouted Brown Rice Protein Powder?? I think I can sense you do
Here’s how to Enter:
1. “Like” Prairie Naturals on Facebook
2. Follow Prairie Naturals on Twitter
3. Leave a comment below telling me why you would like to get your hands on this Vanilla flavour
4. Of course you can follow me on twitter, find me on facebook and subscribe to my newsletter for extra entries
* Make sure you leave a separate comment for EACH item you completed above.
The Giveaway close on Sunday October 17th, 2010 at 8pm PST
Best of Luck To You ALL!
To Your Glam Life,
xxoo
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I’d love to win this powder, so I can add it to my green smoothies!
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I like prairie naturals on facebook!
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This would be interesting to try. I don’t see it in my parts and I don’t have “extra” money for fun stuff, so you would make me quite happy to win something “unique”.
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I don’t do twitter or facebook. But I subscribe to your newsletters and you’re on my reader.
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I ‘liked’ Prairie Naturals on Facebook!
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I ‘liked’ you on facebook!
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I have been toying with the idea of using protein powder for some time now. So far I’ve only purchased little packets of various brands to test them out and am currently trying to find one that fits. I would love to try out vanilla as it’s a great flavor to add to a lot of stuff!
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Hi Kris,
I am just enjoying my ambrosia for breakfast! Yum. If I make a German feast would you eat it at my house? I love German food! Thanks for all your help on Sunday, it was good to see you. Dianne.
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kris Reply:
October 11th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
Hi Dianne!
Hahaha, I was thinking about you this morning as I was eating breakfast wondering if you are enjoying your marshmallows and pickles
German food is very good! My nana has been kind enough to “allergy friendly” everything for me! Sure, Ryan always eats vegan potatoes and veggies!
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That stew sounds so good. And I’m with you on cooking dinner in the morning. It’s hard to even want to taste it for seasoning purposes. As for the giveaway – I would like to try it b/c I’m always in the market for a better protein powder. Hope you’re having a great day!
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And I follow you on twitter.
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i follow prairie naturals on twitter
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I would love to try rice protein! I use hemp right now but am always down for something yummy especially if it’s from prairie naturals!
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i’d like to win it because you make it look like it’s the best thing in the world!
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I’m subscribed to your newletter!!
And thanks for the very cool giveaway! 
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I ALWAYS cook and bring food with me on holidays. My family always tries to accomadate my vegan ways, but I feel bad making them put in extra work, so I just bring vegan friendly foods with me to share with everyone! Its a win-win! I am always looking to try new protein powders. I love post-workout shakes and also dabble in baking with protein powders as well
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kris Reply:
October 11th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
I actually like bringing my own meals with me too
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oh! i just made a black bean and squash stew and cant wait to try it tonight! i learned that if you toast cumin seeds ahead of time, it really brings out the flavors!!
happy monday
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kris Reply:
October 11th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Great tip!! Thanks love!!
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I would like to get more protein into my diet as I have malabsorption of protein problems
and this product seems excellent for that to help me get the protein I need. And I love vanilla flavour! 
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I follow you in Twitter
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I liked Prairie Naturals on Facebook!
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I am subscribes to your newsletter too
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I need to get my hands on that so I can use it in pancakes or other baked goodies. It sounds tasty and super nutritious!
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Happy Thanksgiving lovely! Wishing you a wonderful day!
New Moon Kitchen cookies are amazing right?
Oh and I would very much love to win the Prairie Naturals Protein powder because I’ve never tried it before!
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Hey Kris it looks like you had a great Thanksgiving weekend! Glad to see. I’d love to try the powder to add to my smoothies. I’ve been experimenting with different flavors lately and feel like I’m missing the mark when it comes to the creaminess factor. I have a feeling that powder could just do the trick!
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Do I get any love for following you on Twitter?
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Happy Thanksgving girl!!
I am totally obsessed with New Moon Cookies….I bought 4 boxes at the veggie food fair last month and they’re all gone!
I would love to win this – I’ve never tried sprouted pro powder before and I’m in love with that list of benefits you posted above!
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I follow your sweet self on facebook & twitter
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I now follow PN on twitter
ange @ Health and Swellbeing´s last blog ..Thankful in the Kitch
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Happy Thanksgiving!!! I love the name of your cookies “New Moon” cookies…would that have anything to do with our favorite teenie bopper stars???
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I like you on facebook!
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I follow you on twitter!!
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Thank you for posting this recipe- simple and quick…I may try to make it tonight. Doing this 3 week cleanse and this would work (except I’d exchange quinoa for the rice). Happy Thanksgiving to you and hope it was wonderful…it’s one of my fav American holidays and I’m sure you guys have a wonderful time with it as well!
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I liked Prairie Naturals on FB.
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I would love to win this powder as I’m currently looking to switch from whey to something that more easily digested. This looks like it would do the trick!
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Hey doll! Great giveaway.
I would love to have some brown rice protein! I tried some rice protein ages ago and so it’s time to try a different brand. I want to get back to making protein bars and this protein would be perfect!
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Hey Kris, I tweeted about your great giveaway!
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Thanks for another great post. Your meals always look amazing! Oh, why I’d love to try the Prarie Naturals brown rice protein?
I’m already a lean person who’s had to cut down on fats, carbs and sugar so have been losing weight I can’t afford.
I’m a little leary of how healthy the Glucerna that my doctor suggested as a supplement for more protein and calories really is.
So this brown rice protein would be a fantastic healthier alternative!
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