New Recipes! - Marcella

Yeah, I've been remiss in posting recipes, I know. Now that all the fuss of the wedding and Derek's birthday is over I have a bunch of stuff I've made to post about...

But before I do, here's a picture of Derek's favorite breakfast that I made for his b-day: Tofu Benedict with vegan Hollandaise...

on brown rice-based English muffins. I won't post the recipe cuz it's from Vegan Brunch: Homestyle Recipes Worth Waking Up For-From Asparagus Omelets to Pumpkin Pancakes (see the Omelet post also). Perfect stuff in there for Sunday cheat days; I think Sunday brunch is probly the best meal of the weak to indulge, don't you? And then head back to the gym for 40 minutes of cardio...

I do have some nice healthy recipes to post on too: a heartier eggplant lasagna (noodle-less) with cashew/tofu ricotta AND Indian quinoa dal AND a tasty high protein skillet flatbread made with teff and soy yogurt.

A Muscular Marriage! - Derek

I am finally back to posting after our busy and beautiful wedding! Special thanks to everyone who came, helped out, and had fun with us on our big day. Check out how happy we are below, and if anyone wants to see the whole slew of pictures taken by our good friend Kimberly Frost and her associate Chris Smith, please feel free to check them out here.

All food provided was completely vegan, and delicious! Check out this spread below brought to us by Crossroads Coffee and Ipanema Cafe. We also had a fantastic rehearsal dinner at The Nile and a gorgeous and delicious reception at Emilio's Tapas Bar. With food like this, no one asked how we vegans get by!

During our time we had a few missed workouts, and more than one 'cheat meal', but now that things have settled down some we are ready to get back to work and improve our physiques. In fact, we will be entering our fist Bodybuilding/Figure contest this December! If you thought our photo shoot prep was rigorous, just wait for this one!

We will also be setting up video demonstrations of some basic exercises for members of our wedding party who are now enthused with fitness after being forced to attend the gym, so stay tuned for those! And oh yeah, eat your beans and greens!

P.S. Our Barbarian couples picture has just been posted on the opening page of the great site veganbodybuilding.com! Check it out!