I know I recommend vegan mayo fairly regularly in my quick meals and it's one of the only things I consume that is to be frank, unhealthy. Now, I'm a fan of treats - regularly - however I prefer they be high value treats and my store bought mayo, is low value. It's 71% fat. From canola oil. So when I found this recipe from Carleigh the Scrappy Vegan with only 7 ingredients... using up the aqua-faba I waste every week when I make hummus AND where the only fat is cashews, I was excited. ✅ I am happy to share the taste of this mayo EXCEEDS my high expectations! ✅ It's a little runny however, I can handle that for a quick, cheap, healthy, delicious mayo. Here are the full (simple) instructions from Plant You.com: - ½ cup aquafaba, could be more or less, depending on what is left from a can of chickpeas - ¾ cup cashews, soaked overnight (I just soaked for 90 minutes in boiling water) - 1 lemon, juiced - 1 tsp maple syrup - 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar - 1 tsp mustard, I used dijon - 1 tsp salt Simply blend all together. Btw, this is exactly the sort of find I share in my weekly 2-6-9: email bursting with vegan goodness & good news! 2️⃣ Quotes. 6️⃣ WINS, recommendations or recipes. 9️⃣ Words to contemplate. Start your weekend with a dose of uplifting vibes HERE and please consider sharing the LOVE with someone who would also find value in it. Thank you and please let me know if you try the mayo!

To make this as high value as possible I'd love some feedback. What RECIPES would you like to see this week? Or is something else more useful? Perhaps more MINDSET related? Listed are my thoughts, however please vote OTHER and share your suggestions in the comments if you have better ideas. ✅ I'd also LOVE to hear how you are going with your ONE most important habit? My personal update? I am loving my new: 4-5pm Journaling by the river habit. It feels sustainable and joyful. I easily stay clear of my #1 vice: Red Wine, Monday - Thursday as planned. 😜 If I make this sound simple, it is because I've had years of struggling with this habit and learning what does not work and ALL the many considerations to account for to make it work long-term without trying to muscle through using discipline and willpower. ✅ I can also speak more to this if you are interested?

It's acronym time! Please share your WINS! Here are 3 I'm thinking of... Wow, I Never Suspected it'd be this DELICIOUS! Wow, I Never Suspected it'd be this CHEAP! Wow, I Never Suspected it'd be this QUICK! ... and today I want to talk, QUINOA. WOW, I Never Suspected Quinoa would be this DELICIOUS! Early days eating plant-based I had a recipe flop with quinoa. I don't even know what I did wrong however it didn't cook and it was gross. Now I use it in salads, crispy as an everything topper (todays "recipe" is Crispy Quinoa) and as a high value ingredient in plant-based meat balls and burgers. The lesson? Do not fear the recipe flops! Try again! You've had plenty of bad meat meals right? Plant-based is the same. You just need to be patient and find your new favourites. What is YOUR WIN?

Today's recipe is super easy, it's Crispy Quinoa, the perfect salad or ANYTHING topper! If like me, you LOVE crispy, try this: First cook your **quinoa as you normally would / to packet instructions. Next, spread it on a baking paper covered tray with flavourings of choice and bake at 180C for 15-25 minutes or until golden brown. Turning half way through. **1 cup dry quinoa will make about 3 cups cooked. I make about 1 cup of the crispy at a time and store the rest (cooked not crispy yet) in the fridge. I hope that makes sense? I've seen this with: olive oil + salt and pepper. However I've tried it with and without the oil and both are great! Equally, if you are salt free, garlic and onion powder work well too. Tamari is also a great option. This "recipe" is super versatile. Here are my favourite ways to use this Crispy Quinoa: - As a salad topper. It would go super well with my cauli-kale tabouli from Month 8 of the Plant Positive Journal. - Over baked or roast veg. Or soup. Or stir-fry! - Or you can make your flavouring sweet (like maple syrup, cinnamon) and use it as a breakfast topper!

Focus on how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. I really could leave it there. However, here are a few benefits... ✅ You enjoy the JOURNEY more when you focus on the process you are making... and I'm learning life is all about the journey. ✅ What you focus on expands. So focus on the GOOD. Bring more of that into your life. ✅ You are more likely to stick with something when you feel like it's making a positive difference in your life. If you are not tracking the process, not focusing on the progress, it's way too easy to let a day, a week, a month slip by and all of a sudden you've let a great habit lapse.