Piggies! Today is the 84th annual Academy Awards ceremony and Billy Crystal returns to host for the ninth time! I am so excited! This is just a very short post as I am hosting a brunch at my house before heading off to Skyboat Media's annual Oscar party. My friends Stefan Rudnicki and Gabrielle de Cuir host a sensational Oscar bash every year in honour of Gabrielle's father John De Cuir, celebrated art director and production designer who won 3 Oscars and a whopping 11 nominations. Nobody throws a party like Stephan and Gabrielle! Every year they choose a theme that pays homage to John and one of the films or actors nominated that year. Having attended their amazing party last year, I am DYING to see what they do tonight!  Before I head... Keep Reading

I don’t know about you, but I grew up with SodaStream. When I was growing up in Australia, commercial soda was reserved for guests and special occasions. My mother was very strict about healthy eating, and even natural soda was a treat. But whenever we were allowed to indulge, we made our own homemade sodas using fresh lemon, lime, and orange juice. It was a sad day, when we packed up the SodaStream! It, along with many of my childhood possessions, were boxed up and put in storage when we moved to Singapore in the late 80’s.  We never found the SodaStream when we moved back to Australia more than 12 years later. However, I would satisfy my SodaStream addiction whenever I would visit my friends, Stephanie and Rod, and their children... Keep Reading

Piggies! It is DAY 28 of "I LOVE Vitamix" month and we are in the final 4 days of our Vitamix giveaway! If you haven't entered yet, don't miss out on your chance to win this amazing high speed blender that I swear will change your life! I am so excited to email the winner! Create a piggy name, enter your email address, and share on Facebook and Twitter for bonus entries! Good Luck! Today I wanted to share with you one of my favourite decadent smoothies that I enjoy as a treat whenever I need a bit of a lift! I will say right out of the chute that this smoothie is very rich, and is all about the fun! I don't drink this every day of the week. It is a treat. Because I have struggled with candida issues in the past, I really limit my intake of... Keep Reading

Piggies! It is DAY 22 of "I LOVE Vitamix" month, and we continue to celebrate our fabulous Vitamix 5200 Giveaway. Make sure you enter to win this fabulous high-speed blender. Simply create a piggy name, enter your email address, and share on Twitter and Facebook. Every time your piggy name gets mentioned in a subsequent entry, you both get a bonus entry. Good Luck!  Here is Vitamix Recipe #22: Raw Vegan Creamy "Pistachio Ice Cream" Kale Shake. For those of you who think you can't eat kale, this delicious sweet shake will change your mind. I swear this smoothie tastes like pistachio ice cream. It will ROCK YOUR WORLD! I actually can't take credit for this idea. Sunpower Cafe came up with this one! This raw vegan cafe is one of my favourite... Keep Reading

Piggies! It is DAY 19 of "I LOVE Vitamix" month, where we are celebrating the best blender on the planet and giving away a Vitamix 5200! If you haven't entered, don't miss out on your chance to get your hands on a piece of culinary magic. A Vitamix will change your life! Simply, create a piggy name, enter your email address, and share on Twitter and Facebook for bonus entries. Every time your piggy name is mentioned in a subsequent entry, you both get a bonus entry. So share like crazy for more chances to win! Good Luck. Today I am posting a fantastic healthy vegan berry beet smoothie recipe from one of my favourite blogs, Diet, Dessert and Dogs. Those of you who are not familiar with the incredible Ricki Hellier, get acquainted! She is... Keep Reading

Piggies! It is DAY 15 of "I LOVE Vitamix" month to celebrate our exciting Vitamix 5200 Giveaway. Simply create a piggy name, enter your email address, and then share on Twitter and Facebook with your friends, family and followers. Every time your piggy name gets mentioned in a subsequent entry you both get a bonus entry. So share to increase your chances of winning. Good Luck! We continue our celebration with one of my favourite healthy green smoothie drinks - Vitamix Recipe #15: Raw Vegan Rosemary Watermelon Lemonade Green Smoothie. This recipe is incredibly refreshing on a hot Summer's day. I serve it over some crushed ice or ice cubes. This quick easy recipe was inspired my my favourite unsweetened lemonade from my of my regular haunts,... Keep Reading

Piggies! It is DAY 8 of "I LOVE Vitamix" month, and we continue our celebration of all things Vitamix with a delicious easy healthy Vitamix recipe every day in the month of January. If you haven't entered our Vitamix Giveaway yet, simply sign up, create a piggy name and share on Facebook and Twitter for bonus entries! Good Luck! This is a very short post today, as this is my last day with my parents before they fly back to Australia! BOO! But, the good news is that they will be back in 7 weeks! Yipppeeee! So, I will try and refrain from blubbering all the way home from the airport. I promised to post my mum's favourite green smoothie before she left, so here it is! Vitamix Recipe #8: Raw Vegan Pineapple Ginger Green Smoothie.  I was... Keep Reading

Piggies! It is DAY 5 of "I LOVE Vitamix" month in celebration of our fantastic Vitamix 5200 Giveaway! We have had thousands of entries already, so don't miss out on getting your hands on one of these piggy giveaways! Simply sign up and create a piggy name, type in your email address, and then share on Twitter and Facebook for bonus entries. The more your piggy name is mentioned in subsequent entries, the more chances you have to win. That is how "runangelarun" won the Breville Immersion Blender. A ton of her friends entered, mentioned her piggy name, and scored a ton of bonus entries! Good Luck!  So here is Vitamix Recipe #5: Raw Vegan Cherry Cinnamon Smoothie. This vegan smoothie recipe is really basic, but it is so delicious I thought it... Keep Reading

Happy New Year Piggies! To celebrate I am giving away a Vitamix 5200 valued at $449. I am SO excited I could burst! Insert piggy dance of joy here :) Those of you who have been following me for a while are well acqauinted with my long-time love affair with this miraculous machine. I use my Vitamix at least three times a day. I actually have TWO Vitamix blenders -- I have a red one and a white one! What can I say? Some people collect shoes, I collect fabulous blenders. Hey, I am The Blender Girl.  This amazing Vitamix giveaway runs for the entire month of January. So plenty of opportunities to enter! Here's the trick to increasing your chances of winning: Once you create a piggy name and enter the giveaway, share your piggy name on Twitter... Keep Reading

Piggies, this is my last post. Well, my last post for 2011! Where has the time gone? As I look back on the "year that was" I have many amazing memories: moving into my apartment and living alone for the first time in my life (I LOVED it); wonderful times with my family in Australia and America; flying back to Australia to surprise my sister for the birth of my gorgeous little nephew Sullivan (the look on her face was priceless and will go down as one of the top 10 memories of my entire life); having "skype tea parties" with my delightful niece Alexandra, the "light of my life"; amazing trips to New York City and lots of other places seeing some great theatre ("The Book Of The Mormon" takes the prize for best show this year. I laughed so... Keep Reading