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Home »» Blog »» 5 Good Things – May 27th, 2017

5 Good Things – May 27th, 2017

May 27, 2017 by: Lenny Gale

Green Juice, Garlic Butter Dipping Sauce, Coffee Ice Cream, Tuna, and More!

Hi! Here’s what’s new, exciting, and thought provoking from our Life is NOYOKE world.

This is the online version of our weekly email newsletter, 5 Good Things. To get it delivered to your inbox on Saturdays, you can subscribe right here.

1. New blog posts, site updates, and other things we’re proud to be sharing

We’re on a nice roll with veganizing traditional non-plant-based foods. It’s really fun.

But want to know what makes it even better?

Taking requests!

So send us something you’d like to see veganized. And we’ll do our best to get it figured out — easy, healthy-ish, and quick.

Thanks for reading,
Shalva and Lenny

P.S. Feel free to reply to this or any email we send. It goes straight to my cell phone, and we absolutely love hearing from you.

P.P.S. Our new YouTube vid this week (16:16) How to Make Green Juice is super useful for anyone with any blender. Watch it!

Lenny Gale in the how to make green juice youtube video thumbnail.

2. New recipe posts we’re drooling over

Okay, you gotta try this coffee ice cream. It’s as good as the picture.

Coffee ice cream made in a Vitamix served in a glass mug.

+ If you’re a goofball like me, you’ll love this “tuna”. It’s vegan.

Vegan tuna salad made in a Vitamix served over greens.

+ This is a reboot of an embarrassingly amateur attempt at a dipping sauce. This update to my garlic butter sauce is fab. Grab some artichokes and take a dip!

Artichoke with dish of garlic butter dipping sauce.

3. Classic recipes we’re re-showcasing

It’s Memorial Day weekend in the US, so here are a few things to bring to the BBQ.

Cashew Queso — have you really not made this yet?

Pretty, painted lady fingers dipping a tortilla chip into a bowl of cashew queso.

+ Artichoke Dip — so, so good.

Grabbing a dip of artichoke dip with piece of bread.

+ Grapefruit Margs — it’s that time, isn’t it? Isn’t it?

Grapefruit Margarita Served

4. Vitamix news and updates we’re enjoying

You should grab a Certified Reconditioned Standard Programs (aka recon Pro 500) for $299 (at vitamix.ca they’re C$399). Really. What are you waiting for?

+ If you have had your eye on the all-touchscreen 780, it’s $120 off while supplies last. (Canada shoppers get C$130 off the same model!) Take the plunge and enjoy the easy payment plans.

+ Want help picking a Vitamix? We’re trying out scheduled sales calls. Just pick a time and I’ll call you!

+ This weekend, vitamix.com and vitamix.ca are adversing site-wide free shipping. If you buy, please make sure to use our → link to vitamix.com before you checkout and look for (06-NOYOKE) near the promotion code box to ensure we get credit. Thanks!

+ Because it’s the machine we featured in my favorite new recipe this week (coffee ice cream), here’s a 32-ounce container on a Pro 750 about to turn frozen bananas and coffee cubes into delicious ice cream.

Ingredients for coffee ice cream in our Vitamix Pro 750.

Thank you from the Life is NOYOKE family Lenny, Shalva and Lucy.
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5. Articles, posts, and products from around the web we’re thinking about

Plant-based meat is becoming mainstream, and it’s awesome. From Bloomberg: Bill Gates-Backed Vegan Burgers Hit Mainstream With Safeway Deal

Okay, all for now.

Thanks and good things,
Shalva and Lenny

P.S. This was from the other night at Shalva’s brother’s high school graduation. Yes, we wanted to offer speech-writing services to all non-student speakers. 🙂

Shalva and Lenny with Jack at his St. Louis Park high school graduation

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