is this vegan or is it good?

that's what my mom said while watching me make vegan with a vengeance carrot cake. humph! of course it is both vegan and delicious!
my version used whole wheat flour and rolled oats. i also left out the coconut. this cake was so good, in fact, that my mother thought it did not need icing! obviously my pant's size doesn't need the icing.


Adapted from Vegan with a Vengeance

1 1/3 cup wheat flour
1 cup rolled oats
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup canola oil
3/4 cup raw sugar
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup macadamias
1 tbsp minced ginger (in a jar much like garlic)
2 cups carrots (pulp from juicing)



yesterday, i noticed our boxer, Blix, was limping pretty obviously. by last night he was crying constantly and had lost the will to even walk around much. I gave him a tylenol and then later some benadryl so that he would sleep. poor pup was still whining most of the night and i think that Poe (one of three Boston Terriers) managed to sit on his inflammed leg.... he screamed so loud i sat straight up in bed. :(

he wanted to go outside at 3 am but didnt want to get up, so i had to help him get to his three not sore feet so he could go outside. i'm going to go to the vet later and get some inflammation and pain medicine as the vets have already tested him and cannot find a source of the problem. Blix was a rescue dog that Brandon found, extremely malnourished, on the side of the road. it is possible and likely even that he just failed to have the nutrients that he needed in development... whatever the cause, i just hope he starts feeling better.