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[vegan-nom-noms]

Peach Thyme Iced Tea

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[drakeisthefatherofchampagne]

If laughter is the best medicine I'm big Pharma

#pickuplines #pickuplimes

[callmethats]

Parfait . this recipe is not entirely a parfait but I adjusted a bit from @pickuplimes to make it more breakfasty rather than dessert! It is vegan and deliciously tropical! . #summerdrawalong #theydrawandcook #pickuplimes #myart #recipeideas #watercolor #traditionalmedia #recipebook #editorialart (bij The Hague, Netherlands) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgE4TfQqpx5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[reallifepotato]

Yo...I just made this recipe of savoury muffins and it's SO GOOD holy shit.

I was hesitant to buy chickpea flour because wtf am I going to do with chickpea flour?? But it was so worth it

#it's vegan btw #from my vegan bbs #i looove pickuplimes I'm obsessed with their recipes #also those sundried tomatoes were so goddamn delicious #oh you're supposed to put like half a cup of olive oil in it ??? #and I'm like ??? HALf A CUP #it's an expensive recipe #but then i was like wait i can use the oil from the tomatoes #I'm so smart and special and full of muffins #i then proceeded to make the most tasteless muffins #the ones i always make #something went hella wrong idk what #sad #especially since i dont get to bake often in the summer

[jam-enjoyer]

zucke ich im auge oder bist du süß

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[veganmade]

Peppermint Mocha | pickuplimes

#vegan #vegetarian #vegan food #vegan recipes #drinks #christmas

[bumblebeeappletree]

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03:39 Blueberry muffin: http://bit.ly/blueberry_mug_cake

04:55 Vanilla birthday cake: http://bit.ly/vanilla_bday_mug_cake

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07:29 New website + outro

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MORE DESSERT RECIPE VIDEOS

🍪 Coffee & cookies: https://youtu.be/7Pv2VwjuRz8

🍨 Epic desserts to impress: https://youtu.be/BaFK17OyXSk

🧁 5-ingredient desserts: https://youtu.be/Y-txjbuLX9k

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[katsuko1978]

First batch of the vegan chocolate chip cookies I’m making for the CoM Halloween to-do this Friday. Of course I’ll be taste-testing! #pickuplimes #veganrecipes #plantbased

#pickuplimes #vegan recipes #plant based #I need to do this more often

[vegan-nom-noms]

Thai Iced Bubble Tea

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[bexmaddy]

Mmmm spicy garlic wok ( or in my case: cast iron) noddles with stir-fry veg & tofu . Recipe is from @pickuplimes with some minor tweets with what I had on hand. So yummy! #vegan #vegansofig #pickuplimes #food #foodporn #foodphotography #healthyfood https://www.instagram.com/p/CDfW4blDoeY/?igshid=1ip4p4rmo5ybo

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[woodandgrains]

melon cucumber soda

#drinks #iced #Summer #honeydew #lime juice #cucumbers #75/4 #pickuplimes

[rocksonyk]

These chocolate fudge truffles are so divine I made it first time no added sugar but still sweet love them from pickuplimes

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[booknerdphd]

Hey! So in one of your posts i saw u say sth about budget and meal planning. Can you share tips on that? I'll be living in my own place this sept and will take any advice. Thanks❤️

Hey! Thanks for the question!

Firstly, I can possibly answer the budgeting bit better since I’ve already done that for my own shift to the US this fall. For meal planning, I’ll let you know how I’ve seen other people do it, as well as a website I know I will use when I shift there.

Also, I’ll give this list from the perspective of an International student, but it would be more or less similar for everyone.

So, I’ll break this up into two parts.

Budgeting

There are two things to remember about your shift- one is that you need to budget your first month, settling in money. And second, you will have to budget your initial months as well.

Initial Budget

Focus first on your initial move in- do you need furniture or is the place furnished? If not furnished (like mine), you can check an IKEA (or an IKEA equivalent) and pick out your furniture.

When looking at furniture, make sure you know what your essentials are. I think I mentioned in another post that I am buying the bed frame because I know I will not buy it later. Personally, if your kitchen already has a fridge, the only things you really need are you bed and your desk and chair. 

A dresser could also be considered an essential, depending on you, but if you want to save on this end so you can spend on something else (like me), then go ahead and live out of your suitcase for a bit.

Make a list on IKEA- that is what I did. I looked at all the things I could possibly need and kept it in one place for me to buy. This also means you will consciously check the prices, while lets you figure out your furniture budget.

Once the easy bit is out of the way (seriously this was the easy bit), start looking at your other needs. For example, India is a pretty warm country, and my city (while one of the better ones in terms of weather) would not need the same type of wardrobe as Seattle- eg. windcheaters. I would suggest you go ahead and buy this in the country you will be moving to, UNLESS YOU HAVE A DECATHALON.

Okay, sorry, brief side track but this could be useful- I went to a decathalon day before expecting to just buy some track pants and come out. But guys, I found windcheaters and warm clothes as well, and please go check your sports stores just in case they have stuff, because while it is hot right now in India, I still found something for cold weather!

Other than clothes and furniture, you may have a few other needs- for example, I’m going to be trying to go paperless during my PhD (trying beign the key word) so I am accounting for the money required for an IPad and an Apple Pencil.

If you are shifting a few days before your lease starts, you will either stay with a friend or at a hotel. Account for these costs, as well as the cost of daily expenses like food, grocery and travel- even if you do not use them, account for it.

Have a safety amount set for emergencies. You may not need to use it, but keep that on top of an additional buffer.

Also add, on top of all of this, the rent of your first and second month, just in case. 

Assume the worst. Over-budgeting, in my mind, is better than under-budgeting.

Figure out what your city’s discount stores are, or what the cheapest options are. You don’t need to buy at Zara if you can get what you need, for example, at a Target. Know what you need and stick to it till you’ve settled down.

One last thing to add for the initial budgeting is this- if you are going to be getting stipend, check what the pay cycle is like. This will influence the second section.

Budgeting in general

What is the amount of money you will have, either as an allowance from your parents, your stipend, whatever your source of money will be. Be sure you know this before hand.

If you have found your accommodation- which I suggest you do before you do your budgeting (or at least know how much you are willing to spend on rent). What you have left is the amount you have to theoretically spend.

Plan your meals on a weekly level. This means you will only buy the groceries you need.

For the sake of your health- don’t buy too many freezer meals and pop tarts and the like. They add up in many many ways.

Have a go to, cheap snack item every month that you make a planned purchase. Like, for example, say you decide you want to keep cookies at home. Don’t buy them, make them. This means you will have the raw material to do this for a while (because the packets of flour and all are big) or you may already have them on hand. Also, it’s a great way to destress and just stop thinking about school for a while.

Always keep a certain amount as your saving set and some as a safety set.

Let’s say, for an example, that the amount you will have at the start of any month is 3000. Break this up into your rent money and your general use amount. Let’s say rent is 1300. That means you have 1700 left, right? No. That 1700 will be broken up into, for example, three parts. Let’s say that after your rent, you will keep 500 as savings, 800 as your general spending allowance and the remaining 400 as your safety net. 

This amount can change over time, because knowing what your budget needs to be depends on your city, the cost of living, what you like to do or cook, etc. Keep this a little open for the first quarter and take your time understanding what works for you.

Meal Planning

Okay, here goes.

Firstly, know what food you like. There are so many ideas online about what you should do when meal planning, but personally, not too many of them make a lot of sense for me, as a person, given my habits. I don’t like protein powder. I’m okay with smoothies, but I’m used to eating full fruits. I like savory breakfasts, given that is what I am used to, rather than sweet ones.

Understand what you like and don’t. Then you can work out what works for you.

If you are someone who likes to eat while they walk to class vs a person like me, who likes to sit in one place and eat in peace. These are, in my mind, important to understand before you meal plan, or you will spend a lot of money to eat kale, hate it, and then hate it even more because you spent unnecessary money on this. All round misery.

Also see what food your family makes on a general day to day basis and check what can be made in advance and eaten over days, or prepped in advance and then just quickly cooked.

For example, I can make rice and keep it for a few days. Or I can buy dosa batter and keep it over the next 2 days and just make it for a few meals in a row. 

Lastly, this is the one blog I consider my guru- the one place to get whatever ideas I want. I am not a cook. I have never cooked in my goddamn life and the most complicated dish I can make is Khichdi, which is basically throwing a bunch of things in a pot and hoping for the best.

So I have no clue what lasts how long, probably would not be able to figure out what had gone bad either.

BUT. This is one blog I found that gives you all that information! PICK UP LIMES.

Sadia has a youtube channel too, and she is a dietician and a vegan. Her food feels very similar to the food we make at home, so I’m pretty psyched about her blog. If I need meat dishes, I can always just go to Tasty, but Sadia’s blog is basically my Bible.

And, she gives clear indications of how long each dish will last in your fridge, which basically means to me that I can cook for all my meals for the next two days at one shot. She also has a bunch of options that are great on the go.

Give her blog a try and let me know if it helped! She also has a grocery list that you can use if you sign up for her newsletter and updates, which is super helpful given I’m just starting out.

I may do more posts on meal planning and budgeting and other concepts as I go through my first few weeks in Seattle, come September, but I hope this helped!

#sadia #pickuplimes #ask #krysanova #budgeting #meal prep #studyblr #gradblr #phdblr #my posts #international student

[veganmade]

Gingerbread Oatmeal with Caramelized Pear | pickuplimes

#vegan #vegetarian #vegan food #vegan recipes #breakfast #porridge #oats #christmas

[yourveganfallacyis]

Happy 5th of #Veganuary!

Here are a list of 12 recommendations (+ a bonus tip! + resources!) for anyone venturing into the world of veganism, offering inspiration and insights to those who are interested in adopting more of a plant-based lifestyle, or even to go fully vegan.

These "how to vegan" videos are brilliant for new vegans. What was your favorite resource as you transitioned to veganism?

"Beginner's Guide To Veganism" ~ Pick Up Limes ~ https://youtu.be/OJxMsypwnqg

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We're posting every day this month on the theme of "Veganuary"; i.e. helpful resources for vegans old and new. See the http://YourVeganFallacyIs.com site for more vegan-related fallacies and their responses.

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[greenstudies]

January favourites

It’s the end of the month again and I bring you my favourite things of this month:

Self care:

Closet declutter -I’ve been going through major room declutter and I’m feeling lighter already

Nature sounds -Birds singing? Yes please.

Yoga pants -!!!

Food:

Popcorn -Nothing goes better to a good movie

Blogs:

@coffeewithkika -Tumblr blog of the month is Kika’s studyblr!

PickUpLimes -Many vegan recipes and life style advice from lovely Sadia!

Series:

Tidying up with Marie Kondo -Sparks joy!

Brooklyn 99 -Yes... again

Movies:

American assassin -Good job Dylan!

Books:

The future by Dmitry Glukhovsky -Fiction that will keep you up all night reading. Great writing style and it makes you feel stuff! Mostly anger...

How to be a Bawse by Lilly Singh -Read it again. Still amazing.

Youtube channels:

bestdressed -I’m not really interested in fashion that much but her personality got me hooked

Music:

Panic! at the Disco -Hallelujah!

Extra:

My birthday presents! Look at them! I love them so much!!

Feel free to share your own favourites with me!

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