All kinds of random

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Caramel and chocolate.  Almost better than nut butter and chocolate.  Almost.

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What could this be?  I love surprise packages.  Kyle’s a keeper.

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I don’t want you to think Kyle and I are crazy stalkers, but we are both very much in love with Katie’s cute little family.  And texts like the above are not uncommon.  I mean seriously, how can you not melt?? 

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Vegetable juice and french fries cancel each other out right?  I mean the fries were from Whole Foods…that’s gotta count for something. 

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Kyle wanted me to take a photo of his breakfast last weekend.  So here it is. 

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1-2 times per week.

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Juicing has become a daily thing.  I got this ebook and am loving it.  There could be a giveaway in the works…so stay tuned.

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My favorite combo is anything with carrots and apples.  And ginger.

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I need to get more crafty with the pulp.  So far I’m just throwing it in stir frys and casseroles.

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Wish I could tell you more about this.  Home-made vegan meatballs.  Amazing.

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I wish they sold these in big bags.  Maybe they do and I just haven’t found them.  Maybe that’s a good thing.  Thanks for the portion control home free.  I guess.

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I finally bought an immersion blender.  I don’t know what took me so long but it’s freakin’ awesome.  Now I can make chunky veggies into pureed yum in the crock-pot.  No extra blender/food processor transfer required.  Oh and it came with several useful attachments – like a whisk and a mini food chopper. 

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Here’s a nice little breakfast I made using leftover carrot pulp.  Maybe I’ll share the “recipe” later (it’s not really a recipe).

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I’ve already done it.  Pumpkin.  Here comes fall!! 

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Dinner date at The Veggie Grill.  Kale salad with blackened tempeh.  Per usual.

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This is what it looks like when a crap load of maple syrup meets almond milk.  Pretty huh!

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Yummmm.  FYI, this was cold overnight oats with pumpkin.

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And this is a cinnamon roll.  Also with pumpkin.

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Now that’s a lot of Juicy Juice!  48 boxes to be exact.  Family reunion this weekend!

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Truth. 

I’m heading up to Nor Cal for a family reunion, but I have a very special super exciting post scheduled so please come back.  I promise you don’t want to miss it.

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Comments (26)

  1. chelsey @ clean eating chelsey

    I’m obsessed with Katie’s little family too – I seriously have to take note of the things she does with baby A so I can do them with my kids some day.

    The Vegan cafe I have volunteered at used the pulp for crackers – they were delicious!

  2. Abby

    Ooh! Sneaky secrets and surprises! What is also a surprise is that I never got out of my pumpkin phase from last fall. I still use it all the time in my oats. Perhaps I’m ahead of the curve…or totally OCD and stuck on pumpkin.

  3. Elise (Post author)

    i bet youre super “tan”!

  4. Katie

    I can’t even tell you how happy that text makes me. Unbelievably happy. The fact that you and your husband text about me outside of blog world means that we’re like REAL LIFE friends and I’m thrilled about it.

    Also, the daily juicing? Yeaaah, I remember how gooood that was. 😉

  5. sarah

    I’m thinking nut butter AND caramel cups:).
    Xxx

  6. Emily

    I love that you’re just as obsessed with VG’s kale salad + blackened tempeh as I am. So delicious!
    And you’ve inspired me to bust out my juicer again- it’s been way too long!

  7. Moongirl

    I just love seeing what you eat. It inspires me so much. I am glad to see you are incorporating the pulp from juicing into your food. I want to juice but I am worried about it. I suffer from multiple nutritional deficiences- and also most likely leaky gut- from years of PPI use. I stopped them this past Jan and lost 33 pounds so far, which is great. I now take digestive enzymes and B12 shots and liquid D, but my levels aren’t climbing as fast as they should. And I guess I am just worried about changing too much too soon. It sounds kind of dumb now that I have said it so maybe I need to just take the plunge.

  8. Suzanne

    I love this post! You are so creative with your food. You fry the PERFECT egg.

    Just to let you know, I bought and cooked a spaghetti squash last night……….WOW IT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

  9. Caralyn @ glutenfreehappytummy

    yay immersion blender! i use mine ALL the time! it’s so much easier than the messy transfer-to-blender routine! And i LOVE carrot juice too!

  10. Elise (Post author)

    yes!

  11. Elise (Post author)

    every time i go i think…i should really order something new….and then i dont. 🙂

  12. Elise (Post author)

    congrats on the weight loss! dont give yourself such a hard time! its okay if it takes a while, as long as you are making progress, thats reason enough to celebrate and continue to move forward!

  13. Elise (Post author)

    hooray! theres nothing like spaghetti squash! i just love how it gets stringy and soft. mmmm….now im craving some myself!

  14. Elise (Post author)

    i know right? no idea what took me so long to join the party…

  15. sarah

    Ok. The brown cardboard box, the meatballs and the next post are killing me…
    Love reading your random posts. It’s how my brain works on a daily basis!

  16. Elise (Post author)

    im such a tease…

  17. Carey

    hey I have the same juicer, found mine at the recycling center one day, someone had left it there practically brand new and very clean like it had never been used, score! However I have a hard time with juices, no matter what combo I try they make me gag and I can never finish them. Am I alone in this reaction?
    I also have the same immersion blender, love it!

  18. janetha

    hahahahah dude, i have met baby A in person, she is stalkable.

  19. Averie Cooks

    that caramel cup – this is crazy but I had one of those in sunflower seed butter that I was sent and brought it with me as an airplane snack – it was great!

  20. Lisa

    Katie’s family is definitely super adorable.
    I haven’t fallen off the pumpkin bandwagon yet…so, I’ve been representing the orange hands and feet for a while now. Its a great look;)
    I have the same immersion blender and absolutely love it! I haven’t used it in a while actually…now I want to find that thing! And those vegan meatballs look awesome!!

  21. julie

    oh dear lord i just made your peanut flour stirfry and i just died and went to heaven. pumpkin = falllllllllll! woooo hooooooo

  22. jess

    I KNOW WHAT YOUR POST IS GOING TO BE!!!!!! but i will not spoil the fun for everyone else.

    can we talk about the fact that your “pulser” looks like a vibrator?

    miss you. love you. xoxo

  23. Jessie

    so much good going on in this post. I too have already started using pumpkin. Pumpkin & banana smoothies make the best breakfast :).

    Have a great weekend with your family girl!

  24. Elise (Post author)

    you are sick. love you!

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