Author Archive: Elise

Cabbage mighty cabbage! The green with the longest shelf life ever! I grabbed two heads of cabbage at the store before this whole shindig went down and look at us here, two weeks later, just getting around to using it because it lasts for-eh-ver. I should have gotten four heads! Ok, not really, because that’s hoarding (and you know by now that I am working very hard on not giving in to that). Worth mentioning: we bought a new fridge for the garage last month that was all fridge, no freezer, and I am SO… Read more >

Oh hi delivery truck of my dreams! In times like this I am SO glad there are companies like imperfect foods to deliver food to your doorstep. At this point, heading to the store is not an option, and even amazon’s supplies are slim pickings, soooo… Yay for imperfect foods 🙂 If you want to try it out, here is a link that will get you $10 off your first order. They may not have everything you want or need, but it’s better than nothing!

One of our afternoon activities was making chia pudding parfaits. I thought it was pretty genius considering it occupied them and resulted in them prepping their own breakfasts for the next day. Chia pudding parfaits for two Ingredients: 1/3 cup coconut milk (x2) 2 heaping tbsp chia seeds (x2) 1 tbsp maple syrup 1/4 tsp cinnamon 4-6 strawberries, chopped 1/2 cup blueberries [optional toppings] nut, seeds, shredded coconut I poured the coconut milk into a measuring glass for them, but had them each pour half into their own bowl. Then they scooped out the chia… Read more >

Here are some more meals to give you some inspo…or distract you from the news…whichever you need more right now. These are all from two weeks ago, before I did my last hurrah/shopping extravaganza. One gnocchi is barely enough, but two would be way too much. Dilemmas dilemmas… Since our veggies were limited, I used frozen shredded zucchini (I have one last bag in the freezer from last summer) and then I added Bitchin’ pesto sauce plus steamed cauli. Not exactly picturesque with it’s monotone appearance, but the pesto bitchin’ sauce is so darn good… Read more >