Barley Irony

Yes, I ate more than my arame-zing salad yesterday.

IMG_5093

I had breakfast (Alvarado Street sprouted bread with peanut butter, banana slices, and cinnamon).

IMG_5086

Lunch (wrap).

IMG_5101

And dinner.

My latest batch of log seitan was in both lunch and dinner.

IMG_5047IMG_5076

I used this same recipe/method but kneaded it longer, which made for a much denser log. 

IMG_5079

The lunch wrap had Alvarado Street sprouted tortilla, spinach, seitan, and a delicious avocado/hummus spread.

IMG_5083

One (whole) avocado + one (huge) scoop of roasted red pepper hummus

IMG_5077IMG_5078

One squeeze of lime juice + one dash of paprika

IMG_5080

I spread some on the tortilla and ate the extra portion with carrots.

IMG_5085

IMG_5089

So you wanna be a wrap super star, live large…  Who remembers Cypress Hill?  Ha.

For Alphebruary day two (my B food), I decided to try some BARLEY. 

IMG_5104

I’ve never had barley that wasn’t in a soup, but Wednesday being a work day meant my barley dish had to be portable.  In terms of transportation, soup isn’t ideal.  It can be done, but it’s not ideal.

So some prep needed to be done.  After a long brainstorming sesh, I came up with an idea that sounded good.

IMG_5105

It involved combining barley with my faux “tuna” salad recipe.

So while the barley was cooking, I made the vegan salad.

IMG_5106IMG_5108

Then I combined the two to create what is basically a vegan “tuna” salad in a bowl.  In lieu of bread there’s barley.  And in lieu of mercury laden fish, there’s TVP.

IMG_5111

Ironically enough, I got to work this morning only to discover I was actually scheduled to work the night shift.  There’s nothing like waking up at 4:15 in the morning for no reason…  FML.

So basically, I got up way before the sun to workout, shower, make coffee, eat breakfast, drive to work, and arrive at the hospital…all before 6:30 am…only to find out I wasn’t supposed to be there until 12 hours later.

What is wrong with me lately?!?!  This is the 5th ridiculous incident in the last 48 hours that is truly making me question my sanity.  [Those of you who saw my tweet yesterday about discovering the tv remote in my purse at the grocery store checkout know what a mess I am]

So I guess I could have made barley soup after all.

IMG_5110

Now I have a nice portable lunch to eat at home.  I should really just go back to bed.

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

Comments (22)

  1. Carissa

    I have always been interested in barley and never had it either. That’s a creative way to use it! I love hummus with avocado in it! Yummy! I love avocado period though 🙂 And man that seitan log is going to last you forever! Great job figuring out so many great ways to use the LO’s 🙂

  2. Katie

    I’ve never had barley in non-soup form either. Your creation looks yummy, though. And for the record, if I stayed up for 55 hours straight, I too would lose some of my sanity. I hope you came home and went right back to bed!

  3. unmitigatedgrub

    Hi Elise! I’m going to de-lurk and say I love your blog. Your food is always so creative (and looks delicious) and this alphebruary idea is no exception. 🙂 Arame is calling my name (from my pantry where it’s collecting dust ha).

  4. Holly

    elise,

    i just caught up on approximately one million posts. so get ready for the comment of your life.

    alphebruary. i can’t say it, but i love it. when it comes to x, i am going to be really excited to see what you come up with. for realz. i am totes on board with this challenge.

    your vegan coconut cheesecake. thank you for calling it that and not cheezecake, because i really hate when people call things that are vegan w/ cheese substitute cheeze. it annoys me.

    you are a nurse baller. thank you for saving lives and kickin’ ass in the process. i commend you. also, my sister seems to be doing better too, so thank you for all the advice youve given me to pass on to her.

    your seitan roll. no words. i had so many TWSS jokes in my head, it was ridiculous. i did however enjoy your amy winehouse reference in that post (was it that post or on one of the other 7 i caught up on?)

    i heart you.

    i miss you.

    i hope your day is much better. lots of love to you, kyle, your car, your wallet and that baller new camera purchase of yours.

    loves,
    holly

  5. rebecca lustig

    i lvoe the texture of barley. so thick, so versatile, so many things you can do with it!

  6. hippierunner

    Oh man, I reaallly hope you get some rest soon!

  7. crazylittlethingneela

    elise! I just wanted to let you know that I watched ‘the cove’ last night and I was so shocked. I could not sleep and knew that I have to do something to help support these people fighting against the killing!
    thank you so much for talking about the film here and leading me to watch it!
    I am loving the wrap!
    Hope you have a good day

  8. Stacey

    I’ve been wondering for a while now whether avocado and hummus would be a good combo with some veggies in a sammie. I think I’ll have to give it a try because yours looks delish!

  9. movesnmunchies

    never had barely ever!! you make it look so tasty though and a tuna faux recipe is so intriguing!

  10. kissmybroccoli

    I bought some barley the other day and was wondering what to do with it. Your faux tuna salad sounds like a winner!

    That totally sucks about the whole work schedule mix up! Hope you are able to get sown good shut-eye before you have to go back!

  11. Christine (The Raw Project)

    Yum, I’ve gotta try making my own seitan, it looks good and not too hard. The hummus wrap looks very good.

    Ugh, sorry about the work mixup – frustrating. I have “off” weeks too and they’re usually related to stress and lack of sleep.

  12. Livvy

    The barley mix looks really yummy for all that counts for anyways:) Sorry to hear about your early wakeup call though! Everything happens for a reason though right, did you get in a nice workout or something instead!?

  13. julie

    hahaha ughhh well atleast you have all your goods packed for tomorrow (or today? haha)

  14. MarathonVal

    So, a few weeks ago I bought either TVP or vital wheat gluten at the bulk bin at Whole Foods, meaning to make seitan “or something” out of it lol…. and now I forgot which one it is lol so I have no idea what the heck to do! Silly me.. see, we all have our clumsy moments 🙂

  15. actorsdiet

    you are so cute with your a.b.c’s!

  16. Adam

    I love this idea so much, and the cheesecake from the last few posts is so tempting, I would pay a lot of money for it at a restaurant! Hope your work schedule isn’t preventing you from sleeping too much. Can’t wait for the rest of your recipes!

  17. Pure2raw twins

    Avocado hummus wrap looks like a perfect meal!!

    Hope you get some rest!

  18. Pingback: Baked Eggplant Sticks « hungry hungry hippie

  19. Pingback: Sights unseen « hungry hungry hippie

  20. Pingback: A day late « hungry hungry hippie

  21. Pingback: Alphebruary Recap « hungry hungry hippie

  22. Pingback: Floating

Comments are closed.