The building blocks for a delicious work lunch… Avocado and tofu. Since I make my work lunches the night before, I am usually in a rush to get to bed. Thus, tofu prep tends to be on the minimalist side. I like plain ‘fu so I don’t really care much. All I did was cut some of the block into cubes, spritz it with Bragg’s and microwave it in a glass bowl with a CoverMate cover. After 45 seconds, I flipped them around a bit, and popped them back in for another 45 seconds. It’s… Read more >
Elise
October 26, 2010
avocado, big salad, butternut squash, hummus, nuts, potatoes, spinach salad, squash, tofu
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Who says reminiscing has to be reserved for Fridays, right? Flashback Saturday anyone? Today is my birthday, so try and let it slide… While I huff and puff my heavily candled (28!!) vegan birthday cake, I hope you’ll enjoy reading about our tropical luna de miel. Kyle and I got married on Saturday, August 28th. On Monday the 30th we headed off to Kauai for the most relaxing week of vacation ever. Our trip started at 4 am (Pacific time), and we didn’t arrive in Hawaii until 5 pm (Island time). In case you were wondering… Read more >
Elise
October 23, 2010
avocado, egg scramble, fish, tofu
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I didn’t come up with this salad name. I’m pretty sure that’s the handwriting of my sister circa 1992. Here’s a translation: Dressing 1/3 cup EVOO 1/3 cup vinegar (regular – as in not balsamic) 1/2 cup sugar 2 T sesame seeds 1 T white onion, finely chopped 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1/4 tsp paprika Salad 1-2 pints strawberries a whole lotta spinach 3 T almonds, slivered optional: crumbled goat cheese, avocado I retook the (below) photo three times because it looked so weird. Despite the odd coloring, there really aren’t any special effects… Read more >
Elise
October 21, 2010
avocado, spinach salad
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In case you were unaware, I really love sushi. I’ve always loved sushi. When I moved from CA to NYC, I stopped eating fish because I didn’t like the idea of not knowing from where where it came. Responsibly-caught, fresh-from-the-Pacific fish, however, is ok by me. So now that I’m back on the West Coast, I’ve been more open to re-introducing fish into my diet. Kinda. Sushi is currently one of the only ways I will eat fish. And although I can count on one hand the number of sushi outings I’ve had in the… Read more >
Elise
October 20, 2010
avocado, fish, seaweed, sushi
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Last night I had dinner with my girls, Ethel and Alene. You’ve met them several times before. Get to know them, because now that I’m back in So Cal, they’ll be making frequent appearances. 🙂 This was my contribution to dinner. Pathetic. I did provide the recipe…but not really since it was in fact forwarded to me by my sister from Whole Foods. We kinda went rogue with the directions though…so here’s our adaptation. Photos first, recipe at the end… Arm workout #1 – avocado mashing Arm workout #2 – black bean mashing (source) I… Read more >
Elise
October 13, 2010
avocado, beans, mexican food
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