For the past 6 days Kyle and I have been in the East Bay. It’s incredible having P in my hometown – and very cool/weird/surreal taking him to all the places I grew up around. He’s also gotten to meet some of my bestest friends. But I’ll back up to the trip to get here…because we were slightly apprehensive knowing we had a 6+ hour drive with a baby. We’ve conquered hour long walks no problem. Short outings are a breeze. But the I-5 is a whole other ball game – there are 35… Read more >
Elise
March 25, 2013
annie's, big salad, crunchmaster, Daiya, dandy tea, earth balance, eggs, fish, kale, nooch, nuts, oatmeal, pancakes, patxi's, pizza dough, potatoes, spinach salad, stir fry, tempeh, the veggie grillrecipe
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! No pinching allowed here 🙂 In honor of my little man…and our Irish roots…I’ll share a bunch of recent [green] eats. As you’ll soon see, I have been in a major kale rut. And salad rut. Neither are bad things. 😛 Salad heaven #1: chard, romaine, tomatoes, carrots, avocado, & Sabra’s seasonal rosemary and olive oil hummus Expo West sample: Brad’s kale chips Vegetarian “chorizo” and kale rice casserole (recipe coming for this one because oh my gaaaaahhhh) Salad heaven #2: kale, romaine, tomatoes, carrots, avocado and 365 sesame goddess dressing… Read more >
Elise
March 17, 2013
avocado, big salad, bragg's, hummus, kale, potatoes, quinoa, sabra, seitan, whole foods
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This past weekend was the first time in a couple of years that I skipped Expo West. I had a ticket and everything, but I just didn’t see the point in trying to make it work. I guess this is evidence that my priorities have shifted. I like free samples and keeping on pulse with the latest natural food trends, but I like family bonding time more. Lucky for me, my in-laws were there to scout out the scene in my absence. They reported back and then some…with tons of samples for me to review. … Read more >
Elise
March 14, 2013
avocado, big salad, blue plate, chobani, eggs, fish, granola, greek yogurt, le pain quotidien, mexican food, nutbutter, pizza dough, tofurky, veggie burgerexpo west
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Sunday Tofu Caesar Salad Totally gonna be a regular from now on. Easy peasy and deeeelish. Monday Cabbage & Green Chickpea Curry with brown rice Kyle requested this. He wanted cabbage specifically. Turns out, cabbage is cheap. The other ingredients were things we had on hand already – including frozen green chickpeas (365 brand) and carrots. I made a slurry of sauce with the same curry paste I used here (Patak’s brand) with plain greek yogurt (Chobani 2%). Then I added the veg and waited for the cabbage to wilt. Served it up over… Read more >
Elise
February 2, 2013
avocado, beans, big salad, chickpeas, curry, fish, greek yogurt, Indian food, mexican food, soup, tempehrecipe
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I have already gone on and on (ad nauseum) about how much I adore Caesar salad on the blog, so let’s just skip all that stuff and get to the point. Tofu Caesar Salad [vegan] Ingredients: 2 heads of romaine lettuce, chopped 1 block extra firm tofu, cubed & baked Follow Your Heart’s vegan Caesar dressing (optional) nutritional yeast Directions: For the tofu, drain and press the block until there’s no more liquid (overnight is preferable, but a few hours will work). Cube and toss in oil, salt & pepper. Place on baking sheet sprayed… Read more >
Elise
January 31, 2013
big salad, follow your heart, tofurecipe
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