butternut squash

Food notes

As you all well know, I pack my own food to bring to work every single day.  Some days I don’t take photos because I have leftovers that I’ve already shared (or I’m just lazy).  Sometimes I take pictures and then forget to post them, and then they pile up on my hard drive.  <— I’m pretty sure I’m eerily close to a crash. Power lunching in 5…4…3…2…and go.   Breakfast: overnight oats soaked with chia seeds, cinnamon and raisins   Snack: Marchini almonds   Not as good as regular almonds in my opinion.  They… Read more >

Week notes

I was going to try to do a WIAW post, but I just couldn’t get it together in time.  Or photograph everything.  Here’s some of my “what I ate wednesday week” in bullet points. Monday Coffee.  Duh. My GF loaf is going fast and I still never even showed it’s birth.    Sunbeam and Bob’s Red Mill make bread making pretty effortless.     Unfortunately due to the garbanzo bean flour, my GI system was not very pleased with the final product.  Tasty?  Yes.  Bloating?  Very.  It took a bit of trial and error with other… Read more >

Pizza salad

If you think the dough is the best part of a pizza, you may want to reconsider after this post… I think Kyle’s parents thought they were opening a pizza parlor when they went shopping for dinner.  No ingredient left behind.    Toppings: marinara spinach feta arugula parmesan red onion parsley red bell peppers basil yellow bell peppers goat cheese avocado tomatoes mozzarella green bell peppers roasted red peppers And those were just the raw toppings!   For the grilled veggies, we had million dollar mushrooms.  All we did was sauté them in olive oil.   … Read more >

Camera purge

If there were any title more appropriate, I’d go with it, but this is really just a bunch of pics that have accumulated…and if they help give you ideas on healthy FODMAPS options, great.  If not, sorry for this post’s random nature.   Two recent recipes inspired this meal: Jenna’s veggie fried rice and Evan’s fried quinoa.  I make quinoa in bulk at the beginning of every week.  Without fail.  Some weeks I make two batches because I go through it so quickly.  I use my rice cooker, so it’s a completely mindless activity…as second… Read more >

Tasting Box

One of the perks of being a food blogger is you get to try new things that you may not ordinarily try.  For free.  While I was in Europe, I received a Tasting Box by Foodzie…   It had all kinds of goodies including: Dried Pineapple from Peeled Snacks – Brooklyn, NY Traditional Alfajores from Sabores del Sur – San Francisco, CA Lemon Poppyseed & Almond Biscotti from Biscotti Bari – Petaluma, CA Pure Southern Iced Tea from Pluff Iced Tea – Bluffton, SC Assorted Fresh Herb Sea Salts from Woody’s Gourmet – Campbell, CA… Read more >