Kyle and I celebrated our Valentine’s Day early. We just used the holiday as an excuse to hit up a restaurant that’s been on our mind for a while. Akasha is one of those places that has a menu for true foodies. It’s based around fresh, seasonal, and local ingredients – with vegetable quinoa listed next to Niman Ranch beef burgers. I love a diverse menu packed with yummy quality ingredients. Ok, before I get ahead of myself, I have to show you what my poor husband has to deal with on a daily… Read more >
Elise
February 15, 2012
coconut, curry, kale, quinoa, squash, tofurestaurant review
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I’m making good on my outstanding debts. Here’s the long promised coconut cashew butter recipe. Coconut Cashew Butter 2 cups unsweetened coconut flakes 1 cup raw cashews 1 tsp salt 1 1/4 cup water First I pulsed the coconut and cashews for 5 minutes. That’s a long time. I scraped down the sides between each minute session. After it started to get thick and wet I started adding water in 1/4 cup increments. I added the water while it was pulsing (leaving the top on and just pouring the water through the shoot). Depending on… Read more >
Elise
December 12, 2011
coconut, nuts, tortilla wraprecipe
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I had to divide this into eight (8!!) portions to grind. 16 ounces of Starbucks Christmas blend later I had grounds from wall to wall in the kitchen and my hands were permeated with the delicious aroma of java. Good thing you can’t absorb caffeine intradermally. Or can you? I just found out our apartment in Buenos Aires has a coffee maker. I’m SO looking forward to Argentinean roasts. Can you tell my one-track-mind is completely vacation focused? I still have a couple more work shifts, so I’m doing everything I can to keep my… Read more >
Elise
December 4, 2011
buckwheat, butternut squash, coconut, nutbutter, nutmilk, nuts, peanut butter, squash, tempeh, tofu
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This photo really doesn’t give an accurate picture of my day’s eats because it looks the same as all my other days of pre-packed meals. I had a rough morning (no workout, only 1/2 a cup of coffee) made rougher by the fact that my patients were not doing well. I had one person trying to code on me (HR 40s, SBP 180s, O2 70s) while another was trying to get to the bathroom to throw up (with his broken & non-weight-bearing L hip). I basically had to ignore the puking patient and get my… Read more >
Elise
December 2, 2011
buckwheat, chia seeds, coconut, mexican food, nutbutter, spinach salad, vegan cakework meals
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The flood actually started Sunday morning, and after four unreturned calls to our landlord we took matters into our own hands and began calling plumbers. Apparently Sundays aren’t ideal for your pipes to burst because we called every plumber in Santa Monica and nobody returned our calls…until 30 minutes later. We finally got one guy to agree to come look at the sink…after putting down a $100 deposit. He didn’t arrive until 75 minutes later. At that point we had several drenched towels and one full a$$ bucket. He “worked” on the leak for… Read more >
Elise
November 29, 2011
cereal, coconut, field roast, kale, nutbutter, nuts, peanut butter, potatoes, quinoa, root veggies, tempeh, tofu, vegan cookies
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