I’ve been keeping up with weekly meal planning for almost a year now – with random weeks off due to travel/holidays/etc.. But for the most part, it’s been a very successful technique in keeping our food budget in check. I thought it would be way more expensive once we started including meat, but it hasn’t been too significant of a difference because the marginal increase in animal protein is balanced by the fact that we all eat the same thing (thus, a decrease in overall ingredients). One meal as opposed to three. At least for… Read more >
Elise
February 16, 2014
avocado, beyond meat, big salad, broccoli, brussels sprouts, chia seeds, chik'n strips, chipotle, crock-pot, fish, kale, lentils, mexican food, pasta, potatoes, quinoa, salmon, soup, sunflower, tempeh, trader joe's
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The whole shebang of last week in one post. Here goes. Breakfast on Monday was the last of this savory bread and fried eggs. Breakfast on Tuesday was out – I had a savory crepe with hash browns at Crepeville. Because Crepeville’s portions are awesomely massive I had leftovers for breakfast on Wednesday. Which I paired with two fried eggs. Thursday I made steel cut oats in the rice cooker (the crock pot was already occupied) for our whole family. I topped mine with a bunch of non-nut things (aka seeds galore) – including… Read more >
Elise
January 13, 2014
avocado, big salad, butternut squash, chia seeds, chocolate, coconut, coconut milk, crepeville, crock-pot, eggs, glutino, goat cheese, hemp, kale, kefir, nutbutter, nutmilk, nuts, popcorn, potatoes, pumpkin, quinoa, seitan, squash, sunbutter, the essential baking co, waffles
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I’d never even heard of jackfruit until I moved to Los Angeles. Apparently it’s a pretty popular vegan replacement for meat in dishes that would otherwise use shredded chicken or pulled pork. Something about the stringy consistency. What the heck is jackfruit anyway? It’s a fruit, native to Southeast Asia, with starchy fibrous flesh. The flavor (of the ripe fruit) is said to be comparable to a combination of apple, pineapple and banana – naturally sweet with subtle flavoring. “It can be used to make a variety of dishes, including custards, cakes, halo-halo… The seeds… Read more >
Elise
May 30, 2013
bbq, crock-pot, jackfruitrecipe
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In the beginning of our relationship (8!!! years ago), Kyle and I ate different meals 99% of the time. Then he went vegetarian a year ago and we started eating the same things. It was pretty cool to plan dinners and grocery shop for us both in the same way. We still eat this way…until this past week… In an effort to clean out the fridge, I’ve been making a ton of not very FODMAP friendly meals for him. Meanwhile I’ve been on a total salad bender. They all have the same theme. NUTS! Lots… Read more >
Elise
April 18, 2013
beans, big salad, chickpeas, crock-pot, curry, eggs, gardein, lasagna, nuts, seitan, tempeh, the veggie grill, tofu
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Old post alert! This was written a few weeks ago, but somehow got lost & forgotten in the wordpress queue. Still figured I’d share… Scraps! Red lentils, broccoli stalk, carrots, celery, butternut squash soup (and unpictured TVP). Doesn’t look like much huh. Unless you have a crock pot and a bunch of spices. Oh really swan!?!?? Once again this is proof that crock pots love lentils and everything (even crappy messed up bread) tastes good when you make it in the slow cooker. Too bad crock pots don’t photograph nearly as well. I made this… Read more >
Elise
February 28, 2013
crock-pot, lentil soup, lentils, tvp
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