I did a pretty good job of meal planning that last week of the year. First we finished off all the holiday leftovers we brought back from my parents’ house, including stuffing, roasted veggies, mashed potatoes, and lima bean casserole. One day, I jazzed it up and made a cheesy “gravy” sauce with nooch and water. And another day, I paired it with a salmon burger for some protein. Kyle took care of the rest of it. There was also extra shrimp and veggies from my parents’ holiday party so I pulled… Read more >
Elise
January 4, 2014
big salad, cornmeal, curry, goat cheese, kale, kefir, mexican food, nooch, potatoes, quinoa, root veggies, salmon, shrimp, tempeh, thai food, thai tofu, tofu
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This weekend was full of relaxing at home. Thank goodness! Last weekend I came down with mastitis and was way too ambitious for my own good. We went to a football game with a couple and their 6 month old on Saturday. And then traveled to the East Bay for a baby shower on Sunday. It was really fun, but I my suffer-in-silence-and-just-push-through-it approach completely backfired. Come Monday I felt like crap and it was just me and pacman left to our own devices. Raise your hand if you’re surprised by my stubbornness…nobody? Yeah that’s… Read more >
Elise
November 11, 2013
almonds, curry, eggs, figs, fresh n nova, goat cheese, hemp, hummus, Mary's Gone Crackers, oatmeal, peanut flour, pesto, pizza dough, popcorn, potatoes, pumpkin, smoothie, tempeh, tofu, trader joe's
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What an amazing weekend. Not just because I got showered with love. With or without Mother’s Day, this past Saturday and Sunday were just plain awesome. Kyle was down in LA on Friday for a conference, so I was solo parenting again. I broke the fast with a bowl of overnight oats. Man, it’s been a while since I made these! I basically just added boiling water to some oats the night before, along with a few big spoons of peanut butter. Then I stirred it all up and left it in the fridge so… Read more >
Elise
May 14, 2013
22 days, avocado, big salad, chocolate, curry, eggs, granola, hummus, kaia, lundberg farms, oatmeal, peanut butter, pumpkin, sabra, squash, tempeh, udi'srestaurant review
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Vegan grape & chix salad [vegan, gluten free] Ingredients: 1 cup diced vegan chik’n meat (ie Beyond Meat, gardein, etc.) 1/2 cup halved red grapes 2 tbsp vegan mayo (ie Nayonaise, NayoWhipped) 1 tbsp garlic infused olive oil (ie Garlic Gold) 1/4 –1/2 tsp curry powder 1/2 tsp mustard powder salt & pepper (to taste) Directions: Dice faux chick’n meat and halve grapes. Add to a bowl. In a separate bowl combine mayo, oil, and spices. Then add to the meat & grapes and stir until well coated. Notes: I used mustard powder… Read more >
Elise
May 8, 2013
beyond meat, curry, gardein, nasoyarecipe
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Maybe it’s just me, but I find it exciting seeing what new (to me) products are available in different areas. I have been seriously enjoying browsing the shelves of our local co-op and grocery stores (Nugget, Whole Foods). The prepared foods sections have all kinds of different stuff and there are tons of hippie friendly companies with local distribution! I love it. I’m sure it’ll eventually get old – or at least less wondrous – because I was just as enchanted when we first moved to Santa Monica and I had 6 Whole Foods stores… Read more >
Elise
May 6, 2013
beyond meat, big salad, bolani, curry, Davis co-op, eggs, nuts, pesto, tofu, whole foods
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