The first couple of weeks have flown by. It’s what everyone said would happen, and it is definitely the truth. The food in the hospital was okay. [I work at the same place I gave birth to P so I know exactly where the menu and cafeteria excel and fall short] Whoever told me the first meal after birth would be the best thing I ever ate lied. I didn’t take a photo of it, but I got two slices of french toast and a banana. Remember how much I adore the hospital’s french toast? … Read more >
Elise
February 26, 2013
blue diamond, chocolate, clif bar, Daiya, dessert, eggs, fresh brothers, justin's nutbutter, oatmeal, quinoa, raw, sushi, tempeh, thai food, the veggie grill, tofu, vegan cookies, wafflespregnancy
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Of a very pregnant (over 40 weeks and counting!) lady…on maternity leave… Wake up 4+ times throughout the night. Finally get up for good some time between 6-8 am. Drink weak tea with almond milk and maple syrup. Wonder how much longer til you can guzzle caffeine again. Make breakfast #1. A bowl of oats with nut butter & bananas. I usually have half the banana at a time since it seems to give me reflux now (realistically everything does). Play on the computer. Respond to emails and blog comments. Make & prep food… Read more >
Elise
February 9, 2013
avocado, banana, chocolate, coconut, dessert, earth balance, eggs, kale, nutbutter, oatmeal, potatoes, quinoa, tempeh, vegan cake
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I made mini banana bread bakes with dried fruit. Would you ever have thought dried fruit could get plump and juicy? Well it does! No recipes to share here because I was just throwing thing into the glass bowl all willy-nilly, but I made two of them. The first had dried blueberries and the second had goji berries. I “rehydrated” them (is that what it’s called?) by soaking them in warm water for a while first. Then I added the rest of the ingredients to the plump berry water and mixed until it had a… Read more >
Elise
February 5, 2013
banana, dessert
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I have the coolest friends. Ever since we started budgeting my besties have been awesome about making dinners together (as opposed to expensive meals out). Last Friday we made vegan tortilla soup with Ethel. And this past Friday Alene came over with some groceries for this feast… We started out with appetizers. Alene fell prey to the delightfulness of Whole Foods and impulse bought some chips, guacamole, and pico de gallo. Obviously I didn’t partake in the vino. It was kinda drizzly weather outside but Kyle still manned the BBQ. Tofurky kielbasa… Read more >
Elise
January 28, 2013
avocado, big salad, dessert, eggplant, sahale, tofurky, vegan cookies
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My mom’s cousin (my second cousin? first cousin once removed?) very generously gifted me a lot of (used) cookbooks recently. And although I haven’t looked through all of them yet, the few I have browsed through look awesome. In fact, last night’s dinner came from this one. I modified it some, and it was definitely a winner. Of all the cookbooks I got, I’ve bookmarked the most to try in 500 Best Quinoa Recipes. They’re all gluten free and creative, but still simple and whole foods based. And even though they aren’t all vegetarian or… Read more >
Elise
January 23, 2013
beans, chocolate, dessert, quinoa, soup, squash, vegan cookies, veggie burgerrecipe
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