My ability to sleep normally is gone. And I’m fairly certain it’s going to be that way for the rest of my life. Despite my state of perpetual exhaustion, this weekend was f.u.n. We ate out twice on Saturday. For lunch we went to Seed Bistro in Venice, which is rapidly becoming my favorite vegan spot on the Westside. I’ve never had a mediocre meal there – only the best. I finally branched out and got something that wasn’t the Asian Kale salad. This is the Creamy Caesar, with romaine, croutons, and a… Read more >
Elise
November 5, 2012
avocado, big salad, la sandia, mexican food, seed bistro, seitan, squashpregnancy
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I was supposed to work this Saturday, but I lucked out big time and got the 4:30 am call. I love seeing my work number on my phone before my alarm goes off. It’s always good news. In this case, they were overstaffed so I got a holiday. And with that, my weekend turned into all kinds of awesome. 🙂 Unable to get back to sleep, I just decided to get up. I took a photo of my bump in the (dirty) bathroom mirror since you guys all gave me crap for not showing a… Read more >
Elise
October 15, 2012
breadmaker, earth balance, eggs, mexican food, potatoes, sabra, Uncategorized
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This weekend Kyle and I visited my G-ma in Newport Beach, went to a friend’s baby shower in Fullerton, attended a wedding in Temecula, and stayed with Kyle’s parents in San Clemente. If you do the math, that’s over 300 miles of driving (6+ hours!!!). Check out how fun this looks. Just our luck – gas prices reached $5.50 per gallon this weekend! Isn’t that fabulous? Of course record breaking fuel prices would coincide with such a jam packed weekend on the road. Anyway. Sarcasm aside, it was pretty awesome to see so many family… Read more >
Elise
October 9, 2012
big salad, coconut, Daiya, eggs, Ezekiel muffins, juice, kale, kur, mexican food, native foods, sabra, tempeh
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This dish has the essence of a layered Mexican dip with the meal-like heartiness of a casserole. It’s awesome. And not remotely complicated to make assemble. Hooray! I did something productive in the kitchen! Mexican Layered Casserole [vegan, gluten free] Ingredients: corn tortillas (check ingredients, some do contain wheat) extra firm tofu tomatoes corn teese nacho cheese sauce salsa paprika cayenne pepper chili powder cumin Directions: Coat bottom of a large (9×11) casserole dish with olive oil. Layer pieces of tortilla. Add thinly sliced (drained) tofu. Sprinkle seasonings on top. Layer tortillas. Layer corn… Read more >
Elise
October 4, 2012
avocado, follow your heart, mexican food, teese, tofurecipe
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If you have good ingredients in a salad, you don’t even need dressing. Bottom layer: tortilla chips (if you can find flavored ones, do it) The Better Chip makes four different flavored tortilla chips that are gluten free and non GMO. My favorite is the red pepper & salsa fresca – it tastes spicy and salty and fresh – so good! Kyle loves the sweet onion (it has white cheddar so it’s not lactose free). Middle layers: veggies (romaine lettuce, tomatoes, corn, avocado) The avocado is key in this layer, so don’t… Read more >
Elise
September 28, 2012
avocado, beans, hummus, mexican food, sabra, the better chiprecipe
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