Sometimes I get bummed out when I realize over the course of the day I’ve basically eaten nothing but toast with Earth Balance, bananas with nut butter, and crackers with hummus. In large quantities. These foods are delicious and healthy, yes. But inspired? Not so much. Which is why this simple but different lunch made me so very happy. I got rainbow chard at the farmer’s market and decided I had to use it in more ways than just a salad (or sandwich ingredient). I’ve done both of those things with it already, but… Read more >
Elise
March 21, 2013
Daiya, food should taste good, hummus, Mary's Gone Crackers, mexican food, nooch, nutbutter, potatoes, tempeh, waffles
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That’s the name of the meal I ordered at brunch on Saturday. Kyle’s parents took us to Real Food Daily, my favorite breakfast spot in Santa Monica. I love this place so much I’ve stopped linking to it on my restaurants tab because I’ve been at least a dozen times. My plate’s the one on the upper left. It has two (gluten free) pancakes, scrambled tofu (with onions, tomatoes, & cashew cheese), tempeh bacon, and hash browns. Holy breakfast right? You can choose between fruit or hash browns (can’t say no to fried taters!)… Read more >
Elise
February 10, 2013
beans, chickpeas, eggs, hummus, nooch, pancakes, potatoes, real food daily, sabra, tofurestaurant review
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I dunno if you guys want ideas but here are some of the latest and greatest (?) from the hippie kitchen. Kale salad with candied nuts, dried cranberries & smoky lemon tahini dressing. 1 large bunch of kale, washed, de-stemmed, ripped into bite sized pieces 1/3 cup dried cranberries 1 cup candied nuts (I used almonds and pecans) Bon Appetit’s Smoky Lemon Tahini Dressing – I halved it and added 1 tbsp of both miso paste and maple syrup Wednesday was national frozen yogurt day (uhhh, that’s a thing??) so Menchie’s was… Read more >
Elise
February 10, 2013
avocado, banana, bon appetit, breadmaker, butternut squash soup, chobani, cornmeal, crock-pot, Daiya, earth balance, field roast, kale, menchie's, nooch, nutbutter, nutmilk, oatmeal, potatoes, quinoa, rudi's, seitan
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Here’s a list of my favorite foods that are orange: sweet potatoes butternut squash carrots …and now this dip. I actually set out to re-make my creamy dijon cashew sauce. I wanted a nut free version – something lighter. It turned out quite nicely for a low fat food. Actually it turned out great for any kind of food. And now I’m pretty much putting it on everything. Especially other orange things. You can’t have too much B carotene, right? Right. Tangy Tofu Dip [vegan, gluten free] Ingredients: 1/2 aseptic pack lite silken tofu 1/4… Read more >
Elise
January 31, 2013
butternut squash, nooch, potatoes, quinoa, tofurecipe
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Quickie veggie dinner with mega protein – check! While the kale simmered in a water and olive oil bath, I prepared the sauce. I took Sabra roasted red pepper hummus and added nutritional yeast to it, then thinned it out with lemon juice and water. The more hummus you use, the better. Then I added the (already cooked) quinoa to the pan, cracked in a couple of eggs, scrambled the whole thing, and topped it in the lovely hummus sauce. Perfection! Done in under 20 minutes. This is the ultimate hippie meal. A classic in… Read more >
Elise
January 25, 2013
eggs, hummus, kale, nooch, quinoa, sabrarecipe
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