The art of packing food is my specialty. Much like making my daily work eats (tutorials here), packing food for traveling is a bit of a craft. Some may find it easier to buy meals at the airport rather than go through the hassle of taking extra baggage through security. Personally, I’m not one of those people. I don’t care if it adds 25 pounds of dead weight that I have to schlep by plane, train, and automobile, for me it’s SO worth the energy. The cost to benefit analysis probably differs depending on your… Read more >
Elise
May 9, 2011
Artisana, attune foods, avocado, big salad, cereal, chik'n strips, chocolate, clif bar, corazona's, dried mixed fruit, granola, hummus, kaia, kind bar, larabar, love grown foods, mexican food, nutbutter, nuts, oatmeal, peanut butter, probar, raw, sabra, trader joe's, udi's
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You probably do this too – make odd food pairings when your fridge is depleted beyond hope. Since I’m heading to Nor Cal this morning, it’s no wonder the last few days have been extremely random in the meal department. I’m trying desperately to use up all the fresh produce, which means I’m throwing blueberries in my salads (not as bad as you’d think) and pounding asparagus by the second (stinky urine much). My friend dropped off this crate two days ago and since Kyle hates asparagus, I’m single handedly attempting to not waste the… Read more >
Elise
May 6, 2011
big salad, dried mixed fruit, greek yogurt, nuts, quinoa
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…until I leave for Spain! My family is already there…and reading everything they are up to is absolutely killing me. I know that sounds lame since I’ll be joining them in no time at all, but it’s hard to keep my jealousy in check as they make their way through the White Hill towns of Spain. I’ll manage… In the meantime, I keep meaning to share my sister’s blog with you all. She has been abroad since March (in case you forgot here’s her travel schedule) and she’s been able to blog fairly consistently as… Read more >
Elise
May 3, 2011
dried mixed fruit, nuts
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I’ve been holding out on you. I have made two things this past week that were (are) VERY worth sharing. If you like vanilla, this recipe is for you. It is very very vanilla-y. If you can even call this a recipe, here it is: Ingredients 2 cups soaked raw cashew nuts (the dry nuts were ~1.3 cups prior to being soaked) 1 tsp vanilla paste (I used this kind, but vanilla extract would work too) 3-4 drops NuNatural’s vanilla stevia 2 tbsp water * Directions Soak nuts overnight (or longer), drain and blend… Read more >
Elise
May 1, 2011
nutbutter, nuts
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To be honest, I have never liked potato salad. It looks really gross. That’s probably due to the mayo, which I also never liked. White creamy condiments give me the heebie jeebies. Potato salad is kinda the quintessential picnic food though, right? I can recall many outdoor get-togethers and summer BBQs that had potato salad as a side dish (usually a fairly untouched dish). It seems so un-American to dislike it. But I guess I feel similarly about many other “classic American” foods, too…burgers and fries? I’ll pass. Why does the US have such crappy… Read more >
Elise
April 10, 2011
granola, love grown foods, nutbutter, nuts, potatoes, sunflower, udi's
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