As I mentioned yesterday, we left bright and early (6:30 to be exact) to head back to LA. And as painful as it was to get up at 5 to work out before hitting the road, it turned out to be WELL WORTH it. That’s the scene we avoided (source). The grapevine was snowing the entire time we were driving through, and just after we made it out, highway patrol blocked it off. Our friends were just a couple of hours behind us and had to be re-routed to the 101. And they were the… Read more >
Elise
January 3, 2011
beets, butternut squash, carob chips, kale, nuts, peanut butter, seitan, tofu
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Happy 2011 everyone! I know I promised the giveaway winners today, but I’m not quite ready yet… Since I’ve been MIA for the past few days, I have some catching up to do first. Even though I got the 31st and 1st off of work, I was still at the hospital for the rest of 2010. And so before ringing in the New Year, I packed up my lunches as per usual. The above is what I call operation use-up-leftovers. Chopped NutsOnline dried figs + golden delicious apples + quinoa seasoned with stevia and cinnamon… Read more >
Elise
January 1, 2011
asian tofu, butternut squash, chickpeas, coconut date rolls, curry, dates, nuts, oatmeal, peanut butter, quinoa, spinach salad, Starbucks, Stevia
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You didn’t work on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day? I didn’t really mind it, since I got to celebrate early with my family. On the 24th, I woke up early to sweat out a quick 20 minute Shred, which I followed up with a hearty tupperware full of overnight oats. I used 1/2 cup rolled oats and then mixed in an almost equal portion of canned pumpkin with only an itty bit of water. This created a crazy thick consistency as it “gelled” overnight. Other goodies included Tropical Traditions shredded coconut, dried cherries, and NuNatural liquid… Read more >
Elise
December 26, 2010
almonds, Alvarado Street bread, butternut squash, cereal, chocolate, coconut, dried mixed fruit, nooch, nutbutter, nutmilk, nuts, oatmeal, peanut butter, pumpkin, raw, spinach salad, squash, vegan cookies
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Starting the day with stove-top oats is becoming a nice ritual on non-work days. On Saturday, I woke up at 7:30 without an alarm (not ideal), but embraced it and jump kicked the weekend with some coffee…and blogging. Evidently, I took zero photos of my beautiful cup of joe. And yet, somehow I wound up with 800 pictures from my pumpkin oat cooking session. The recipe isn’t rocket science, and yet, I feel like it’s so pretty that I’m committing a crime in not taking pictures. Don’t worry, I deleted half of them, so now… Read more >
Elise
December 5, 2010
almonds, Alvarado Street bread, bragg's, brussels sprouts, chocolate, coconut, egg scramble, oatmeal, peanut butter, pumpkin, quinoa, seitan
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Oh my!? It’s been a sweet sweet weekend so far in Hippie-land. I’ll spare my male readers from any gory PMS details, but I think it’s pretty clear that my body’s chocolate cravings are well founded [as if you ever need an excuse to stuff your face with sweets!?]. My vampire schedule came to an end this week, and luckily enough, I slept like a baby through Thursday night. It felt awesome. And when I say that I slept like a baby, what I mean is I slept like a comatose patient, because my blackberry… Read more >
Elise
December 4, 2010
almonds, bragg's, chocolate, coconut, dried mixed fruit, edamame, kale, Kombucha, nuts, oatmeal, peanut butter, seitan
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