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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Since a lot of people have been interested in our budget friendly meal planning, here’s what we had this past week. [Spoiler alert: they’re all really inexpensive dinners] Monday Egg noodles with teriyaki tofu, broccoli, & cashews The organic broccoli was leftover from one of last week’s dinners. The roasted salted cashews are a pantry staple. The egg noodles were on sale at WF (we used half of the 1 lb bag/$1.69). The organic tofu was from WF (I baked the whole block/$1.69). As usual, the ‘fu was pressed for 2-3 hours, then baked for… Read more >
Elise
January 19, 2013
avocado, beans, Daiya, greek yogurt, lasagna, mexican food, millet, nuts, pasta, potatoes, seitan, soup, tempeh, teriyake tofu, tofurecipe
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Vegan. Gluten free. Mega nutrients. And deeeeelicious. Stuffed Sweet Potatoes [vegan, gluten free] Ingredients: 2 sweet potatoes 1/4 block (~4 oz.) firm tofu 1/4 cup hummus (I used Sabra’s spinach & artichoke) 1/4 cup chopped greens (I used frozen chopped collards) 1 carrot, shredded salt & pepper (to taste) Directions: Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Scrub potatoes, poke with fork a few times, and microwave for 6 minutes (rotate half way through). Meanwhile, combine the rest of the ingredients (tofu, hummus, greens, carrots, salt & pepper) using a fork to mash until texture resembles ricotta… Read more >
Elise
January 7, 2013
hummus, potatoes, sabra, tofurecipe
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I feel like this is what every third trimester soon-to-be-mom says at some point, but to hell with the cliché. I HAVE NO MORE ROOM. Ugh. I’m so full and it’s depressing that it’s not from food. Ok, that sounded bad. I don’t mean I’m depressed that my son is a big healthy baby – that makes me very very happy. What I’m bummed about is that I cannot honor my voracious hippie appetite in the way that I’m accustomed to doing. I wanna freakin’ chow down and it’s just uncomfortable. Lame. So much for… Read more >
Elise
January 4, 2013
almonds, avocado, big salad, chocolate, Daiya, dates, eggs, field roast, kind bar, Mary's Gone Crackers, potatoes, seitan, spinach salad, trader joe's
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12/25/12 Christmas morning!!!!! Wee!!! [It never gets old] I slept horribly all night, so I was up before anyone else. Rather than peak at what Santa had stuffed in my stocking, I set to work on breakfast. I made a huge batch of waffle batter and started the coffee (and made enough noise that Kyle and my dad were up soon thereafter). Once my sister and mom joined the party we all opened our stockings. Then we took a breakfast break. Waffles with the toppings: raspberries, blueberries, maple syrup & Earth Balance My sister made… Read more >
Elise
December 28, 2012
big salad, cauliflower, earth balance, follow your heart, potatoes, wafflesChristmas
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