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Here’s a breakdown of a few of the meals from last week. First, the personal pizzas.   The only difference between Kyle’s pizza and mine was the cheese.  His was a cheddar and parmesan mix, mine was Daiya.   I used Vicolo organic corn meal crusts.  I’ve seen them at WF forever, but this was the first time I bought them.  Totally love them.  Going to buy them again and again and again now.  I can’t stress just how in looooove Kyle and I both were with these pizzas.   FYI, Vicolo is a San… Read more >

The week’s recap

Since I previously posted this week’s prep and my game plan, I figured I might go into the specifics for a few of the meals that I mentioned.  And show how the rest of the week turned out in terms of the schedule. Monday As planned, I made Emily’s miso sweet potatoes (which we had with vegan chili) for dinner.  As part of the pre-week prep, I had roasted 4 huge sweet potatoes, which was more than enough for the two of us.  Needless to say, we had a ton of leftovers for the rest… Read more >

Breakfasts for the week

Feel free to try this next Sunday.  I’m all about work week prep, so this is what I did.  [Yes, I ate the same thing all 5 days]   Pumpkin “Ricotta” Bakes [makes 5 breakfasts] Ingredients: 1/2 cup pumpkin 12 oz. aseptic box silken tofu 2 eggs 3/4 cup almond milk (or liquid/milk of choice) 4-5 tbsp maple syrup 1/2 cup almond flour 1/2 cup oat flour (certified GF) 1/2 cup brown rice flour 1/2 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp baking powder pinch of salt Directions: Mash tofu until it resembles a ricotta cheese like texture. … Read more >

Apple & Potato Hash with Blackened Tempeh

Let the apple recipes continue… I’m slowly working my way through my apple stash.  This recipe is clean and simple, so there’s a lot of room for tweaking it and/or adding in extra ingredients. Apple & Potato Hash with Blackened Tempeh [vegan, gluten free] Ingredients: For the hash: 2-3 potatoes (I used 1 russet and 2 red potaotes) 1 large apple (I used 1 pink lady) 1-2 tbsp coconut oil For the tempeh: 1/2 block (4 oz.) tempeh (I used TJ’s brand) 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp garlic… Read more >

Riding the carbohydrate rollercoaster

I’ll admit it, I’m a carb lover.  I don’t think this is a bad thing at all.  Brown rice, oats, quinoa, sweet potatoes, whole wheat, etc. – I think they are all part of a healthy, well balanced diet.  So are fruits and vegetables.  It’s hard to imagine a low-carb plant-based diet.  How would that work exactly?  Well, that’s the exact dilemma I was faced with last week (after failing my first GTT).  While I was waiting to take my second GTT, I tried reducing my carb and sugar intake to see how it might… Read more >