My mom’s cousin (my second cousin? first cousin once removed?) very generously gifted me a lot of (used) cookbooks recently. And although I haven’t looked through all of them yet, the few I have browsed through look awesome. In fact, last night’s dinner came from this one. I modified it some, and it was definitely a winner. Of all the cookbooks I got, I’ve bookmarked the most to try in 500 Best Quinoa Recipes. They’re all gluten free and creative, but still simple and whole foods based. And even though they aren’t all vegetarian or… Read more >
Elise
January 23, 2013
beans, chocolate, dessert, quinoa, soup, squash, vegan cookies, veggie burgerrecipe
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Sunday is typically when we do our weekly grocery shopping. I usually brainstorm meals for the week on Saturday, asking Kyle for input (like if he’s craving something in particular that he wants me to make in the next few days) and then I create a grocery list that includes all the necessary ingredients (plus whatever things have already been added to the list throughout the week). We usually drag our feet all weekend long, waiting until Sunday evening to go to Whole Foods, because we both loathe shopping (I’m not sure when this developed… Read more >
Elise
January 18, 2013
eggs, quinoa, stir fry, whole foodsrecipe
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This whole Lance Armstrong business really bums me out. I always believed his denials. I guess I just wanted him to be telling the truth about being clean so badly. I read his books way back when they came out and found his story so inspirational. I felt so bad for him when his medals were stripped. And now it turns out he was covering up illegal drug use all along. Sucks. Since I’m on the subject of random current events (and my reactions), what do you guys make of this new Girl Scout Cookie? … Read more >
Elise
January 16, 2013
big salad, chocolate, earth balance, granola, love grown foods, pancakes, quinoa, seitan, tempeh
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How smart is Costco? I mean, they charge for membership. Then they entice you with samples. And they have EVERYTHING. All for a cheaper price than you’d find (almost) anywhere else. But here’s the downside. You don’t need a 10 pound block of cheese or 50 veggie burgers at once. Unless you’re about to cater a party, for vegetarians, that’s an insane amount of food to have at your house. And really, who has enough fridge/freezer space for that? So how do you use Costco (or Sam’s Club or whatever bulk store you shop at)… Read more >
Elise
January 15, 2013
clif bar, eggs, falafel, gardein, hummus, nutmilk, nuts, oatmeal, quinoa, sabrareaders request
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Here’s the deal with that Portobello & Kale Sauté with Peanut Ginger Rice… It was really good, but totally jacked up my GI tract. Would I eat it again? Ugh, I wish I could say no, but I know I will. The leftovers are in the fridge just waiting for me to give in to my moment of weakness. Sure I could offer them up to Kyle (he loved the meal as well and has been in a huge kale craving phase lately), but I’m kinda selfish when it comes to certain things (like… Read more >
Elise
January 13, 2013
kale, nuts, peanut butter, quinoarecipe
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