Literally. Who knew massaging kale could turn your nails green!? I’ve been avoiding roasting beets due to the skin dyeing side effects, but this is almost as unattractive. At least my patients won’t be as scared off by this color though. Green nails are one thing, I suspect red hands could be interpreted a bit differently… So, about that kale. Stemmed. Scrubbed. Ripped. Oiled. Rubbed. And that’s how the base of this beauty came to be! The rest of the ingredients need no introduction as they are all hippie standards, quinoa, carrots, and tofu. But… Read more >
Elise
February 8, 2012
asian tofu, kale, quinoa, tofurecipe
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By the time I got home the other day I was about to fall over with exhaustion. It was one of the busiest days I’ve ever worked. To give you a point of reference, I never finished my morning coffee. Yes, I managed to get away for my lunch break (remember how we have break relief nurses to cover us), but I spent 75% of the time tucked away in the computer room getting caught up on charting. Anyway. If you’re looking for someone to blame for my really delayed Wednesday post, I’m removing myself… Read more >
Elise
February 2, 2012
eggs, nuts, oatmeal, popcorn, quinoa, tempehwork meals
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Going into the weekend I had all my meals ready to go. Starting with Thursday night, I made a typical hippie bowl. If I had to choose a combination of ingredients to eat forevermore it would probably be these: quinoa, carrots, corn, seitan, avocado I recently got a question about the ratio of grain to veg to protein in my “hippie bowl” type meals. In all honesty, I don’t consciously compose them with a specific ratio in mind, but if I had to guess I’d say it is pretty much 1:1:1. Sometimes… Read more >
Elise
January 31, 2012
avocado, chocolate, eggs, nooch, potatoes, quinoa, seitan, spinach salad, squash, tofurecipe, work meals
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You know that phrase “real men eat meat”? Well, real men eat plants, too. Satiating meals with adequate micro and macronutrients can be made without animals. And Kyle can attest to that. Lentil & barley stew. Not only do real men eat plants, but they follow directions too! Black eyed pea succotash and white rice. As you can see, I only have a leftover portion photographed. You see, this dish was thrown together last week, but didn’t make it on the blog because Kyle ate most of it. I never felt compelled… Read more >
Elise
January 18, 2012
field roast, quinoa, tempeh, tvprecipe, work meals
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I will never make tofu any other way. I promise this technique will make everyone who previously thought they didn’t like tofu change their mind. And yes, there’s a recipe at the end of this post, too. But first, the technique. 1) Press extra firm tofu until it’s bone dry. Ok, that’s an exaggeration, it doesn’t have to be completely dry, but the longer you press it, the better your tofu will turn out. 2) Slice your tofu into slabs ~1 cm thick. 3) Coat tofu slices in all purpose flour. [I poured 1/2 cup… Read more >
Elise
January 17, 2012
oatmeal, quinoa, teriyake tofu, tofurecipe, work meals
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