I’ve been keeping up with weekly meal planning for almost a year now – with random weeks off due to travel/holidays/etc.. But for the most part, it’s been a very successful technique in keeping our food budget in check. I thought it would be way more expensive once we started including meat, but it hasn’t been too significant of a difference because the marginal increase in animal protein is balanced by the fact that we all eat the same thing (thus, a decrease in overall ingredients). One meal as opposed to three. At least for… Read more >
Elise
February 16, 2014
avocado, beyond meat, big salad, broccoli, brussels sprouts, chia seeds, chik'n strips, chipotle, crock-pot, fish, kale, lentils, mexican food, pasta, potatoes, quinoa, salmon, soup, sunflower, tempeh, trader joe's
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My little boy is no longer a baby. Happy first birthday patty-cakes. You are the biggest source of joy I have ever known. Obviously the boxes and wrapping were more exciting than the actual presents. We had a little party with our closest family and friends. It was pretty perfect. Pacman muffin. 🙂 I had the same breakfast 4 days this week thanks to these GF lemon streusel muffins by Udi’s. Sorry for the hyperbole, but they are SOOO good. I don’t usually go gaga for lemon things, but they actually aren’t mega… Read more >
Elise
February 15, 2014
avocado, chia seeds, coconut, coconut milk, eggs, glutino, salmon, smoothie, squash, udi's, vega protein powderbaby
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My lunches fall into 2 categories: repetitive/boring or the previous night’s dinner (occasionally re-vamped). Here are some of my latest. Plus a few other quickie recipe reviews that I figured I may as well pass on since they were successful and yummy. Moroccan salad with cilantro orange dressing by pinch of yum. I subbed quinoa for the farro, but otherwise made the recipe exactly as written. It was a big time winner. I loved the bright tangy orange notes and the sweet dates combined with the pistachios. Glad our neighbors have an orange tree because… Read more >
Elise
January 29, 2014
avocado, big salad, salmon, trader joe's
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It’s so weird that we haven’t been back to LA since we left back in April. We’ve seen several of our so cal friends since but not all of them so we decided to pop in for a quick visit. Honestly, we’ve been trying to squeeze a weekend in since this past fall, but then all this (good) stuff was happening with Kyle’s business…and then the holidays came along…and you know how it goes… But we finally got this in the calendar and what a fun time it was! Now. As much as I adore… Read more >
Elise
January 7, 2014
avocado, bbq, big salad, brussels sprouts, eggs, fish, hemp, kale, native foods, nuts, pancakes, potatoes, quinoa, salmon, tempeh, the veggie grill, tofu
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I did a pretty good job of meal planning that last week of the year. First we finished off all the holiday leftovers we brought back from my parents’ house, including stuffing, roasted veggies, mashed potatoes, and lima bean casserole. One day, I jazzed it up and made a cheesy “gravy” sauce with nooch and water. And another day, I paired it with a salmon burger for some protein. Kyle took care of the rest of it. There was also extra shrimp and veggies from my parents’ holiday party so I pulled… Read more >
Elise
January 4, 2014
big salad, cornmeal, curry, goat cheese, kale, kefir, mexican food, nooch, potatoes, quinoa, root veggies, salmon, shrimp, tempeh, thai food, thai tofu, tofu
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