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What I ate (last) Wednesday

Umm, I still have last week’s food on my computer.  Sooo, that’s weird.  It’s been a while since I’ve blogged an entire day’s eats (so many recipes!).  Why not share 24 hours full of food?  [or whatever portion of the day I was awake] I woke up at 4:30 for work because I’m crazy and like shorting myself an hour of sleep to exercise before I’m on my feet for 12 hours straight.  Helloooo sarcasm.   On the way to work (at 6:25 am) I enjoyed a [raw] Cardamom Almond Biscotti by TwinCakes Bakery.  I… Read more >

Clean Food Cornbread (with a side of eggs)

Another Clean Food success story.    Since I was working on the 25th, Kyle made me Christmas dinner, which included Terry Walters’ skillet cornbread recipe.  He made it in a casserole dish instead, with a few changes, indicated below. Clean Food Cornbread 1/2 cup corn flour 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour 2 tsp powder egg replacer 1 whole egg 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup rice milk almond milk 3 tbsp maple syrup 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 seeded, minced jalapeno… Read more >

Mega (obnoxious) Monday

Oh my goodness, it’s only the DAY after Christmas and I’m already feeling completely bombarded with weight loss programs and get-in-shape tips for the new year.  The morning news is ridiculous.  Goals for January.  Jenny Craig ads.  Low fat leftover recipes.  Help!! Dear 2012, I will greet you in January with open arms, until then leave me alone. Sincerely, Elise I’m not trying to sound like a scrooge…I (usually) love bringing health & fitness to the forefront of any discussion.  And yet I cannot stand to hear about resolutions to run a marathon and eat… Read more >

Yerbabuena in Madrid

Last I left off, we were enjoying some down time back at the hotel. Madrid isn’t that big – we ran into Ethel and Alene as they returned from Toledo.  This gave us some time to plan out our evening. We decided to meet for drinks at an Irish pub my dad had been eyeing the entire vacation called Ulysses. Standard. After a round of beer (and some salty nuts) we said goodbye to Ethel (who left us for a hot date) and we walked around the corner to a vegan friendly restaurant called Yerbabuena…. Read more >

No more excuses

I never quite know when I’m going to get home on work days, but it’s usually around 8 pm.  Showering is always my priority, which means dinner time is further delayed.  This is why I do so much food prep (because there’s nothing more annoying than being starving and staring into an empty fridge).  My essentials include greens and cooked grains.  You can doctor those up in combination in so many ways.    So whether I’m tossing quinoa, kale and sweet potatoes with a nutty sauce and crushed peanuts…or mixing swiss chard with a soy… Read more >