The weatherman doesn’t know it’s November, but I’m certainly not going to be the one to break the news… I went to the beach this weekend – take that New York. So after coffee x3, I had a pear & dried cranberry breakfast with my agave nectar & cinnamon on top. Not too complex of a dressing, but pretty good if I do say so myself. I had an apple too. Honeycrisps are all the rage right now, but Galas are still my favorite. For lunch I used more quinoa and leftover BBQ tofu… Read more >
Elise
November 13, 2010
bbq tofu, Indian food, quinoa, seitan, soup, tea
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Ok this is gonna be a quickie because there’s no point in dragging it out. Seitan isn’t hard to make. It gets an unnecessarily bad difficult rap. If you’re scared to try it, don’t be. I’m a loser and I can manage, so trust me, you can too. Finding Vital Wheat Gluten is actually 75% of the battle. Try Whole Foods or your neighborhood Co-Op or health foods store. I usually get Bob’s Red Mill, but I’ve used Arrowhead Mills before too. The ratio of vegetable broth to VWG is the variable in most recipes. … Read more >
Elise
September 30, 2010
broccoli slaw, seitan, stir fry, tortilla wrap
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Heat wave much? I woke up way too early on Monday because I was sweating my cojones off. I’m not so sure fall has truly arrived after this past weekend of sunshine. No complaints here! Despite the four fans and six open windows keeping the triple digit temps at bay, I still had my usual vat of coffee. Can’t fight the addiction! See? I’m still embracing summer with it’s seasonal fruit. I am in love with the peaches at the Santa Monica farmer’s market. We’re nearly out too, so Wednesday’s bounty will definitely include more… Read more >
Elise
September 28, 2010
avocado, granola, one lucky duck, raw, seitan, spinach salad
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On Thursday my alarm went off and I popped out of bed with a quickness. You may be wondering why I was so anxious about starting the day… It certainly had nothing to do with the excessively layered outfit I had laid out to wear (of course it’s suddenly 80+ degrees at sunrise the day I have to wear professional attire). It also had nothing to do with the 25 minute bus ride next to Mister I’m-going-to-broadcast-my-cell-phone-conversation-to-the-world. As I previously mentioned and then shared via twitter, I was in fact at a follow up job… Read more >
Elise
September 24, 2010
avocado, chocolate, hummus, nuts, seitan, tea, tempeh, tofu, vegan cake, veggie "cheese", veggie burger
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My previous post left off on Saturday evening…so let me just pick right back up with dinner. My goal is to eventually taste my way through every restaurant at Santa Monica Place, so we made a reservation at Sonoma wine garden to start our last night out in style. My previous experience with Santa Monica Place’s dining deck was stellar, so I had high expectations for this meal. We started with some rather pricey drinks. They were good, but a bit steep given the sub-par size of the pour. The amount of wine in our… Read more >
Elise
September 20, 2010
avocado, beets, bragg's, carob chips, seitan
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