My birthday week started last weekend with apple picking. After that we headed to lunch at Mendocino Farms. As much as I love the place, it’s not conveniently located for me. But since we had already been in the car for well over an hour, we figured what’s an extra few miles out of the way? Kyle got the Modern Tuna Melt which has “all white Albacore tuna with fresh herbs, farm house cheddar, vegenaise, housemade pickles, red onions, tomatoes, Scarborough Farm’s greens on panini grilled buckwheat.” He nixed the pickles, obviously, and deemed it… Read more >
Elise
October 27, 2012
akasha, big salad, brussels sprouts, chocolate, chocolate cake, curry, eggs, fish, huckleberry, kale, lentil soup, mendocino farms, mohawk bend, pancakes, pizza dough, potatoes, quinoa, shutters on the beach, soy milk, spinach salad, squash, tea, tempeh, tofu, vegan cake, waffles, whole foodsrestaurant review
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I’ve discovered the trick to keep me motivated in the kitchen. New and different ingredients. Specifically produce. This acorn squash was an impulse buy last week and I was so excited to do something fun with it. I mean, I will happily eat any and every squash plain. Simply roasted in coconut oil or dipped in nut butter or drizzled with olive oil, salt and pepper. It doesn’t take much. But isn’t the most fun thing about acorn squash cutting it in half and using it as a bowl? Yes. For sure. … Read more >
Elise
October 22, 2012
nutmilk, nuts, quinoa, squashrecipe
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Coincidentally enough… My baby is the size of a spaghetti squash. Which was exactly what I had for dinner last night. Oh man was this ever a fantastic meal. I knew a spaghetti squash would kick start my motivation! Dear Fall, Thank you. Love, Elise I roasted the squash the lazy way. Stabbed it with a knife a few times and let it bake in the oven for ~40 minutes on 375. Once it had cooled, I cut it open and the stringy flesh just about separated itself from the skin. Seriously. Not only… Read more >
Elise
October 2, 2012
squash, tofurky
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I’m trying to stay active in the kitchen. Proof… I made muffins. But before you pat me on the back for navigating my way out of my pregnancy laziness, you should know something. These weren’t necessarily the result of an urge to bake, but mostly because I’m incredibly frugal and we had 3 brown bananas (and a freezer packed with frozen bananas) sitting on the counter. So banana muffins it was! I topped half with nuts (for Kyle) and the rest were nut-free (for me). Sadly I didn’t measure or write down anything, so… Read more >
Elise
October 1, 2012
butternut squash, crock-pot, eggs, oatmeal, potatoes, squash, tempeh
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Kyle and I are really bad when it comes to seeing movies. We mean to see things and then we just never end up following through. Last month we finally got our act together and went to see My Week with Marilyn. Well, the theatre randomly had a power outage, so after walking all the way down to the Promenade, we just turned back around and walked back home. I’m very embarrassed to reveal what we ended up watching instead. [source] Ummm yeah. We watched a documentary about Justin Bieber. It gets worse. I had… Read more >
Elise
February 20, 2012
almonds, butternut squash, eggs, nuts, quinoa, seed bistro, seitan, squash
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