As promised, here is a more thorough recap of the first dinner with my parents. I like taking non-vegans to Blossom because the menu is impressive for vegans and non-vegans alike. They have interesting dishes that showcase a variety of non-meat “proteins” including seitan, tempeh, and tofu, as well as a few raw options and yet they aren’t presented in an ostentatious way. I love when restaurants have diversity in their menus without an air of arrogance about them. Unassuming and delicious. It took no time for us all to find something on the menu… Read more >
Elise
December 24, 2009
almonds, big salad, Blossom restaurant, butternut squash soup, chickpeas, chocolate, eggplant, potatoes, seitan, soy bacon, soy ice cream, spinach salad, tempeh, tofu, vegan cake, zucchini
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Before you all have collective heart attacks, no, I did NOT get sh!t faced while doing my nurse thang. However, Saturday night WAS the cardiac surgery holiday party (aka open bar on the MDs tab). Unfortunately for yours truly, I still had to work my 12 hour shift on Saturday…as well as the next day (Sunday). Boo! I can think of about 15,000 other things I’d rather do after work than put on a dress and pretend that I feel pretty while I’m covered in a patient’s ventilator spew and C. diff. Oh, and did… Read more >
Elise
December 14, 2009
beans, big salad, Cibo, clif bar, falafel, hummus, kale, larabar, nuts, pretzels, seitan, tofu, vegan pudding, yves vegan chili
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Back to work already?! Weekends go by too fast, but at least Monday meant the return of my K-love. You know the drill. Fruit (dried and fresh), Clif bars (seasonal and Z), pretz, and tupperware filled “entrees.” I recently bought these spelt pretzels from WFs, and although I was nervous about straying from my Newman’s protein pretz, I like trying new things. The verdict? Good, but different. I think I liked them, but sometimes (like when I’m starving at work) any carb will do. I’ll have to try them again when I’m not running on… Read more >
Elise
November 18, 2009
big salad, butternut squash, chickpeas, clif bar, dried mixed fruit, dried papaya, hummus, peanut butter, pitas, potatoes, quinoa, spinach salad, tofu, veggie burger, zucchini
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Sunday offered nicer weather than Saturday, but I still wanted warmth in my belly for breakfast. What to make, what to make…french vanilla SO Delicious coconut milk coffee, followed by the world’s thickest bowl of pumpkin oat bran. You would think this would fill me right up, but I was hungry again just a few hours later. I slept in, though, so it was well past noon, and I set to work on lunch. Cubed ‘fu rubbed in cornmeal and paprika, tossed in a skillet, and sizzled to death. Pretty snazzy for a recipe on… Read more >
Elise
November 17, 2009
bbq, granola, oat bran, potatoes, pumpkin, seitan, soy ice cream, soy milk, tofu
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I recently discovered this oh SO Delicious Coconut Milk Creamer. I am cray cray in love with it, and since I now add it to my java on the daily, I felt the need to shout it from the rooftop post about it, too. No soy, no dairy, no fat, just pure vegan yumminess with french vanilla flavoring to boot. FYI, I usually flavor my coffee with NuNatural’s vanilla extract, but since my stash is nearly gone, this discovery couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. This morning I slept (wayyyy) in, but eventually… Read more >
Elise
November 16, 2009
cereal, chickpeas, dried pineapple, eggplant, falafel, hummus, kale, Kombucha, nooch, nutmilk, quinoa, spinach salad, squash, tofu, vegan pudding
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