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An ode to the best fall produce of all…apples… Since discovering apples were a FODMAPs no-no, I’ve been eating them so infrequently it hurts my heart.  My stomach is happier, but my taste buds are mourning the loss. In honor of Fall and pregnancy cravings I threw caution to the wind and spent (the weekend before) my birthday picking apples at Riley’s Farm.  And brainstorming all the ways to use my bounty. So far I’ve come up with a pretty awesome list: crock-pot applesauce and applesauce coffee cake apple & tempeh sandwiches curried apple soup… Read more >

1. Today is my 30th birthday. 2. My mom took me to brunch this morning here. 3. Then we strolled along the pier. 4. Tonight I’m going to dinner with this girl. 5. And seeing this concert. 6. My email accounts (yes, both) got hacked and I sent spam out to every single person in my contact list.  Sorry! 7. My doctor called to tell me my glucose tolerance test came back high (positive) and I need to do the fasting one now.  I’m trying not to let this get me down today, but it… Read more >

You guys probably know my basic hippie bowl formula by now: grain + veggie/green + protein My classic is a quinoa, carrot & seitan bowl, but I also love brown rice, squash & tofu…couscous, spinach & “sausage”…millet, tempeh & kale…the list goes on and on.  This is a pretty obvious statement, but tweaking a meal by only one or two ingredients can often lead to the feeling that it’s a totally different dish.  And you really don’t have to do much extra work.  Take the meal I made the other night for example. protein =… Read more >