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PB&J thumbprint muffins

The Green Market Baking Book is full of recipes by amazing chefs like Alice Waters and Dan Barber. And Chef Ann Cooper! The recipe is actually vegan, but I didn’t have half the items on hand. So then I did what I do best…took the inspiration and ran with it…making an entirely new recipe altogether. And they wound up tasting AWESOME. So here’s what you need. Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Muffins (vegan) Ingredients: [dry] 1 cup whole wheat flour 1/4 cup coconut flour* 2 tbsp whole rolled oats 1 tbsp brown sugar 1/2 cup… Read more >

Elise June 12, 2011 Uncategorizedrecipe Read more >

Practice for the Amazing Race

When I told my mom about our 2nd day in Paris, she was literally cracking up. How could you not? It’s pure ridiculousness. Just wait and see… [Laura captures the sentiments of the day in one photo] Allow me to preface this with some background deets. After a generous amount of research Laura and I had determined the two day museum pass was definitely the most cost effective option for Paris sight-seeing. It was 35 Euro and included nearly everything we wanted to do, including admission to the Palace in Versailles. Seeing as Laura and… Read more >

Elise June 9, 2011 Uncategorizedparis Read more >

Fromage & fourchette (or how to make the French hate you)

After our picnic by the Eiffel Tower, we geared up for a post-lunch workout. And by that I mean a session on France’s most scenic stairmaster. The line to walk is way shorter than the line to go up by lift, plus, the stairs weren’t all that bad! We learned interesting facts at each level, a new addition to the climb, which Laura and I appreciated since I accidentally grabbed the informational brochure in Greek/Italian. Seriously, I couldn’t have picked a worse one to try and decipher. I told Laura it was practice for the… Read more >

Elise June 4, 2011 Uncategorized Read more >

Replacement plate

Have you seen the new nutritional tool for Americans? The pyramid has been replaced! [source] I’m a big fan of Michelle Obama’s campaign against obesity…when she added a garden to the White House so soon after moving in, I knew she meant business. It seems she’s been working overtime to make changes to the old model. I have to say, this tool has seemed outdated for quite some time, so I’m glad that a new image will take over. As you can see, it is now a plate, divided into the sections: vegetables, fruit, grains,… Read more >

Elise June 2, 2011 Uncategorized Read more >

Things from Paris

Sculpture by Rodin. Moves by Jillian. Tower by Eiffel. Happiness by beer.

Elise May 25, 2011 Uncategorized Read more >