Monthly Archive: April 2012

A three-fer

Not meatballs. I should have made a bigger batch of these coconut macaroon things because Kyle ate half of them before I even tried one.   Work food.  Banana.  Carrots.  Macaroons. It would probably blow your mind to know how many carrots we go through in our little hippie household.  I eat half a pound a day, minimum.  If our fridge were bigger it would be packed with orange.  As it is, we have one crisper drawer solely devoted to those two pound bags (plural). Almond milk is another thing we seem to restock at… Read more >

Get Outside

I know I’ve mentioned it before, but I always always make a point to leave the hospital on my lunch break. Me + grassy area + yummy food = mid-shift mental vacation On weekend shifts especially, the village is slow and things feel mellow (regardless of the chaos that’s going down on the unit), so it’s nice to sit in the sun and Vitamin D it up. Do you eat at your office?  Work cafeteria?  Desk?  Or do you break away from the job for meals?

Brocc in the crock

Here’s how dinner turned out.    And here’s how it came to be. Crock-pot Teriyaki Tofu & Broccoli Ingredients: 1 large head of broccoli 1 red bell pepper 1 block extra firm/firm tofu (organic, non GMO please!) 2 tsp sesame seeds 2 tbsp sesame oil 3 tbsp teriyaki sauce (or 1 tbsp maple syrup + 2 tbsp tamari) 2 tbsp arrowroot (or cornstarch) (split into 1 tbsp + 1 tbsp portions) optional: garlic and onion      Directions: Add oil, teriyaki sauce, and sesame seeds to tupperware.  Cube drained and pressed tofu.  Add tofu to… Read more >

Day 14: The long trip home

Previous South American vacation posts can be found here: My concerns for travel to South America A Buenos Apartment Veg Friendly Dining in Buenos Aires Day 1: Dining at Quimbombo Day 2: Late late meals Day 3: Picnic Day 4: Bio Day 5: Mimosas & Mexican Day trip to Colonia, Uruguay Day 6: Parrilla time Day 7: Bye Bye Buenos Day 8: En Punta Del Este, Uruguay Day 9 – 13: The Hotel L’Auberge Day 10: Day trip to town And now, for the final installment… We had 3 alarms set for Tuesday morning.  My… Read more >

Stretching soup

I figured a break from DC posts was due.    This beautiful meal can be made effortlessly – and you probably have all the ingredients in your pantry already! Who doesn’t have a few cans of soup lying around?  Or (brown) rice.     It doesn’t really matter what soup you use.  Anything bean or lentil based is perfect.  But that’s not to say a chunky vegetable and tomato soup wouldn’t work wonderfully as well.  I’m partial to Dr. McDougall’s because they are vegan (many are gluten free too) and I like supporting his efforts to… Read more >