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Monthly Archive: September 2012

Olive oil kale chips

  There are lots of kale chips recipes out there.  This is the basic one I use.  If you like the flavor of kale, you’ll like these chips.  If you’re looking to mask it’s green Earthy flavor a bit, you should probably look for a recipe that has a more cheesy coating (usually the best ones involve cashews and nutritional yeast).     Ingredients: kale olive oil salt Directions: Wash, de-stem and tear kale into pieces.  Put the kale into a big mixing bowl and add olive oil and salt.  Massage the kale with your hands… Read more >

September 30, 2012 kale Read more >

SB tid-bits

I didn’t take photos on our baby moon (it was K & E time). Also my phone was busted. It’s better(ish) now. Anyway, notes from Santa Barbara: The downtown farmer’s market is on Saturdays from 8:30 –1 pm. It’s on Santa Barbara Street & Cota (just off State Street). There were so many awesome nut butters and pies – plus a whole lotta yummy produce. Aldo’s Italian Restaurant on State Street has both a fabulous kale salad and a gluten free and vegan pasta dish. For the record, it isn’t a vegan restaurant at all,… Read more >

September 29, 2012 Uncategorized Read more >

Nacho salad

If you have good ingredients in a salad, you don’t even need dressing.   Bottom layer: tortilla chips (if you can find flavored ones, do it)   The Better Chip makes four different flavored tortilla chips that are gluten free and non GMO.  My favorite is the red pepper & salsa fresca – it tastes spicy and salty and fresh – so good!  Kyle loves the sweet onion (it has white cheddar so it’s not lactose free).  Middle layers: veggies (romaine lettuce, tomatoes, corn, avocado)   The avocado is key in this layer, so don’t… Read more >

September 28, 2012 avocado, beans, hummus, mexican food, sabra, the better chip Read more >

The mother of invention

Necessity is the mother of invention.  At least that’s how the phrase goes.  Desperation is more like it… The other night was just a typical night in the scheme of my pregnancy.  I wasn’t craving anything remotely healthy, but I also couldn’t figure out what I even wanted to eat.  Even though we had plenty of options in the fridge, I wasn’t feeling any of it.  Kyle made himself dinner, but I didn’t want what he was having either.  So I held out, waiting for my appetite to reveal itself.  Finally I decided I wanted… Read more >

September 27, 2012 Amy's, avocado, eggs, field roast, greek yogurt, potatoes, soup, tempeh, thai food, veggie burger Read more >

Noodles with the works

  This is the easiest meal of all.  I make it at least once a week.  It’s flexible depending on what you have on hand, but as long as you have some kind of past in your pantry and some kind of fresh/frozen veggies, you’re set. Boil water.  Cook pasta.  Drain pasta, saving a little of the water.  Add olive oil (a few [or more] glugs).  Add fresh/frozen veggies.  Toss into the pasta and let them cook.  If you add tomatoes, wait until they pop.  Add herbs (optional but recommended) like basil, parsley, etc.  Add… Read more >

September 26, 2012 pasta, tvp Read more >