Unlike last week’s meal plan, I kept this one a bit more flexible due to the uncertainty (and chaos) on the calendar. In addition to my usual work schedule, I had a four hour class (for work) and maternity unit tour. That meant I’d be at the hospital all five days of the week. I can’t get away from the place! Kyle was also busy with work – presentations, dinner meetings, etc. Accordingly, I planned out dinners for all five week days, but didn’t assign definite nights for most of them. Instead I just figured… Read more >
Elise
November 19, 2012
beans, big salad, chickpeas, crock-pot, eggs, gardein, pitas, pizza dough, quinoa, seitan, soup, tofurky, waffleswork meals
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Name a vegan meal that’s more simple than an Asian stir-fry. Go on. I dare you to come up with something more basic. I’ll take it a step further. How about a stir fry that’s got all the flavor of a restaurant dish but is ready in under 30 minutes? Now I have your attention. Guess what they are carrying at Costco now!?!? You guys. This is huge. Gardein’s Mandarin Orange Crispy Chick’n is now being sold in the frozen section at Costco. The chicken is separate from the little sauce packet. They were all… Read more >
Elise
November 18, 2012
gardein, quinoa, stir frygiveaway, recipe
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I’m not sure if it’s just me (it wouldn’t be the first time…), but sometimes I bake things and get sick of them after a few servings. Maybe that sounds lame – it’s just that I don’t necessarily want to eat banana bread every day for weeks in a row. I like diversity. I want to be able to have oats or toast or grits or something else in the morning without worrying about my precious baked goods going bad. Most of the time I end up freezing the leftovers (imagine how great of a… Read more >
Elise
November 17, 2012
almond flour, carob chips, earth balancerecipe
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This year, I’ll be going to: 3 Thanksgivings 2 Christmases 1 holiday party Which means my foodie brain has been in overdrive since October. What to make, what to make, hmmm… Here’s what I look for in a recipe: Does it call for ingredients I have on hand/use often? (I don’t like buying a rare/expensive item for one recipe that I’ll never use again) Do I like all the ingredients in the recipe? (Seems obvious) Will I have to/am I able to make any substitutions? (If a recipe calls for dairy, I can swap that… Read more >
Elise
November 16, 2012
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I realize certain things are not meant to be photographed. Stew is one of those things. [Same goes for certain angles of my pregnant body. And the spider web situation we have going on in the front yard. And Kyle’s closet. No seriously, it’s out of control.] Maybe Ansel Adams could make this look tasty, but I am working with an iPhone at 5 am in a poorly lit kitchen. Natural sunlight, what?? Just trust me. It’s good. Leftover Crock-Pot Stew [vegan, gluten free] Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil 1/2 yellow onion… Read more >
Elise
November 16, 2012
crock-pot, pumpkin, quinoa, root veggies, soup, squash, tvprecipe
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