Happy St. Patrick’s Day! No pinching allowed here 🙂 In honor of my little man…and our Irish roots…I’ll share a bunch of recent [green] eats. As you’ll soon see, I have been in a major kale rut. And salad rut. Neither are bad things. 😛 Salad heaven #1: chard, romaine, tomatoes, carrots, avocado, & Sabra’s seasonal rosemary and olive oil hummus Expo West sample: Brad’s kale chips Vegetarian “chorizo” and kale rice casserole (recipe coming for this one because oh my gaaaaahhhh) Salad heaven #2: kale, romaine, tomatoes, carrots, avocado and 365 sesame goddess dressing… Read more >
Elise
March 17, 2013
avocado, big salad, bragg's, hummus, kale, potatoes, quinoa, sabra, seitan, whole foods
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I took my rings off while kneading this dough and forgot to put them back on for a few hours. It’s so rare that I remove my wedding rings, because for some reason I get nervous when I do it. I don’t know why. But while they were off I went for a walk with Kyle and P. When I got home and saw my rings on the kitchen counter I wondered how many people saw our family of three and my ring-less fingers. The horror (sarcasm)! Maybe nobody noticed. I’m probably a freak… Read more >
Elise
March 16, 2013
Daiya, pizza doughrecipe
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This past weekend was the first time in a couple of years that I skipped Expo West. I had a ticket and everything, but I just didn’t see the point in trying to make it work. I guess this is evidence that my priorities have shifted. I like free samples and keeping on pulse with the latest natural food trends, but I like family bonding time more. Lucky for me, my in-laws were there to scout out the scene in my absence. They reported back and then some…with tons of samples for me to review. … Read more >
Elise
March 14, 2013
avocado, big salad, blue plate, chobani, eggs, fish, granola, greek yogurt, le pain quotidien, mexican food, nutbutter, pizza dough, tofurky, veggie burgerexpo west
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During the first month at home, here’s what a typical day with our family of three looks like… 7 am: Wake up (for good). I usually don’t go back to sleep after P decides he’s hungry between 6-8 am. He eats every 2-4 hours or so throughout the night (it’s occasionally more frequent during the day) so if it’s before 6 am I usually try to go back to sleep again, but if it’s after that I just get up. Kyle showers while I change and breast feed and then brings the pack ‘n… Read more >
Elise
March 13, 2013
breadmaker, Daiya, earth balance, eggs, granola, nutbutter, pasta, potatoes, quinoa, vegan cookies, veggie burgerbaby
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It’s hard to write about food…all I want to do is chat brag about my baby boy. He’s perfect. So don’t be surprised if this blog veers a little in the family/baby direction. But for now, I’m here with food stuff. Even more than before, I need super fast meals. Preferably healthy ones that can be made one handed. I’ve basically been relying on the rice cooker and crock pot, per usual. [You can see this post for my go-to quick & easy week night meals] Love me a brown rice stir fry. … Read more >
Elise
March 11, 2013
follow your heart, quinoa, stir fry, tempeh, tofurky
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