Author Archive: Elise

I started the day with nourish bread and miyoko’s butter. For lunch I had the leftover Brussels salad from What’s Gabby Cooking. I think the salad was even better the second time around! Probably because the Brussels were even more softened from an extra day of dressing breaking them down. Anyway, I added the toppings – avo, candied nuts, and pecorino romano – and savored every single bite. We ended the day with a simple salmon and broccoli bowl over wild rice. I made the Vietnamese caramel sauce from my Dinner in an Instant cookbook,… Read more >

We got back from Tahoe and I haven’t found the time to go shopping because Kyle’s out of town so we are living off the freezer and pantry. It’s fine. I’m fine. We are all fine. Fancy stuff going on over here… Luckily I have alllll of this chocolate (and more!) to keep me fulfilled in a different way. I will make it to the store eventually, but I still have so many old meals to catch up on posting anyway. Like these two meals from Run Fast Cook Fast Eat Slow. First I made… Read more >

Remember back in this post when I shared all the different grain & green bowl combo ideas that I could come up with off the top of my head? Creating hippie bowls is like a sixth sense I have. I swear, I can do it in my sleep. This one is similar to one of the Mediterranean inspired bowls that I mentioned in that post, with a few tweaks… So now let me share! Med-inspired hippie bowl Ingredients: 2 bunches of kale, de-stemmed and chopped 1 – 1 1/2 cups barley 1 can (1 1/2… Read more >

Remember this butternut squash “cheese” lasagna that I shared last year? HIGHLY recommend that you add it to the menu asap. I was craving it so I remade the recipe and it was just as stellar as it was back when I first created it. In case you needed a little nudge…check out these pics! I meannnn…that cashew cheese!! It is creamy dreamy bliss! Here’s everything you need. And the recipe is still posted here. I soaked the cashews for a few hours in boiling water then drained them before adding the rest of the… Read more >