I did a pretty good job of meal planning that last week of the year. First we finished off all the holiday leftovers we brought back from my parents’ house, including stuffing, roasted veggies, mashed potatoes, and lima bean casserole. One day, I jazzed it up and made a cheesy “gravy” sauce with nooch and water. And another day, I paired it with a salmon burger for some protein. Kyle took care of the rest of it. There was also extra shrimp and veggies from my parents’ holiday party so I pulled… Read more >
Elise
January 4, 2014
big salad, cornmeal, curry, goat cheese, kale, kefir, mexican food, nooch, potatoes, quinoa, root veggies, salmon, shrimp, tempeh, thai food, thai tofu, tofu
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Since we came home from Tahoe with a bag of (leftover) potatoes, I’ve been making lots of potato recipes. In addition to the breakfast hash browns from Christmas morning, I made Ashley’s salt & vinegar kale mashed potatoes. The recipe is awesome. I paired it with fish (we had one filet of each cod and salmon in the freezer). I cooked the potatoes in the slow cooker because it made them super easy to mash later on (I used a wooden spoon!). I nixed the garlic (fodmaps) and used olive oil instead of ghee. … Read more >
Elise
January 1, 2014
potatoes
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Round 2! Actually, if you count the Thanksmas we had in Tahoe earlier in December with Kyle’s family, this is really our third Christmas. No such thing as too much celebrating, right?! Especially when it’s baby’s first Christmas. We got to my parents’ house just in time for a few cookies. Which provided the perfect fuel for the Niners’ game. My little cheerleader fell asleep on my shoulder during the game so I wasn’t much help in preparing dinner. After we put him down we had a mini facetime sesh with my sis… Read more >
Elise
December 28, 2013
apples, avocado, chocolate, dessert, eggs, fish, hummus, king arthur flour, nuts, potatoes, pumpkin, quinoa, root veggies, salmon, vegan cookiesrecipe
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Everyone says the holidays are so much better through a child’s eyes but it’s absolutely true. I feel so cliché, but my first Christmas as a mom was just about the best one I’ve ever had. The other cliché about kids enjoying the wrapping more than the actual present is also 100% accurate. Tissue paper > anything and everything. Last weekend, Kyle and I celebrated our own holiday with just the three of us here in Davis on Sunday. Santa came and filled our stockings and we exchanged our gifts to each other. … Read more >
Elise
December 27, 2013
almonds, chocolate, eggs, goat cheese, hummus, Mary's Gone Crackers, potatoes, salmon, tofurkybaby
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From Davis, it’s not too long of a car ride to Lake Tahoe! And since we left straight from swim lessons (again!), we had a sleepy babe for 80% of the ride. Once we got to the cabin, it was time to relax. 🙂 Ok, first unpack, then relax. Food much? You’d think we were packing to feed an army for a month. But it was really just Thursday through Sunday (celebrating an early Christmas with Kyle’s side of the family). Guess what’s in those plastic boxes!?! SIX (!!) different kinds of… Read more >
Elise
December 18, 2013
avocado, banana, chocolate, dessert, eggs, goat cheese, mexican food, nuts, pasta, pesto, potatoes, pumpkin, root veggies, squash
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