Stevia

Missing in action

I’m sorry (but I’m not sorry) that I’ve been MIA this week.  Playing catch-up after being on vacay is a never-ending process.  When I haven’t been working or sleeping, I’ve been spending every single extra second with Kyle.  Absence does make the heart grow fonder, FYI. I also stopped taking photos of my food for a while because my camera couldn’t keep up with my appetite.  I’ve been doing quite a number on the fridge/pantry (it’s as if I arrived home from Europe and immediately felt the need to ravage our kitchen and make up… Read more >

Sweet vs Savory

First of all, this venti soy misto was FREE, because believe it or not, there are some perks (beyond heart palpitations) to my Gold Card membership and caffeine addiction.  I had to go to the hospital on Tuesday even though I wasn’t working.  Enduring an early wake up call and morning traffic without the promise of a paycheck demands a special treat – hence the Starbeezies. I had breakfast prepared for the waiting room. [Yes I got odd looks as I busted out a tupperware of oats in a waiting room]   This genius creation… Read more >

What’s in a name?

I created a recipe today.  I’m not sure how to describe it, so I’ll just show you a photo (or twenty). “The unintentional cheesecake” was the alternate name for this beaut.  It’s vegan.  It’s delicious.  It’s dessert.  What more do you want to know?  Perhaps how to make it?  Okay.  Triple Coconut Dessert Ingredients: Crust 9 graham crackers, crushed 1/2 cup melted vegan butter (ie Earth Balance) Filling 2 cups coconut flour 1/2 cup NuNatural’s stevia baking blend* 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp arrowroot (or cornstarch) 1 pear, chopped 1 tbsp agave 2 1/2… Read more >

Take a picture

How many photos do you take of the same dish before feeling like you adequately captured the meal’s deliciousness? Sometimes I feel like a nut job circling the table taking a million and one pictures of the exact. same. thing. Dancing around doing laps like a hawk stalking it’s prey. Until I finally feel satisfied that I got the perfect picture of breakfast. Who would have thought the lighting of effing oatmeal would ever be so important to me.  I hope I’m not the only one… Anyways, clearly this morning’s breakfast was oatmeal.  Nothing new… Read more >

The Eves Before the Eve

Happy 2011 everyone!  I know I promised the giveaway winners today, but I’m not quite ready yet… Since I’ve been MIA for the past few days, I have some catching up to do first.  Even though I got the 31st and 1st off of work, I was still at the hospital for the rest of 2010.  And so before ringing in the New Year, I packed up my lunches as per usual. The above is what I call operation use-up-leftovers.  Chopped NutsOnline dried figs + golden delicious apples + quinoa seasoned with stevia and cinnamon… Read more >