For the past 6 days Kyle and I have been in the East Bay. It’s incredible having P in my hometown – and very cool/weird/surreal taking him to all the places I grew up around. He’s also gotten to meet some of my bestest friends. But I’ll back up to the trip to get here…because we were slightly apprehensive knowing we had a 6+ hour drive with a baby. We’ve conquered hour long walks no problem. Short outings are a breeze. But the I-5 is a whole other ball game – there are 35… Read more >
Elise
March 25, 2013
annie's, big salad, crunchmaster, Daiya, dandy tea, earth balance, eggs, fish, kale, nooch, nuts, oatmeal, pancakes, patxi's, pizza dough, potatoes, spinach salad, stir fry, tempeh, the veggie grillrecipe
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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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I ate two avocados today. For breakfast I had toast with avocado and a pinch of salt. For lunch I had a salad with a lot of avocado. For dinner I had a stir fry topped in avocado. I honestly couldn’t tell you which was my favorite meal. I love avocado. I don’t understand people who don’t like avocado. It makes no sense to me. It seems like I’m back in a salad phase because this was so good I can’t wait to have it again. And again. And again. Spring greens. Lightlife’s… Read more >
Elise
January 29, 2013
avocado, big salad, eggs, stir fry, tempeh
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Sunday is typically when we do our weekly grocery shopping. I usually brainstorm meals for the week on Saturday, asking Kyle for input (like if he’s craving something in particular that he wants me to make in the next few days) and then I create a grocery list that includes all the necessary ingredients (plus whatever things have already been added to the list throughout the week). We usually drag our feet all weekend long, waiting until Sunday evening to go to Whole Foods, because we both loathe shopping (I’m not sure when this developed… Read more >
Elise
January 18, 2013
eggs, quinoa, stir fry, whole foodsrecipe
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Monday Risotto Tuesday Quinoa quiche. It’s a cheap and easy staple. Not much else to say. I wish I could tell you this provided leftovers…but we are oinkers. Wednesday Curry stir fry with quinoa. This was the star of the show. I’ve been working on actually going through our pantry and (gasp) using all the stuff I’ve been hoarding since the 2000s. I got this jar of Patak’s mild curry paste the same time (and place) I got these noodles. Now that I just googled the company, I see they have a ton of pastes… Read more >
Elise
January 12, 2013
curry, kale, peanut butter, quinoa, seitan, stir fry, tofurecipe
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