The whole shebang of last week in one post. Here goes.
Breakfast on Monday was the last of this savory bread and fried eggs.
Breakfast on Tuesday was out – I had a savory crepe with hash browns at Crepeville.
Because Crepeville’s portions are awesomely massive I had leftovers for breakfast on Wednesday. Which I paired with two fried eggs.
Thursday I made steel cut oats in the rice cooker (the crock pot was already occupied) for our whole family. I topped mine with a bunch of non-nut things (aka seeds galore) – including chia, hemp, and pumpkin, plus sunflower seed butter.
I had the same thing Friday too. With even more sunbutter.
Saturday was a leisurely morning with Kyle home. So, Waffles!
On Sunday eggs were back on the menu! We finally got groceries – we were down to the last of the fridge bits and pieces – but now I have to wait a while for all 8 avocados to ripen. Fortunately we still had 1/2 of an avo left, which I split with P for breakfast. Mine was on GF toast, his was plain.
On to lunches!
Monday I made an egg & avo mash, which I heaped over spinach and carrots.
And partnered with glutino pretzels. Costco had these! I did a happy dance when I saw them and then tried not to get too excited since they’ll likely be discontinued by the next time I go (as is the case with all the good GF things I fall in love with).
On Tuesday I made an old school hippie bowl – seitan, quinoa, butternut squash, spinach, carrots, and avocado topped in Bragg’s aminos. Classic Elise meal.
I bought lots of this brand of seitan when I was in LA because it’s my fave. I miss all of the Healthy Times products. I wonder if they ship? Hmmm…
Wednesday’s lunch was on the smaller side because I ruined my appetite on (failed but delicious) biscuits. I paired them with avo/egg mash and baby carrots.
I had the exact same thing on both Thursday and Saturday so I didn’t bother to take a pic.
Friday was another seitan salad. Same ingreds as the previous bowl. And then again on Sunday.
My lunches are so snooze. I love em, but they aren’t interesting because I like what I like and so I just eat it again and again.
And now for the main meals.
Monday night featured spaghetti squash!
How did I wait ‘til half way through January before getting my faux noodle face on!?! I love you I love you I love you. Kyle had regular noodles because he doesn’t share in the fiber love affair.
On Tuesday I made use of the crock-pot. I was aiming for a stew but I guess I didn’t add enough liquid with the rice because it ended up more like a risotto. No problem in my book, it still tasted awesome.
Wednesday was all about the quiche magic.
On Thursday I made baked potatoes with the works. I’ve posted about it before here. This time I ditched the faux cheese and used plain goat’s milk kefir.
And Friday’s dinner was leftover quiche. The rest of it. Yep, I ate it all by myself in two servings.
Saturday night we had leftover stew. And Sunday we got our weekly sushi fix. 🙂
Drinks, snacks and desserts go largely undocumented. I don’t know why since they’re the best part of the day. 😉
I switched to coconut milk (from the can) to see if it helped with patty-cakes’ allergies. I made the above with one can of coconut milk (this brand has nothing but coconut and water and it’s organic and BPA free…and $$). I then added another can’s worth of water to dilute it a bit (read: make it last longer). It’s tasty! So far so good.
I drink at least a dozen cups of decaf or tea over the course of the day, so, ya know. Better for the little man.
Here are a list of my fave snacks: kettle corn, chocolate, chocolate, popcorn, corn nuts, banana chips, chocolate…ummm, did I mention chocolate?? It’s hard to think of non-nut snacks. I need to get more creative. I do have nuts in my desserts though because I know it will be several hours before I nurse P, which is enough time for the allergens to clear out of my breast milk.
Meal planning win. Onto the next week!
I’ve been lurking on your website for about 6-8 months since I found it and I just want you to know how much I appreciate your blog! I’ve been a vegetarian for years but over the past year + I’ve had a lot of GI/intestinal issues so I am working on pinpointing dietary triggers. Your blog helps to give me new healthy things to try so I really enjoy seeing your “Hippie Bowls” and other recipes. I recently found out I’m allergic to tree nuts and coconut (also classified as a tree nut) so I’ll be interested to see any non-nut snacks you come up with – you’re right – it’s very limiting! And in case this wasn’t a long enough post, if you are ever looking for blog topics to write about, I would LOVE to know how you cook steel cut oats, lentils and other things in your rice cooker (I have one similar to yours I think). It may sound basic but I have had disastrous results cooking lentils and millet in the rice cooker even after searching the internet. I did finally get quinoa to cook at least. Sorry for such a long post. Thank you for your great blog and inspiring meal ideas!
Ah I love Arctic Zero, this reminds me that I should put my WF gift card to use and go get some…
yes you should!
hi vickietori! im so glad you said hi and I’m so sorry for the allergy drama you’ve been going through. its such a bummer. yesterday i worked up the nerve to try coconut with P and he seemed to do okay. he had a rash on his diaper area, but i have to retest today to see if that was from the coconut or exposure to other stuff…
while the fad classifies coconuts as tree nuts, they’re technically fruits, so I’m sorry you don’t tolerate them. 🙁 lots of people allergic to nuts can though. i find this site to be a great resource: http://www.foodallergy.org/allergens/tree-nut-allergy
anyway. i do have a post on the rice cooker under my faq/tutorials page so check that out!
Speaking of the George relationship, where is the blog post on the story of how you and Kyle met? I’ve tried searching, but I don’t think I have the right “keywords.” I liked reading about how the girl had to be the persistent pursuer and it took him a while to realize he should go for you! The best part is how it worked out. You guys have a great story.
Hi Elise,
Love love love these meal ideas posts – inspiration is totally welcome for the whole “get in from work, don’t feel like doing anything more than chop and arrange on plate deal” – quick question, really curious for an honest opinion on the coconut milk (from a can) as a coffee creamer? Not good with dairy and not too keen on OD-ing on soymilk as I have enough of it when I buy coffee out (where I live most places soymilk is the only alternative to dairy) so i often resort to Lactaid – i LOVE anything coconut but just curious as to how it mixes with coffee?! p.s. your little dude is getting cuter and cuter…seriously!! 🙂
I love those glutino pretzels! So delicious 🙂
My friend’s kid is 10 months too and her ped also gave the green light for peanuts and he ended up hospitalized too! Funny thing is that allergist are saying it is better to introduce them earlier and better yet introduce them in breastmilk! I did both with my oldest and she ended up hospitalized after putting her hand in a container of walnuts and rubbing her eye when she was 8 months old. I am starting to think that there might be something to the vaccine issue, just giving so many so young? Can’t figure it out. My little boy is a month older than yours and I have not given him things his sis is allergic to like eggs or nuts. We’ll see. Good luck. Your meals look great!
Can you share the recipe for those biscuits?! Also I wanted to eat every single meal you posted haha
Yum, the old school bowl looks perfect!
Lol! The picture with your speghetti squash looks like most of my meals. I don’t know if that is Nutritional Yeast on there or not, but all my food roundup pics look like giant blobs of yellow fuzz. Thank you Braggs products!
Anyways, I LOVE your blog. Keep the great posts coming girl!! <3
I’ve very recently began eating eggs again after years of avoiding them. I know you’re very well educated and aware of health and animal-friendly products. What kind of eggs do you buy? Any suggestions for me to buy the most ethically produced eggs?
I’m also non- dairy and coconut milk from a can in coffee is Amazingwonderfulfabulous!! It does of course add some coconut flavor. I also like the almond-coconut milk by almond breeze for my coffee
Your meals always look great to me- the sunbutter and seeds mix with oatmeal especially! Love the hippie bowls, those are my comfort food….
I’m sure you could make an easy dk chocolate bark with seeds to fulfill the dessert craving, kettle corn is dangerous for me since i inhale it in mass quantities….!