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Monthly Archive: October 2010

Creamy cashew buttah

When I was a young thang growing up in CA I loved the rain.  In elementary school indoor recesses were a novelty.  In junior high and high school, the rain meant we had an excuse to get insanely muddy (yes, I was a bit of a tomboy).  Especially playing soccer in the rain…so fun!  Cut to my years on the East Coast… In NYC I hated the rain.  I’m not really sure what prompted this drastic change of heart, but I suspect it had to do with the fact that there was ALWAYS the chance… Read more >

October 6, 2010 avocado, chocolate, figs, hummus, kale, mexican food, nutbutter, nuts Read more >

Behind the scenes

Yesterday morning I woke up, caffeinated myself, ate my butternut coconut oats, went for quick expensive shopping trip on the Promenade, then came home for a nice wheatberry lunch.  What you DIDN’T see was what prompted this… Yucky weather.  WSJ’s Style & Fashion section.  Dangerous duo. I ended up spending $218 at Forever21 in under 2 hours – yikes!  Good thing I’m starting my job soon… After lunch I went grocery shopping.  I’ve found that I spend way less on groceries when I shop in a semi-full state (sadly, this is rather necessary since I’m… Read more >

October 5, 2010 almonds, carob chips, dried mixed fruit, nuts, potatoes Read more >

Wonderful wheat berries

Warning: I’ve fallen in love with soaking.  I may never cook again. Ok, that’s not true, but I don’t think it’s possible to find an easier grain to prep than wheat berries.  First of all, they are so freakin’ cheap.  How can you resist a meal that’s main component is under a dollar.  Not to mention how good for you they are, too! Unlike refined wheat (a process in which the germ and bran layers are removed), wheat berries maintain all three of their parts (the germ/seed, the bran, and the endosperm). Because they are… Read more >

October 5, 2010 avocado, greek yogurt, wheatberries Read more >

Nut-less-ly nutty oats

I was craving a seasonal breakfast, but didn’t have any pumpkin on hand.  What I did have though, was a butternut squash.  You could cheat and use canned squash (they carry it at Whole Foods), but I decided to hack it with the real deal.  Squash prep can be as hard or as easy as you want it to be.  If you have a big a$$ knife, you’re good to go.  The simplest (read: quickest) way to go is to forego peeling the skin off, chop it into large chunks, microwave it (in a glass… Read more >

October 5, 2010 butternut squash, oatmeal, squash Read more >

That’s how we roll…

Ethel is my food partner in crime (FPIC).  We could talk about food all day long.  We do talk about food all day long.  She, too, is lactose intolerant.  So we wallow in our dairy free lives celebrate Daiya together.  However, unlike me, she does enjoy her meat.  ;)  I get the feeling from her that vegetarianism is one step away from criminal in the Filipino culture.  Anyways, now that I’m back in So Cal, we are uniting our passion for food.  She is showing me the ins and outs of Filipino feasting, and I’m… Read more >

October 4, 2010 asian tofu, bragg's, tofu Read more >