Oh my!? It’s been a sweet sweet weekend so far in Hippie-land. I’ll spare my male readers from any gory PMS details, but I think it’s pretty clear that my body’s chocolate cravings are well founded [as if you ever need an excuse to stuff your face with sweets!?]. My vampire schedule came to an end this week, and luckily enough, I slept like a baby through Thursday night. It felt awesome. And when I say that I slept like a baby, what I mean is I slept like a comatose patient, because my blackberry… Read more >
Elise
December 4, 2010
almonds, bragg's, chocolate, coconut, dried mixed fruit, edamame, kale, Kombucha, nuts, oatmeal, peanut butter, seitan
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My second night shift would have been fine had I slept longer than 2 hours before starting it. At least it was a learning experience…I now have a better idea of how to approach a schedule change. I had coffee before starting the shift, and was doing fine until 1 am rolled around. Since my patients were stable and I was starting to do that eye-droop-head-nod thing, I decided to try and get some shut-eye. When my phone alarm went off at 2 am, I was sooo confused. Where am I? Why are my pajamas… Read more >
Elise
December 3, 2010
butternut squash, chocolate, coconut, quinoa, raw, seitan
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I am ALL out of sorts. Yesterday (?) I went to bed around noon thinking I’d sleep til 5 and then get ready to head back in to work. How’d that work out?? Yeah. Not so much. I ended up watching the latest episode of Glee (check out the creepy scene I paused it on) after tossing and turning in bed. It’s hard to sleep when it’s light out and my body is all jacked up on caffeine. I realize a mega caffeine Starbucks order wasn’t the wisest choice after being awake for 24 consecutive… Read more >
Elise
December 2, 2010
bragg's, butternut squash, chocolate, coconut, dried mixed fruit, Ezekiel muffins, kale, nooch, nutbutter, oatmeal, peanut butter, quinoa, raw, soy milk, soy nog, Stevia, tofu salad
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Happy Hanukkah peeps! I’m actually a gentile myself, but the hospital I used to work at in NYC was a Jewish hospital, so I’m totally down with Judaism. Lightlife’s Smart Bacon is both vegan and kosher, FYI. Just sayin’ It’s also salty as all hell, which is not great for blood pressure, but makes for one tasty a$$ dish. Bad cardiac nurse. Shhh…don’t tell on me. The idea for this dish came while I was home last weekend browsing through my mom’s Bon Appétit mag. There was a bacon and brussel sprouts dish that caught… Read more >
Elise
December 1, 2010
Alvarado Street bread, brussels sprouts, butternut squash, lasagna, quinoa, soy bacon, soy milk, tvp
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True story: I used to really like tuna salad. It was actually one of the only meat sammies that had a regular rotation in my school lunches. Oddly enough, I haven’t missed it at all since veganizing my life. However, that probably has to do with the fact that I have always been creeped out by mayonnaise. Nasoya’s Nayonaise is a nice alternative that is not only vegan but tastes nothing like real mayo. Great for people like me who have no interest in an imitation of the creamy white ick. This recipe idea came… Read more >
Elise
December 1, 2010
tvp
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