1. What’s the breakfast I’ll never get sick of? Oatmeal. Because no two bowls are the same. Ever. I’m in a ’smores phase at the moment thanks to these home-made marshmallows. Some of my latest combos have included peanut butter, marshmallows, cinnamon, raisins, bananas, and carob chips. Many of my co-workers (among others) think oats are too “healthy” to be good and too boring to repeat. To me, that means they aren’t thinking outside the box. 2. Why is My Cousin Vinny so amazing? Grits Think about it. It’s a savory… Read more >
Elise
April 17, 2012
asian tofu, cornmeal, crock-pot, mexican food, oatmeal, pesto, tofu, vegan cookiesrecipe
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I rarely care about special holiday meals on day’s I work (usually I just reschedule holiday celebrations* as it suits my hospital schedule), but for some reason I was dead set on an Easter Dinner that didn’t involve reheating leftovers. However, as I already shared, I was at the hospital all weekend. Which meant Kyle ditched Santa Monica to spend the holiday with his parents. Which meant I was in charge of providing whatever “special something” I wanted for myself. Cooking a real meal (without the microwave) after 12+ hours of nursing is ludicrous. … Read more >
Elise
April 14, 2012
breadmaker, crock-pot, potatoes, tofurky, vegan stuffingrecipe
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I survived! This past weekend was my first string of shifts back at the hospital after two weeks on my death bed. I’m still on antibiotics and my ear and head are still congested (and requiring their own med cocktail), but my cough is loose and minimal and I can breath, stand upright and walk. I’m like a human again! Hooray. Still no exercise though. Which meant Kyle ran the Hollywood Half by himself. Since I was at work, Ethel and her sister took over official cheerleading duties. How cute is their poster?!? So… Read more >
Elise
April 10, 2012
crock-pot, oatmeal, quinoa, spinach salad, tofu, vegan stuffingwork meals
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That’s a title I’m definitely not. I blog because I like it. If I were aiming to get hits I would have posted this “St. Patrick’s Day” recipe last week, to give you all the chance to fall in love with it before the actual holiday. But I’m not a professional blogger, so I didn’t think to capitalize on the idea. In any event, I made this dish, it took hardly any time, and Kyle loved it, so I figured I should share. The use of potatoes is what makes it Irish… Read more >
Elise
March 20, 2012
crock-pot, potatoesrecipe
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Are you ready for this? Slow Cooker Irish Oatmeal Ingredients: 1 cup steel cut oats 4 cups liquids (I used 3 cups water & 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk) 2 tsp cinnamon 1 apple, skinned & chopped 1/4 cup raisins stevia to taste Directions: Add apples, raisins, and cinnamon to crock-pot. Plus 1 cup steel cut oats. Then 4 cups liquids. Stir everything up and set crock-pot to low setting for 7 hours. Above is what it looked like at 10 pm. Below is what it looked like at 5 am. Ok, you can’t… Read more >
Elise
January 25, 2012
crock-pot, oatmealrecipe
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