Mama’s little helper. The addition of shoes to the wardrobe has transformed him into a little boy. He’s non-stop exploring. Still not walking, but he’s perfected his cruising skills, so it’s only a matter if time (days). Green toys. And now the word tractor is a part of his vocab. Davis appropriate. Inspired by Vintage Mixer’s kale coconut & chicken salad I made this guy for lunch. I have been struuuuuggling with lunches lately. I don’t know what to eat without soy or nuts or hummus. I’ve been trying to limit meat to… Read more >
Elise
February 23, 2014
apples, big salad, chocolate, coconut, dessert, eggs, fish, kale, lasagna, nuts, oatmeal, salmon, smoothie, sunbutter, theo, trader joe's, wafflesrecipe
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I’ve been keeping up with weekly meal planning for almost a year now – with random weeks off due to travel/holidays/etc.. But for the most part, it’s been a very successful technique in keeping our food budget in check. I thought it would be way more expensive once we started including meat, but it hasn’t been too significant of a difference because the marginal increase in animal protein is balanced by the fact that we all eat the same thing (thus, a decrease in overall ingredients). One meal as opposed to three. At least for… Read more >
Elise
February 16, 2014
avocado, beyond meat, big salad, broccoli, brussels sprouts, chia seeds, chik'n strips, chipotle, crock-pot, fish, kale, lentils, mexican food, pasta, potatoes, quinoa, salmon, soup, sunflower, tempeh, trader joe's
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It’s so weird that we haven’t been back to LA since we left back in April. We’ve seen several of our so cal friends since but not all of them so we decided to pop in for a quick visit. Honestly, we’ve been trying to squeeze a weekend in since this past fall, but then all this (good) stuff was happening with Kyle’s business…and then the holidays came along…and you know how it goes… But we finally got this in the calendar and what a fun time it was! Now. As much as I adore… Read more >
Elise
January 7, 2014
avocado, bbq, big salad, brussels sprouts, eggs, fish, hemp, kale, native foods, nuts, pancakes, potatoes, quinoa, salmon, tempeh, the veggie grill, tofu
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Round 2! Actually, if you count the Thanksmas we had in Tahoe earlier in December with Kyle’s family, this is really our third Christmas. No such thing as too much celebrating, right?! Especially when it’s baby’s first Christmas. We got to my parents’ house just in time for a few cookies. Which provided the perfect fuel for the Niners’ game. My little cheerleader fell asleep on my shoulder during the game so I wasn’t much help in preparing dinner. After we put him down we had a mini facetime sesh with my sis… Read more >
Elise
December 28, 2013
apples, avocado, chocolate, dessert, eggs, fish, hummus, king arthur flour, nuts, potatoes, pumpkin, quinoa, root veggies, salmon, vegan cookiesrecipe
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There was a lot of food in the house on Thursday. And the Wednesday before. Actually, the Tuesday before too! We set off for my parents’ house after I got my hair cut (finally!!!) on Tuesday evening, so by the time we got there P’s bed time had come and gone and he was not thrilled in the least. Fussy pants was quickly soothed by the heaps of attention he received once more relatives arrived. Family! The house was jam packed with people, so the 3 of us shared a room which meant sneaking in… Read more >
Elise
December 3, 2013
apples, avocado, chocolate, dessert, eggs, fish, goat cheese, granola, Indian food, mexican food, oatmeal, potatoes, pumpkin, root veggies
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