I slept in forever today! Initially, I got up at 8, but decided a few more minutes of shut-eye couldn’t hurt…next thing I know, it’s 10 am!! Whoa, I can’t even remember the last time I slept in that late. Generally I feel like I’m starting off the day behind when I miss so much of the morning, but to be honest, getting in the extra zzzz’s today felt glorious. Coffee + crossword = happy grandpa Elise Newman’s Own organic raisins are gooey and I like it. I drowned a few handfuls in my strawberry… Read more >
Elise
May 14, 2009
Alvarado Street bread, big salad, carob covered raisins, dates, Ezekiel muffins, greek yogurt, peanut butter, raw, seitan, zucchini
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Florence Nightingale that is! Not exactly a major holiday, and probably not on the “normal” person’s radar, but tomorrow is her birthday and also the end of nurses week. Speaking of which, you all were SO sweet with those comments about my job. It’s nice to be able to talk about other parts of my life on a (mostly) food blog and know that readers aren’t snoozing (or scrolling) through it. OK…now that the sappy stuff is over with and I’ve satisfied the quota for random trivia-of-the-day, I’ll move on to the comida. What’s wrong… Read more >
Elise
May 12, 2009
Alvarado Street bread, carob covered raisins, dates, greek yogurt, hummus, soy crisps, soy milk
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Welllll…this weekend was pretty intense. I worked. I saved lives. Literally. I try not to go into too much detail about my job (a) because of the whole patient privacy thing and (b) because I have a feeling it’s not very thrilling to read about. But sometimes I wish I could share all the crazy things I see and do on a daily basis because, well, it’s a big part of my life. Or at least a part. Anyways, as I’ve mentioned before, I work in the cardiopulmonary critical care unit (CPCU), which is the… Read more >
Elise
May 11, 2009
bbq, bbq tofu, big salad, carob covered raisins, chickpeas, coconut date rolls, dried mixed fruit, edamame, edamame tofu, greek yogurt, odwalla bar, peanut butter, plain tofu, seaweed, smart tenders, spinach salad, vegan cookies, WF tofu
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Apparently I have to choose between saving for a wedding, and keeping up with the food blog fads. So, in the interest of staying engaged, I’m unable to juice for breakfast. No, not that kind of juice. This kind. So I settled for the poor man’s version (aka a smoothie). Into the blender went: 1/2 cup almond milk, 1/2 cup OJ, 3 oz POM, applesauce cup, frozen plain tofu cubes… and the juice of 1 orange (hand squeezed). Nice before and after, no? The predominant color is the almond milk and plain tofu. Good thing… Read more >
Elise
May 9, 2009
almonds, Alvarado Street bread, big salad, broccoli slaw, carob covered raisins, dates, dried pineapple, greek yogurt, hummus, nutmilk, plain tofu, POM, smoothie, spinach salad, vegan parmesan cheese
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I thought the phrase was “April showers…” but apparently not. Gotta love the Bay Area. I felt like I was in New York because we had a non-stop drizzle the whole weekend interspersed with some serious downpour action. Saturday we woke up extremely early (again) for no reason other than lack of time zone adjustment. Since I was already up, I had a bowl of frothy coffee and a vanilla greek yog. Then I did some errands with my pops, which took all of 5 minutes, but still earned me a coffee from Peet’s. That got… Read more >
Elise
May 4, 2009
big salad, butternut squash soup, greek yogurt, hummus, plain tofu, veggie "cheese"
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