It’s been pretty cold lately, and with the change in weather comes several personal challenges. Comfort food. Why is it called that? It certainly doesn’t leave you feeling comforted. For all intents and purposes, it should be called UNcomfortable food, because of how it leaves you feeling. But then, who doesn’t crave warm foods during the cold months? Sure, there are healthy hot dishes, but soup gets old, and suddenly I find myself drawing a blank on the meal creating front and resorting to some stereotypical (aka less than healthy) alternatives. Because of this, the… Read more >
Elise
November 9, 2009
almonds, avocado, larabar, nutbutter, nuts, oat bran, odwalla bar, peanut butter, pizza dough, pumpkin, soy cheese, spinach salad
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So if you go to bed at 2 am, it would only seem natural to sleep in extra long the next day to catch up, right? Somebody tell that to my body. My rebellious REM cycle had me up WAY too early on my Monday off. Darn it. The one perk of being up before the sun? I was able to get all my errands done that had been piling up since last week. After my laundry was started (and my coffee was a-brewin’), I threw together some vanilla protein pancakes (yes, that’s what the… Read more >
Elise
November 5, 2009
chickpeas, curry, pumpkin, quinoa, squash, vegan cake, WF fruit and nut bar, zucchini
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I had quite extensive pre-packed work eats. Check out the holiday flavored bars I FINALLY tracked down. I was soooo excited to try the Iced Gingerbread Clif bar AND the Spooky S’mores Z bar. They were both excellent. Sugary, but amazing. Seasonal bars still don’t make up for the nast weather though. For dinner, I decided to finally tackle a dish I’ve been wanting to make for a while now. After seeing that Whole Foods started to carry Candle 79’s black bean pumpkin burger, I knew I wanted to make my own version. Similar to… Read more >
Elise
October 30, 2009
beans, clif bar, dried mixed fruit, dried papaya, potatoes, pumpkin, spinach salad, tofu salad
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Yes, there is a giveaway at the end of this post. And yes, it’s sweet. But before you get to that, you have to endure my birthday ramblings. First of all, a huge THANK YOU to everyone who wished me a happy birthday the other day. It was so amazing to be bombarded with your lovely comments – I definitely felt the blog love. My coffee was feeling it too. I woke up with a huge grin on my face. Hmmm…that’s odd, who in their right mind is thrilled to be older? (whatever…I’ll go with… Read more >
Elise
October 26, 2009
agave, beans, brussels sprouts, butternut squash, chickpeas, hummus, potatoes, pumpkin, vegan cake, vegan cookies
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I’m 27 today!!! And I’m gonna partay chow chow like it’s my birthday! In lieu of a birthday post (which I will save for tomorrow) I am going to instead share yesterday’s eats, as well as my offish results from the San Francisco Nike Marathon…I actually have plans for today that don’t involve working or blogging 🙂 By now, you all know I love running. I ALSO happen to love my readers (which is a simple and very understated way to put it, but for now it will have to do). So, when a certain… Read more >
Elise
October 23, 2009
pumpkin, quinoa, seaweed, soy nuts, Stevia, sushi, tofu, vegan cookies, WF tofu
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