She’s a beauty, even before going into the oven! And after… Just as lovely. Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake [vegan, gluten free*] Ingredients: 3.5 oz. firm tofu (1/4 of a 14 oz. container) 4 oz. vegan cream cheese (FYH brand) 1 cup cashews, soaked, drained, & pureed + 1 tbsp lemon juice 1/2 cup canned pumpkin 1/2 cup cane sugar 1 tbsp. arrowroot 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. ground ginger 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1/8 tsp. salt 1 prepared graham cracker crust* Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 F. Puree all the… Read more >
Elise
December 1, 2012
dessert, follow your heart, nuts, pumpkin, tofurecipe
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I know Thanksgiving was ages ago, but I’m only just getting around to uploading photos and such because my week/end was SO packed I couldn’t be bothered to worry about blogging in a timely manner. Shorts and a tank top in late November…must be Southern California… For the first time in as long as I can remember ever (!!) I got the holiday – PLUS it’s surrounding days – off of work. Kyle and I took full advantage, and drove down to his parents’ house in San Clemente on Wednesday afternoon, to stay through… Read more >
Elise
November 27, 2012
avocado, bbq, chocolate, coconut milk, Daiya, dessert, earth balance, eggs, field roast, kale, mexican food, nuts, potatoes, pumpkin, root veggies, spinach salad, vegan cake, vegan stuffing, waffles, WF tofu, whole foodsThanksgiving
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I realize certain things are not meant to be photographed. Stew is one of those things. [Same goes for certain angles of my pregnant body. And the spider web situation we have going on in the front yard. And Kyle’s closet. No seriously, it’s out of control.] Maybe Ansel Adams could make this look tasty, but I am working with an iPhone at 5 am in a poorly lit kitchen. Natural sunlight, what?? Just trust me. It’s good. Leftover Crock-Pot Stew [vegan, gluten free] Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil 1/2 yellow onion… Read more >
Elise
November 16, 2012
crock-pot, pumpkin, quinoa, root veggies, soup, squash, tvprecipe
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I was off this weekend (which is abnormal since I was also off last weekend and I usually have an every other schedule). So exciting!! Saturday morning. Frothy mocha flavored milk. Home-made bread. Toasted to oblivion. Buttered up the yin yang. Fried egg on the side. Farmer’s market. Restoration Hardware baby & child grand opening. They have a dresser named after me (too bad these are all too expensive). Need to hit up some garage sales asap. College football. Lunch. Breakfast grain mix. Seitan. Carrots. Nutritional yeast. Snack. Sabra spinach & artichoke hummus. Carrots…. Read more >
Elise
November 12, 2012
breadmaker, coconut milk, corn nuts, eggs, hummus, Indian food, nooch, pumpkin, seitan, so delicious, soup, veggie burger, waffles
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Feel free to try this next Sunday. I’m all about work week prep, so this is what I did. [Yes, I ate the same thing all 5 days] Pumpkin “Ricotta” Bakes [makes 5 breakfasts] Ingredients: 1/2 cup pumpkin 12 oz. aseptic box silken tofu 2 eggs 3/4 cup almond milk (or liquid/milk of choice) 4-5 tbsp maple syrup 1/2 cup almond flour 1/2 cup oat flour (certified GF) 1/2 cup brown rice flour 1/2 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp baking powder pinch of salt Directions: Mash tofu until it resembles a ricotta cheese like texture. … Read more >
Elise
November 7, 2012
beets, brussels sprouts, butternut squash, nutbutter, pancakes, potatoes, pumpkin, quinoa, root veggies, tofurecipe, work meals
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