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Lunch Lady

Kyle’s coworkers tease him (in a fun, non-mean way) about his healthy vegetarian lunches.  Apparently he’s the organic, non GMO hippie of his office, just like I am in mine. 🙂 Now his colleagues are wondering when I’m going to start packing food for all of them.  Which I’m considering a victory for veggies everywhere.    Thanksgiving leftovers on quinoa.  Oatmeal & snacks.   Spaghetti.  Crock-pot potato chowder (recipe coming).   Pita SB&J with organic Swanson sunbutter and home-made pluot plum jam.   18 Rabbits gracious granola packet with organic vanilla greek yogurt. Scrambled mish… Read more >

Weekend of thanks 2012

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 >

Holiday leftover solution

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 >

Breakfasts for the week

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 >

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  The most massive banana ever.  At the perfect state of ripeness.   A work breakfast (flaxy oatmeal) that I didn’t end up eating because I got cafeteria french toast instead.  GAHHHHH!!!  Why can’t I quit you!!! Quinoa, roasted veggies, and nooch up the yin yang. Greens, roasted veggies, hardboiled eggs, and avocado.  Again, I nooch-ed it up post-photo. Curry tofu.  It’s vegan, it’s FODMAPs free, and it’s in the book.  SodaStream water with lemons from the neighbors tree.  Yes, I put a whole lemon in my water.  And I smashed it up and drank… Read more >