the essential baking co

On bread and on greens

Quick meals these days! My philosophy: Throw something on toast or a bed of lettuce and call it a day.   [The Essential Baking Co] GF toast with avocado and goat cheese. GF toast with almond butter and a fried egg. GF toast with goat cheese and smoked salmon and balsamic glaze (carrots and grapes on the side). GF toast with goat cheese and eggplant “bacon”   Had this a few times…topped with fried eggs to make it extra snazzy.   And now for the salads… Spinach, tomato, carrots, avocado, and (lots of) hemp seeds…. Read more >

The bad side of perfection

Don’t let “perfect” be the enemy of “good”.  That’s one of my favorite phrases.  We could all do well to remember it, which is why I’m posting it here.  I get questions and comments all the time about foods that I show on the blog or use in recipes that are/are not FODMAPs friendly.  I’m not perfect.  I try to eat a low FODMAPs diet most of the time and I do pretty well with it, but I definitely eat things that I know are FODMAPs.  Sometimes they are things I know I hardly react… Read more >

What I Ate…T/W

My Tuesday and Wednesday.  For your viewing pleasure. Breakfast.  Banana bread + fried egg.  Decaf, decaf, decaf. Lunch.  Celery, carrots, zucchini egg muffins with fresh grind peanut butter. After Kyle woke up I went for a short jog around the ‘hood and then we headed downtown for fro-yo. Snack.  Cultive mix of banana & white chocolate fro-yo topped with slivered almonds, shredded coconut, blueberries, and raspberries. Dinner.  Thai Peanut Zucchini Noodle Fry. Check out the squash from my coworkers’ garden!  I also scored some medjool dates and oranges from her.  The cherry tomatoes are from… Read more >