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Los Angeles Bucket List

Now that I’ve shared the big news, I can start talking about all the last minute things we’ve been up to as our LA residency comes to a close.   On our drive back down to So Cal, Kyle and I created an LA bucket list.  Unfortunately, we will not be able to hit up all the restaurants we wanted to.  There’s too much food in our fridge/freezer (slash we need to save $$$) to justify going out to eat the way that we both want to.  Which would have to be every night for… Read more >

Birth Story [part III – discharge]

[Cont from part I and part II] A Valentine’s Day to remember P arrived in his new room right as we got there.  What we then came to discover was his “room” was really just a cube with a crib in it.  Worse still, was that Kyle and I were planning on staying the night.  We had one recliner chair.  And a borrowed rolling office chair from the nurse’s station. Try learning to latch and breast feed in that environment!  All the lactation consultants in the world couldn’t make this situation work. So once again… Read more >

The newest trend

I have the coolest friends.  Ever since we started budgeting my besties have been awesome about making dinners together (as opposed to expensive meals out).  Last Friday we made vegan tortilla soup with Ethel. And this past Friday Alene came over with some groceries for this feast…   We started out with appetizers.  Alene fell prey to the delightfulness of Whole Foods and impulse bought some chips, guacamole, and pico de gallo.   Obviously I didn’t partake in the vino. It was kinda drizzly weather outside but Kyle still manned the BBQ.   Tofurky kielbasa… Read more >

Old to new

You all know I’m frugal.  And that I like re-working leftovers.  This is not news. So when Alene & Ethel sent me home with extras from the shower, I was really excited to transform them into new dishes not have to cook for a while. Orzo salad with sun dried tomatoes. Quinoa with edamame, kale, and tomatoes. Both of these dishes made their way into the weekly dinner plan immediately. Since the orzo salad had an Italian/Mediterranean flavor profile going on already, I just added to it.   Cubed some (drained, uncooked, firm) organic tofu… Read more >

Chef Tanya’s nachos

  Way too much food for four people.    For no reason, a group of us went to Native Foods for dinner the other night. I’ve been to the Palm Springs, Costa Mesa, and Westwood locations, but not the Culver City one. I forced myself to try something new, which was hard since I love the scorpion burger and kale macro bowl a lot.   Kyle and I ordered the Nuevo Native Nachos to split…which was a blessing and a curse.   O.M.F.G.HIJKLMNOP… Fantastic.  If you go to Native Foods, I command you to order… Read more >