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Trees and Shells

Continuing the theme of almost home-made meals… This was another seriously basic dinner that turned out fabulous.  It had four ingredients – two real, two from a plastic tub. Earth Balance soy-free vegan buttery spread plus Follow Your Heart vegan gourmet cream cheese. I boiled a cup of durum wheat pasta shells then tossed broccoli into the boiling water at the end (stems and all).  Trees and shells! The good thing about both Follow Your Heart and Earth Balance is you get a lot of bang for your buck.  I’m not talking about the price,… Read more >

April 22, 2011 earth balance, follow your heart Read more >

Faking the home-cooking

I make my own seitan pretty frequently, but some times there aren’t enough hours in the day to accomplished everything I want to.  And that’s when I am grateful that there are companies that make vegan roasts.    Nutritionals.   Ingredients. Scouring the fridge and freezer, I came up with these odds and ends. Veggie and Farro Roast Bowl farro carrot clover sprouts frozen spinach Field Roast Wild Mushroom quarter loaf Field Roast makes vegetarian and vegan roasts and sausages and such (see all their products here).  The ingredients are pretty pure and for a… Read more >

April 21, 2011 field roast Read more >

Often, sometimes, rarely

Often I have a family sized tub of hummus and [fill in the blank] for dinner and call it a night. Sometimes I include veggies. Rarely do I have the suggested portion size. Often the same meal plan can be created with nut butter.   Sometimes I add frozen bananas to my morning oats.   Rarely does my oatmeal have fewer than three ingredients (nut butter, fresh fruit, dried fruit, cinnamon, stevia, coconut, etc.). Often I’ll crave nothing but fruit for an entire day. Sometimes I eat 4 apples in one sitting (but some days… Read more >

April 21, 2011 coconut, nutbutter, oatmeal, seitan, tropical traditions Read more >

Packrat

Before I get into the latest and greatest from the hippie kitchen, I wanted to say thank you to everyone who took the time to offer their thoughts on yesterday’s post.  The discussion certainly got more heated than I anticipated (and some comments were a bit harsh), but it was great to read how others felt about sharing your views with your family/friends.  Being brave enough to stand up for your beliefs while not pressuring others to feel guilty about having differing opinions is definitely a fine line…and it seems that many feel there’s a… Read more >

April 20, 2011 avocado, dried mixed fruit, follow your heart, granola, granola planks, hummus, nana's, oatmeal, peanut flour, pitas, potatoes, seitan, spinach salad, trader joe's Read more >

Top Chefs in So Cal

I’m a huge Bravo fan, and a huge Top Chef fan, so I decided to do some research… Which chefs are in the Southern California area?  And where can I go to taste their food?  For those interested, here’s the summary. Season One Brian Hill – Owner and executive chef of Match BBQ, Pomona Candice Kumai – Cook at Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel Dave Martin – Executive chef at XO Wine Bistro, Manhattan Beach (this was back then, I think it’s now closed) Season Two Betty Fraser – Chef-owner of Grub Restaurant, Hollywood Ilan Hall –… Read more >

April 19, 2011 Uncategorized Read more >