Food(less) Journey

Okay so its 4 more days until spring, but the weather is decidedly summer-like. Im definitely not hating the warm weather, but I'm worried we will have a blizzard in April as payback. Am I the only one worried about that? Probably...lol I really want to pop on my awesome healed sandles purchased in the dead of winter!!! Recent Eats The Health Starts Here Mediterranean Crunch Salad from Whole Foods was out of this world yummy.  Very simple ingredients, but the flavor profile was complex. But more on that in a minute.... Nooched out Quinoa topped with sauteed mushrooms celery and spinach. This was surprisingly delicious dish born of desperation. Two basic elements combined deliciously: Part 1(bottom): 2 T Nutritional Yeast + 1 T Udo's Oil + 1 cup cooked quinoa and a sprinkle of Spanish sea salt stir all ingredients together Part 2 (top): 3 chopped stalks of celery + 1/4 c frozen spinach + 1/2 cup sliced baby bell...

Kale Chips Fresh out the Oven  It's so nice to be able to make my own Kale Chips. Especially since im kinda addicted to them and its about $4 cheaper to make my own in the oven. Here's a fake recipe that gives real results... Kale Chips remove the leaves of 1 head of kale rub the leaves with olive oil spread out on a baking sheet bake for 30 minutes at 350 flipping halfway thru eat hot out of the oven or sprinkle with nooch and sea salt my current fave is cayenne and sea salt  Terra Sweets and Beets Chips  Above are the Terra Sweets and Beets, a blend of Sweet Potato Chips and Beet Chips. Both veggies are yummy coworkers.  I might have eaten the bag in two days. Crunch, crunch, yum! Speaking of Terra.. There was a Terra snack in my BlissmoBox How did I get another Blissmobox? you ask... Because the Health Deals deal I purchased was for Blissmo for two months. However, the information wasn't clear about the ...

It's March! Yay! Lots of exciting and wonderful things going on this month! Are you auxilery pioneering? Leave a comment below if you want to meet for service.  Or email me. Did you do your taxes yet? Only 6 weeks left. Better get on it. On a related note, Am I the only one who gets excited when they e-file and get the "Your return has been accepted email"? Who have you thanked today? Have you thanked your childs bus driver? Think about the valuable service they perform and show some gratitude. Notice what one article said: "Many people feel that their efforts go unnoticed by others.. Sincere words of commendation are not the norm in today's world. This is hardly surprising, for the Bible foretold: 'In the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves..unthankful,disloyal' - 2 Timothy 3:1,2... The world would be a different place  if everyone showed pe...

How can you not think about spring when there are French Tulips around? Beautiful! It's 50 degrees out! On warm days it smells like spring around here.  I had to get out of the office and get some vitamin D. Coat? Check! Soup? Check! Bible? Check! Let's go! I walked a ways away from my office and posted on a bench for the duration of my lunch hour. It wasn't warm outside, but it wasn't the bitter cold of winter either. With soup to keep me warm from the inside out I was quite satisfied Aren't these beautiful? The smell is ridiculously delicious. I stood by them and breathed deeply... Summer Pasta This pasta dish reminds me of Summer. The brightly colored veggies. Hint of citrus to brighten the flavor. Where are my sandals? Are you sick of me posting about pasta yet? But it's so good! Zucchini, Yellow Squash, carrots, cherry tomatoes, green beans(will not use these again) and Spe...

Hello Precious! Quite a few people have gone veg and gained weight. Why? Pasta is often the answer. Its an easily adaptable but completely satisfying meal with or without meat and cheese. And not that there is anything wrong with eating pasta, but everything in moderation. Also, if you're going to have pasta be smart about it and have a pasta made with Spelt flour. Spelt is a relative of wheat, but it has a good amount of protein and lower glycemic index (aka you don't get a blood sugar spike and crash) Another trick is to smother your pasta....  Smothered Pasta  If you are going to eat pasta often have it be the accent to your meal not the main component. And remember to have another source of protein with it. Protein has hunger satiating properties so eating it with something potentially naughty helps you to eat less. Another favorite sauce is white bean "cheese" sauce. Yum! Smothered Pasta 1 c frozen spinach ...

I think that phrase is heavily overused and underused at the same time. People say things like:  "I love pizza" "I love my dog" "I love my new jeans" But they are excessively hesitant to tell the people around them that they love them. To be sure, there are ways to show that you love someone. But showing does not exempt you from telling. We humanoids need verbal confirmation. So go call a friend, loved one, older person that has inspired you and is dear to you and tell them that you love them. Right now! Go! Did you do it? Good job. Now let's talk food....  PIZZA!!  Pizza In a Bowl Pizza in a bowl is one of my fave lazy dishes. It feeds the pizza obsession in a quick and easy and carb optional way. It's not really a set recipe, but here is what I do: 1) Heat 1 T olive oil in a pan and toss in 1/2 c fresh mushrooms. (onion and fresh garlic and spinach could also go in at this p...

Yeah it snowed a litttle.... Okay so I might have scared some folks with all that meat I had on here in the last post. Grow up yenz I know you've seen ribs before. Like when you go to a restaurant with a meat eater. Or when you go to a bbq joint. Or when you watch a fashion show. Anyway, I think eating or not eating meat is a personal choice. I personally choose not to. But I have friends who choose to eat meat. I also pick and choose my battles... Sometimes they are eating veg-based foods and dont know it, but I feel bad for tricking them so much. So then I will let them eat meat in my presence and I won't smack them with the forget me stick (did you see the movie Megamind? Hilarious!). Below I present you with some totally veg-based deliciousness to cleanse your palate. The soup is gluten free, but the pita not so much. Salsa soup with black beans garnished with homemade pita chips