i've been working from home since 2017, and in that time i've learned to prepare many quick lunches for myself, usually consisting of odds and ends in the fridge or that i've prepped beforehand for this exact occasion. my favorite lunch is one where i simply pull the prepared ingredients out of the fridge and … Continue reading a few good sauces
hi team! the majority of the meals i've planned for the week are from amy chaplin's cookbook, at home in the whole food kitchen. i started perusing this book a few weeks ago, and it has rocked my world ever since. i am amazed by how simple, yet filling and healthy these recipes are. when … Continue reading pasta with kale, caramelized onions, and goat cheese
went to crissy field beach in san francisco after work yesterday with char n gary. hardly any traffic across the bay bridge from oakland! as we pulled into the presidio, a blanket of fog enveloped the entire area. the temperature dropped to around 62 degrees F, and the wind was in full force. it was … Continue reading cooking: day two of weekly plan
i spent some time flipping through cookbooks and pulling up saved recipes online. i think i've come to the final conclusion of what i plan to make for the week. i had to nail it (mostly) down because it's grocery store day! so here we go!: 9/8 - 9/12 to make: almond spelt waffles almond … Continue reading weekly cooking plans
happy labor day! as you may know, i recently purchased a tiny waffle maker. so, i had to make waffles to celebrate the long labor day weekend: tiny waffle maker in action i found a couple of recipes online, and ultimately adapted the recipe from this recipe for vegan spelt cocoa waffles, using the ingredients … Continue reading spelt-cocoa-chia seed waffles
i love herbal teas. it makes sense to me to drink an herbal tonic for its health benefits and for a nice change-up to the ole water routine. i have been having a cup of nettle leaf every day lately. it's a very gentle herb, so for most people, it's fine to consume daily, and … Continue reading nettle leaf tonic
spelt waffles! for breakfast! i have some leftover spelt flour from the sesame-spelt bread i made this past week, and i want to use it up on some waffles! i wrote about this amazing impulse purchase a couple of days ago -- the tiny waffle iron -- it has arrived and it's SO cute. i … Continue reading spelt waffles
ok so i made PAIN PERDU aka french toast... with the sesame-spelt bread i baked on tuesday. i am trying to finish up the loaf, so it worked out perfectly and i added the fancy and unexpected 'pain perdu' aspect of breakfast by throwing together the following ingredients: 1 eggsplash of vanilla extractsome almond milkground … Continue reading mon pain perdu à la pain sesame-spelt
Breakfast: spelt brown rice bread cooked french-toast styleLunch: dijon marinated tempeh with brown and sweet rice, steamed greens, and zesty flax dressingDinner: stir fried tofu, shiitakes, green beans over farroSnack: dates with peanut butter / figsTeas: chamomile, nettle wednesday night i cooked whole-wheat fettuccine with kale, caramelized onions, and marinated goat cheese, a recipe by … Continue reading cooking plan – 9/3
the spelt-sesame no-knead bread went great! it fermented overnight monday. tuesday morning i popped it into the oven after a 1-hour rise. (i wrote a bit more about it in my blog post yesterday). it turned out better than expected. i hadn't worked with a dough like that before, and i was worried since it … Continue reading cooking on wednesday
