Cornucopia

14Dec09

Still one of my favorite restaurants in the world, Cornucopia was my go-to choice for eating out when I lived in Dublin. It’s amazingly cheap compared to other restaurants in the city, and I’m not exaggerating when I say the food is some of the best I’ve ever tasted. Needless to say, I tried to [...]

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Tags: Cornucopia, Dublin

Lunch at the Office

16Sep09

Where have I been eating my lunches for the past month? 
Right here, in front of this lovely old Dell. 

There was about a teaspoon of hummus left in my Sabra container, so I packed a sandwich in it and used the bread to scoop up every last bit of hummus. 
This was kind of a random sandwich. [...]

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Tags: amazing meal, avocado, banana, hummus, muffins, peanut butter, red peppers, sandwich, smoothie

Gazpacho and Banana Bread

14Aug09

Why did I have cucumbers soaking in salt water yesterday?

Because I was making gazpacho, of course. After two weeks of pure insanity (a whirlwind weekend in Chicago, Gary leaving [which involved one cancelled and one very delayed flight, plus much sadness], my new job starting, my thesis due, and classes starting), I finally got the [...]

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Tags: avocado, banana bread, bananas, Barbara Walters, cilantro, coconut, cucumbers, gazpacho, tomatoes

Summer Salads

05Aug09

Mmm this salad was goooooood. Not gonna lie, there was no measuring involved in the dressing component of this, absolutely none. I will recount for you what went in, but just do it to taste and you’ll be fine and dandy!
1 can cannellini beans
1 entire bunch swiss chard, chopped
1 zucchini, in quartered slices, pretty thin [...]

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Tags: chard, couscous, dill, salad, squash, tahini, zucchini

Cheesy Spinach Spread

04Jun09

I just gotta share with you, because I made something good… 

I was going to make some plain old cheesy cashew spread, but I had a bunch of spinach to use up before it went bad. Enter the best idea I’ve had in awhile. 
1/2 cup soaked cashews
3 cups spinach, wilted with a teeny bit of olive [...]

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Tags: cashews, nutritional yeast, spinach

Colorful Memorial Day Salad

26May09

I picked up a huge bunch of radishes at the farmers market on Saturday and knew I wanted to use them for our family’s Memorial Day cookout. My inspiration for this salad came partly from my favorite beet salad and partly from a pretty picture on my lovely friend Molly’s blog. The union of the [...]

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Tags: beets, carrots, lime, radishes, raisins, seeds

Barcelona Part 2, Goodbye Dublin, and Hello Rockford!

21May09

I’m home! After a VERY long day of traveling yesterday (and staying awake for 23 hours straight on only three hours’ sleep), I am finally settling into Rockford again. The weather is absolutely gorgeous and everything seems to be just as I left it. Such a happy homecoming….
But back to Spain! I have lots and [...]

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Tags: Barcelona, Dublin, paella, races, Rockford

Barcelona Part 1 and Birthday Recap!

19May09

Barcelona was AMAZING — exactly what I needed, and everyone said I left Dublin at just the right time because the weather here was pretty crappy the whole week I was gone. I was certainly glad to be in the sunshine!

My beautiful sister at Parc Guell — more on that to come in Barcelona Part [...]

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Tags: Barcelona, birthday, eggplant, markets

Cinco de Mayo Plus Raw Wednesday

06May09

So guess what? Jenna and Gena are holding a Raw Challenge for the month of May. I know. So exciting. The deal is: every Wednesday in May, eat one raw meal and one raw snack. There is already a pretty high incidence of raw food in my diet, but I don’t often go to great [...]

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Tags: beans, beets, cacao, dates, oranges, soup

Using Up Food

29Mar09

I finally finished that gosh darned eggplant! I put him on a pita with some tofu and tomatoes (also finished!) and served it up with strawberries and a side of kale (finished too!). Finally, my supplies are diminishing and I can get new and different things to eat. I’m sure other single people have this [...]

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Tags: eggplant, kale, pita, strawberries, tofu