Adopt a Gluten-Free Blogger: Shirley of Gluten-Free Easily

August 6, 2011
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Back in April, Shirley of Gluten-Free Easily posted this amazing looking recipe for Dark Chocolate Walnut Bliss Bars, which I resolved to make just as soon as I had walnuts on hand.  Then I figured I should make them for Adopt a Gluten-Free Blogger because a recipe like that – well it looks too good […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Adopting Kalinda of Wheat Free Meat Free

August 5, 2011
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Happy Friday! Today’s lunchbox is a new concept – I sort of started it in June with my adoption of Alta of Tasty Eats at Home, but my ambition is more involved.  Ideally, I would like to combine my monthly participation in Adopt a Gluten-Free Blogger (a fabulous event created and hosted this month by […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Conquering the Beet Fear

August 5, 2011
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Today’s lunchbox included lunch and three snacks: Hummus, with raw green pepper (hidden under the broccoli) for dipping, as well as a raw bread idea/attempt (a mashup of Faye’s Onion Bread method and Gena’s Raw Zucchini Wrap recipe) Carob cacao overnight oats Shirley’s Pumpkin Pie Smoothie with Honey Agave Whipped Cream – as you will […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Refreshing Salad

August 3, 2011
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Happy Wednesday! Today’s lunch and two snacks: Quinoa Protein Bowl from Choosing Raw (with white beans (cooked in the rice cooker) as I am out of frozen edamame) Sliced romaine, peppers and cucumbers, with Twin Oaks Tofu marinated in pesto of sorts – basil, lemon juice and sea salt.  Pumpkin Chia Pudding *************** Chat with […]

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It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

August 3, 2011
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No, I have not lost my mind because of the heat wave.  I used to be anti-summer, but something changed for me starting the summer of 2003, which was the first time I lived in New York. I started loving summer, even the days where the sun makes you feel like you are slowly baking […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Chickpea Carrot Salad by Faye of Raw Lawyer

August 2, 2011
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Today, Faye of Raw Lawyer is sharing a lunchbox which has a splendid looking salad.  Be sure to stop over at Raw Lawyer for recipes, reflections and also a great recipe she just posted for Veggie Crackers. In today’s lunchbox, I included: Caramel Apple Pie Chopped up celery, cucumber, red pepper and grape tomatoes with […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Mango!

August 2, 2011
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Happy Monday! This week is already looking like a long one, and it is only Monday.  Tropical flavors are always a nice twist on a lunchbox.  Here are lunch and one snack:  Black beans (which seem hidden), tossed with pineapple, lime juice juice, peppers, scallions and thinly sliced red onions, with mango habanero salsa for […]

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Chocolate Zucchini Chia Pudding

July 30, 2011
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I know it sounds weird, but I really liked this latest chia pudding creation.  It has that subtle interplay of zucchini with chocolate with walnuts, plus some serious staying power on account of the chia seeds and the hemp seeds. First, though, let’s talk about the contents of the lunchbox: Spiralized zucchini with peanut-sauced vegetable […]

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July 2011 Self Care Retreat: Self Care Through Connecting with Family, Friends & Pets

July 28, 2011
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Shirley of Gluten Free Easily is our host this week for the self care retreat Cheryl and I are hosting, and her post on self-care through connecting with others completely blew me away, as it hit so many different topics that are all so relevant to this theme.  So many parts of her post resonated […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} More Pumpkin

July 28, 2011
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I still have the worst pumpkin craving.  So odd.  Today’s lunchbox is a bit of a remix of this one.  Lunch and two snacks: More Cinque pancake (but not topped with tomato paste) with a side of sauteed portobellos and some scallions Raw carrot sticks and steamed broccoli with Cheezy Red Pepper Dressing for dipping […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} A High-Raw Lunchbox for Heather

July 26, 2011
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Today I am guest-blogging over at Heather’s blog, Gluten-Free Cat. You might remember the lunchbox I shared with her back in April.  At the time, Heather and I had been discussing lunchboxes and how to make them as nutrient-dense and energy-packed as possible.  In the last few months, Heather has been experimenting with more raw […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Pumpkin for a Heat Wave

July 26, 2011
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I am still trying to figure out why I sometimes crave pumpkin and cinnamon in summer, but it is even odder during a heat wave.  Today’s lunchbox and two snacks: White beans (cooked in the rice cooker) tossed with chopped green pepper and Cheezy Red Pepper Dressing, to top the raw spinach Cinque pancake (I […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Weekend Color

July 25, 2011
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Happy Sunday.  Today, I had to brave the heat wave and run a few errands, so I packed this super-refreshing lunchbox: Spiralized zucchini, with Paprika Dressing, atop baby spinach, and with chili-powder rubbed grilled tempeh Berries from the farmers’ market I have talked before how I love  weekend lunchboxes – one of the reasons is […]

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Art Journal Fun, Summer Edition

July 23, 2011
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I love to collage and journal, but never seem to do it often these days – so I jumped on the chance to take Kimberly Wilson’s Art Journaling Workshop at Tranquilspace today – I went to the same workshop in January and had such fun I had to take it again, particularly since my friends […]

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Minty Chocolate Smoothie

July 23, 2011
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This heat wave is melting my brain and making cooking oh-so-unappealing.  The other night I came home with no interest in cooking and a powerful craving for mint.I pondered it as I had some Twin Oaks Tofu topped with pesto, and decided to try this smoothie combination. Unlike my other smoothies, there is no protein […]

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