Lunch break

Avocado, mixed greens and roasted garlic  tillamook cheese sandwich on local whole grain wheat bread.

And to drink: Banana, grapefruit, kale, and mixed greens with maca and chia seeds for protein.

Mm. Mm. Mm.

Breakfast

Garlic fried organic egg atop a bed of mixed greens, drizzled with a grapefruit/sea salt/ red and black pepper dressing and garnished with grapefruit modules.

Morning sushi?

Whomever thinks sushi for breakfast is a bad idea obviously has babyfood for poop. This was perfect and light as well!

I had a dream last night that I had raw crunchy spring rolls dipped in satay thai peanut sauce.

I think I'll make some tonight....

As for right now, I've made due with my crummy veggie rolls. *le sigh*

Day trip

To the coast. First stop, Sean's work. It has the best selfie mirror ever! Haha.We also stopped by the amazing Ruddick and Wood pub/ restaurant in Newberg.

It's an atypical hipster setting with an all-recycled wood decor and rustic feel. But an all in all comfortable social environment.

I had a nice "field green" salad and a savory housemade hazelnut buscuit. It was perfectly flaky and moist. Definately a new favorite.

Veggie eggs benedict

For dinner say whaaaaaat!? Haha. avocado, heiroom tomato and vegan hollandaise. So delish.

Veggie Chile goodness..

Just what the doctor ordered! Mm

Enchilada chibatta!

Amazing spinach, ricotta, mushroom enchiladas we made the other night. So damn good. (plus Sean's gorgeous new collection)... It's a celebration.

Juice. Proportion. Work.

Back to the ol' grind.

Carrot curry soup

Carrot curry soup:
2 cups of chopped carrots
A medium onion yellow or red
4 cups veggie-chicken broth
1 cup rice/soy/almond milk
1 bushel of cilantro
2 tsp curry
1 cup  chopped cashews
1 tsp cayenne and Chile powder
+Vegan yogurt/ sour cream and additional cilantro to garnish.
**I also made naan bread and added a touch of sriracha for spicy.
You can also add a light chutney for extra flavor, if you're bold..

Naan Bread

Trying this Rad Dad's Naan recipe today!
Naan Bread
Pretty tasty so far! I will be making my Dal later for lunch. Should go perfectly with!

Left over cream cheese frosting...

Means more of a reason to surprise my loves w/ cinnamon rolls :D

I mean, who could let cream cheese frosting go to waste!?

WARNING: Definitely not a healthy treat!

1.) Melt in a saucepan:

 -3/4 c milk -1/2 c (stick butter)

2.) Mix/ Combine:

-2 1/4 c Flour -1/4 c sugar -1/2 tsp salt -1 1/4 packet dry yeast

3.) Add to dry:

- 1/4 c water + Milk/ Butter mixture

4.) Roll on floured board - Kneed until smooth - Cover w/ damp cloth (Let rise 10 min)

5.) Combine 1 stick butter, 1 tbsp cinnamon, 1 c brown sugar

6.) Roll dough into 9x13 in rectangle

- Spread brown sugar mixture onto dough rectangle 

-Roll and pinch shut ( I score the dough with a fork, making x's then add a little water+flour to seal. )

-Cut the roll ( 1/2 inch, if you can) 

-Set in a rectangle/ square pan so all rolls touch, let rise w/ damp cloth for 30 minutes.

**Bake @ 375 degrees F for 20 min!

** Top w/ your own cream cheese frosting. (I obviously used my left over carrot cake frosting)

Sweet amish bread :)

1 tsp yeast, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 c sugar, 1 1/8th c warm water, 2 3/4 c  bread flour. 
Combine yeast, salt, sugar and warm water, stir w/ spoon until frothy.
Add flour cup at a time while kneading. Set in a quarter size amount of E.V.O.O. Roll around in oil until covered. Let rise for one hour or until doubled. (place over stove vent while preheating to catalyze growth)
Add a little flour to end product, fold gently w/out releasing air pockets. Place in bread pan, let sit for 10 min.
Bake @ 350 for 25-30 or until loaf is golden on top.

Et Voila!

Chamomile sleeytime blend

A mix of mugwort, chamomile, sleep tincture, and sweet manja butter. Mm. Sweet dreams!

Carrot Cup Cakes for my little Cupcake head :)

-4 Eggs
-1 1/4 c veggie oil
2 c sugar
2 c flour
2 tsp baking soda & powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 c chopped walnuts
3 c grated carrots
2 tsp vanilla extract

cream cheese frosting:
1/2-1/4 c butter
8-4 oz cream cheese
4-2 cups of confectioner's sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

decided to make these little puppies this morning. luckily we had all the ingredients, it's a mess outside!