{Today’s Lunchbox} Spiral-Happy

March 31, 2011
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Yes, another kitchen appliance has made its way into our kitchen, the spiralizer.  It is actually amazing how many kitchen appliances I have managed to fit into our small apartment kitchen.  I am loving the spiralizer, as I love the texture of noodles, and I find the zucchini ones just as satisfying, particularly with a […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Un-Recipe Cooking

March 30, 2011
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Thank you for all the great comments on Heather’s lunchbox yesterday. Wasn’t the lunchbox fabulous? Be sure to check out Heather’s blog Gluten-Free Cat.  Whether you eat a gluten-free diet or not, Gluten-Free Cat has lots of delicious foods. When things get really busy in our household, one of the first things my husband and […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Heather from Gluten-Free Cat

March 29, 2011
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Today, Heather from Gluten-Free Cat is guest-blogging her lunchbox.  Hummus, soup, quinoa, homemade almond butter – this looks amazing. I discovered Heather’s blog a few months ago and love her gluten-free recipes and approach to whole foods. Enjoy! I am honored to be Valerie’s guest blogger on City Life Eats and to share one of […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Lunch, Dinner, Snacks

March 28, 2011
Curried peas tempeh pate

As I mentioned yesterday, this is a busy time of year at my job, which often means that I need to think ahead to dinner as well when I pack food for the day.  Today’s lunchbox is a great example: Red pepper boats and tempeh juice pulp pate for lunch (see below) Ricki’s Peas in […]

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Tropical Black Bean Soup

March 28, 2011
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Aka sometimes you need soup instead of chocolate, which, of course, refers to my submission for January’s Go ahead, honey, it’s gluten-free! which you might remember was Cranberry Almond BIttersweet Chocolate, a case of chocolate instead of soup.  This month’s Go Ahead Honey, It’s Gluten-Free, created by Naomi of Straight Into Bed Cakefree and Dried […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Friday FAQs

March 25, 2011
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Happy Friday! First, thank you for the great comments to my guest post yesterday over at the Gluten-Free Homemaker.  Today I am discussing more tips in the second part of my post, so please stop by the Gluten-Free Homemaker.  If you are visiting from GFH, thank you for stopping by and welcome!   Tuesdays and Fridays […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Reinventing Mac and Peas

March 24, 2011
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Today I am at the Gluten-Free Homemaker discussing tips on packing lunchboxes – do visit.  And if you are visiting from GFH, thank you for stopping by and welcome! There are over a 120 lunchboxes here (all gluten-free and dairy-free, many of them vegan) and my thoughts on food, mindful living, organization, work, and living […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Tibs, Tibs and more Tibs

March 23, 2011
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I love Ethiopian food, but have avoided it since switching to a gluten-free diet because injera in most DC Ethiopian restaurants contains wheat flour in addition to the traditional teff flour.  And of course, there is often a language barrier which makes discussing my various food intolerances more difficult. As you might remember, one of […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Pre-Wedding Eats & Vegan Cheddar Cheese

March 22, 2011
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As I mentioned, I was in a wedding on Sunday.  On the way to the pre-wedding festivities, my husband and I stopped at Target (Zipcar –> stocking up on bulky items such as paper towels). I knew we would be short on time, so had packed a lunchbox for me, while he found that Urban […]

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My Fav (Top 10) Recipes from Last Week (3/14 to 3/21)

March 22, 2011

I am guest-hosting Aubree’s weekly Top 10 Recipes  again this week (see my guest hosting last week here)  while Aubree is volunteering in Swaziland and Lesotho.   If you are not familiar with Aubree’s blog Living Free, I encourage you to check it out.      Spaghetti Puttanesca (Beth from Delectably Free) Cinnamon Apple Millet (Cheryl from […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} A Mix

March 22, 2011
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This is a Monday that feels like a Friday.  It has been a hectic few weeks –  in the meantime, today’s lunch and two snacks: Leftover red pepper and peanut noodle stir-fry my husband made Leftover spinach and tofu curry from Vegetarian Times (oddly, the recipe is not online, but it is similar to this) […]

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Roasted Onion Quinoa Azuki Salad

March 20, 2011
Speedy Quinoa Azuki Salad

Friday night, I went on strike. I came home from work around 8.30 and looked at my list of to-do’s: Empty dishwasher Make azuki bean salad Make kale chips Answer emails  Prepare lunchbox to take to work tomorrow Fold laundry I emptied the dishwasher and then went on strike and watched DVR’ed episodes of Glee […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} A Lunchbox For Iris

March 19, 2011
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A belated Happy Friday.  Today’s lunchbox was actually designed for my friend Iris, who blogs over at The Daily Dietribe, where I am guest blogging today.  Last fall, Iris and her Gluten-Free Fall Specials Series  inspired me to start blogging about lunchboxes on my blog so when  we were discussing guest blogging recently, I suggested […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Curried Noodles

March 17, 2011
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Happy Thursday.  Today’s lunchbox contains: Curry Laksa from Appetite for Reduction, which is one of the cookbooks we are cooking from this month Nacho Cheeseless Kale Chips Steamed kale Sunbutter Chia Pudding The pudding was a “I need something else with this lunch and I have a waning Sunbutter jar but I do not want […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Raw Kale Salad And Other Favorites

March 17, 2011
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Today’s lunchbox and two snacks: Raw kale salad, aka massaged kale salad (with extra virgin oilive oil, lemon juice and sea salt using this method) Kelly’s Creamy Bean Dip from The Spunky Coconut Cookbook Mexican Chocolate Mousse Chard leaves to use as wraps for the bean dip and the veggie burgers, which, speaking of, Raw […]

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