Chickpea Quinoa Salad

November 20, 2010
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Hi everyone – so yes, my lunchbox series kind of came to a grinding halt earlier this week.  My job got insanely busy, to the point where all I could do was take a picture of the lunchbox in the morning and promise myself that I would post it eventually.  I usually do 5 lunchbox […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Square UFO

November 19, 2010
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Remember my UFO lunchbox? This is the same gingery Azuki stew with butternut squash, though in addition to freezing the UFO, I also froze some with leftover quinoa and other vegetables.  With two Super Quick Green Smoothies, lunch was a fast endeavor. ******************* Chat with me on Twitter or Facebook. Subscribe via RSS or email. […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Saucy Quinoa!

November 18, 2010
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Lunch and one snack, on account of the super filling lunch: Quinoa topped with some tomato sauce into which I stirred canned wild alaskan salmon and lots of parsley A side of plain roasted butternut squash Super Quick Green Smoothie ******************* Chat with me on Twitter or Facebook. Subscribe via RSS or email. (Disclosures)

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Emergency Stash

November 17, 2010
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I was so happy to remember I had Sunshine Burgers the day of this lunch.  It sure made pulling this lunch together easier.  Here are lunch and two snacks Indian-spiced brown rice with vegetables, very loosely based on this Indian “unfried” rice recipe. Half a recipe Pumpkin Ovenight Oats (I substituted vanilla stevia for maple […]

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Brown Rice Bowls with Steamed Tofu

November 17, 2010
Rice Cooker

You know how much I heart the versatility of the rice cooker and meals centered around a bowl of brown rice.   They make such an easy satisfying dinner.  Other bloggers, like Carrie of Ginger Lemon Girl or Kim of Affairs of Living, are also fans of brown rice bowls or basmati pilaf bowls (and […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Easy

November 17, 2010
Tuesday lunchbox

Today’s lunch and two snacks are all about ease and speed: Indian-spiced brown rice with vegetables, very loosely based on this Indian “unfried” rice recipe. Half a recipe Pumpkin Ovenight Oats (I substituted vanilla stevia for maple syrup and skipped the toppings). Super Quick Green Smoothie. ******************* Chat with me on Twitter or Facebook. Subscribe […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Chocolate Mousse!

November 15, 2010
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While I try hard to post my lunchbox the day of, there are days like last Friday where I have another lunchbox topic in mind, so there are days where you might see a lunchbox from another day. Like today.  I am sharing my lunchbox from Friday, which contained one snack and one lunch: Vegetable […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Weekend Lunchbox Inspiration & Giveaways

November 12, 2010
Quinoa sushi to go

Since it is Friday and the weather is beautiful  here in Washington, DC, I thought I would share some weekend lunchbox inspiration for this weekend.  As I mentioned here, weekend lunchboxes have been a nice way to reclaim the weekend and eat lunch al fresco.  Whether for shopping/errands sustenance or a day trip, I have […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} More Experiments

November 11, 2010
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Today’s lunch is another one of experiments, like yesterday’s – here are lunch and two snacks: Another pumpkin pie smoothie, with Vanilla Almondilla protein powder this time Kale chips – the goal was curried and sweet and a bit tangy, but these are mainly lemony Most a of a brown rice tortilla stuffed with tomato […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Experimental

November 11, 2010
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Today’s lunch and two snacks are: Espinacas con Garbanzos with some lentils tossed with tomato paste and quinoa and topped with pumpkin seeds.  The lentils are the experimental part of this – I wanted to see if the flavors work together as I was thinking about making such a dish, so a lunchbox was a […]

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Gluten-Free Pizza at Pete’s Apizza

November 9, 2010
Pete

  I have mentioned going to Pete’s Apizza for gluten-free pizza before, but figured a review was in order now that I have been to both locations.  I love the gluten-free pizza there – the crust is vegan, made with equal parts tapioca starch, chickpea flour and rice flour, plus water, salt, yeast and a splash […]

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Luscious Pumpkin Ice Cream

November 9, 2010
ice cream

Pumpkin Ice Cream screams Thanksgiving, doesn’t it?  I do not have a go-to dessert for Thanskgiving – I only started cooking for Thanksgiving in 2005, which was the first Thanksgiving I spent with my husband, so we are still figuring out our holiday favorites (and this will only be our second Thanksgiving since I started […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} Missing Hummus

November 9, 2010
Tuesday lunchbox

Today’s lunchbox contains a lunch and two snacks: Leftover spaghetti squash tossed with herbs and sundried tomatoes, atop quinoa and alongside braised kale with caramelized onions. Half a batch of vegan apple pie overnight oats, made in a waning Sunbutter jar. Raw multiseed crackers using this recipe which had been inspired by this recipe (next […]

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{Today’s Lunchbox} GVA -> IAD Transatlantic Lunchbox

November 8, 2010
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On Friday I shared my lunchbox for my trip from Washington, DC to Switzerland, so today’s lunchbox is the return trip lunchbox.  I was visiting my family in Switzerland, so had full access to a kitchen to prepare all of this, as well as two well-stocked health food stores.  This was a 9+ hour flight […]

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Adopt a Gluten Free Blogger: Maggie of She Let Them Eat Cake

November 7, 2010
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There are many reasons you should check out Maggie‘s blog, She Let Them Eat Cake. Scrummy recipes, always gluten-free and refined-sugar-free, usually vegan, like Vanilla Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (pictured above and below) or Gluten Vegan Apple and Pumpkin Breads. Maggie’s engaging writing. Her creativity (pirate cupcakes!) While those are all great reasons, I have […]

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