I've been wanting to make a pot pie for awhile now. I saw a rerun episode of Rachel Ray awhile back where she made a pot pie using puff pastry as the shell. Puff pastry is so fun to bake with, not to mention delicious. I thought I would use seitan in place of chicken in… Continue reading Chickpea Pot Pie
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Baby Food: Pears
Jack is diving into the world of solids so naturally, I made my first baby food! I peeled, cored and chopped approximately two pounds of organic Bartlett pears that I found on sale for $1 per pound. Then I steamed them for 8 minutes until they were soft. The steamed chunks of pear went into… Continue reading Baby Food: Pears
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Slow Cooker Sunday: Chickpea Wild Rice Soup
No it's not Sunday. But this is what I made in my slow cooker a couple Sundays ago: Chickpea Wild Rice Soup @ The Domestic Vegan I forgot to take a picture when we had it for dinner (Jack was having a rough evening), so here's a picture of the leftovers for lunch on Monday.… Continue reading Slow Cooker Sunday: Chickpea Wild Rice Soup
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Spinach & Red Pepper Egg Casserole
A couple weekends ago Benzo, Jack and I went over to Movie Mom's house for brunch after church. I love to make brunch with family. There's just something about being in the kitchen whipping up delicious food with the ones you love. It's cozy and comforting. Our menu included: Vegetable Egg Casserole (see below) Blueberry… Continue reading Spinach & Red Pepper Egg Casserole
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Biscuits & Gravy
A couple weekends ago I was up early before anyone else was awake and decided to make biscuits and gravy. I had been saving two apple-sage Field Roast sausages specifically for this purpose. First the biscuits: The recipe is a pretty standard biscuit recipe using Earth Balance and soy milk to make them dairy-free. This was the… Continue reading Biscuits & Gravy
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Vegan Cocoa Brownies
When Jack was three months old our doctor suggested I take dairy out of my diet while I'm nursing Jack. I did and have been completely dairy free (minus a few slip ups) ever since. In the past I've been on a low dairy diet where I avoided dairy for the most part but did… Continue reading Vegan Cocoa Brownies
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Asian Style Rice & Beans
The other day Benzo made Asian style rice & beans for dinner from No Meat Athlete. Benzo makes dinner a lot these days as I am usually nursing Jack around that time. Here's the link to the recipe: Tasty Twists on the Classic Complete Protein Meal: Rice and Beans 5 Ways I have made the Baltimorean… Continue reading Asian Style Rice & Beans
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Priorities
Wow it's been almost three months since I wrote about my first day as a working mom. Time sure flies. As you can imagine, I have been busy. But thankfully life has settled into somewhat of a routine since that first hectic day. Unfortunately that routine has not left much time for blogging. Which made… Continue reading Priorities
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My First Day As a Working Mom
I'll begin a run down of my first day as a working mom with the night before. Sunday night, 7:30pm - We start Jack's bedtime routine. Bath - lotion - nurse - swaddle - sleep. He goes to sleep about 8:15pm. 8:45pm - Benzo and I watch the new episode of True Blood. We go… Continue reading My First Day As a Working Mom
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Diaper Drying Rack
Remember when I posted about uses for recalled cribs? Well I pulled out one of the sides of our recalled crib and brought it upstairs with an idea in mind: A diaper drying rack! We are cloth diapering Jack and I like to line dry the outer part to hopefully help them last longer. I just… Continue reading Diaper Drying Rack
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