You will love this in the winter. Oatmeal that cooks overnight so it's ready as soon as your feet hit the cold floor in the morning. Combine 4 parts water with 1 part steel cut oats and a pinch of salt in a slow cooker. I typically do 4 cups water and 1 cup oats… Continue reading Slow Cooker Oatmeal
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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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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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Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Hello there! It's been another month since I blogged last and Jack is now 10 weeks old. This week is my last week of maternity leave and then I start back to work full time. I'm anxious about leaving Jack at day care but part of me is looking forward to getting back to work. So… Continue reading Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
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Mothers’ Day
My Mothers' Day celebrations started out on Saturday night. Benzo and I met up with Movie Mom and my brother at the Olive Garden. We had a lovely dinner. I gave my mom a pretty flowering plant and my brother gave me a "soon-to-be mom" card, which was sweet of him. It had been awhile… Continue reading Mothers’ Day
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Spinach Baked Ziti
As I mentioned on Sunday, I spent last Saturday cooking up some meals to freeze in advance before our Baby Boy arrives. First I made two homemade frozen pizzas. And then I also made two pans of spinach-baked ziti. A big thank you to Ginnette who commented last Friday that I needed to check out the… Continue reading Spinach Baked Ziti
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Freezer Meals
I'm so glad it's Friday. It's a gorgeous day today and my boss actually gave my whole group the afternoon off. Joy! Baby Boy is going to be here in a few weeks and I've had it in the back of my mind that I want to cook and freeze meals ahead of time so… Continue reading Freezer Meals
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Chickpea Cauliflower Curry
Finally a food post that is NOT about breakfast. I made this curry earlier this week for Benzo and I and FIL who was over in the evening helping out with some stuff around the house. I just cooked up a batch of dried chickpeas on Sunday using the crockpot method, so it made sense… Continue reading Chickpea Cauliflower Curry
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