Inspirational Plans & Featured Treats

I don't know about you, but sometimes I need inspiration with this whole meal-planning thing. I am trying to eat the good stuff and not cave. I know I need to be practical and not plan to cook all that often. My largest beef (heh, vegetarian) right now is the allergy diet, but I think some other things come up too for us single ladies. What about single servings, right?

Well, I refuse to leave you hanging there. Recipe round up of all things that looked tasty today:

Kaitlyn @ The Tye Dye Files presents us: Single Serve BAH-mazing!

 {gah! just look at this! perfect breakfast idea or what? and yeah, I did make up the corny name. sorry}



I found a single+ serving vegan Pumpkin Bread @ Hungry Hungry Hippie:

{just look at this dense mess. oh moma! more than a single serve, but we can manage...}


I suppose you may be wondering what else I eat beyond breakfast and snacks when I'm "planning" out my culinary life? Well, I eat real food too. Like this!

Diet, Dessert, and Dogs offers fantastic food in general. I prefer a modified version of her French Green Soup recipe. Just leave out the end part with lemon juice, almond milk, etc. and I bet you never knew greens could taste so hearty and amazing. Ricki is quite the genius.


Vegetarian Times. Quinoa Stuffed Peppers. Fabulous professional (VT) photos. Cannot resist!

{this works so well when you want to make something fresh and hot and yeahhh for dinner}


One thing I think is most motivating when meal planning is the spontaneous snack! I mean, who eats like a robot? Sure sure, there are little kicks we get into (*cough* beans and rice *cough* story of my diet) but eventually we are on the prowl for new discoveries! Right?


Here is the last little photo sharing moment. A trail off the beaten path.

{rice cakes happen to be inspired by the Sweet Tooth Runner - I really want to try these!}

There you have it. Live evidence that the sweeter life contains rice cakes. And no, I have no idea if I will like them. I'm still willing to gamble it anyway! :D

Is there anything you have found a worthy gamble? Do you even meal plan? Maybe I'm just nerdy...

 

*images: all images belong to the blog linked to except beyonce, the green soup & rice cakes

Tips & Treats for Allergy Testers (sans nut allergies)

While removing the allergic foods from your bod, there is a rather large list of no-nos. Generally, the no-nos are favorites because when you are allergic, you love them. The body loves to eat what it loves to fight apparently.

Some tasty items you can enjoy instead...
{for those of us in the thick of it!}

Note that these are not the only okay flavors, but I happened to LOVE these in particular. Unlike me, a few of you might be able to have certain foods {sugar alcohols, certain spices, caffeinated products...} My doc said no. A heavy detox instead. BOO.

What about a tasty recipe treat though? Packaged is nice, but you might want something homemade. Something to remind you that summer is going away and fall is here.
May I present:

Le Petite Pumpkin Cider Charmeur 

{I made it fancy just because.}

You Need...

Directions: Combine in a blender and serve!

This skinny indulgence rounds out to 130 calories per cup. Be prepared to double the amounts if you need a serious beverage (thinking breakfast, what have you). For those avoiding sugar, I used a So Delicious Sugar Free Coconut Milk. {Most alternative milks use a LOT of sugar in them.} I was surprised. Regular milk does not need sugar so...? Beats me. Still delicious.

Well, I am off to search for a cheap foodie camera on the internet and I have a question for you all out there: Have you seen the Help? It looks pretty good to me, but I was curious about anyone's opinions on it. Like... chick flick? Inspirational maybe? Let me know.

xoxo

Noosh Alfredo Recipe

Tis a winner, girls! Definitely delish and if you use a generous helping of Redmond's sea salt, it reminisces of Olive Garden flavor. No joke. Here is your recipe:

1/2c raw cashews
1T extra virgin olive oil
1t lemon juice
2T nutritional yeast (noosh)
1.5c boiling starchy water (from the noodles you presumably cook)
3 cloves garlic, minced
sea salt & cracked black pepper

I highly recommend a food processor for this.

1. Grind the nuts into a fine flour then add the boiling water.
2. Add the oil, lemon juice, noosh, and cloves. Blend.
3. If not thick enough, heat in a saucepan on low for a little bit.
4. Season sauce with salt and pepper to taste. (I obvs preferred a HUGE dash of salt with my peppa.)

This makes 5 servings of 95 calories each. Each serving should be roughly 1/4 cup. Varies with the amount of cashews you used and liquid evaporation. 'Nough about that... (though I do hope you enjoy.)

Cute things time!

Enjoy yourselves and remember to think cute, sleep often, and enjoy the ability to relax. After all, that is what tea is made for, right?

xoxo

*images: fredo, moostache, kisses