March 2010

Quinoa Loaf with Mushrooms and Peas

by Allie on March 29, 2010 · 26 comments

in Dinner, Oven Lovin' (Baking), Recipes, Vegetarian

I picked up a copy of The Whole Deal on my way out of Whole Foods the other day and I immediately spotted this recipe inside. A Quinoa Loaf with Mushrooms and Peas.
I’ve always been a fan of meatloaf and burgers/veggie burgers and this recipe seemed to merge the two well. This loaf is vegan, [...]

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Finally Final Four

by Allie on March 29, 2010 · 27 comments

in Breakfast, Product Reviews

It was a very close game last night but we came out victorious….onto the Final Four! It’ll be our first final four since ‘04. I’m so glad we made it my 4th year. Finally.
GO DUKE!!

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I had FOUR things for breakfast (or maybe 4,000).

Let’s break it down…
A slice of millet bread with Naturally More almond butter [...]

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Avocado Banana Bread

by Allie on March 28, 2010 · 63 comments

in Breakfast, Dessert, Oven Lovin' (Baking), Recipes

Banana bread ranks high on my list of favorite sweet breads along with pumpkin chocolate chip bread and zucchini bread. Recently, I’ve had an uncanny urge to bake banana bread. While I’ve eaten it plenty of times in the past, I don’t believe I have ever baked banana bread myself before.
Rather than bake a traditional [...]

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Carbs + Chrisi + Quinoa

by Allie on March 27, 2010 · 26 comments

in Breakfast, Dessert, Dinner, Fitness, Oven Lovin' (Baking), Snacks

I had plans to run this morning but the cold, chilly air scared me away. It was a frigid 47 degrees (remember when 47* was warm?! I know, I’m a pansy) and after an hour of debating, I figured I wouldn’t push it. I actually ended up having an insanely energizing workout at the gym [...]