FoodFash

Adventure Begins in the Kitchen

Where Did The Time Go, In Pictures

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Breakfast:  Berry Smoothie

Snack:  Whole Grain Roll with Earth Balance

Lunch:  Village Health Market Salad Bar

Dinner:  Tofu Lettuce Wraps

Dessert:  Melt In Your Mouth Brownie Cookies

Where would you be without your iCal, Outlook calendar, or Google calendar?  Me?  I’d miss every lunch date, doctors appointment, deadline, you name it.  Today, every electronic in my house alerted me that it was time to submit my guest post to Kelapo Coconut.  I couldn’t (still can’t) believe that it’s December 20th already.  Seriously… Where did twenty eleven go??

Fish In The Kitch

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Lately, especially while out to brunch, I’ve had major lox bagel cravings.  But since I’ve focused A LOT on breakfast lately (and I’m not quite ready to test out Tofutti and salmon) I decided to make a lox inspired sammy.

Why is canned salmon so much scarier than canned tuna?  I spent an excessive amount of time at the grocery store sorting out the confusion that was canned seafood.  You can buy this stuff with bones!?  Sick.

FoodFash Salmon Salad Sandwich (yields 2 servings)

1 can of salmon (boneless/skinless)

1/2 shallot, chopped

1 tablespoon of capers

1 – 2 tablespoons Vegenaise (reduced fat)

2 slices of sprouted wheat bread

baby spinach leaves

I love toast.

Seriously, everything about toast stuffed with  <insert protein> salad and greens is so classic and good.

What’s your favorite salad sandwich recipe?

A Rapid Do-Over

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Yeah… Not really the happiest of campers when I pulled coupon-attached noodles out of the fridge today.  And the thing is, I don’t care so much about this 50 cents.  This 50 cents wouldn’t be frustrating if I didn’t pull coupon-attached X out of the fridge 99% of the time I buy something with a coupon attached.

I wonder if I totaled all missed coupon opportunities over the years, if I’d have enough for something like… these boots that I want oh so very badly!

I bet I would.  I also bet that I knew recreating my souped up soup was going to be a huge fail before I even started.  You see, shirataki noodles are pretty gross. They are entirely too slimy and tasteless for soup.  Depending on kale and miso to liven up slimy and tasteless wasn’t my finest idea.

I strained, rinsed, and topped with jarred marinara.  Do over!

The noodles were MUCH better with the flavor of the sauce and the crunch of the kale.  I ate the entire bowl and could barely tell I was eating funky 25-calorie-per-serving-noodles.

Have you ever tried shirataki noodles?  What are your thoughts on these slimy, low-cal critters?

Welcome Home Salad

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I mentioned yesterday that I bought a bunch of greens on my way home from the airport.  What I didn’t mention is that they were completely uncoordinated greens.

As I set out the veggies for their photo op, I thought to myself ‘this doesn’t look very good’.  But I kept coarsely chopping in preparation to use the salad chopper I’ve been unintentionally neglecting.

In hindsight, I should have left out the red onion and green pepper – I wasn’t in the mood for such strong flavors.  And the olives were neither a good nor bad addition.  Romaine, avocado, carrots, and cucumber would have hit the spot.

But then the choppedness happened and, aside from an occasional oddball onion/pepper bite, all was well in my world.  Perhaps I should leave the chopper on the counter as a constant reminder of how good I feel after a vegilicious lunch!

What is your favorite chopped salad combo?