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Poached Egg with Breaded Avocado, Fanned Spring Onions, Mushrooms and Sriracha

It’s been a long hard week.  I had to put Ella to sleep, which was  one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do.  I am still adjusting to life without her, it’s slightly lonely and feels like I’ve lost a limb.
If deep fried avocadoes hasn’t been a food trend yet, it’s going to [...]

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Falafel Super Salad

Lately I have been grumpy, for many reasons, but for now lets just blame it on the rain.  Boston had its third major storm of the month this week.  According to the Boston Globe, more than 11 inches of rain have fallen in the Bean over the past thirty days, with another 3 and a [...]

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The Worst Day of the Year

…Is tomorrow.  I’m going to try and not be grumpy. It’s a work week so posting is limited, but here is dinner from the other day with precooked quinoa that I brought with me.
Lemony Quinoa with Slow Roasted Tomatoes, Frying Cheese, Broccoli, Avocado, Pine Nuts, and Roasted Root Vegetables.
Serves 1
Quinoa
1/2 Lemon
Mixed root vegetables roasted with [...]

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Nori Napoleons

I have some Nori to use up and figured I would try and incorporate it into some snack food.  I have plenty of hummus, which surprisingly goes quite well with Nori!  Add whatever sliced veggies you want- and aybe a slice of feta or halloumi (!!).
Nori Napoleons
Makes 3-4 Napoleons
1 sheet of Nori
1 Tomato
Hummus
Avocado
Cut Nori into [...]

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This is as Close as it’s Going to Get to Bento.

Do you see the nori cut into the shape of a heart??? That’s as ornate as I could get, a far cry from the bento boxes currently gracing foodgawker with their presence.  A for effort.
I wanted to do my sushi bowl tonight- sort of like a free form sushi consisting of sushi rice mixed with [...]

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Spinach Salad with Baked Tofu and Lemon Tahini Dressing

Food Photography isn’t easy in hotel rooms, so excuse the image. This is going to be brief- I am so tired from work today that I could go to sleep right now, at 7:30pm.
Spinach Salad with Baked Tofu and Lemon Tahini Dressing
Serves 1

3 or 4 slices of baked tofu (recipe below)
Spinach
1/4 Avocado
1 Tomato
Cucumber
Scallion
Feta Cheese
Dressing:
2 tbsp [...]

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Toasts rubbed with Chili Oil and topped with Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato, Avocado, and Chickpeas

Using up the chickpeas was the main goal of Lunch today.   I used the leftover chickpeas from yesterday in the lemon olive oil marinade, along with the avocado and spring onions.
Toasts rubbed with Chili Oil and topped with Fresh Mozzarella, Tomato, Avocado, and Chickpeas
Makes 4
Crusty Bread
Chili Oil (or just oil and red chili pepper flakes)
1/2 [...]

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Tortilla Cup filled with Chickpea Salad

Today we went to yoga, it was free after all.  After going to the class, I felt like I should try to maintain some sort of healthiness to go along with my shining light that is my inner CHI (Namaste, Namaste).  After class, Jon and I started talking about CHI…. but then we drove by [...]

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Open Faced Tempeh Sandwich With Avocado Mousse, Goat Cheese and Spicy Trinidadian Salsa

Using up the leftovers is what Boxing Day is all about.  This sandwich uses the mousse from The Christmas Day Appetizer, the Tempeh from the Main Dinner, and the spicy Trinidadian salsa mentioned in the “A Couple of Things” post.
Open Faced Tempeh Sandwich With Avocado Mousse, Goat Cheese and Spicy Trinidadian Salsa
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THE FEAST

Merrrry Christmas.. or rather, Happy Boxing Day. In the Metclan household we spend the day slobbing around, eating leftovers and not leaving the house unless for leisurely activities (re: movies). So here is our food rundown from yesterday:
Breakfast Feast:
Full English Breakfast with Tea and Mimosaaaaaaaas (Egg, Sausage, Bacon, Facon, Baked Beans, Spicy Tomatoes, [...]