Anyway, one of my favorite things to enjoy right now is fresh pressed orange juice! I now have a reburbished Breville Citrus Press (more on that in another post) and I have been making fresh OJ at least once a day!
For lunch earlier this week, I felt like changing it up (since I was having a big kale salad for dinner). I spread avocado on 2 slices of sprouted grain bread and 2 raw crackers. I sprinkled a little Himalayan sea salt, ground pepper and nutritional yeast on top! YUM!
Another drink I've been enjoying (thanks to my Breville) is stevia lemonade! This time I added some mint from my herb garden! So refreshing!
More kale from my garden, this time I topped it with left over brussel sprouts and quinoa and cherry tomatoes and hemp seeds.
On Wednesday night I made the most delicious meal! :) I sauteed lots of garlic in olive oil and added in some cut up asparagus, let it cook a little, then added some cherry tomatoes and white beans. I sprinkled with some Himalayan sea salt and pepper, let it cook down a little then added a couple of black olives, cannellini beans, a tablespoon of soy-free miso and fresh basil. I let it marinate for a little then poured it on top of gluten-free pasta! Oh yum! This was delicious!!!! I plan on making it again next week with extra beans instead of pasta (since I couldn't finish all the pasta).
Finally, I wanted to give you all a little update on our herbs.. here is the stevia I planted..
Mint and Lemon Balm..
Basil..
And cilantro..
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!
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I love your garden pics! Everything looks so healthy and vibrant, bet they are all delicious, too.
Mmmm avocado on toast! Is there anything better?
Yumm I eat that exact thing for breakfast almost every day.. sprouted bread with avocado, sea salt & nutritional yeast! It's so good!
oh!!! i wish you had posted this recipe yesterday morning...i bought some beautiful asparagus on wednesday and i made a nice pasta sauce with asparagus instead...i will definitely be buying more asparagus at the farmers' market next wednesday and making that nice yummy dish!!! it sounds amazing!
i love your herbs...they are just so beautiful and vibrant...
and the rest of your eats, amazing...
this weekend i hope to also go to another farmers' market and just relaxing with my boys...
have a beautiful weekend my fine italian girl!!!
=)
oh and to answer your question about the universe sending us messages, i love it, yes, but not in such a violent way...you know?
=P
love all your herb plants! where did you get stevia?
Hey Kelli,
Believe it or not, Home Depot has the stevia plant! :) I've gotten one there for the past 3 years! This year I plan on dehydrating it and saving it for the winter to use in recipes and tea! XO
i love your garden!
The herbs are looking great! I was going to plant some out here, but apparently the goats will eat them. =P
ah well, the farmer's markets open this weekend. ;-)
That asparagus stir-fry sounds delicious. I remember a similar recipe from an old issue of Vegetarian times that called for broccolini instead of asparagus. Might be a nice variation!
How cool..a stevia plant!
Mint and lemonade sound great! I love my mint!
Wonderful food as always, very earthy and easy!
Have fun tonight with your gal pal!
The garden looks fantastic! The basil looks delicioso! And good call on fresh squeezed oj. Nothing better (next to fresh watermelon juice). Enjoy the weekend and the movie!
Your herbs looks great. Mine are doing ok, though my rosemary is doing great! Love anything with avocados so your lunch looks AWESOME!
And thanks for everything, it is so nice to have a friend like you!! xoxo
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lovely job on your herb growing.
your food is making me hungry. must not look at food blogs when starving.
the garden plants look lovely!! i think i will have ezekiel toast with avocado smeared on it tomorrow, hehe.
Enjoy the movie. Those were some of the foods I liked most when I was pregnant :-)
i can't wait to hear more about the citrus press, Lauren - i hope you're out having fun watching sex in the city 2. some of my girl friends and i saw it just this past thursday. it was a bit long and a little silly, but it was still a fun movie and i laughed a bunch. :) hooray for homegrown kale salads - i see those tasty brussels on there. avocado smeared on sprouted grain bread sounds gloriously good, especially with himalayan sea salt 'n pepper, what a tasty touch! your pasta dish looks DIVINE - i love that you used a little miso in it - and any dish with asparagus is just that much more awesome! enjoy the farmer's market tomorrow, my friend!
As usual, every time I scroll through your food photos, I think, "Wow. I could have made every one of these dishes."
Lovely, Lauren! Glad you're feeling well and enjoying your mommy-to-be appetite :-)
So cool that your eating from your garden now!!
Love the pasta combos...
Your herbs are blossoming! Love your veg and bean saute you had with pasta. Tempted to give that a shot. x
I eat millet toast, sliced avocado, himalayan sea salt and hempseeds almost every morning! Any variation of avo toast/raw cracker, is so good. I need to add nutritional yeast! How yummy. Hope you are feeling/doing well, my dear!
Wow, your herbs look fantastic!
Such gorgeous plants! I think you've inspired me to try again this year (my basil was a disaster last year!). Love avocado spread on just about anything!
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