Tag Archives: brussels sprouts
Can you substitute brussels sprouts for meatballs?
Hahaha, not really, but they were the only ball-like component in my pasta dish last night! Please forgive the crappy quality of that picture… my camera died at the very moment I snapped it. I’m honestly surprised anything was captured … Continue reading
Miso Veggie Soup
Yesterday’s lunch craving attacked with a vengeance… my body wanted veggies, so veggies it got. A ginormous plate of brussels sprouts, a microwave sweet potato filled with peanut butter, and everything dusted in nutritional yeast. Towards the later afternoon I … Continue reading
Mushrooms and Onions
Regarding my spam issues, apparently if I use my raspberry.muppet email address, I don’t get sent to spam, but I do with my purplebirdchristin email address. Grrr. I emailed Akismet… here’s to hoping they can fix it quick! I happened … Continue reading
Excitement Comes in 3s!
1. You can now access my blog via http://www.purplebirdblog.com! The wordpress.com address still redirects to the new one, so I don’t think you have to change them in your readers, but I’m super excited to have been able to drop … Continue reading
Not Mushy!
I bought some brown rice pasta the other day from Central Market. These little bunnies reassured me that it would not be mushy, although since they are carrying a rather large rock of cocaine, I wasn’t sure they could be … Continue reading
Snacky Snacky
I have consumed the following delicious snacks over the last couple of days. Brussels sprouts with avocado. Multigrain Wasa crackers with blueberry vanilla goat cheese. And another green smoothie. This one with almond milk, coconut milk kefir, banana, nutritional yeast, … Continue reading
Tempting Tempeh
Dinner a couple nights ago was based around the fact that I had a two pound bag of brussels that needed to be dealt with and a craving for tempeh. I started by spilling my brussels sprouts all over the … Continue reading
Recipes x4
For everyone who has asked about the turducken… it was delicious. It was cajun spiced and super moist. Even the duck wasn’t too greasy (which is my usual complaint with duck) and super flavorful. I really enjoyed partaking in my … Continue reading
Christmas Dinner Recap
Tree. Dogs. Friends. Food. Feast. Fun. Love. We had an awesome day yesterday. We went to our good friend Rick’s house (and his yellow lab, Yeller Dog), where we were joined by more good friends, Ben and Ryan (and their … Continue reading
Roasted Veggie Perfection
Having made tortillas last night, there was only one viable option for breakfast this morning… breakfast tacos! Filled with an egg, sweet potato, and spinach scramble and served alongside a clementine and some delicious coffee. This afternoon I went to a … Continue reading
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