There's No Place Like Home

Posted on October 1st, 2009 by broccolihut

I was seriously channeling Dorothy and her Wizard of Oz friends today: all I could think about was my upcoming fall break this weekend and all the comforts of home. I even donned Dorothy-esque shoes today:IMG_1201

(I had to think long and hard for an excuse to incorporate my red shoes into tonight’s post…) Anyway, I will be flying out of RDU early tomorrow morning, and I am clearly pretty psyched about the prospect of 5 days at home. What are my wild and exciting plans for my time off? Sleeping in my own bed and reuniting with Fred are the first activities that come to mind:)

In preparation of my impending departure, my eats today were mostly composed of leftovers and pantry/fridge staples. Nonetheless, they seemed to satisfy me just fine.

Wednesday

I was in a tropical kind of mood last night, so I blended together some papaya chunks along with strawberries and coconut extract. Amazing.

strawberry-papaya smoothie with coconut extract, soymilk, berry HempShake, coconut, & Pumpkin Flax granola

strawberry-papaya smoothie with coconut extract, soymilk, berry HempShake, coconut, & Pumpkin Flax granola

Thursday

This morning’s breakfast was another bowl of savory oats, inspired by yet another international cuisine. With Mexican, Asian, and Italian checked off my list, I decided Greek was the way to go this morning. Finally, I thought of a use for those Laughing Cow wedges in my fridge! Which cuisine should I tackle next?

Greek Savory Oats; grapes

Greek Savory Oats; grapes

topped with tomato, Laughing Cow wedge, olives, red onion, & oregano

topped with tomato, Laughing Cow wedge, olives, red onion, & oregano

Once class was over for the day, I did a little dance, then prepared my lunch. Using frozen edamame and my ever-present apple supply, I made another Edamame Apple salad, a dish, originally inspired by a recipe from Totally Vegetarian (which I discussed in this cookbook video). I made a simple dressing out of white wine vinegar, ginger, salt, & a little agave nectar. The honey sesame cashews were the perfect addition.

mini rice crackers from TJ's

mini rice crackers from TJ's

Edamame Apple Salad; rice crackers; carrots & zucchini

Edamame Apple Salad; rice crackers; carrots & zucchini

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After a little laundry and packing, I made one of my favorite dishes from Eat, Drink, and Be Vegan: Thai Chick-Un Pizza. Somehow that pineapple, peanut sauce, and chickpea combination never fails to make mouth-watering magic. There’s never enough room on the pizza for all the toppings I like, so I made the extras into a salad.

Thai Chick-Un Pizza (ED&BV); leftover toppings salad

Thai Chick-Un Pizza (ED&BV); leftover toppings salad

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bell peppers, broccoli, pineapple, snap peas, & chickpeas

bell peppers, broccoli, pineapple, snap peas, & chickpeas

I am happy to announce that I have absolutely no homework planned for the evening. Perhaps I will get to working on the Q & A post–don’t forget to send in your questions!

Ciao for now–be back soon.

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24 Responses to “There's No Place Like Home”

  1. Caroline, on October 1st, 2009 at 7:47 pm Said:

    Love those multiseed crackers from TJ’s. So addictive! Yey for going home! I am with you, I can’t wait for the weekend to sleep in my old bed and enjoy being with family.

  2. Meg's Gut, on October 1st, 2009 at 8:09 pm Said:

    Wow, I have never heard and/or thought of doing oats any other way than sweet. Savory sounds so delicious…especially greek style. I would love to try this :)

  3. VeggieGirl, on October 1st, 2009 at 8:46 pm Said:

    Loooove the red shoes!!

    You should tackle INDIAN cuisine next for your oats :)

  4. devan, on October 1st, 2009 at 9:06 pm Said:

    that thai chkn Un pizza is amazing isnt it!!??

    i think your next savory oat cusine should be thai, or japanese.. miso and honey.. oh please do it! you will love it!

  5. april, on October 1st, 2009 at 9:11 pm Said:

    I still need to try savory oats! I just have too big of a sweet tooth!

    Lets see for Q and A.. how often do you exercise?

  6. burpexcuzme, on October 1st, 2009 at 10:21 pm Said:

    I love your Dorothy-esque shoes !!!

    But Caroline, Asian is not a cuisine! HAhaa, Chinese and Korean cuisine is totally different, and so is Thai, Indian, Vietnamese, Japanese, Singaporean, Indonesian, Malaysian, Cambodian, Burmese, etc! Haha, you get my point…so why not explore Asian cuisine a bit deeper? ;-)

    Question: Is there any veggie you DON’T eat? And do you ever crave…MEAT?

  7. The Foodie Diaries, on October 1st, 2009 at 10:55 pm Said:

    omg that sounds like my dream pizza!! i WILL be making that within the next week; book marking it now

    were the greek oats good?

  8. julia, on October 2nd, 2009 at 2:32 am Said:

    Hope you have a great weekend, enjoy it!

    Question: what does blogging mean for you?

    xxx Julia (Taste of Living)

  9. Naomi (onefitfoodie), on October 2nd, 2009 at 5:06 am Said:

    your food is so eclectic and unique! the flavors look so exotic and your pics are wonderful!

    i have yet to try savory oats, the sweet bowl I am just always drooling for! but sometime for dinner I will make the savory kind!

    I was going to get those multiseed crackers the other day! then opted not to, dont know why! I think I just bought too much that day haha

  10. Shelby, on October 2nd, 2009 at 5:28 am Said:

    Those red shoes are just adorable!

    Mmm, love the thai chick’n pizza! I must make that again soon.

  11. Erica, on October 2nd, 2009 at 5:53 am Said:

    ow! I so want to try those TJs rice crackers! I am putting them on my list for the next TJs shipment from my MIL ;) Have fun at home!!

  12. balancejoyanddelicias, on October 2nd, 2009 at 6:16 am Said:

    those Tj’s crackers look sooooo crunchy! I need to get some! :)

  13. julie, on October 2nd, 2009 at 8:00 am Said:

    hahah! I thought those tomatoes in your savory oats were watermelon! I was like uuuuh I’m not sure I could get on board with that..

    enjoy home and reuniting with Toto! I mean Fred! haha

  14. Christina, on October 2nd, 2009 at 8:03 am Said:

    I love the red shoes! So cute. I love wearing wacky colored shoes. They bring pizazz to plain outfits :)

  15. ksgoodeats, on October 2nd, 2009 at 8:22 am Said:

    I LOVE the shoes and I LOVE the Greek savory oats! I second VG, Indian oats would be fun. I don’t know how you’d do it (curry spice?) but if anyone could pull it off, it would be you.

    My Q – I know you’re going into Nutrition but what is your dream job within that? I mean do you foresee yourself being in the hospitals taking care of patients, having your own practice, etc.

  16. Danielle, on October 2nd, 2009 at 8:24 am Said:

    Love your red shoes!
    That savory greek oatmeal looks great! What a fun combo of flavors!

  17. Heather, on October 2nd, 2009 at 9:25 am Said:

    Very cute red shoes – I wish you safe travels home!

    I love edamame – I need to try it with an apple.

  18. Allie (Live Laugh Eat), on October 2nd, 2009 at 10:24 am Said:

    I was trying to clear out my fridge too in preparation for my departure (I definitely thought of it like winter break rather than just 2 days off haha). I ended up having to take the rest of my kefir bottle and drink it in the car. I did NOT want that to go to waste, no, no, no.

    Have a great time at home m’dear!

  19. lilveggiepatch, on October 2nd, 2009 at 12:27 pm Said:

    I LOVE FRED! Have fun with him :-)

    I haven’t made savory oats in, like, a year. This needs to change!

  20. Angharad, on October 2nd, 2009 at 1:24 pm Said:

    Oh wow! Savory greek oats sound fantastic!

  21. homegirlcaneat, on October 2nd, 2009 at 1:56 pm Said:

    Oh hai little chef genius woman. Greek oats?! BRILLZ!!!!

    I LOVE those crackers. They be so light and perf for ultimate volume eating with BITCHLOADS of hummus! SUUCCESSS

    <3<3<3

  22. Julz, on October 2nd, 2009 at 6:45 pm Said:

    Hey Miss Broccpea! (Broccoli + Chickpea :D )

    Okay, so I think you should do CHICKPEA OATS! Use 1/2 oats/1/2 chickpea flour; hummus; fresh tomatoes, and garnish the top with roasted chickpeas!

    Thai Un-Chicken Oatmeal?

    Thai Oats?

    Indian Oats?

    Fun Fun! I started posting again, too. Well, I guess I am vlogging and not blogging, per say, but whatevs!

  23. Julz, on October 2nd, 2009 at 6:45 pm Said:

    PS since your namesake used to be CHICKPEA, you must do chickpea oats of some sort! Yay!

  24. Julz, on October 2nd, 2009 at 6:48 pm Said:

    Oh and BTW; (Last thing I swear!!) Thai Oats = Coconut Milk, Red Curry Paste, Saffron, Ginger, Cinnamon, Ground Peanuts on top and shredded coconut on top! Yum!!

    OH and have you ever done Rice Pudding for breakfast? Coconut Banana Brown Rice Pudding? YUHUUUMMM!

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