The End of March

March 31st, 2013 | Posted by Alison Spath in Lunch - (3 Comments)

Well, we made it. It’s the last day of The Greener March Challenge. Whether you ate greens every day for the last 31 days or not, you endured my month long green stream of posts.  I’m not sure if I should say “Congrats!” or “I’m sorry.” There were certainly a few highlights for me for …
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We just said goodbye to the last of our friends from a good sized potluck dinner gathering here tonight.  Lots of good food with good friends – the only green leafy food in sight tonight came from the Spinach Artichoke Dip that I made, but it was devoured before I even remembered to get out …
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Different Strokes

March 26th, 2013 | Posted by Alison Spath in Lunch - (14 Comments)

This is quite possibly the greenest lunch I’ve eaten all month. It might even be the greenest lunch I’ve ever eaten.  Like, ever ever. My dad reads the blog and sometimes he calls to comment on cute baby pictures or if I made something that looked appealing to him. But the other day he called …
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It’s Easy Being Green

March 7th, 2013 | Posted by Alison Spath in Lunch - (1 Comments)

I am smack dab in the middle of a string of crazy days here. Not hard days, just very full days.  This morning started out with a 4 mile run, then it was a few hours at home to get some work done around here before taking the girls to an afternoon class while Kaz …
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Saturday Greenery

March 2nd, 2013 | Posted by Alison Spath in Lunch - (6 Comments)

It’s Day 2 of The Greener March Challenge! Here’s today’s lunchtime salad – KAPOW! Oh, wait. I mean, Hi! Did you eat something leafy and green yesterday? And today already too? High five! If you’re about to become a lean green eating machine for the next 30 days or so, we should talk about salad …
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These are a Few of My Favorite Greens

February 16th, 2013 | Posted by Alison Spath in Lunch - (1 Comments)

At this very moment, my house is quiet. Zak is at drum practice, the girls are off on a mini-adventure with a beloved aunt, the boy is napping. I can hear crickets. Yes, crickets in the winter. Hard to believe, eh? Well believe this – I just finished this kick-ass salad for lunch. The ass-kicking …
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QUICK! Go get your grocery list! I’ll wait. Add cream cheese to the list. (I’ll wait.) It turns out there’s more than one good place to smear cream cheese. Like a bagel? That’s one. Cream cheese frosting? Why not. For cheesecake? Getting my fork… And how about into an omelet? Yes, please! This fantastic cheese …
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Always Bet on BLAC

January 16th, 2013 | Posted by Alison Spath in Lunch - (6 Comments)

A lunch time quickie today! When I was a vegetarian, I truly didn’t miss meat.  Truly. But now that I’ve been eating some meat again, I must admit.  It’s good. Especially bacon. When I get good quality bacon from the local markets – or in this case, from Zak’s mom and step dad who raised …
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Lunch Lately

January 10th, 2013 | Posted by Alison Spath in Lunch - (6 Comments)

Today I’m here with a couple of my recent lunch time regulars. Some days I eat lunch all by myself. When the big kids are at an afternoon class and the baby is napping, I get to eat late lunch in peace and quiet with just myself and maybe a literary friend too. I’m re-reading …
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This is Butternut Squash #3 in my kitchen this fall.  My skin is turning more orange by the minute.  Stinking beta carotene. That’s actually not what I wanted to tell you. No, what I wanted to tell you is that when butternut squash is peeled, cubed and roasted in coconut oil, it reminds me a …
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