August 10, 2019

The destroyer

Orange Miso Bowl

This recipe came from a craving I was having for my Miso Pepita Broiled Squash but couldn’t remember what was in it aside from miso – and then I went in a wildly different direction because of what I had on hand + FODMAP issues. Actually, that other recipe is pretty FODMAP-friendly as well, in case you want to give it a whirl.

Gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, FODMAP

Orange Miso Bowl

Medium butternut squash, peeled and cut into bite-sized chunks
Medium to large sweet potato, peeled and cut into bite-sized chunks
Large carrot, cut into bite-sized chunks
2 Tbsp. white miso
1 Tbsp. crushed or grated ginger
1 Tbsp. honey or maple syrup or date syrup
Juice + zest of 1 orange
2 Tbsp. olive oil
Salt, pepper and ground cumin

Preheat your oven to 200C/400F. Whiz all the non-veggie ingredients together (minus the spices) to form a dressing.

Chuck your veggies onto a large prepared baking sheet, and drizzle half the dressing over top. Toss to coat well. Sprinkle with the spices.

Bake for 25 – 35 minutes or until done to your liking. Pull from the oven, drizzle with the second half of the dressing, and serve.

Serves 4 – 6, depending on serving size and what you do with it. I ate mine most days with a little protein and called it a meal. I had intended on serving with wilted baby spinach and had thoughts of turning it into a hash one day – but those things never quite materialized.

August 9, 2019

Artfully arranged “Street Art”

August 8, 2019

Cold zones popping up all over

August 7, 2019

August 6, 2019

The snow-based (mini) theme park is almost open at DFC

August 5, 2019

Ooooooooooooohkay – so, in my defense, this looked in focus in the dark while walking the pups.

Quality picture taking, there. 😆

August 4, 2019

Another sleepy babe

FODMAP Diet – Week 7

This was my seventh week on the FODMAP diet.

Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
An explanation

Proposed Meal Plan

Breakfasts

  • Overnight Oats with blueberries

Lunches/Dinners

  • Chirashi bowls
  • Crab salad with zoodles

Snacks

  • Finish those fairly joyless oat crackers

Actual Meal Plan

Breakfasts

  • Overnight Oats with blueberries
  • Açaí bowl out with semi-compliant ingredients
  • Leftover deviled shrimp with rice

Lunches/Dinners

  • The last of the miso orange orange things with rotisserie chicken from last week
  • Chirashi bowls, both home and out
  • Lemon pepper tuna + Kewpie mayo + cucumber + pickled ginger bowls
  • Game night at a friends’ – beef roast, shrimp deviled eggs and definitely non-compliant dessert
  • Chicken & rice out at the wings place one night

Snacks

  • I didn’t really snack much this week
Monday: The last of the orange miso veggies from last week & dinner out – chicken + rice
Tuesday: I love it when a plan comes together. I don’t know if dinner (right) is quite worth a recipe post, but it was delicious. 1 small can lemon pepper tuna + 1 Tbsp. Kewpie mayonnaise + 1 small cucumber + 1 Tbsp. chopped pickled ginger + togarishi seasoning or salt & pepper = yum for a light dinner or lunch
Wednesday: Banana peanut butter açaí bowl out, a repeat of that tuna bowl for lunch, and Chirashi at home
Thursday: Chirashi bowl out for lunch – Skipped dinner
Friday: Game night out with friends – shrimp deviled eggs, Dutch-style pot roast, desserts that weren’t compliant but were worth it
Saturday: Today was a ‘clean the fridge’ day full of rice and seafood

What did I learn this week?

Having 1 thing you batch cooked that can be switched up a ton of different ways makes every meal feel full of possibilities.

Sure, I only had a set number of toppings to choose from, but I could load my bowl down with a couple bites of a ton of different tastes and textures.

I think this is the key to batch cooking – good thing, since I love me a good dinner/Buddha/nourish/whatever the Pinterest kids are calling it this week bowl.

August 3, 2019