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Portland – The Green Elephant
August 18, 2015Continuing the drive up the coast of Maine, we stopped in Portland for one night. We were all in the mood for Asian food and decided on a vegetarian Thai restaurant called The Green Elephant. We checked with several locals including our hotel staff, shop keepers, and Uber drive and they all gave it a [...]
Colorful Asian Lettuce Wraps With Caramelized Tofu
October 27, 2015Our go-to, use-it-all-up, everyone-loves-it dinner is lettuce wraps. Something about biting into a cold, crisp lettuce leaf filled with a warm mixture is just plain pleasing and delicious. These are a few reasons why I prefer to make lettuce wraps at home: Quick Low carb Plant based protein Various colored vegetables providing a wide [...]
Wild Blackberry Lemon Zest Scones (& the Glycemic Index)
July 18, 2015I am going to get a little scientific first and discuss the glycemic index. Every food is designated a certain rating on a scale called the Glycemic Index (GI). This number (scale 0-100) correlates to the propensity a food has to raise your blood sugar. The faster and higher your blood sugar (glucose level) rises, [...]





