The Peaceful Pantry

05/06/2014

The "I need a new car battery for Mother's Day" lactation cookie sale! Spread the word and help me have a functioning car again mamas!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, $12!!!! ($3 off!) and the first 5 orders will receive a coupon for 50% off the next order!

send payment via PayPal to [email protected] and all orders will be ready for pick up tomorrow after 10am!

All cookies are vegan and sugar free as always, the peanut butter is made fresh by me and tastes *delicious*

05/05/2014

Computer illiteracy has prevented me from posting a photo of this week's coming menu! But let's not get discouraged, here it is, not-so-snazzy-looking, but typed out menu ;)

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a minimum commitment of 5 meals per week at $50 (includes delivery cost)
10 meals per week $80
~local Redlands only for now (including businesses)! One meal is serving sized for 1 person~

Lunches:
*Tuscan Kale Salad
Fresh purple kale, shredded and massaged, then topped with kalamata olives, toasted walnuts, cherry tomatoes, marinated red onion and goat cheese feta (optional)

*Potato and Mushroom Fajita Burritos
Marinated and roasted potatoes, sautéed mushrooms, grilled onions and peppers, wrapped up in a flour tortilla with a cilantro cashew-cream sauce

*Mushroom, black rice and red quinoa pilaf
Red quinoa, black rice and roasted marinated mushrooms are all tossed together in a delicious and hearty seasoned pilaf. Served with a whole wheat pita bread on the side and a yogurt dill sauce

*Classic PB&J
Homemade peanut butter from organic roasted peanuts, seasonal marmalade or preserves on fresh whole wheat bread. Served with a side of fresh fruit and cut veggies with hummus.

Dinner:
*Sweet Potato, baked plantains and Black Beans on Cilantro Rice
Marinated and roasted sweet potatoes and plantains, tossed together with flavorful black beans and served on a bed of fluffy rice flavored with lime juice and fresh cilantro.

*Caramelized Onion, Wild Mushroom and Lentil Soup
This perfect for postpartum stew contains booster foods, protein, good fats and lots of flavor!

*Braised Tempeh with Curried Coconut Sauce
A flavorful, protein-rich dish served with a side of rice

*Crunchy Asian-Style Noodle Salad
Cold udon noodles are tossed together with shredded purple cabbage, snow peas, small broccoli florets, shredded carrots and a spicy peanut dressing

Drinks and Extras
*Mate Latte ~ ready to pour and heat on the stove, made with organic Yerba Mate tea, fresh almond milk and raw honey

*Peaceful Nursing Iced Tea ~ an herbal remedy to provide essential nutrients to your hard-working body while nursing a little one

*Vegan Coconut-Cocoa Fudge ~ an awesome dessert you don’t have to feel guilty about! Sweetened with pure maple syrup and made with healthy fats, this treat is great for pregnant and postpartum mamas

*Peanut Butter Lactation Cookies ~ Because why not?

To order please send me a PM or visit www.thepeacefulpantry.com and send me a message through my contact page

The Peaceful Pantry is about ... holistic nutrition, wholesome health for the entire family, plant-based meals that satisfy and delight, Welcome! I am so happy you are here! xoxo Jasmine

05/02/2014

It occurred to me during my last job, creating delicious meals for a pregnant mama, that I could be much more efficient in many ways if I did things in bulk! Ingredients will be cheaper and for you, the customer, you will simply receive beautifully packaged foods once a week. No fuss, all healthy foods full of love and nutrients!

I will be requiring a minimum 5 meal per week commitment and I will be posting next week's menu this weekend. Trust me, it is delightful!! Get in touch with me if you would like to get in on this action, the meals are good for anyone and mamas who have recently given birth will also get a ton of healing goodies such as teas, tinctures, juices and broths!

Stay tuned for that menu!! Early bird sign up (before Monday) will get 10% off their entire order!!

04/29/2014

My page has been silent for a long time!

I read a quote recently, I don't remember where, that said "Sometimes to discover new lands, you have to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."

I have learned so much about myself, about finding balance and about business in the last 9 months. I realized today that this adventure has been growing, changing and materializing in the same amount of time that it takes to grow a baby! How very fitting

04/26/2014

Lactation cookies for sale- today and tomorrow only! Local orders only for pick up =) I don't have a lot, only while supplies last!

04/26/2014

*** Lactation Cookies!!! ***

The cloth diaper change was a lot of fun, I saw some familiar faces and Izzy was being a good sport about the whole change situation ;) I have some goodies leftover so that means SALE!

~From now until Sunday only, chocolate chip lactation cookies $10!!

~Chocolate Chip lactation cookies and a small bag of loose leaf Peaceful Nursing Tea $15

And *for today only* anyone who signs up for any of my postpartum services will get 25% off that service! That is a huge savings!! (payment plans available, $50 non-refundable deposit required to reserve your spot)

While supplies last, please PM me or email me for service information and ordering/pick up information

04/25/2014

I will be at the great Cloth Diaper Change at Kissui in Redlands tomorrow with my lactation cookies, some loose leaf tea and raw lemon lavender cheesecake for sale! Come join us, it will be a lot of fun!

04/17/2014

*NEW!*

Peaceful Nursing Tea!

This is a loose leaf blend made from certified organic flowers and herbs. It contains: red rooibos tea, red raspberry leaf, lemon balm, fenugreek seed, fennel seed, marshmallow root, blessed thistle, rosehips, and anise seed.

My Postpartum Meal service includes a 4 oz jar of this amazing tea blend as a free gift, and I have decided to put it up for sell... tinctures will also be available soon!

4oz: $10

~*~*~ and for a limited time only!!! ~*~*~

4oz tea + vegan lactation cookies: $20

Be Peaceful Mamas!

04/11/2014

YES!!! I get asked constantly :"Should I be vegan? Isn't Paleo the only way to be healthy? What are your thoughts on this diet??"

And my answer tends to be too vague for you all ;) Because there is no 'right' or 'wrong' diet friends, and those of you who know me, know what I am about to say next... We are all so different! Experiment and follow the path that feels right to you. There is no need to take sides or read a diet book as if it is gospel; as long as you are eating SOUL foods, you are in the clear!

We've recently become so obsessed with our diets we've lost almost all certainty in how or what we should be eating. Is there an optimal human diet?

03/21/2014

*** Lactation Cookies for Sale! ***

$15 a bag, vegan chocolate chip

Please send me a message to order, these are for local pick up only and until supplies last

03/19/2014

I have a request to cook for a private event to celebrate a wonderful woman getting her Masters Degree... but my favorite part is that her request was based off the fact that my food is "the best she has ever had!"

YES!! :D

03/19/2014

Have you or someone you know recently given birth?

Would you like to shed a few pounds before bikini season?

Thinking about trying out a plant-based diet but don't know where to start?

Try on a personal chef for a day! No long-term commitments, a week's worth of meals for you and your entire family, all wholesome plant-based nutrition!

Wellness packages starting at $200 + the cost of groceries. call me for a free consultation today!

www.thepeacefulpantry.com

The Peaceful Pantry is about ... holistic nutrition, wholesome health for the entire family, plant-based meals that satisfy and delight, Welcome! I am so happy you are here! xoxo Jasmine

03/18/2014

It's my favorite time of year. Hummingbirds are stopping by my front porch to say hello, my back doors stay open all day, it isn't too dark after dinner to go for a long family walk...

And Inner Evolution Yoga in Redlands asks me to cater their 30-day challenge party!!

This is one of my absolute favorite catering jobs that I have been blessed to cook for the last couple of years and I am so excited to serve up delicious food in my yoga pants and bare feet again this year!

03/14/2014

I am so incredibly blessed to have received so much support from my community! Starting this business is more than something to do in my spare time (wait spare time?? what spare time?!) this is a passion and the very thing that has the potential to keep me home with my girls!

My perfectionist OCD qualities have led me back to the drawing board again and again, and the days have suddenly turned into months before my eyes. The process of getting this business off the ground has taken much longer than I had anticipated and it has been hard!! But thankfully, I hear my dad's voice in my head in hard times, reminding me that anything worth doing is worth doing right.

And FINALLY!! I see light at the end of the tunnel! There will still be more time, more waiting, more paperwork... but if perfection is what I am striving for, I don't think it gets much better than these pictures done by Sons and Daughter Photography!

03/05/2014

***** Attention my lovely customers and clients! ******

I will be taking a break from facebook! I still get most of my questions and things in facebook messages, so if you need something right away I would like to remind you to please send me an email ([email protected]) or you can always contact me on my website www.thepeacefulpantry.com

Thank you everyone!! Sending love!

Namaste

When I had my oldest daughter three years ago, I had newly graduated from a holistic nutrition and culinary institute, but struggled to fit my healthy lifestyle into my new role as a mom. Suffering...

02/28/2014

A fuzzy phone photo of my catering set up today before my poor phone died on me.. Such a fun opportunity to feed healthy food to some of our county's innovative leader!

02/19/2014

Isabelle woke up grumpy this morning, so Will took her with him on his morning walk.. Love carries on!

02/10/2014

I have 1 bag left of gluten free lactation cookies! Order now and they can ship out today!

Vegan, sugar free, gluten free

www.thepeacefulpantry.com ~ $15 + shipping

When I had my oldest daughter three years ago, I had newly graduated from a holistic nutrition and culinary institute, but struggled to fit my healthy lifestyle into my new role as a mom. Suffering...

01/22/2014

Recipe Development!!!

There is nothing more fun (and more frustrating) than developing a new recipe, and I have had more failures than successes.

But THIS is a good one! The Peaceful Pantry is about functional flavors- foods that are going to do something good for your body. And these work!!

MamaMilk Bars and Yoga Bars are finally ready to be released, but with this new year comes many changes and I will not be taking orders. Instead, a certain number of bars will be made, and they will be for sale on my website: www.thepeacefulpantry.com while supplies last.

These bars are sugar free, gluten free, and made with all vegan ingredients except for the addition of raw local honey from Redland's Soffel Farms (which I LOVE!)

Stay tuned for more information about ordering, a new recipe video and my amazing new website that is being created by Two Guys, One Design!

01/15/2014

My plans to share dinner ideas, recipes and the like was thwarted when first both of my kids got sick, and then Will and I caught it right after!

Thankfully it hasn't lasted long for us, I think my wellness recipe helped to nip it in the bud:

1/2 lemon, sliced
1 inch piece of fresh ginger
1 cinnamon stick
1 Tbsp raw organic honey
8 oz hot water

simmer everything but the honey for 10 minutes. Strain into a mug. Add honey to taste and enjoy at least twice a day until you feel better!

In addition to my favorite sick tea, we sun bathe for at least 30 minutes a day while sick, do some light yoga (especially twists) and of course, reiki.

Unfortunately the girls had to deal with fevers, sore throats, headaches... it was much harder on them. What are your go-to remedies this time of year?

01/11/2014

I am looking for a good source of organic bulk items like grains, chia seeds, flours, etc.... does anybody have any ideas or places you like to order from??

01/08/2014

Check out what's new with the Peaceful Pantry!

I have been so blessed, and this year I have a strong desire to give back. I believe so strongly in the healing powers of foods and the importance of nurturing our bodies after childbirth, but I know...

01/08/2014

My personal chef schedule is wide open for 2014! Give me a call for a free consultation, or get connected with me to find out how you can give the gift of a personal chef to a woman in need

So... you made a baby. Now what?

01/07/2014

Don't know what to do with your broccoli stalks? Sometimes it seems like after you cut off all of your florets you have more stalk than you do broccoli!

The stalk might be a little bit more tough, but if you cut it into matchsticks you won't even notice! You can throw them in with your other broccoli pieces and have them roasted, steamed, in curries etc. or save them for a slaw later!

Waste not, want not ;)

01/05/2014

This Tuesday our meetup group, The Peaceful Mamas Tribe will be meeting at Olive Ave Market! I absolutely cannot wait to see Renee and her new baby girl there, and I hope you come too! We will be working on gathering together any interested mamas (and friends and hubbys) who are interested in putting in some community service time and helping to re-build the beautiful garden in the back where we meet! Playing in the dirt, teaching our littles about giving back, enjoying some fresh air... it doesn't get much better than that =)

11am ~ Olive Ave. Market ~ Tuesdays

01/04/2014

Taco night was a roaring success! My walnut and forbidden rice taco 'meat' is a favorite around here! Those of you who requested recipes, I will get them to you shortly! :D

01/04/2014

A lot of health nuts swear off coffee and/or caffeine as one of their first commitments to a better lifestyle...

Those of you who know me, know that will never be the case in my life! My coffee is my sacred ritual and I love every second of it. My moment begins when I hear the tiny clinks of coffee beans fall into my grinder, and I savor that unique smell that fills my kitchen the very instant that I pour hot water into our french press... mmm. The good stuff

01/02/2014

A new year, new beginnings, and maybe for some of you, a new and healthier lifestyle!

I can't tell you how many wonderful women have said to me "Jasmine I love it, eating for health, balanced lifestyle, blah blah blah.. I hear you. But just tell me, what do I eat?? Where do I begin?!"

I thought today would be the perfect time to tell you exactly what it is that I will be eating and maybe inspire you on your journey!

Here is a poorly lit picture of my fridge today. I have my fresh juice made with carrot, beet, apple, kale, ginger and beet tops. Coconut waters, wine (or as I like to call it.. mommy juice), some leftovers, cut up veggies, hummus... you get the idea. Notice that older leftovers are in front so that they get eaten first, veggies are cut and ready for snacking, and juice is made for easy pouring throughout the day!

My menu for the next several days is:

harissa spiced chickpeas with spinach
walnut 'meat' tacos in lettuce cups
chili
slutty potatoes (thinly sliced roasted potatoes with leftover chili and all the fixins on top.. yum!)
mushroom and spinach pasta
veggie coconut curry

If anyone is interested in any of these recipes, send me a message! I am always happy to share, and I really hope that this has given you some good ideas to bring balanced nutrition into your new year and maybe even inspired you to take on a few vegan meals a week =)

Happy New Year Mamas! Sending you Peace and Love!

12/17/2013

Peaceful Mamas Tribe meetup at Ford Park in Redlands today! If you can make it come enjoy this beautiful weather with us!

12/04/2013

Psst... I am a resource on the Holistic Pediatric Alliance website ;)

I'm not just about lactation cookies! Give me a call and take advantage of my knowledge on holistic nutrition!

For the month of December I will be doing in-person consultations for pregnant or nursing mamas for only $100!

We will talk about a personalized approach to a healthy lifestyle, maintaining good health while pregnant/nursing, tips to make your healthy routines a habit and not a burden, recipes, and at the end of it all I will create a one-of-a-kind notebook just for you, filled with all of the helpful information we discussed during our meeting!

[email protected] ~ subject: "December consultation"

Find a chiropractor in your area. Our members specialize in children and pregnancy.

11/25/2013

The Peaceful Mamas Tribe is meeting tomorrow at Olive Ave! 11am, littles are welcome, bring your smiles! :D

And The Peaceful Pantry's online store continues to be brought together, part by pure hard work and dedication, and part by seemingly blind luck... lactation cookies, herbal teas, herbal bath soaks, and so much more is heading your way!

And you didn't hear it from me, but I may have met a wonderful man on our trip to The Bay Area who would like to offer the Peaceful Pantry his services in making me **one of a kind, hand-created WOVEN WRAPS!! ** all the way from the beautiful island of Hawaii!! Give me a thumbs up if you would be interested in this amazing opportunity because my week's plans include choosing colors and uhh... I'm pretty damn excited! ;)

11/15/2013

I'm sorry I have been so MIA! Things have been a little bit crazy around here. I am so grateful for my intuition for letting me know that this was the perfect month to take a break and get organized