Hungry Hungry Hippie

Daily Archive: January 21, 2009

don’t judge a fig by it’s cover

I’ll admit, I love fig newtons/bars, but the thought of eating a fig alone was not too appealing…They just look weird.  But after seeing Erin’s picture of the fig’s cross section, I was intrigued…could their be a delicious fruit hiding beyond these hideous exteriors??    Turns out, they are way yummmmm!  Maybe even a new fave dried fruit? (and that’s tough company) As I was doing my daily food blog surfing, I came upon a contest I couldn’t ignore!  Everyone should check out Oh She Glows, since well over half the products I now obsess… Read more >

January 21, 2009 Ezekiel muffins, figs, peanut butter, soy yogurt Read more >

I almost burned the house down!

OMG!  I seriously just had WAY too close a call with an oven disaster… Enough said?  Those are brussels, since you probably can’t tell.  I was at the gym and I suddenly remembered holy $*&%!! I left Brussels sprouts in the oven.  I’ve never sprinted back to my apartment faster.  No joke.  I EFFING booked it.  When I turned onto my road I was at least happy that there were no fire trucks, and we DO have a doorman, so I figured they’d recognize if smoke was consuming the hallway…but when I opened the door… Read more >

January 21, 2009 big salad, broccoli slaw, brussels sprouts, seitan Read more >

Obama nation

I got chills! Yes, we can. No I wasn’t there, these pics are from my television.  Anyways…onto the food! What better way to start off the day than with a warm frothy coffee and french toast.   I used egg beaters, vanilla silk and cinnamon with ww bread, and then CAKED on the earth balance.  Seriously, I went overboard with the EB… I know it’s vegan and all, but I’m not sure that’s an acceptable excuse to add as much as I do to my food.  I also had a blueberry o’soy.  Loves it. For… Read more >

January 21, 2009 Amy's, egg beaters, mexican food, soy yogurt Read more >