Best Day of my Life
Off to Hawaii 🙂
Patience is a virtue
It’s a totally random coincidence that my 2nd blogiversary falls on the same day as my wedding. Although one is semi-noteworthy, the other far outweighs it (by leaps and bounds) in importance…and so I will be postponing the celebration of hungryhungryhippie turning two until I return from Hawaii. But you can be sure the wait will be worth it for you because I have several giveaways in the works. Go big or go home, right? Hey, I waited 6 years for this day to come, so I know something about patience. [College] [1st Anniversary] [Graduation]… Read more >
Add first…
…subtract later never. That’s my version of the improve-your-diet rule, at least. I like trying new things, but I also like keeping the old (can you tell I was a Girl Scout?). New: Israeli couscous & French Whole Wheat couscous Old: Quinoa And so the three-grain pilaf was born… Into the pot went: 1/3 cup Israeli couscous 1/3 cup French WW couscous 1/3 cup quinoa 2 cups water I left it to soak in the pot while I went on a run, showered, and answered emails (~1.5 hours). When I returned to the stove, almost… Read more >
Savory leftovers
If there’s one thing I pride myself on, it’s my ability to create meals out of the most random hodgepodge assortment of leftovers. This should come as no surprise given my love for everything-but-the-kitchen-sink salads, but I definitely think I have a knack for making cupboard scraps and a nearly empty fridge into a fairly decent dish. Oats are the perfect central ingredient for this little something-out-of-nothing trick. If I’m going the savory route with oats, there’s one ingredient I turn to without fail, and that’s nutritional yeast… Welcome to nooch mountain. Full of fresh… Read more >
Beachy keen
I started the day with a java the size of my head and a bowl of oats topped with some peanut buttah, which left me bouncing with energy.  Kyle suggested some beach time and I thought, why not?! Ok, the placement of the peanut butter didn’t work out for the photo at all… I made the oats on the stove with more water than I typically use and because of that they were super gooey.  So even though I tried to leave the spoon on top to show off the PB, the other blobs just sunk to… Read more >