Elise

About Elise

I’m a nurse. An exercise lover. A whole foods connoisseur. A health enthusiast. And I have IBS. No need to cue the sappy violin music yet... I’ve found that eating a mostly plant-based diet has allowed me to continue to live and love life to the fullest. Although moderation isn’t something I do well, I’m 100% devoted to giving my body pure, wholesome, quality food. Nutritious and delicious, all the time. Hungry Hungry Hippie is a way for me to share my daily dealings with food, fitness, and everything in between.

Build me up butternut

These past few days I’ve been sick. You may have noticed since my posts haven’t been food journal style, but rather recipes, restaurant & product reviews. No worries, I’ve been downing Kombucha bottle by bottle, and I’m finally starting to feel ok-ish. This is all very timely, given my first day of work was yesterday. [Sigh] Figures. But anyways, as you can imagine, liquids have been a mainstay in my diet over the last 24 hours. Here’s one of the lovely liquid concoctions I “whipped up” between catnaps. As an aside, I’m always reluctant to… Read more >

Elise October 21, 2010 butternut squash, Kombucha, nutmilk Read more >

Very Berry Salad

I didn’t come up with this salad name. I’m pretty sure that’s the handwriting of my sister circa 1992. Here’s a translation: Dressing 1/3 cup EVOO 1/3 cup vinegar (regular – as in not balsamic) 1/2 cup sugar 2 T sesame seeds 1 T white onion, finely chopped 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1/4 tsp paprika Salad 1-2 pints strawberries a whole lotta spinach 3 T almonds, slivered optional: crumbled goat cheese, avocado I retook the (below) photo three times because it looked so weird. Despite the odd coloring, there really aren’t any special effects… Read more >

Elise October 21, 2010 avocado, spinach salad Read more >

Be-UDI-ful Bagels

In case you were unaware, I don’t post all my eats. There are several reasons for this, but that’s neither here nor there. My point is, had I posted photos of every bite, you would have seen the slow and steady demise of my multi-nut butter. I’m making it again asap because I have been a nutbutter-a-holic lately. Another confession, I threw away half a tub of spinach today. It was all watery and gross. I can’t recall the last time I had plain veggies, let alone a salad. And that’s just plain bizarre (and… Read more >

Elise October 20, 2010 nutbutter, p.b. and j Read more >

Kane have some more

In case you were unaware, I really love sushi. I’ve always loved sushi. When I moved from CA to NYC, I stopped eating fish because I didn’t like the idea of not knowing from where where it came. Responsibly-caught, fresh-from-the-Pacific fish, however, is ok by me. So now that I’m back on the West Coast, I’ve been more open to re-introducing fish into my diet. Kinda. Sushi is currently one of the only ways I will eat fish. And although I can count on one hand the number of sushi outings I’ve had in the… Read more >

Elise October 20, 2010 avocado, fish, seaweed, sushi Read more >

Cake from August

After my parents left, Kyle and I spent the day catching up on errands around the apartment. It was raining so we kept busy indoors with football…and cooking. I can’t believe this dish turned out to be such a hit. It was truly the most random thing ever, but it ended up really wowing my husband. It wasn’t vegan, but it could easily be made so. I guess that makes it blog-worthy… Because I threw it together using what I had on hand, you probably already have the ingredients too. Tomatoes, onions, rice…they’re basics. Comfort… Read more >

Elise October 19, 2010 Uncategorized Read more >

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