Hungry Hungry Hippie

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Bud Light Bread

How exactly can beer and pizza be healthy?  Well, it depends on how you make them, I guess.  You can use 100% Whole Wheat flour for instance. And light beer. And you can use Brendan Brazier’s recipe for “pizza sauce.” But in the end, all that matters is if it tastes good.  And it did. Last month, I bookmarked a very intriguing recipe from my fave healthy everythingtarian in which she made pizza dough using beer.  If your reaction to this news is anything like mine was, you’re probably chomping at the bit in anticipation… Read more >

Santa Monica Place

Last week was the (long awaited) grand opening of the newly rebuilt mall at the end of the 3rd street promenade…only it’s no longer just a “mall.” The new Santa Monica Place is pretty much the happening spot…but in addition to the high end shopping (finally a Bloomingdale’s on the west side!), there’s an entire dining deck. Source Trust me, this rooftop setting isn’t your average mall food court.  Far from it. Ocean views.  Award winning chefs.  Like I said, it’s the happening spot.  Even after a week of being open, getting reservations was nearly… Read more >

Soy Goddess

Last month I fell in love with kelp noodles and I swore that day that I would soon recreate the dish that sparked this love. Remember this gorgeous meal?  Thank you Chaco Canyon for blowing my mind with the ginger sesame bowl and introducing me to kelp noodles. I wasted no time trying to track down these elusive noodles.  Whole Foods hooked it up. Sea Tangle makes kelp noodles that I found near the seafood counter in the weird ocean products section at Whole Foods. As you can can’t really see, they are stored in… Read more >

The stork dropped off my baby

I was literally jumping up and down with excitement this morning while the FedEx man watched with concerned awe. I own a FOOD PROCESSOR!!!!!!! Months ago when we were filling out our wedding registry, I jokingly referred to this appliance as “the reason we are getting married.”  And since then, it has become clear to Kyle that it was less of a joke than he initially thought… Of course, I’m (mostly) kidding.  I love Kyle with all my heart.  But I’m also a huge foodie and have felt seriously limited for the past few years… Read more >

Lacking Noodles

I mentioned long ago that our Eugene, Oregon experience wasn’t the most amazing…in fact, I wasn’t even sure it was worth posting about.  But I figured a restaurant review, whether good or bad, is still something others can benefit from.  So here’s the quick and dirty on our one night in Track Town, USA. Despite Tiff’s helpful research (including Yelp! print-outs for vegan friendly restaurants), the dining options in Eugene were beyond minimal.  Each place we went to was closed.  One after another.  In fact, the entire town seemed completely deserted!  It was weird and… Read more >