Hungry Hungry Hippie

Monthly Archive: March 2012

Ta Ta Time Warner

ADD post coming your way!   Home-made maple glazed nuts and tortilla chips have been on repeat in the hippie household.  Our oven is eventually going to need to be tested on something more substantial than snack food.  I’ve been eating breakfast for every meal.  Oats for dinner.  Granola for lunch.  Pancakes for breakfast.  Repeat.  It’s probably because I’m on night shifts this week so my body doesn’t know morning from evening.    Yes, that’s a new granola recipe.  Wait for it.   This new flavor of Zevia (strawberry!!) gave me such bad GERD I… Read more >

March 16, 2012 Uncategorized Read more >

A veggie’s best friend

At the end of the day I want simple but delicious.  Fresh fare is my preference, but sometimes it’s not in the cards.  Enter: the freezer. There are a lot of negative associations with frozen food, but done right they can be your best friend. Leftovers – any time you make a lasagnas or casseroles, make WAY more than you will eat and portion the extras into tupperware.  By freezing 2/3 of the dish from the get-go you preserve the freshness of the dish and guarantee yourself a future home cooked meal. Baked goods –… Read more >

March 15, 2012 veggie burger Read more >

Missing motivation

I seem to be unable to motivate myself to run.  I think I have the reverse problem from the rest of society…as soon as I sign up for a race I lose all inspiration to train.  I’m OCD enough to eke out some willpower, but forced running is not fun running.  I know myself, so I know the difference between being bored with my running route and being bored with running in any form.  Boredom is not my problem.  Motivation is.  I’m missing my running mojo. The difference between the old Elise and the person… Read more >

March 14, 2012 Uncategorized Read more >

Single take

How about one photo for each meal? Crock-pot spiced brown rice with almond butter. In an effort to bring some variety to my oat routine (the horror!!) I made brown rice this week.  The crock-pot is just as easy because I leave it to cook on low overnight and wake up to warm whole grain perfection. Kale salad with seitan. No explanation necessary.  These two foods will never cease to amaze me. The Cookie Department Great Full (vegan) cookie. You would never ever know this cookie has sweet potatoes in it.  It was soooo good. … Read more >

March 13, 2012 almonds, asian tofu, kale, nutbutter, seitan, tofu, vegan cookies Read more >

Meatout Monday

Did you know that meatout is the world’s largest grassroots diet education campaign?    And every year, on March 20th thousands of people encourage their friends, families, and communities to "kick the meat habit” and explore a wholesome, compassionate diet of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.  The campaign started back in 1985 and has grown tremendously since then.  Check out the success they had in 2011!  The 2012 goal of meatout is to distribute free vegan food samples to 30,000 people.    My own personal goal in promoting a plant based diet is proving that… Read more >

March 12, 2012 flax, good karma, linwoods Read more >