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.

Lovely lentils

This recipe is long overdue. It’s so good I’d recommend abandoning your current dinner plans and making this instead. You won’t regret it. I first started with a dry lentil stew mix, which I soaked overnight to decrease the cooking time. The mix had multiple kinds of beans (black, white, soy, kidney, pinto), lentils, and barley. After soaking, the 1 cup of dry mix grew to nearly triple it’s original size! Once cooked, the yield was just over 3 cups. Meanwhile I pulsed walnuts in the food processor. I wanted them to be more… Read more >

Elise February 18, 2011 beans, lentils Read more >

Who is this girl?

When my alarm goes off in the morning, I get up immediately. I never hit snooze. Ever. So yesterday it went off at 4:25 am and I popped out of bed ready to start my day the best way I know how. However, after 46 seconds (give or take a few), I quickly came to the conclusion that working out was a bad idea. My head was a throbbing mess and my eyes were all puffy. [I have since discovered that I’m slightly allergic to the gorgeous bouquet Kyle got me for Valentine’s Day] So… Read more >

Elise February 17, 2011 chia seeds, chocolate, dried mixed fruit, nuts, oatmeal, soy yogurt, spinach salad Read more >

Loafing around

I made another hippie loaf. This pumpkin banana bread recipe is crazy yum. I should have made another batch way sooner. I don’t know what was holding me back. Actually I think I do. I rarely let bananas get to the mega-brown state that is oh-so-perfect for bread making. Smoothies and oats usually get them long before they reach that point of no return. This batch was moist like a muffin, but also fluffy like bread. Perfect when warmed and topped with peanut butter. With a side of coffee and berries. The weather lately has… Read more >

Elise February 17, 2011 lentils, nuts, peanut butter, pumpkin Read more >

More than running

Over the past few years I’ve grown to love a certain hard ass trainer. However, it wasn’t until I looked at our DVD collection the other day that I realized it may be bordering on obsession. Don’t worry, no restraining orders need to be filed. But I do think Jillian Michaels is a fitness genius. I used to poo-poo home workout videos, thinking they were so 80’s. Then I moved to the East Coast, where the nasty weather kept me indoors far more often than I liked. Rather than go stir crazy pent up in… Read more >

Elise February 15, 2011 Uncategorized Read more >

Vegan love truffles

Love. Love. Love. You can pretty much slap any romantic words in front of a meal name on the 14th and it’s instantly a cupid-themed treat, right? (Well, maybe not mushy) This morning’s oats were anything but ordinary – they were hot and steamy. 🙂 The add ins were semi-special. Mostly because there was no moderation whatsoever in the amounts used. Sure it looks like a simple spoonful of raw almond butter above, but I actually added in the entire remaining portion seen below. I also added the whole banana into the oats when they… Read more >

Elise February 15, 2011 chocolate, coconut, nutbutter, nuts, oatmeal, seaweed, sushi, tofu Read more >

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