nana’s

Who nabbed Nana’s?

I have a new favorite cookie by the way. [Yes, I know I already revealed that’s how I feel about every single one of Nana’s cookies, but this time I may be telling the truth] The chocolate crunch flavor has a sinfully delicious rich chocolate flavor with the crunch of rice crispies mixed in.  It’s fantastic.    Anyway.  Aside from the cookie food porn, I’m only popping in to announce the winner of the Nana’s giveaway. I really enjoyed reading everyone’s cute cookie memories.  And other drool inducing comments.  As for the randomly generated winner…congrats… Read more >

Cookie Sunday

This post will be especially appealing to the following people: people who are gluten free people who are vegan people who gave up sweets for Lent (and are now able to indulge) people who like cookies 🙂 If you are none of the above, then perhaps you should reevaluate your life stop reading.  For the rest of you… This is where the good stuff is. Nana’s cookies have always been my absolute favorite.  I’ve tried MANY dairy free desserts, and there’s always something a little bit off about the flavor/texture/whatever, but not with Nana’s.  They… Read more >

Packrat

Before I get into the latest and greatest from the hippie kitchen, I wanted to say thank you to everyone who took the time to offer their thoughts on yesterday’s post.  The discussion certainly got more heated than I anticipated (and some comments were a bit harsh), but it was great to read how others felt about sharing your views with your family/friends.  Being brave enough to stand up for your beliefs while not pressuring others to feel guilty about having differing opinions is definitely a fine line…and it seems that many feel there’s a… Read more >

Beer, pizza, and insomnia

Monday started bright and early (well, if we are being technical about it, I never went to bed Sunday night…sooo…I guess it started at the stroke of midnight?).  Whatever.  I got home around 8 am and immediately showered, put on my PJs, and started some oats on the stove.    I added a chopped gala to cook with the oats.  By the way, this was a pretty hefty batch (in the 2 cup range). Can you believe this bowl was only half the yield?  I was feeling crazy so I decided to bust open a… Read more >

Expo Explosion

Imagine a Whole Foods the size of 15 football fields…now imagine browsing it’s aisles for two days straight…now imagine representatives from every product giving your samples of their latest and greatest to try (for free!)…and THAT, my friends, is EXPO WEST. In other words, hippie heaven. Friday started bright and early as Kyle and I made our way to Anaheim to register and all that jazz.  And before we knew it, the doors pearly gates opened and BAM! Instantly we were slammed with people pushing samples at us…nibbles and bites of savory, creamy, sweet, smooth,… Read more >