Hungry Hungry Hippie

so delicious

Who was Betsy?

There are certain phrases I find myself saying lately that make me sound like I’m 100 years old.  Or living on a farm in the 1940’s.  I don’t know how I suddenly aged 70 years but it’s kinda odd.  They aren’t even phrases that my parents said, so I have no excuse. Anyone know where the phrase “Heavens to Betsy!” comes from?  It’s pretty random when you think about it. I digress… The oats-in-a-jar trend never really caught on in the HHH household.  But I’m frugal by nature and would never dream of letting these… Read more >

December 23, 2011 oatmeal, peanut butter, so delicious, Read more >

Non-dairy creamers

Taste testing went down over the summer (I know, I know, that was so long ago!) and I’m ready to offer you my thoughts on the variety of mainstream non-dairy creamers on the market.   Ready for reviews?    Wild Wood soymilk creamer Pros: plain flavor didn’t distract from coffee/tea thick texture mixed well with beverages organic (but not advertised as such – oddly enough?) low sugar content (1 g per serving) no sodium Cons: long ingredient list after soymilk (maltodextrin, tapioca starch, etc.) lacking in flavor (it was more bland and less soy tasting… Read more >

December 15, 2011 coconut milk, nutmilk, so delicious, soy milk 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 >

March 13, 2011 alexia, Alvarado Street bread, Artisana, bob's red mill, clif bar, coconut, Daiya, dates, Ezekiel, gardein, justin's nutbutter, larabar, Mary's Gone Crackers, mrs. may's, nana's, nasoya, Nature's Path cereal, navitas natural, ozery bakery, pacific foods, so delicious, steaz Read more >