Hungry Hungry Hippie

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Goddess of the leftovers

I’m pooped.  And it’s no mystery why, but I still find it odd that doing so little can leave me feeling so. wiped. out. Fortunately, I came home from the weekend of Thanksgivings with so much food, that I didn’t even have to go grocery shopping for the whole week afterwards (!!).  Ok, that’s a lie, I went once to grab marinara sauce, but otherwise I’ve been eking by on leftovers and extra groceries alone. So what do you do when (a) you’ve been stuffing your face for 5 days in a row and (b)… Read more >

December 3, 2012 avocado, nasoya, spinach salad, tahini, tofu Read more >

Spicy food is out

We went out to dinner last week.  It’s been cold and rainy in Santa Monica, which calls for real Fall clothes.   Bump peek-a-boo.  Now you see it, now you don’t. We went to True Food Kitchen, an easy choice as it’s within walking distance and the menu accommodates all dietary needs. We shared the kale salad to start (parm on the side).  And I got “the natural” to drink (a sweet ginger fizzy drink). Not wanting to be predictably repetitive, I DIDN’T get the TLT sandwich or the tofu rice bowl, and instead went… Read more >

December 2, 2012 avocado, curry, eggs, kale, true food kitchen Read more >

Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe

  She’s a beauty, even before going into the oven! And after…   Just as lovely.  Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake [vegan, gluten free*] Ingredients: 3.5 oz. firm tofu (1/4 of a 14 oz. container) 4 oz. vegan cream cheese (FYH brand) 1 cup cashews, soaked, drained, & pureed + 1 tbsp lemon juice 1/2 cup canned pumpkin 1/2 cup cane sugar 1 tbsp. arrowroot 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. ground ginger 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1/8 tsp. salt 1 prepared graham cracker crust* Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 F.  Puree all the… Read more >

December 1, 2012 dessert, follow your heart, nuts, pumpkin, tofu Read more >

The evolution of my grocery list

This post is semi-embarrassing, but was fun to reflect on and write.  I don’t eat a “perfect” diet now (whatever that means), nor will I ever, but I’ve come a LONG way in the past decade. *** I didn’t live in an apartment until my senior year of college.  Before that I was in the dorms or the sorority house.  We all know what dorm life is like…needless to say, moving to a gorgeous mansion with tons of girlfriends was a big upgrade.  And although living with a million other females wasn’t always such a… Read more >

November 30, 2012 Uncategorized Read more >

Readers request: Breadmaker bread

This is the recipe I use time and time again (I’ve strayed but none are as good as this simple whole wheat loaf).   Whole Wheat Breadmaker Bread [vegan] For a 1.5 lb loaf Ingredients: 1 cup + 2 tbsp warm water 1 tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp Earth Balance 1/4 cup sugar (I usually use coconut sugar, but I’ve used cane sugar too) 1 1/4 tsp salt 3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 2 1/4 tsp yeast (1 packet) Directions: Add to breadmaker in the order listed above.  For the yeast, make a small… Read more >

November 29, 2012 breadmaker, Read more >