Hungry Hungry Hippie

Hungry Hungry Hippie

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Booze & Border

If you’re a regular reader, you know my parents are foodies and when they visit me, we tend to go big. They’ve treated us to some of my finest meals – from Del Posto and Hearth to many other dining faves. This visit was only a short one, but we still packed in a good time – strolling on the beach and soaking up the sun’s rays.  Before heading to dinner, we enjoyed drinks at The Penthouse.  Happy hour at the The Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica is worth the pricey drinks because of the… Read more >

April 4, 2011 beans, border grill, mexican food, quinoa Read more >

Want a free jar of nutbutter?

The other night I was super lazy (what else is new), and decided that dinner was going to involve the expense of as little energy as possible. Enter Tropical Traditions coconut peanut butter. Anything you can think of gets elevated from good to great with just a little bit of this stuff. I heated some and drizzled it over roasted butternut squash and then had a bit more on a toasted Ezekiel english muffin.  Thus far, I’ve used coconut peanut butter in savory thai noodle dishes on pancakes and with nothing but a spoon …and… Read more >

April 1, 2011 peanut butter, tropical traditions Read more >

Me gusta

Happy Friday and Happy April (fools)!  My parents are en route to So Cal at the moment, which thrills me to no end.  I’m so excited that the weather has finally decided to cooperate when my family is visiting.  Almost every other time the hippie clan visits, the rain clouds roll in.  No me gusta. On the contrary, me encanta MUCHO these babies.  If you’re not looking to brush up on your espanol, allow me to translate: these Mitica Spanish Cocktail nuts (from Whole Foods) are legit.   Too legit to quit, in fact.  Like… Read more >

April 1, 2011 larabar, nuts, oatmeal, tofu Read more >

Adios afro

I got a Brazilian Blowout today.  Thanks to Groupon, it was nearly half price (although once I added in the tip and shampoo/conditioner it was basically full price).  I’m happy to say, my ‘fro is now going to be well maintained with ZERO effort on my part…at least for the next 90 days… In the food realm, I had a really rough night.  Top Chef had me sweating for a full hour, but in the end my boy Blais came through.  Phew!  It was nail biting and my poor stomach was in knots the entire… Read more >

March 31, 2011 hummus, sabra, vegan cookies Read more >

Fermented food

This post started innocently enough, with the tempeh recipe I promised from yesterday’s dinner.  But then I got emails asking about tempeh and figured if a few people were wondering it, maybe there were more…so admittedly, this post gets a little educational.  But who doesn’t want to learn about soy, right?  😉 I’ve tried a few brands of tempeh before, and aside from the fakin’ bacon (which is LightLife’s tempeh version of faux bacon), none have been too pleasing for my palate.  This organic garden veggie tempeh (also by LightLife) is the closest I’ve come… Read more >

March 30, 2011 avocado, beans, mexican food, millet, tempeh Read more >