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.
Evan’s vegan fudge is no joke. I can’t put it into words. I mean, look at that! Still not sure why he’s a “wannabe” chef. As far as I’m concerned, this dessert is about as close to heaven as it gets. For Evan’s recipe, click here. I altered mine because I didn’t have some of the ingreds on hand, so I made the following changes. Ingredients: 1 cup vegan chocolate chips 2 tbsp. cocoa powder 1/2 cup coconut oil vegan butter substitute the Earth Balance was empty when I opened it 1/8 cup almond milk… Read more >
Elise
October 26, 2010
chocolate, nutmilk, peanut butter, vegan cake
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The building blocks for a delicious work lunch… Avocado and tofu. Since I make my work lunches the night before, I am usually in a rush to get to bed. Thus, tofu prep tends to be on the minimalist side. I like plain ‘fu so I don’t really care much. All I did was cut some of the block into cubes, spritz it with Bragg’s and microwave it in a glass bowl with a CoverMate cover. After 45 seconds, I flipped them around a bit, and popped them back in for another 45 seconds. It’s… Read more >
Elise
October 26, 2010
avocado, big salad, butternut squash, hummus, nuts, potatoes, spinach salad, squash, tofu
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My birthday post last left off with an unopened bottle of Gallo 2007 Cab. We took care of that. Glug glug glug. My birthday suit freakum’ dress – how’d I do Kailey? I’m fairly certain this was supposed to be a shirt, but I’m not the tallest (ok, I’m short) so I do what I do. For dinner we went to a sushi restaurant in Santa Monica called Wokcano recommended by a friend. There are a few other locations of this restaurant, all in Southern California. While the rest of our party trickled in, I… Read more >
Elise
October 25, 2010
sushi
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It’s all coming back to me nowwwww. Hideous song. I apologize. But it’s how I feel now that I’m back at work. I love it! I can’t even tell you how awesome it feels to be nursing again. I will write more about my job in the coming weeks but for now I am going to bust through the food. *This post is old, so disregard any references to time. My first day was actually last Thursday and I wrote this shortly thereafter but never got the post up. Remember my pre-packed eats from yore?… Read more >
Elise
October 25, 2010
bbq tofu, big salad, hummus, kale, Kombucha, nuts, p.b. and j, peanut butter, spinach salad, tortilla wrap, WF tofu
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I had a really great weekend – thanks for all your sweet birthday wishes. Presents! Kyle got me YogaWorks classes – something I’ve been “meaning to try” for almost half a decade now…haha. My sister was obviously inspired by our dinner at RFD because she got me the official cookbook. I’m so excited to crack into this baby! So many delicious recipes. Thanks sister 🙂 Like any other day, I started with coffee… A huge frothy mug. Breakfast was atypically savory. In this bowl, leftover roasted butternut squash, leftover chickpea salad, and a chopped apple. … Read more >
Elise
October 24, 2010
butternut squash, chickpeas, vegan cookies
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