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.
Does Trader Joe’s cater? No, but they may as well have, since our dinner party was dominated by their products. Last week I got together with a group of friends to make dinner and celebrate our So Cal relocation – it was so fun, I sense the birth of a new tradition (Gilmore Girls Fri Night dinners anyone?). On the menu: Hummus apps Quinoa salad Spinach salad Fresh bread Fun Kyle got to chopping, while the girls got to eating chatting. My friend’s kitchen is about as opposite from our NY kitchen as they come… Read more >
Elise
June 19, 2010
beans, hummus, quinoa, spinach salad
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In between apartment searching, we’ve been doing some exploring… Looks like WF has some competition (not really, but let’s pretend)! Can you believe I had never heard of Co-Ops until a year ago? I grew up with Farmer’s Markets, Health Foods Stores, and the likes, but somehow this amazing phenomenon eluded me. Luckily Santa Monica has one that I know will become a mainstay in my life. In addition to local growers’ produce, etc. this place has tons of great prepared eats…vegan and raw goods aplenty! The raw foods section was really $$$, but sometimes… Read more >
Elise
June 19, 2010
beans, big salad, falafel, hummus, WF tofu
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It’s a rough life – enjoying good food, good celebrating, good(ish) soccer and more in Santa Barbara, and the fun just keeps on coming… The day after my sis’ graduation we woke up bright and early to go on a hike. Our friend took us on the Cold Springs Trail in Montecito. The fact that we managed to escape without any poison ivy (I was a tank-top and shorts wearing daredevil idiot) was a semi-miracle. It was a fun, leisurely 1 1/2 hour hike with great views. Afterwards we lunched it up at The Natural… Read more >
Elise
June 18, 2010
avocado, hummus, mexican food, veggie burger
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After spending time relaxing in Monterey, we packed back up and headed down south…off to Santa Barbara! I was driving so my personal hand model Kyle snapped this picture for me. I thought we could forge ahead without any detours, but we hit some serious traffic so a stop in San Luis Obispo for lunch was very necessary. As good as it is, Strawberry Serenity Kombucha does not a meal make. What is Mondeo? I’m still not quite sure… As far as I could tell the restaurant had meal concepts (for lack of a better… Read more >
Elise
June 18, 2010
avocado, big salad, chickpeas, Indian food, Kombucha, mexican food, naan, tofu, tortilla espanola
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While my previous Monterey post mainly featured our B&B and the Aquarium, I know I alluded to a few good meals, so I figured I should go into some detail about those…I mean The Old Monterey Inn is definitely worthy of being highlighted, but this is a food blog after all. First, and most importantly, the caffeine. Plumes Coffee won my heart over with their insanely extensive coffee selection. Ree-dik I ordered the Kona coffee (which was the most $$$ by the way), while Kyle got Steve’s Smooth French. His was the brew of the… Read more >
Elise
June 16, 2010
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