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Author Archive: Elise

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.

Santa Barbara

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 >

June 18, 2010 avocado, big salad, chickpeas, Indian food, Kombucha, mexican food, naan, tofu, tortilla espanola Read more >

(more) Monterey munchies

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 >

June 16, 2010 Uncategorized Read more >

Monterey

Oh man, have I been living the dream!  As I previously mentioned, Kyle and I have been (blissfully) adding more mileage to our new civic this past week… We worked our way down the state, stopping in Monterey for a few days before settling in Santa Barbara for a few more. We stayed at the CUTEST B&B in Monterey called Old Monterey Inn.  Have you ever stayed at a Bed & Breakfast?  I loved everything from the decor (we were in “The Library”) to the fireplace to the happy hour (with chocolates and pistachios) to… Read more >

June 15, 2010 Uncategorized Read more >

Chico (part 2)

When I last left off, we were getting brewskies at the Sierra Nevada Taproom & Restaurant. There are several cool (hippie approved) things about Sierra Nevada that you should know: In their fermentation tanks, living yeasts convert the malt sugars into alcohol and CO2.  The type of beer produced depends on the strain of yeast and the fermentation temperature profile.  So basically, the entire area smelled like nooch.  I love me some yeast 🙂 Natural bottle conditioning is one of the signature features of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.  They produce more bottle-conditioned ales than any… Read more >

June 9, 2010 cereal, greek yogurt, Kombucha, raisin bran Read more >

Chico (part 1)

After a fun weekend+ getaway in Chico, I am back in L’town for a hot second, before heading off to Monterey and then Santa Barbara.  Can you believe we have already put over 1,000 miles on our new car!  Summer break 2010 continues… But I’m getting a bit ahead of myself.  We didn’t actually head to Chico ‘til Sunday because the Saturday before was a friend’s birthday. Since our schedules are more wide-open than Lindsay Lohan’s, we stayed in the Bay Area an extra day to help him celebrate (by which I mean drink heavily… Read more >

June 9, 2010 hummus, Kombucha, pitas Read more >