Hungry Hungry Hippie

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Current events with a day food log

This whole Lance Armstrong business really bums me out.  I always believed his denials.  I guess I just wanted him to be telling the truth about being clean so badly.  I read his books way back when they came out and found his story so inspirational.  I felt so bad for him when his medals were stripped.  And now it turns out he was covering up illegal drug use all along.  Sucks. Since I’m on the subject of random current events (and my reactions), what do you guys make of this new Girl Scout Cookie? … Read more >

January 16, 2013 big salad, chocolate, earth balance, granola, love grown foods, pancakes, quinoa, seitan, tempeh Read more >

Salad lunches

Sorry if you already saw this post.  It went up earlier somehow.  I don’t understand computers (clearly). Anyway.  I’ve been going through a salad-for-lunch-phase. As far as phases go, I don’t think it gets much healthier.  Unlike certain food ruts of the past (Earth Balance on everything, dessert after each meal of the day, etc.). So here are a few of my latest creations.   Mexi-chop.  I tried to model this one after The Veggie Grill’s Baja Fiesta salad.  That salad has “chopped romaine, papaya, avocado, roasted corn salsa, cucumber, cilantro, tortilla strips, and grilled… Read more >

January 11, 2013 big salad, Daiya, follow your heart, gardein, mexican food Read more >

Snack snack snack

I feel like this is what every third trimester soon-to-be-mom says at some point, but to hell with the cliché.  I HAVE NO MORE ROOM.  Ugh. I’m so full and it’s depressing that it’s not from food.  Ok, that sounded bad.  I don’t mean I’m depressed that my son is a big healthy baby – that makes me very very happy.  What I’m bummed about is that I cannot honor my voracious hippie appetite in the way that I’m accustomed to doing.  I wanna freakin’ chow down and it’s just uncomfortable.  Lame.  So much for… Read more >

January 4, 2013 almonds, avocado, big salad, chocolate, Daiya, dates, eggs, field roast, kind bar, Mary's Gone Crackers, potatoes, seitan, spinach salad, trader joe's Read more >

Home for the Holidays on Christmas

12/25/12 Christmas morning!!!!!  Wee!!!  [It never gets old] I slept horribly all night, so I was up before anyone else.  Rather than peak at what Santa had stuffed in my stocking, I set to work on breakfast.  I made a huge batch of waffle batter and started the coffee (and made enough noise that Kyle and my dad were up soon thereafter). Once my sister and mom joined the party we all opened our stockings. Then we took a breakfast break. Waffles with the toppings: raspberries, blueberries, maple syrup & Earth Balance My sister made… Read more >

December 28, 2012 big salad, cauliflower, earth balance, follow your heart, potatoes, waffles Read more >

Home for the Holidays Two-a-day

12/22/12 Kyle and I met up with Alene for brunch breakfast (it was 9 am). We went to a Lafayette classic, Millie’s. I grew up going here before school and for friends’ birthdays and for various home-for-the-holidays reunions with friends. It’s not remarkable in any way, but it’s become a brunch standard famous for their coffee cake (I’m pretty sure it’s just Krusteaz, but they top it with a pat of butter that makes it extra delicious). Anyway, I got eggs, hash browns and toast (nothing revolutionary) but it was more about the company than… Read more >

December 24, 2012 big salad Read more >