Is there anything more mundane than pitting cherries? It has got to be one of the worst tasks on the planet. Aside from peeling the skins off chickpeas. If you can think of a more tedious chore, please share. The reward is so worth it, though. Cherries + Granola + Coconut + Greek Yogurt = Bliss. Don’t forget to enter to win TWO POUNDS of coconut here.
The art of packing food is my specialty. Much like making my daily work eats (tutorials here), packing food for traveling is a bit of a craft. Some may find it easier to buy meals at the airport rather than go through the hassle of taking extra baggage through security. Personally, I’m not one of those people. I don’t care if it adds 25 pounds of dead weight that I have to schlep by plane, train, and automobile, for me it’s SO worth the energy. The cost to benefit analysis probably differs depending on your… Read more >
May 9, 2011 Artisana, attune foods, avocado, big salad, cereal, chik'n strips, chocolate, clif bar, corazona's, dried mixed fruit, granola, hummus, kaia, kind bar, larabar, love grown foods, mexican food, nutbutter, nuts, oatmeal, peanut butter, probar, raw, sabra, trader joe's, udi's Read more >
Last year I don’t know what I was doing on Easter, but it was likely something indoors and snow avoidant. This year I was hoping for a more cheery holiday. Not quite what I got. Let me rephrase: not at ALL what I got. It took me a while to write this because I think I was (am) still in shock about the whole thing, even days after Easter Sunday. What I do remember is feeling like I was having an out of body experience. At several points I thought is this really happening? Like,… Read more >
April 29, 2011 almonds, Alvarado Street bread, big salad, boca, granola, hummus, oatmeal Read more >
Before I get into the latest and greatest from the hippie kitchen, I wanted to say thank you to everyone who took the time to offer their thoughts on yesterday’s post. The discussion certainly got more heated than I anticipated (and some comments were a bit harsh), but it was great to read how others felt about sharing your views with your family/friends. Being brave enough to stand up for your beliefs while not pressuring others to feel guilty about having differing opinions is definitely a fine line…and it seems that many feel there’s a… Read more >
April 20, 2011 avocado, dried mixed fruit, follow your heart, granola, granola planks, hummus, nana's, oatmeal, peanut flour, pitas, potatoes, seitan, spinach salad, trader joe's Read more >
Some days of work just rock. Plain and simple. I leave the hospital feeling like I’m so lucky to have found a job that I not only enjoy, but that allows me to help people. What’s that saying? ”Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” [Confucius] Yesterday was a great day. There wasn’t anything extraordinary about it. In terms of my patient load, it was pretty average. And yet, I left the hospital feeling so completely content with the 12 hours I had just finished. … Read more >
April 12, 2011 big salad, granola, oatmeal, quinoa, the veggie grill, veggie "cheese", veggie burger Read more >