Hungry Hungry Hippie

pasta

Pesto Post-o

Remember when I posted a photo of my pesto dinner and kept promising to share the recipe?    I never promised a timely post, but I’ve finally gotten my act together.   Since I’m not a chef, I’m not really sure about the proper measuring techniques on things like lettuce and fresh herbs.  My scale is like fistful, really big fistful, and double fisting it.  Not exactly Julia Childs status.  So I’m apologizing in advance for the way I describe the amounts I used.  Really Green Pesto [vegan, gluten free, FODMAPs free, nut free] Ingredients:… Read more >

May 15, 2012 hemp, pasta, pesto Read more >

Nerding out

So my latest hobby is going on long walks while listening to the Nerdist podcasts.  I am in love with any guests that are funny, but bonus points go to people from The Office, Mad Men, or The League (aka the best shows on tv netflix).  If they could get Tina Fey (and/or Alec Baldwin) on the show my life would be complete.  I’m a nerd. In other news.   I recently conducted my own almond milk-off between my all time fave Blue Diamond’s Almond Breeze and Silk’s (new) unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Silk previously… Read more >

May 4, 2012 almonds, blue diamond, earth balance, nutmilk, nuts, pasta, quinoa, silk, teese, zucchini Read more >

Working then eating

Work food.     I didn’t take photos of my breakfast oats because they’re monotonous and (quite frankly) snooze-inducing at this point. Can I get a virtual high five for weaning myself down to ZERO pieces of gum?!  Heyooo!  More on that on my FODMAPs site. Post-work food. Herbed bread twists made from scratch [vegan].  They are like little pillows of carbohydrate heaven. Brown rice & veggie quiche [vegetarian, gluten free].  A twist on this recipe. Mac ‘n Cheese [vegan].  I added in spinach because green-less meals make me sad. Do you plan dinner before… Read more >

April 15, 2012 avocado, cornmeal, eggs, nuts, pasta, pesto, udi's Read more >