Hungry Hungry Hippie

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Showered with love

The other weekend I soaked up my last moments of bride-to-be glory.  My oldest and dearest friends gathered in my hometown to celebrate my upcoming nuptials. Mimosas :)  I couldn’t have felt more loved, surrounded by my friends and family.  Eat, drink, and be merry.  Check, check, and check! How amazing are those centerpieces?  They were made by one of the shower hostesses in OXO containers from my registry.  So cute and clever!! Lunch was a feast with vegan options aplenty. The spinach orzo salad was so tasty I asked for the recipe.  It’s a… Read more >

August 11, 2010 spinach salad, vegan cake Read more >

Seattle continued: Carbzilla and car rides

Our last day in Seattle was probably the best one (even though it was only a half day).  7:00 – Our alarm went off and my dream that I was in Tokyo came to an abrupt halt (I rarely remember dreams, but this morning I was dead sure I was in Japan still when my alarm went off). 7:15 – Started peddling on the hotel elliptical (and wonder why the hell level 2 feels like level 10). 7:45 – Switched from cardio to abs. 8:00 – Finished last circuit of crunches, bicycles, push-ups, plank holds,… Read more >

August 2, 2010 raw, seaweed, vegan cake, vegan cookies Read more >

The lost footage

My last two days in Lynden were borderline horrible.  Friday’s migraine sidelined me like a shot to the liver.  The worst is when you know it’s coming…and (unfortunately) I’m very familiar with the onset of migraines.  I used to get them all the time in high school – and I mean the whole she-bang – aura, nausea, pounding head. So yeah, the I second the halo appeared, I knew I was in for it.  What I didn’t count on was being out for so long!  Bummer.  Thank you all for your advice and kind words…. Read more >

July 27, 2010 big salad, dave's killer bread, hummus, nutbutter, vegan cake Read more >

Dinner in P-town

After a full day of driving (11 hours to be exact), Kyle and I arrived at our hotel in downtown Portland just after 5 pm.  He was ready to pass out, but I wasn’t going down without a fight workout and vegan meal in me first. I dragged (to the fullest sense of the word) my poor fiancé to the hotel gym for a measly 20 minutes on the elliptical.  It wasn’t all bad, though.  Thanks to the Ts in every corner of the workout area, we were able to enjoy the Spain vs. Germany… Read more >

July 10, 2010 avocado, big salad, kale, mexican food, nuts, raw, Starbucks, tofu, vegan cake Read more >

Showered

Last weekend, my Aunt, cousins, and G-ma threw me a wedding shower. Sisters & cousins. Me & G-ma. Mom & Aunt. It was at my G-ma’s in Newport Beach and was definitely a hippie affair. Exhibit A: My sis gave me an HHH engraved cutting board Exhibit B: My cousin prepared a vegan cake Yep, that delicious looking thing was VEGAN.  But I’m getting ahead of myself starting with dessert.  Let me back up to the rest of the day’s menu… Appetizers Veggies, pita wedges, pita chips, and many flavors of hummus. Lunch spread Catering… Read more >

June 3, 2010 chickpeas, hummus, quinoa, vegan cake Read more >