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Readers request: Top 10 HHH Staples

I got asked to do this post a loooong time ago, but only just got around to it.  Better late than never I suppose.  Ready for my ALWAYS on supply stash?  10 hungry hungry hippie grocery staples 1. Oats 2. Quinoa 3. Fresh fruit (apples, bananas, something) 4. Spinach 5. Sweet potato/potato 6. Hummus 7. Almond Milk 8. Carrots 9. Nuts (almonds, cashews, something) 10. Brown Rice There should be an asterisk to let you know that tomatoes would normally be on this list, but I grow my own now.   Most of these items… Read more >

November 20, 2012 Uncategorized Read more >

Readers request: protein powder

Protein powders aren’t something I use frequently because I prefer getting my nutrients from whole foods.  However, for someone on a plant based, low FODMAP diet, protein is definitely an important macronutrient to monitor.  For the record: I don’t count my caloric intake.  I don’t track my protein, fat, or carbs.  I know other people do, and I know there are many health benefits to doing so, but personally I don’t have the time or energy for that kind of detail.  I know quite a bit about nutrition and I am very mindful with my… Read more >

May 7, 2012 hemp, protein powder Read more >

Readers Request: Rice Cooker 101

I use my rice cooker multiple times a week.  Second to the coffee maker it’s probably the number one appliance in our kitchen.  But every time I post about it I get a million follow up questions in the comments section…I have no clue why it’s such a mystery to others, but I’ve been trying to answer questions as best I can in order to reassure you all that it’s truly an idiot proof machine.  Promise! What can you use it for? Everything.  I use it for quinoa more than anything else, but you can… Read more >

March 1, 2012 Uncategorized Read more >

Reader’s request: For simplicity’s sake

  Nowadays I tend to post my more creative recipes as opposed to my thrown together quick plates.  But every time I show a random meal that I have mindlessly made up I get requests for them to continue.  I guess people just want simple.  Here is simple: quinoa, carrots, peas, and seitan.  Prep: Bulk quinoa from the rice cooker.  Frozen peas.  Log seitan made before the work week starts.  So the only thing I had to do when I got home was chop (horse carrots and seitan) and scoop things onto my plate.  It… Read more >

February 16, 2012 avocado, eggs, nooch, oatmeal, quinoa, seitan, tempeh Read more >

WTF ingredients: Ch-ch-ch-chia

I get questions semi-regularly about certain ingredients, so I decided to start a post series about the common WTF foods. If you missed the first one, here’s WTF ingredients: nooch Next up, chia seeds.   Salvia hispanica, aka the chia seed, is yet another example of a food that has been around forever, but has recently risen in popularity due to it’s stellar nutrient profile.  They may be ancient, but superfoods are all the rage for a reason…   [Based on gram per gram comparison] They’re also: vegan gluten free no sugar soluble and insoluble… Read more >

February 4, 2012 chia seeds Read more >