The Hippy Gourmet Blog

Positive Legacy JamCruise 8 with Everyone Orchestra

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:25:00 +0000

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In this segment we are so honored to feature the "Positive Legacy" on Jam Cruise 8, celebrating the founding of the new non-profit organization that supports interaction and giving to communities that Jam Cruise and Cloud 9 Adventures visit, as well as supporting the efforts of the Green Team that helps to reduce the carbon and environmental footprint of passengers travel. Making this segment come to life is the Everyone Orchestra conducted by Matt Butler, filmed on the last day of Jam Cruise 8 as a benefit to those passengers who contributed to the carbon offset program.

For more information, please visit
www.JamCruise.com
www.PositiveLegacy.com

Vegan Gluten-Free Samosa

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:13:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV with the Hippy Gourmet we're on Jam Cruise 7 anchored off of Belize! In honor of our visit to Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Chef MikeC prepares an awesome vegan, gluten-free samosa recipe, using a SolarOvens.org solar cooker! Yummy!

For more information, please visit www.JamCruise.com

Napa Valley Wine Train History

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:25:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV we sit down with Greg McManus from the Napa Valley Wine train to learn about it's history and sustainability model for Napa Valley and beyond! The Napa Valley Wine Train represents pure romance in a most approachable fashion, giving a truly European experience in gourmet food, wine and travel across the vineyards of Napa Valley, California.

For more information, please visit www.WineTrain.com

Solar Fennel Salad filmed in Belize!

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:27:00 +0000

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Just returned from JamCruise 8, filming the incredible Positive Legacy and Greening crew work their magic in Jamaica & Grand Cayman! Segments coming soon!

In this segment from Organic Living TV we're on the JamCruise 7 arriving in Belize! First we head over to Monkey Bay to learn about this wonderful wildlife sanctuary from the Academic Director Mathew Miller, and then we return to the MSC Orchestra ship to prepare a lovely Fennel and Orange warm salad in the solar cooker!

For more information, please visit www.JamCruise.com

Chardonnay Portabella Polenta on Napa Wine Train

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:28:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV we're on the Napa Valley Wine Train with Chef Kelly Macdonald, who shows us how to make a lovely Chardonnay Polenta with Portobella Mushrooms! Then we sit down with Director of Wines Ryan Graham to discover the best organic and bio-dynamic wines to pair with this course! The Napa Valley Wine train is a wonderful experience that transcends dining into a slow food and warm, elegant adventure!

For more information, please visit www.WineTrain.com

Fijoia Crumble at Bird's Ferry Lodge in New Zealand

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:49:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV we are at the beautiful and relaxing Bird's Ferry Lodge in the Westport area of the south island of New Zealand. Alison Gygax shows us how to prepare a lovely Fijoia Crumble with all organic ingredients!

For more information, please visit www.BirdsFerryLodge.co.nz

Freestyle Smoothie with the Blendtec Blender & Pacific Foods Hemp Milk

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:44:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV with the Hippy Gourmet our very own Gastronaut and sustainability reporter Chris Nolder makes an awesome Freestyle Smoothie using the BlendTec Total Blender. Chris also features the delicious Pacific Foods Hemp Milk in this smoothie, highlighting all of the incredible benefits that Hemp milk has for the human body, while also being a delicious substitute for dairy. The BlendTec Blender works like a charm and can create a whole menu of quick and easy dishes (which we plan on featuring a lot in upcoming episodes). Organic Living TV gives BlendTec and Pacific Foods our highest 5-star rating for the best organic kitchens.

For more information, please visit www.BlendTec.com
www.PacificFoods.com

Napa Valley Wine Train! Organic Food & Wine!

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:57:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV with the Hippy Gourmet our Gastronaut and sustainability reporter Chris Nolder hops a ride on the Napa Valley Wine Train!

As we wind our way through the majestic vineyards and rolling hills across Napa, California's famed wine region, we meet up with Chef Kelly Macdonald in the restored 1915 Pullman coach kitchen! We feature a wonderful Yam & Goat Cheese Rellenos, Cabernet Beet Salad and some wonderful organic wine pairings!

The Napa Wine Train is the definition of romance with an approachable elegance that harkens back to a simpler, more glorious time. The food is delicious, the wine is superb, and the staff make you feel like you're on a fantastic European holiday. Organic Living TV gives the Napa Wine train a 5-star review!

For more information, please visit www.WineTrain.com

Organic Greenhouse Part 2 Container Gardening

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:38:00 +0000

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In this second part of three segments featuring the SpringHouse portable greenhouse by www.FlowerHouses.com, we learn how to do container planting! First we visit our local Farmer's Market to meet up with Steve Rehn of www.ColeCanyonFarm.com to get some organic plantings and to learn how to transplant them for growing in our portable greenhouse. Then we take what we learned and using Ecoforms.com earth-friendly pots, we transplant the organic veggies, herbs and edible flowers into their new home!

For more information, please visit

www.FlowerHouses.com
www.ColeCanyonFarm.com
Ecoforms.com

Beet Salad with Kitchen On Fire at CookswareAfaire

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:52:00 +0000

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In this segment of Organic Living TV we go LIVE to the CookswareAfaire event in Oakland, California (12/11 - 12/20/09) with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Oakland Zoo! We meet up with Chef MikeC and Chef Olivier of Kitchen On Fire to learn how to make a wonderful Roasted Beet Salad recipe!

For more information, please visit
www.KitchenOnFire.com
www.CookswareAfaire.com

SpringHouse portable Greenhouse

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:38:00 +0000

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In this first of two segments from Organic Living TV featuring the FlowerHouses.com "SpringHouse" portable greenhouse, we meet up with our very own Gastronaut and Sustainability Reporter Chris Nolder to show us how quick and easy it is for anyone to have their own personal greenhouse! Stay tuned for our next segment where we visit with Cole Canyon Organic Farm to pick up fantastic organic herbs, vegetables, fruits and edible flower plantings to go into our "SpringHouse" portable greenhouse!

For more information, please visit www.FlowerHouses.com

Vegan Ratatouille at Kitchen on Fire

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:43:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV with the Hippy Gourmet we're back at our old stomping grounds Kitchen On Fire in the heart of Berkeley, California! We hook up with Chef MikeC and Chef Olivier to create one of Chef Olivier's secret family recipes (not so secret after it's been on TV and now YouTube!). But nonetheless it's a fantastic Ratatouille recipe that bursts with colors and flavors and can go great as either a side dish or main course.

For more information, please visit www.KitchenOnFire.com

Vegan Corn Salsa! At Kitchen on Fire!

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:50:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV with the Hippy Gourmet we're in Berkeley, California at Kitchen On Fire cooking school. We meet up with Chef MikeC (AKA host of Organic Living TV) and Chef Olivier (AKA Super Hero) as they show us how to whip up a simple and delicious corn salsa recipe!

For more information, please visit www.KitchenOnFire.com

Vegan Dahl from Awaroa Lodge in New Zealand!

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:13:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV with the Hippy Gourmet we are in stunningly gorgeous Abel Tasman national park at Awaroa Lodge. We meet up with Chef Tej who shows us how to make an authentic Indian Dahl that is 100% vegan!

For more information, please visit www.AwaroaLodge.co.nz

Britney Spears bought our cookbook?

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:12:00 +0000

We received this photo today from one of our fans in LA! We checked it out and it doesn't seem photoshopped. What do you think? Is it possible that Britney likes to cook and eat healthy, organic food?

Hapuku Lodge Organic Salad in New Zealand!

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:11:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV with the Hippy Gourmet we meet up with Chef Richard Huber of Hapuku Lodge and Tree Houses in the gorgeous Kaikoura area of New Zealand - making a delicious Hapuku House special Salad!

For more information, please visit www.HapukuLodge.com

Happy Halloween: Trick or Treat for Cheap Pharmaceuticals!

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:21:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV we meet up with a group of concerned medical students who are voicing their issues with Congresswoman Eshoo's non-affordable pharmaceutical legislation

For more information, please visit
publicoptionplease.com
AffordableMedsNow.com

KawaKawa Tea with Manuka Honey, New Zealand

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:02:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV with the Hippy Gourmet we are at Lake Tarawera in the Rotorua area of the north island of New Zealand! We meet up with chef Charles Royal who helps us gather wild KawaKawa leaves to brew some very special and healing tea! Charles Royal is a famous New Zealand television cooking show host and Maori cultural and culinary tour guide.

For more information, please visit www.MaoriFood.com

West Fest Woodstock 40th Anniversary Special Feature

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:10:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV with the Hippy Gourmet we're backstage at the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, Speedway Meadows! We are so honored to meet Leon and Riki Hendrix as they talk about their lives with legendary musician brother and cousin Jimi Hendrix. We also meet up with Robert Altman, world famous rock and roll photographer for Rolling Stone Magazine! With tens of thousands of people in attendance, West Fest was a tremendous success, filled with peaceful, happy and extremely mellow people who all share the same love for music and togetherness!

Ben & Jerry's "Hubby Hubby" ice cream for Equal Marriage Rights

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:41:00 +0000

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In this segment of Organic Living TV we are so honored to film the official proclamation of October 16th becoming "Hubby Hubby" Day in San Francisco, California! We meet up with Ben Cohen founder of Ben & Jerry's world famous ice cream to learn more about their support for equal rights to marry, as a truly inalienable right for human social justice. We also interview the right honorable Mark Leno, California State Senator who represents Marin, Sonoma and San Francisco counties, as he presents a State Senate proclamation to Ben & Jerry's for all they do to support equal rights. "Hubby Hubby" ice cream is a delicious and decadent flavor (based on the original "Chubby Hubby") that offers a truly sweet taste of socially responsible capitalism!

For more information, please visit www.FreedomtoMarry.org

Making Feijoa Compote: Organic Living TV in New Zealand!

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:09:00 +0000

In this segment from Organic Living TV we're with Chef Chris Bell at the beautiful Millennium Hotel in Rotorua New Zealand! We make a wonderful Feijoa, Brie, Watermelon warm salad creating a delightful compote from the fragrant Feijoa fruit!

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For more information, please visit www.MillenniumHotels.co.nz

Organic Living TV in New Zealand making Banana Core Curry!

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:34:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV with the Hippy Gourmet we're in New Zealand at the lovely Ora Ora Resort! We meet up with Inge Bremer and harvest an incredible banana core to make a really yummy banana core curry!

For more information, please visit www.OraOraResort.co.nz

West Fest Woodstock 40th Anniversary Golden Gate Park

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:08:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV we sit down with Boots Hughston of 2b1 Productions to talk about Peace, Love and the FREE concert their promoting on October 25th, 2009 in San Francisco, California at Speedway Meadow from 9am - 6pm! It's an amazing phenomenon to be one with tens of thousands of like-minded, peace loving and otherwise happy people. This anniversary concert promises 42 bands, on 3 stages, 26 poster artists, plus a green pavilion with guest speakers, organic foods, sustainable living forums and some beautiful cultural exchanges between the meeting of so may wonderful tribes!

For more information about the event, please visit www.2b1Records.com

Electric Car Rally on Organic Living TV

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:56:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV we are at the Electric Car Rally in Palo Alto, California! We visit with Jerry Pohorsky, President of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Electric Vehicle Association who gives us an awesome tour of the latest and greatest advances in EV technologies!

Hippy Gourmet at A Common Green Event at the Bently Reserve

noreply@blogger.com (hg blogger) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:29:00 +0000

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In this segment from Organic Living TV we're so honored to attend the first annual San Francisco Conservation Consortium put on by A Common Green and hosted by the Bently Reserve! In this segment we meet Christopher and Amber Marie Bently, co-owners of the Bently Reserve a beautifully restored, LEED certified conference center. We also meet with Zem Joaquin from ecofabulous.com who shares her perspective on green fashion. Then we get to hear from one of the brightest young stars in the environmental movement, Wade Crowfoot from the Environmental Defense Fund, who gives his insight into immediate steps to be taken to address global warming.

For more information, please visit
BentlyReserve.com
AcommonGreen.com