These oats are simple but require a little thinking ahead. If you have never had steel cut oats, you are in for a treat. They are much heartier than oatmeal. Soak the oats overnight and then bring them to a boil right after you wake up in the morning. Turn them down to simmer and then do your morning shower, meditation, exercises or whatever your daily routine is. When you are done, you will have hot oats ready and waiting. You can use any dried fruit besides raisins. It is delicious topped with a little almond milk and some granola or toasted nuts. Read the rest of this entry »
Cream of Wheat and Rice Porridge
10 02 2010
At this time of year, it is nice to have hot cereal sometimes in the morning. This is a quick and easy version that is a healthy alternative to all those sugar laden instant oatmeals on the market. Even the organic ones are still high in sugar. I use apple juice or apple juice concentrate as a substitute for processed sugars in a lot of recipes.
½ cup Brown’s Red Mill Creamy Rice Hot Cereal
½ cup Brown’s Red Mill Creamy Wheat Hot Cereal
2 cups water
1 cup apple juice
Cinnamon and nutmeg to season
Chopped fresh fruit or frozen berries
Follow the directions for cooking the cereal as per the package but use some of the apple juice to help sweeten it slightly. Then instead of using sugar, honey or syrup, just add chopped fruit when serving. I like to add cinnamon and nutmeg for flavor. My kids particularly like frozen berries because it turns the porridge fun colors and tastes great.
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Categories : breakfast
Chunky Monkey Smoothie
8 02 2010
This is my boys all-time favorite smoothie. I make it for everyone who comes over and as long as you like the combo of peanut butter and banana, you will love it. The green smoothie mix is available from Simplexity (please see my links and my post about Simplexity and how to order their products.)
2 bananas, frozen
1/4 cup raw cacao powder
2 tbsp peanut butter
1/4 cup Super Sun Smoothie (see post on Simplexity Health products)
1 – 2 cups almond milk
Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Adjust the amount of almond milk to make desired consistency.
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Tags: almond milk, banana, carob
Categories : Beverage, breakfast, Smoothies
Raw Apple Cinnamon Granola
2 02 2010This recipe makes a great no grain granola that is nice on its own but is even better sprinkled on other cereals or on the hot porridge for a little flavor and crunch. You will need a dehydrator to make this. See my post on raw food essentials.
2 cups raw organic almonds, soaked 12 to 48 hours
1 cup raw pumpkin seeds, soaked 8 hrs.
1 cup sunflower seeds, soaked 4 to 6 hrs.
2 apples, chopped
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. Celtic sea salt
½ cup raisins
Process the almonds in a food processor into small chunks and transfer to a bowl. Process the pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds until roughly ground and add to the almonds. Process the apples and add them to the nuts and seeds. Add the cinnamon and sea salt and mix well.
Spread mixture onto dehydrator trays lined with a Teflex sheet and dehydrate for 20 to 24 hours at 105F. Dehydrate until crunchy.
Best served with fresh almond, sesame, or cashew milk. (See list of recipes)
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Tags: almonds, seeds
Categories : breakfast, Raw
Whole Wheat Waffles with Berry Sauce
14 01 2010This recipe is frequently requested in my house on a Sunday morning. It does require a waffle iron. If you don’t have one, try making whole wheat pancakes and serving them with this sauce. It is so much better than syrup. I don’t use exact measurement for the sauce but I will give you the idea and you can make any necessary adjustments. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: berries, waffles
Categories : breakfast
Katherine
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