Day 4 Unprocessed

Yesterday was far too filled with adventure to worry about what I ate! So back on track today.....

For breakfast I enjoyed soaked oats with strawberries and a spoonful of my nut-seed milo that I have made a nice big batch of to get me through these unprocessed weeks!

I was at a seminar today in the city. Even though it was completely lousy weather, I still enjoy a day in the city!!

Darling Harbour

Harbour Bridge from Pyrmont Bay

Centrepoint Tower

For morning tea I had a mandarin and one of my banana rock cakes that I made on Tuesday.

I think chef's ~secretly~ love when us vego's come along and they get a chance to cook something different cause I always get the most amazing meals!
Today's was a dish of spinach, onion, potato & sweet potato in a tomato mash/sauce thingo with cannellini beans! I was soooo delighted to get beans with my meal cause I love beans, and usually I just get a mixture of vegetables at places like this! 
It was sooooooooooo delicious, I wished it was double the size hahahaha

For dinner I had some leftovers from our freezer.
This was the Sweet Potato Lentil Chili recipe that was part of the 21 day kickstart. I love this recipe so much! It makes a nice big batch - great for freezing = convenience! :D

I then raced off to netball with no dessert :-( Very unlike me!!!!
But WE WON! So I didn't feel too bad afterall ;-)

A week worth of oats

I love having oats for breakfast.
But sometimes having the same thing can become a bit boring. I usually just microwave my oats with some non-dairy milk for a few minutes & then add frozen berries.
So I was on a quest to find a few ways to have my oats that were a bit different from the regular way.

Here's what I came up with!

A week worth of oats

Monday's Oats - Fig & Passionfruit
Cut up 3 dried figs into little pieces, put in a pot with half a cup of oats & a cup of soymilk.
Bring to a boil & simmer for 3-5 minutes until oats are soft. Serve with passionfruit pulp over the top.

                                                        Stirred all together for complete yumminess!


 
Tuesday's Oats - Strawberry Choc-Nut
Put half a cup of oats in a bowl & pour over enough boiling water to just cover the oats. Put them under a cover for approx 5-10 minutes. The oats will absorb the water & soften.
Pour a heaped tablespoon of my nut-seed milo over the top and stir to combine with the oats. Add chopped strawberries for a lovely bowl of tasty oats :-)

Wednesday's Oats - Spiced Mandarin
Soak overnight a bowl with 1/2 cup oats, a cup of pomegranate juice, and a 1/4 teaspoon of each cinnamon, nutmeg & allspice. The oats will absorb the juice overnight. In the morning add a chopped mandarin, a Tablespoon pepitas & a teaspoon sesame seeds.

This is what you'll find in the morning after having soaked overnight

 
Thursday's Oats - Prune & Hazelnut
Stewed prunes remind me so much of my grandmother. She used to have them on her weetbix every morning. This is my own version of how to have stewed prunes for breakfast!
Put half a cup of oats in a bowl & a heaped tablespoon of prune spread. Add just enough boiling water til the oats are covered. Top with a lid of some form & leave overnight for the oats to absorb the water. In the morning grind up a tablespoon of hazelnuts in a coffee grinder & sprinkle over the oats with a half cup of almond milk. So tasty....

The oats will absorb the water overnight

Grind the hazelnuts in the morning

Friday's Oats - Raspberry Oat Cake

This was so good that I thought it deserved a post of it's own! You can find it here.

Stay tuned for some great creations for weekend breakfast cooking with oats.

Nut/Seed "Milo"

I simply missed having a glass of milo too much! Yes, a cadbury hot chocolate is nice - but its not the same! I need some ~crunch~. So I was on a quest to enjoy my crunchy chocolately goodness without any badness in it!!!
This is the best I could do - and might I add, I think its better than milo!


3/4 cup mixed seeds (I use whatever I have on hand - try linseeds, pepitas, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds)
1 cup mixed nuts (your choice - try cashews, almonds, macadamias, pecans, walnuts)
1/2 cup cocoa powder

Optional: 1/4 cup sugar (I use raw sugar) Depends how sweet you like it. I find it really tasty even without any sugar at all

Mix the seeds & nuts in a small bowl.
Grind them in a coffee grinder, in small batches.
Once ground put into a jar & add the cocoa & sugar & shake until well combined.

Put a heaped tablespoon into a glass with soymillk, rice milk or nut milk! Stir well so that the nuts don't sink to the bottom.
Warm or cold!

~D~E~L~I~C~I~O~U~S~

Store in a glass jar with an air-tight seal. Will keep for several months.