Warmer weather calls out for all things cool, clean and crisp.
Unfortunately, crispness also applies to my garden due to a lack of rain and unseasonal very hot, dry weather. Unlike Stacey’s green, lush vegetable garden in Portugal, ours is a work in progress.
At least someone is enjoying its current state…….
For breakfast in this type of weather, instead of my regular oats, I have been experimenting with ‘oat smoothies’. I find the addition of oats, apart from all their goodness, provide longer sustenance than a regular smoothie. Soaking the oats first aids digestion. As soon as I get up, I place the oats in a bowl, cover with hot water, then leave to soak while I do other tasks that need to be done. That way, they’ve soaked enough for when I am ready to make my smoothie.
BREAKFAST OAT SMOOTHIE
Choose your own variety of grains, fruit, nuts/seeds, and milk. Whatever you choose, aim to include at least 1 ingredient from each group. If you prefer, add a sweetener of choice—I use cinnamon.
serves 1 – 2
ingredients
¼ cup soaked wholegrain oats/preferred grain (just cover oats with hot water & let sit for 10 minutes)
1 banana
½ cup soy milk/nut milk of choice
handful blueberries
handful raspberries
1 Tbsp chia gel*
a good sprinkling of ground flaxseed/sunflower seed mix
½ tsp cinnamon
preparation
- Add all ingredients to a blender. Blend till thoroughly mixed. Serve immediately.
*to make chia gel
In a sealed, glass jar, add 1 tbsp chia seeds & 8 tbsp water. Immediately shake well, then let rest for approx. 10 minutes. Shake jar every minute or so to prevent seeds clumping together. Store in the fridge. Add to smoothies, cereal, omelettes, etc.
Goodness shared from Donna
2 responses
Stacey your blog is beautiful… such an inspiration to cook, create, see beauty all around, thank you!
I’m a student of Kristin’s. She has been sharing recipes with us and guiding us into the adventure of So Indian cooking, which has been excellent on many levels!
I made a lemon pickle attempt last month. It was tasty, delicious for 4 or 5 days then it fermented. The recipe in our book says to use 8 lemons and 2.5 tsp salt. Is this ratio right? What size are the lemons?
I just started another batch with a thinner skinned lemon (meyer), which is very juicy… a little nervous about all that liquid. And what kind of red pepper do you use?
Thank you for sharing your joy with the world!
Maura
hi maura, I am so glad you are enjoying. I have not tried lemon pickle before but it is one aspect of south indian cooking I want to explore. The meyer lemons sounds wonderful for the pickle. I hope you can make it for the next retreat. best Stace