chia oatmeal bowl with fruits and toasted seeds

I started revisiting these chia and oat bowls when I was last in Australia visiting family. My sisters, Donna and Shelley, would make a warm, aromatic bowl of cooked oats and chia in the morning. I would have it after a class, adding passionfruit yoghurt and extra fruits, then top it with toasted seeds. Now, […]

golden honey passionfruit elixir & a chia pudding

A recipe created for  Holmes Place magazine as part of an ongoing concept of seasonal ‘superfoods’ throughout the year. Elixir: a substance, usually a liquid, with a magical power to cure, improve, or preserve something. This Elixir is a wonderful topping for your morning yoghurt or warm-cooked oats. At other times, it is mixed in […]

peach chia breakfast shake

Peaches left to ripen on the tree are a kind of sweet bliss, with their golden flesh and rose-like scent….. Remember these little guys? And this one below? I thought I had something for him, which I always do. peach chia breakfast shake serves 4 medium or 3 large glasses Recipe slightly adapted from ‘At […]

chia oat bliss breakfast bowl

I love this fresh green.  Rainy days after many sunny, warm ones. I love that there is no school and no rushed mornings. I love this berry-filled brunch enjoyed together in the garden. I love the splashes of sun surprises on cloudy days, the wet ground and the smell of pine and eucalyptus in the […]

breakfast oat smoothie

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 […]