11 Monday Mar 2013
24 Thursday Jan 2013
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Breakfast, hash browns, kale, nebulous potato thing, oatmeal, oil-free, recipe, savory, Vegan
Savory Oats with Butternut Squash, Cilantro, Kale and Salsa
Pairing oats with anything other than blueberries or bananas may seem odd to a lot of folks. My husband in particular said: leave MY oatmeal alone! This after I told him what I was doing this morning. I made his standard breakfast, his favorite, then set out to make mine.
Simply stir in to your regular oatmeal:
You can add broccoli, diced peppers or any other veggie you like. Use your imagination! We love ‘farmer bowl’ type breakfasts that are loaded with things like hash browns and veggies – so the variation on the morning oatmeal is done with those bowls in mind. We once had an amazing breakfast bowl at St Francis Fountain in San Francisco. It was called the Nebulous Potato Thing. We make a really healthy variation of it now as well. It’s great for dinner or breakfast.
The Nebulous Potato Thing – at St Francis Fountain in San Francisco – the week before we started Engine 2. This one was loaded with earth balance and soy cheese and fried in oil.
The base for our healthy version of the Nebulous Potato Thing is shredded potatoes, mixed veggies, red peppers, and kidney beans. We then top it with green onions, salsa, cilantro and now and then avocado.
The rainbow hash browns we use as the base for our healthy version of the Nebulous Potato Thing.
One variation of tofu scramble for breakfast – multi- color potatoes with spinach, peppers and mushrooms
another tofu scramble variation – peppers, corn, black beans and potatoes.
So use your imagination when it comes to breakfast – think outside the cereal box and get unconventional!
18 Tuesday Dec 2012
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Pumpkin Pancakes
These hearty vegan buckwheat based pancakes are the perfect foil for a chilly winter morning. The batter is thick and needs to be spread out in the pan, not poured.
2 cups Hodgson Mill Buckwheat Pancake Mix
2 cups unsweetened almond milk
1 can (15oz.) pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tbsp maple syrup
1/4 cup raisins (optional)
1/4 cup pecan pieces (optional)
Spread batter in a hot non-stick skillet, flip and enjoy.
Recipe makes approximately 10 – 5 inch pancakes
28 Sunday Oct 2012
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Breakfast, cranberries, oatmeal, oil-free, plant-based, recipe, Vegan
Cranberry Compote Oatmeal
Apples, blueberries and cranberries
Oatmeal
Cooking down the blend
Spending a wonderful weekend at home in Minnesota, chilly morning, hot cranberry compote oatmeal = great way to wake up and warm up!
Cook a cup of fresh cranberries, a cup of fresh or frozen blueberries, two apples sliced, 1 cup water, 1 cup applesauce, a teaspoon of vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1 tablespoon sweetener of your choice, 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, simmer on low until thickened and the cranberries pop, about 15 minutes.
Serve over oatmeal.
16 Tuesday Oct 2012
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A twist on the standard recipe
There is a breakfast joint back home that makes lemon ricotta pancakes. They are fantastic, but no longer part of my life since they have dairy. I wanted to recreate them, this morning. I put on my recipe scientist apron and started rooting through the pantry. My normal go-to ingredient to replace the ricotta cheese would be cannellini beans….and of course…the one morning when I really want to play scientist…I am out. Drat! So recipe scientist…what now?
I came up with a rich, dense, lemony pancake that was perfect for topping with with fresh berries and a drizzle of honey. This one will be repeated in my kitchen in the weekends to come!
In a food processor blend until smooth:
3 cups cooked brown rice
1 cup oat flour (or rice flour/ or GF flour)
zest of one lemon
juice of three lemons
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
2 teaspoons of maple syrup or honey
Your batter will be thicker, like muffin batter. Spread a ladle full in a hot skillet, flip and enjoy! Top with fresh or frozen berries and a drizzle of maple syrup or honey.
Makes 4-6 pancakes
07 Sunday Oct 2012
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Butternut Squash Oatmeal – a great way to start an Autumn morning!
Add cinnamon, raisins and diced and steamed butternut squash to old fashioned oats with a drizzle of honey for a fantastic fall breakfast! You can also add a tablespoon of chopped pecans for a buttery addition if you’d like.
15 Saturday Sep 2012
1 cup water
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
3/4 cup red quinoa
3/4 cup coarse cornmeal
1 apple diced
1/2 cup cranberries dried or fresh
1/2 tsp almond extract
Chopped almonds – optional
Sprinkle with cinnamon and a drizzle of maple syrup
Bring liquid to a boil, add quinoa, reduce heat, 5 minutes later add cornmeal, simmer on low until thickened and the tails come out of the quinoa. Add almond extract.
Top with fruit and nuts
07 Friday Sep 2012
21 Tuesday Aug 2012
Berries infused with cayenne over oatmeal
Another cool morning in KCMO. Before my plant-strong days, I had a homemade jar of jam from Wisconsin that was blueberry habanero. It was spectacular! I recreated it this morning.
1 cup frozen berries
1 teaspoon agave or maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or less to taste)
Toss together and microwave for 1 minute.
Serve over oatmeal – enjoy!
16 Thursday Aug 2012
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Looking for something a little different than oatmeal for breakfast? Try this hearty breakfast bowl!
Black Rice Porridge With Apples & Raisins
In a saucepan, bring to a boil:
1 cup water
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1/2 cup of black rice
reduce heat to a simmer and simmer for 25 minutes
(the black rice turns the water a deep shade of cocoa – don’t be alarmed 
add:
1/4 cup Bob’s Red Mill 10-Grain Hot Cereal
1/4 cup Bulgar Wheat Cereal
simmer for 10 minutes.
Your porridge should look like this:
Black Rice Porridge
Top with apples, raisins, chopped pecans, cinnamon. (You can top with any fruit you’d like though – higher calorie density things like raisins and pecans can be swapped out)
This is great to make in a bigger batch and reheat another day. This recipe makes 2 generous servings or 3 smaller servings.
