When the weather warms, I wipe the dust from my blender and juicer and retire my typical breakfast of old-fashioned oats for smoothies and juices. I crave the coolness, and with Avie at my side, it's fun to try new recipes. His personal favorite so far was the Berry Green Smoothie, listed below.
Variety is certainly the spice of my life. While I may eat the same basic thing every day, I enjoy eating it in many ways. Take, for instance, my cold-weather morning staple of old-fashioned oats. I typically combine any of the following ingredients: flax seeds, chia seeds, almonds, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, tahini, sunflower seed and almond butters, raw & unsweetened organic coconut flakes, coconut oil, coconut milk, coconut sugar, organic blackstrap molasses, pure maple syrup, honey, dates, raisins, brewer's yeast, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, fenugreek, cardamom, coriander, sea salt, crystallized ginger, cacoa powder, cacoa nibs, avocado, peas, and eggs.
I've been experimenting with these ingredients in my smoothies as well. Listed below are my go-to oatmeal recipes from this past winter, followed by my favorite springtime smoothie concoctions, so far. With the summer solstice a couple weeks away, I look forward to new, fresh produce to blend. The possibilities are endless!
Oatmeal Recipes
Depending on how hungry I am, I use one half to one cup of organic, old-fashioned oats. Steel cut oats can be substituted. You can tweak other ingredient measurements per your liking. Cook oats according to package directions, adding ingredients as you see fit.
Chocolate Ginger Oats
old fashion organic oats
a heaping tablespoon of organic raw cacoa powder
a few hefty dashes of ginger powder
chopped crystallized ginger
Curried Oats
old fashion organic oats
1/4 tsp each of turmeric, ginger, and cinnamon powders
top with three tablespoons of toasted, raw & unsweetened coconut flakes
top with a couple dashes of cardamom and coriander
Lactation Oats (fenugreek, oats, Brewer's yeast and flax help aid healthy breast milk production)
old fashion organic oats
quarter teaspoon each of cinnamon and fenugreek
1 tbsp ground flax seeds
1 tbsp Brewer's yeast
Chocolate Chia Oats
old fashion organic oats
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tsp cacoa nibs
a heaping tablespoon of organic raw cacoa powder
top with several dashes of cinnamon and cloves and a small spoonful of pure maple syrup
Gingersnap Oats
old fashion organic oats
1/4 tsp each ginger powder, cinnamon and cloves
top with 1 large spoonful of molasses (I like to make swirls with the molasses before digging in!)
Post Workout Recovery Oats
old fashion organic oats
one egg over easy, fried in a frying pan in copious amounts of coconut oil
top with avocado and an overflowing spoonful of honey
sprinkle with Himalayan pink sea salt
Smoothie Recipes
These smoothies are meant to be a meal and sustain me for two to four hours.
Dark Chocolate Cherry Smoothie
1 cup dark pitted sweet cherries
2 organic bananas
1/2 cup Just Black Cherry Juice
2 tbsp Brewer's yeast
1 tbsp organic, raw cacoa powder
1 cup kale
1 cup water
Salad Smoothie
1 cucumber, diced
1 avocado
2 oz. aloe vera juice
2 cups spinach (or any greens)
2 cups carrot juice
1/4 tsp turmeric
top with spoonful of bee pollen
Spiced Stewed Fruit & Banana Smoothie
2 bananas
4 prunes, 1 date, and 1 tbsp raisins in 1/2 cup boiling hot water
a dash each of cardamom, coriander, fenugreek, ginger and cloves and three dashes cinnamon
1/2 cup full-fat, organic, plain coconut milk (I use the brand Taste of Thai, canned)
1/2 cup organic prune juice
1 tbsp raw cacoa powder
1 tbsp organic, toasted coconut flakes
2 tbsp Brewer's Yeast
Berry Green Smoothie
1 cup dark sweet cherries
1 cup blueberries
1 banana
1 cup greens
1 cup coconut water
1 tbsp cacoa powder
Strawberry Spinach Springtime Smoothie
2 cups strawberries
1 cup spinach
1/2 cup rhubarb, cooked in extra virgin coconut oil
1/2 cup full-fat, organic, plain coconut milk
1/2 cup water, or more, depending on preferred thickness
1 tbsp honey
2 tbsp ground flaxseeds
Avocado Power Smoothie
1 avocado
1 banana
1 cup fresh carrot juice
1 cup greens (spinach or kale)
1 tbsp chia seeds
top with 1 tsp bee pollen
*slowly add water if too thick to blend
Variety is certainly the spice of my life. While I may eat the same basic thing every day, I enjoy eating it in many ways. Take, for instance, my cold-weather morning staple of old-fashioned oats. I typically combine any of the following ingredients: flax seeds, chia seeds, almonds, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, tahini, sunflower seed and almond butters, raw & unsweetened organic coconut flakes, coconut oil, coconut milk, coconut sugar, organic blackstrap molasses, pure maple syrup, honey, dates, raisins, brewer's yeast, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, fenugreek, cardamom, coriander, sea salt, crystallized ginger, cacoa powder, cacoa nibs, avocado, peas, and eggs.
I've been experimenting with these ingredients in my smoothies as well. Listed below are my go-to oatmeal recipes from this past winter, followed by my favorite springtime smoothie concoctions, so far. With the summer solstice a couple weeks away, I look forward to new, fresh produce to blend. The possibilities are endless!
Oatmeal Recipes
Depending on how hungry I am, I use one half to one cup of organic, old-fashioned oats. Steel cut oats can be substituted. You can tweak other ingredient measurements per your liking. Cook oats according to package directions, adding ingredients as you see fit.
Chocolate Ginger Oats
old fashion organic oats
a heaping tablespoon of organic raw cacoa powder
a few hefty dashes of ginger powder
chopped crystallized ginger
Curried Oats
old fashion organic oats
1/4 tsp each of turmeric, ginger, and cinnamon powders
top with three tablespoons of toasted, raw & unsweetened coconut flakes
top with a couple dashes of cardamom and coriander
Lactation Oats (fenugreek, oats, Brewer's yeast and flax help aid healthy breast milk production)
old fashion organic oats
quarter teaspoon each of cinnamon and fenugreek
1 tbsp ground flax seeds
1 tbsp Brewer's yeast
Chocolate Chia Oats
old fashion organic oats
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tsp cacoa nibs
a heaping tablespoon of organic raw cacoa powder
top with several dashes of cinnamon and cloves and a small spoonful of pure maple syrup
Gingersnap Oats
old fashion organic oats
1/4 tsp each ginger powder, cinnamon and cloves
top with 1 large spoonful of molasses (I like to make swirls with the molasses before digging in!)
Post Workout Recovery Oats
old fashion organic oats
one egg over easy, fried in a frying pan in copious amounts of coconut oil
top with avocado and an overflowing spoonful of honey
sprinkle with Himalayan pink sea salt
Smoothie Recipes
These smoothies are meant to be a meal and sustain me for two to four hours.
Dark Chocolate Cherry Smoothie
1 cup dark pitted sweet cherries
2 organic bananas
1/2 cup Just Black Cherry Juice
2 tbsp Brewer's yeast
1 tbsp organic, raw cacoa powder
1 cup kale
1 cup water
Salad Smoothie
1 cucumber, diced
1 avocado
2 oz. aloe vera juice
2 cups spinach (or any greens)
2 cups carrot juice
1/4 tsp turmeric
top with spoonful of bee pollen
Spiced Stewed Fruit & Banana Smoothie
2 bananas
4 prunes, 1 date, and 1 tbsp raisins in 1/2 cup boiling hot water
a dash each of cardamom, coriander, fenugreek, ginger and cloves and three dashes cinnamon
1/2 cup full-fat, organic, plain coconut milk (I use the brand Taste of Thai, canned)
1/2 cup organic prune juice
1 tbsp raw cacoa powder
1 tbsp organic, toasted coconut flakes
2 tbsp Brewer's Yeast
Berry Green Smoothie
1 cup dark sweet cherries
1 cup blueberries
1 banana
1 cup greens
1 cup coconut water
1 tbsp cacoa powder
Strawberry Spinach Springtime Smoothie
2 cups strawberries
1 cup spinach
1/2 cup rhubarb, cooked in extra virgin coconut oil
1/2 cup full-fat, organic, plain coconut milk
1/2 cup water, or more, depending on preferred thickness
1 tbsp honey
2 tbsp ground flaxseeds
Avocado Power Smoothie
1 avocado
1 banana
1 cup fresh carrot juice
1 cup greens (spinach or kale)
1 tbsp chia seeds
top with 1 tsp bee pollen
*slowly add water if too thick to blend
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