The Toast Post

As you can see from the TITLE...
This is NOT a SMOOTHIE post.
Not to WORRY...
The BROWN factor is taken care of with all the ALMOND BUTTER I use on my TOAST!

TOAST can be a very CREATIVE process ya know....
You just have to LET LOOSE...
Try something NEW...
EXPERIMENT!

SO...
Here are a couple of TOASTs I've come up with...

As I've mentioned BEFORE....
I LOVE coconut butter!
My toast of CHOICE is pretty much always Little Stream Bakery's SPELT RICE Bread...

This first one is topped with CHOCOLATE ALMOND SPREAD, then a layer of ALMOND BUTTER, BANANAS, GOJI BERRIES, and a nice big HEAP of COCONUT BUTTER.

ABSOLUTELY SATISFYING!!!!

Then...

I tried something REALLY DIFFERENT.

There is NO chocolate on this piece of toast...

I REPEAT... NO CHOCOLATE...

Which is kind of STRANGE for me because I LOVE chocolate in the mornings...

Well... I was in the BULK food store....

Browsing...

Sometimes I like a little CRUNCH for a snack...

So...I bought some of these ROASTED PEAS...

I don`t think I`ve EVER bought them before...so I thought...why not...

Anyway... the next day had a VISION! 

A VISION of THESE PEAS sitting ATOP a piece of TOAST!

Part of me thought: THIS could be kinda INTERESTING...
Another part of me thought: YUCK...

I took the OPTIMISTIC approach because I always like to look on the BRIGHT SIDE of things!
So I added some other BRIGHT COLORED toppings!

It looks SO GOOD, doesn't?
It's a NICE way to start the day...
To eat something so PRETTY...
And it doesn't take any longer than SLAPPING some peanut butter and butter on a piece of bread...

TOTALLY DELISH & DIFFERENT!!!!

(next time I think I might add some chocolate.....)

 HAPPY TOASTING!!!!

Decadently Good Buckwheat Pancakes

Decadently Good Buckwheat Pancakes

(makes 6 medium size pancakes)

1 cup Bob's Red Mill Buckwheat Pancake & Waffle Mix

3/4 cup Almond Milk (or milk of choice)
1 Tbsp sunflower oil (or coconut oil melted)

** 2 "Flax Eggs" (or 2 eggs if you'd rather)**

Almond Butter

Coconut Butter

Frozen Strawberries

chocolate shavings
coconut oil for frying

Take my WORD for it....these BUCKWHEAT pancakes ARE as GOOD as they LOOK!

If you've never tried BUCKWHEAT before - GO FOR IT!

You WON'T be disappointed.

HEARTY & HEALTHY...

FILLING & FLAVORFUL...

TOP them with WHATEVER you feel like.

SWEET or SAVORY...

I felt like a SWEET breakfast.

I USUALLY do.

CHOCOLATE is one of my FAVE FOOD GROUPS to incorporate into my morning meal...

Even if it's just a TOUCH of it.

I LOVE it.

Such a good COMPANION to COFFEE as well, don't you think?

These pancakes are full of PROTEIN, IRON & FIBRE.

I think BREAKFAST is the most IMPORTANT MEAL of the day.

So why not make it a GOODY.

And.... These pancakes FREEZE really well too.

So... while this might look like some EXTRAVAGANTLY ASSEMBLED breakfast....

It really ISN'T.

SHOVE a couple frozen pancakes in the TOASTER OVEN...

SLAP on some ALMOND BUTTER & whatever else YUMMY you might have kicking around in your kitchen...

And there ya GO!

If you are ON THE GO...

Take TWO pancakes and make a SANDWICH out them with your NUTBUTTER inside... 

This isn't so much a RECIPE.... but more of an IDEA of what to EXPERIMENT with in the kitchen...

ENJOY!!!

** As I am not a FAN of EGGS.... (long story)

I usually substitute with a "FLAX EGG" in my cooking.

Mix 1 TBSP FLAXMEAL with 3 TBSP WATER...

Let it sit for a couple of minutes so it THICKENS..

This way it becomes a BINDING agent like an egg...

(sometimes when I'm in a rush I don't even let it sit... and things still turn out well...but for optimal results...let it SIT)**

Springy Green Soup

SPRING is in the AIR!
The sun is SHINING...
The rain is RAINING...
The crocuses are BURSTING through earth...
And...
I am making GREEN SOUP!

I was sauteing some baby KALE for my kids' dinner... 
(YES...my kids LOVE kale...)
(They also love CHOCOLATE....so no need to worry...)
(They are NOT a fan of my pureed soups however...)
(Not YET anyway...)

So... HALF of the kale for the KIDS and the other HALF into the VITAMIX...

I love making these soups because they are SOOOO fast and they are the MOST delicious things...
This soup was was a mix of FRESHLY PURCHASED PRODUCE and some 
"LOOK AT ME I'VE BEEN LYING AROUND IN THE FRIDGE TOO LONG PRODUCE"...

Sooo...here's the KALE before it wilts...

In the Pan:

Next Step...

Throw everything else in the BLENDER....

SPINACH, PEAS, SOGGYISH ZUCCHINI, 2 DAY OLD STEAMED ASPARAGUS...

In the Blender:

Add some BROTH...
This will depend on how THICK or THIN you Like your soups....

I always start with about 2 cups and then just add to get the consistency I LIKE...

Add some SALT & PEPPER and garnish with CHEDDAR if you so wish...

In the Mug:

Springy Green Soup

(makes 2 large servings or 4 smaller ones)

4 cups of Spinach 

1 Zucchini chopped coarsely

Baby kale sauteed for a few minutes (as much as you want)

 Asparagus steamed

1/3 cup fresh peas 

2 - 4 cups broth

salt

pepper

cheddar