1 mugful of oats (rolled or porridge, whatever you have)
Half a mug of seeds (i.e. sun flower, pumpkin, sesame)
Handful chopped almonds
Third of a mug of desiccated coconut
Heaped teaspoon cinnamon
1 table spoon of agave syrup (or maple syrup)
2 and a half table spoons of coconut oil

Mix all dried ingredients together in a large oven tray.

Add syrup and oil mixing together thoroughly.

Place under a grill (medium heat) for less than five minutes. Stir mixture about three times (listen for 'popping' of the seeds, which is a great indication that the mixture needs stirring thoroughly ensuring even cooking). If you don't have a grill, then baking is fine (this takes longer).

Allow to cool (is also lovely served straight out of the grill) then serve with fruit such as chopped apple, strawberries, banana etc.

You may like to serve in a bowl with rice, nut or soya milk.

Some like to add raisins or chopped dried fruit to the mixture after it has been grilled.

Enjoy!

With Love
Trinity

How to make a smoothie

The key ingredient in a smoothie is often banana. This is generally because people enjoy the sweetness and creamy texture.

One of the secrets to making a really creamy smoothie is to freeze the banana first (a great thing to do with the rapidly ripening bananas sitting in the fruit bowl).

Use only ripe bananas (i.e. there is no green on the outside and the skin is beginning to develop brown spots - the more spots, the sweeter the fruit will be).

To freeze the banana: remove the skin and then chop the banana into slices, pop into a container (or freezer bag) and freeze immediately. It will be ready the next day if required (or will still be fine the next month if you forget about it).

Basic smoothie ingredients:

1 frozen banana
1 fresh ripe banana (unfrozen)
1 cup vanilla rice milk (or water)
Spring water to achieve desired consistency

How to prepare:

1. Take one banana's worth of frozen banana out of the freezer (chunks can be easily broken off with a blunt knife if you have a lot in there)

2. Roughly chop one fresh, ripe banana

3. Place all ingredients into a blender and add a cupful of vanilla rice milk.

4. Blend together, slowly adding spring water to achieve desired thickness.

My eight year old son regularly makes this himself and adds a half teaspoon of spirulina or blue green algae. It a great medium for adding super-foods, super-greens, maca if you would like to incorporate these into your diet.

If you have a surplus of fruit then add them to the blend in the place of the fresh banana. Certain fruits tend to work really well including berries (which are generally loaded with antioxidants) and tropical fruits such as mango, papaya, pineapple.

this one's a new invention, so still being tweaked, but thought I'd share.
High vegan protein, nutritious, tasty, crunchy and a goodie for those avoiding oats and wheat or who just want to try something different. Quantities and ratios are very approximate, so go with what feels right to you! Not sure exactly but I imagine the amount below will probably make a good sized serving for one person (maybe two), depending on the size of the cups you use(!) and your appetite. So if you want more or to cook up a whole batch, adjust accordingly!

1-1.5 cup quinoa flakes
0.5-1 cup millet flakes
0.5-1 cup ground almonds*
small handful of almonds*
heaped desert spoon sunflower seeds
desert spoon (level or heaped) whole hemp seeds (optional)
1 heaped desert spoon dessicated coconut
heaped teaspoon cinnamon

* ideally soak the almonds overnight in spring or bottled water, then peel before use (this makes them a lot easier to digest and also tastier. They can be left soaking in the fridge for a few days if necessary although you should change the water everyday and rinse well before use. For ground almonds either grind them yourself or buy them already ground.

instructions

if you've been soaking the almonds rinse them well, drain, remove the skins and chop roughly (or not at all if you prefer).
Grind the hemp seeds in a grinder or similar or use a 'pestle and mortar'.
mix all dry ingredients together in a bowl apart from the coconut.
Add wet ingredients and mix well.
Add more olive oil and/or maple syrup if required.
Spread fairly flat on a baking tray and grill or bake (stirring occasionally) until its just starting to go golden. Add the coconut at this stage and mix in, then put back under grill (if you want to) for maybe a minute or so, but keep a close eye on it, as the coconut can easily burn.

serving suggestions

*Serve with almond or rice milk, topped with sliced banana and coconut chips.
or
*Add millet or quinoa puffs just before serving.
or
*Add pecans or cashews, or use them instead of the whole almonds
and
*Go easy on having too much fruit with it (certainly avoiding citrus fruits), as its quite a protein rich recipe and in terms of food combining fruit doesn't tend to mix so well with protein (although a little bit seems to be fine).

Many green leaves (just whatever you have) - kale, parsley, mint, lettuce, rocket leaves, spinach, play with the quantity until it's best for you

banana (it dominates the leaves' taste)
apple

then you can add any of these:
dates, prunes, dried apricots, raisins

I also tried to add a piece of cabbage, it's ok when mixed with banana and dry fruits

~200 ml of water ( play with it to get "your" consistency)

..and BLEEEEND...rrrrrr...

Then I add a tsp of flaxseeds and a tsp of oats bran, cinnamon and drink it from a huge bowl...Niam niam

Good morning

I really love granola (or should I say my body enjoys granola a lot? hhh)

But, raw oats do problems to my stomach (I become acidic and spit fire when I talk hhhhh)

So, yesterday I found some raw granola (no oats) recipe and tried it in the morning and it is very yummy:

For two portions:

two handfuls soaked nuts and/or seeds (I used half walnuts half almonds)

1 date
half handful of raisins
just a pinch of salt (secret ingredient hhh I use atlantic)

Now you can use anything, the proportion of nuts:dried fruits is 3:1
These can be either chopped or... use a food processor

Well this is what replaces the granola.

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And then as usually - any fruits, spices, honey, nuts,seeds (I added flax seeds, sesame seeds, almonds, grated coconut, cinnamon, raisins and peaches)

Add any non-dairy milk or yogurt you use and that's it

It's really tasty and light.

xxx

I recommend Hemp milk (organic hemp beverage) instead of rice milk. The nutritional benefits of hemp are truly remarkable

I love hemp. So many uses and yes, incredibly nutritious. There is a guy in my town who makes hemp oil. It really is the best ever!

You can make your own hemp milk.

Hemp seeds (or any seeds) soaked overnight and then blended up.

I prefer no milk at all. I tend to eat fruit for breakfast (with coconut) - although fruit is best on its own...

My favourite milk is coconut or almond milk if I have cause to use it.

Although I am still drinking some dairy, I have dramatically cut back on it, replacing it with almond and hemp substitutes. I know dairy is terrible for us, but after being raised on homogenized and loving it, it has not been easy to give up. Old habits die hard right
With time I will have dairy essentially eliminated from my diet.

Thnx for the tip on hemp milk creation, it's definitely going to be something I try out

If anyone has a dehydrator they might want to try making a dry raw "snack bread": combine flax and dates for a base, add fruits of choice (apple and pear work very nice), you can even add some cinnamon etc for extra flavor...blend well, form into thin square pieces of 'bread' and dehydrate. This is a delicious snack food that is easy to take on the road and keeps for some time that is not only healthy, but still 100% raw. Hope you all enjoy your raw fruit bread