Birthday Breakfast

If you could have anything in the world for breakfast, what would it be? When I awoke on my birthday I decided a banana split was in order & TA-DA, banana split "cereal" was born.

1 Banana, diced
3 Strawberries, diced
1/4 C Walnut pieces
1.5 T Agave
1.5 T Coconut oil
3/4 - 1 T Cacao powder (Or cocoa powder, cacao is the raw, unprocessed version of cocoa)
Coconut milk (available next to soy milk at the store, or substitute your favorite milk)

Place fruit & nut in bowl. Warm coconut oil to a liquid by putting it in a small bowl and placing that in a larger bowl which has been filled with warm water. Add agave & cacao to oil & mix, warming by method above if needed. Drizzle fruit with fudgy cacao syrup & cover all with coconut milk. I was still sleepy and ended up dumping instead of drizzling so, as you can see, there was quite a bit of fudge sauce on this one.  Oh well, happy birthday to me, hehe!  In the photo you will see I sprinkled it with cinnamon before eating because I use cinnamon in most things with fruit and nuts, its totally optional. Feel free to take your time enjoying this one, I know I did. :)

Healthy & Happy

Here's what I've been up to lately.  I have thrown in a few cooked items for a family member who is not a raw foodie but needs to get healthy quick.  This post's for you.A fruity delicious start to the day.  Fruit & milk.  It's a little like when I was a kid and mom would chop up fresh peaches and pour cream over them.  Chopped banana, diced strawberries, sprinkle of dried cranberries, dash of cinnamon, coconut milk poured over the top.  So fruity & creamy you could have it for dessert instead!

Next is a nutritional power house that's perfect for someone who loves some fresh, crunchy food. Wash kale, remove stems, chiffonade or chop, drizzle with lemon juice & olive oil, then massage them into the kale.  Toss in shredded carrots & sprouts.  I bought a variety package of already sprouted beans.  Sprinkle with salt if desired.  This is the perfect balance of sweet, tangy, and crunch!

This one my best friend demanded I make.  So, when I saw portobellos on sale, I jumped on it!  I cleaned it up, rubbed a little olive oil on the top of the mushroom, then turned over and removed stem, spread a little pesto around on the inside, spooned a layer of tomato sauce on, sprinkled with cheese, and put my favorite veggies on top.  Bake @ 325 for 13 minutes, give or take a few.  Mine is on the right and hubby's is on the left with some salami on his.  He ooohhh'ed and aaahhh'ed over this so it must be good!  Incredible dinner and MUCH more filling than I expected.

My Raw Tuesday

Started my day with a delicious raw cereal that tastes like banana bread only better!  Diced banana, handful of blueberries, chopped walnuts, a little shredded coconut ground to powder, light drizzle of honey, with almond milk poured over the top.

This one & ice cream inspired by rawon10 blog, check it out.

Morning snack was a tangy pineapple, beet, lime, pear juice, mmmm!

For lunch I had a salad of spinach, asparagus, grapes, and mango.  This picture is worth a thousand words...

Afternoon snack was grapes and trail mix.

Dinner was raw ice cream with raw brownies.  Hey - I'm 30 years old and I'll eat what I want!  Hehehe!  The recipe is on rawon10's blog & makes a regular appearance in my kitchen & tummy!  Best dessert ever.