Breakfast – Wildflower Kitchen

Granola

4 cups rolled oats (gluten free if desired) 1 cup chopped nuts/seeds of choice (pecans, walnuts, cashews, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds…) 1 cup chopped, dried fruit of choice (apricots, cranberries, figs, apples, blueberries..) 1/2 tsp. sea salt 1/2 cup date syrup, maple syrup, agave or other sweetener of your choice 1/4 cup liquid coconut oil…

Dates and Dates

I just finished making some date syrup. I’ve never made it before so I hope it turned out okay. I had to make date syrup because it was granola day and we’re pretty low on maple syrup. I make granola a few times per month, enough to fill a two quart mason jar. I eat…

Granola Any Way You Like

Granola has to be one of the best prepared foods ever. It’s incredibly easy to make, you can change it each time to keep things exciting, you can pack it full of super nutritious stuff like flax, chia, hemp, nuts, coconut oil, blackstrap molasses, dried fruits. Really the only limit is your imagination and palate….

For the love of potatoes, local farm box and cold season

Ruby and I have been sick. It’s going on a week now of sore throats, sneezing, snot sucking and crankiness. I would say we’re starting to feel better but, I’m not sure that’s true. We were feeling better at one point, but then it seems to have come back. Energy wise we’re doing pretty great,…

Something different, something new

So I was just writing this longish post in one of the Facebook groups I’m in, sort of an update post, when it occurred to me that this could easily be a blog post. And I’ve really been looking for the inspiration to get blogging again so….. Then it occurred to me that my blog…

Curried Tofu Scramble

I’ve only recently started eating my tofu scrambled. Until a few months ago I would just cook up some eggs for breakfast on the weekend. Eggs were one of the two things that I thought I would never be able to give up in order to become a plant-based eater (the other was real butter)….

Cracked Wheat Porridge with Apricots and Cranberries

Oatmeal has always been a favorite of mine for breakfast, especially during the colder months. Lately I’ve been playing with other grains, though. I think that cracked wheat (bulgur) really works well for breakfast. It works nearly the same way as oatmeal does. Add some liquid, some dried fruit and maybe some nuts and voila….