Monthly Archives: January 2011

mango tangerine

Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
1 mango
1 tangerine

 

Directions: chop mango and juice tangerine. Add to small saucepan and heat gently over medium-low heat until mango is plumped with tangerine juice. Add to oatmeal and enjoy.

Om,

Renata

mOMent: Blessed are we all to live in a world full of so many possibilities.

 

white chocolate peanut butter and frozen coconut

I think one of my favorite combos is peanut butter and coconut, and what makes that better?  WHITE CHOCOLATE!

Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
1-2 T white chocolate peanut butter
1/4 C frozen shredded coconut

Directions: Mix all together and enjoy…

Om,

Renata

mOMent: Sometimes all it takes to ‘take it to the next level’ is to just allow for it to happen…relax into it.

 

pear apple butter

We have a few friends who make the most delicious treats.  Yesterday they brought us some homemade pear apple butter and it was so fantastic that we couldn’t wait to put it in our om of the day!  My suggestion…find a few friends who make their own PAB and enjoy this treat.

Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
2 T pear apple butter

Directions: Mix all together and enjoy…

 

Om,

Renata

mOMent: hOMemade is OM-tastic!


peanut butter muffins

Well, this was a pleasant surprise!  I have a new-found love for this recipe which happened by mistake.  I was scouring the internet looking for a recipe for peanut butter bread…there aren’t that many.  Don’t ask me why I was so fixated on finding a recipe for such a thing, I just get it in my head sometimes and I can’t let it go.  I found this recipe and decided to veganize it.  And then I realized that I had misplaced my bread pan… So it became a muffin recipe!

Makes 12-14 muffins

Ingredients:

1 1/2 C all purpose flour
1 C oats
1 C sugar
1 T baking powder
1/2 t salt
3/4 C peanut butter
1 T ground flax (heaping) plus 3 T non-dairy milk (I used Rice Dream Horchata)
1 C non-dairy milk (I used Rice Dream Horchata)
1 t vanilla

1. Heat your oven to 350 degrees and line your muffin tins.
2. Mix flax and horchata in a small dish and let gel up.
3. Grind oats in a food processor (I used the Magic Bullet), or use quick cooking oats.
4. Combine flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add peanut butter until crumbly.
5. Combine the flax mixture, horchata and vanilla in a separate bowl and then add to dry ingredients until just moistened.
6. Fill muffin tins 3/4 full and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
7. Let cool for at least 5 minutes, if you can stand it.

Serve with fresh preserves and enjoy the PB&J muffin experience!

Om,
Renata

mOMent: Having an old standard in a new way can breathe life into it. What old favorite would you like to refresh and renew?

apricot ginger cranberry

The best flavors of the season…mmmmm…

Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
1/4 C orange juice
1/8 C apricot, dried, chopped
1/8 C candied ginger, chopped
1/8 C cranberry, dried chopped

Directions: Simmer all ingredients together until orange juice has soaked into all of the dried fruit. Mix in with oatmeal and enjoy!

Om,

Renata

mOMent: If you had to express your three most important beliefs or values, what would they be?


peanut butter chocolate pretzel

I made some chocolate covered pretzels the other day and they were a big hit! I just melted some chocolate, mixed in the pretzels and sprinkled with slivered almonds. Go for it! It can be fun to play in the kitchen without recipes…I dare you!

Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
1/4 C chocolate covered pretzels, chopped
3 chocolate covered pretzels for garnish
1 T peanut butter

Directions: Mix chopped pretzels and peanut butter with oatmeal. Garnish with remaining pretzels, enjoy.

Om,

Renata

mOMent: I love cuddling next to a warm fire on a cold winter’s day, what do you love to do?

 

fresh frozen coconut and guava

Ingredients:

1 C cooked old-fashioned oats
1/2 C guava juice
¼ C fresh frozen coconut

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together and simmer over medium heat.  Simmer until coconut absorbs most of the guava juice and add to oatmeal.  Enjoy!

Om,

Renata

mOMent: Are you a technology-phobe or a technology-foe?  Or are you all on board with the newest gadget?  Why?

sukhi’s mint apple & ginger chutney

I do have to admit. This one is a little weird. If you like spicy, sweet and savory concoctions you may enjoy this. Otherwise, use this chutney on a samosa instead.


Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
2 T chutney

Directions: Mix in a bowl and experience the weirdness.

Om,

Renata

mOMent: One of my favorite Indian proverbs is…You can never enter the same river twice…What do you think about this?

fresh frozen coconut and candied ginger

Having fresh frozen coconut in the freezer has proven to be quite a delicious treat. It’s so easy to add to any recipe to kick it up a notch and add a level of complexity and richness that only coconut can provide.

Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
2 T candied ginger, chopped
1/4 C frozen coconut
1/4 C water
2 T agave

Directions: Simmer ginger, coconut, water and agave until warmed and the flavors mingle. The mixture will become thick as in the picture.

Om,

Renata

mOMent: Sloooooowwwww dooowwwwnnn today…What do you see? feel? notice? Going at a different pace can be challenging, but very rewarding.

cinnamon almond

These great little treasures were quite a find at Trader Joes. I’m sure I could have made my own, but it is so much easier sometimes to let others do the work, right?

Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
1/4 C cinnamon almonds
1-3 t sugar or agave
1/4 t cinnamon

Directions: Chop cinnamon almonds and mix half of them with other ingredients. Sprinkle the rest of the almonds on top…enjoy!

Om,

Renata

mOMent: Albert Schweitzer said…In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet. What flowers are you missing today?

pomegranate molasses and agave

We love our little spice shop here in our local town. And, they have pomegranate molasses! Try this and get ready to have your senses expanded…It’s quite flavorful.

Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
2 t pomegranate molasses
1-2 t agave syrup

Directions: Mix together and enjoy…

Om,

Renata

mOMent: You have gotten through your first have of the first month of 2011. Have you made progress on your resolutions yet?

blueberry craisins

I was delightfully surprised this morning when I saw these samples at the gym. I wouldn’t normally purchase craisins but I thought, what the heck?! And hey…it was pretty yummy too!

Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
1 100 calorie bag of blueberry craisins
1 t agave syrup (or more to taste)

Directions: Mix it all together and have a wonderful breakfast.

Om,

Renata

mOMent:

orange apricot ginger macadamia

These flavors work really well together and if you have time to let this slowly simmer it will prove to be one of your favorite recipes too. Enjoy…

Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
1/2 C orange juice
1/8 C apricots, dried, chopped
1/8 C candied ginger, chopped
1/8 C macadamia nuts, chopped
1 T sugar

Directions: Simmer all ingredients together until most of the orange juice has soaked into the fruit. Mix with oatmeal and enjoy!

Om,

Renata

mOMent: Let your inner light shine today! Let it pour from your smile, eyes, heart and soul!

peanut butter coconut oatmeal cookies

So this recipe is slightly adapted from Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar.  I added about 1 cup of coconut flakes instead of the peanuts and used Rice Dream Horchata for the milk.  They turned out Dy-No-Mite!

Oats and flour

Yummy sugary peanut buttery sweetness

I love my mixer

Add coconut flakes

Still hot from the oven

Ready to devour…

Om,

Renata

mOMent: …and sometimes, everything is perfect.