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Coconut Quinoa Cereal

You might be surprised by how delicious and filling this Coconut Quinoa Cereal is, while being quite possibly the healthiest breakfast on the planet. Let’s look at the ingredients.

Quinoa is a versatile whole grain that can be made into a salad, a lunch casserole, or a dinner side.

Quinoa is gluten-free, high in protein, and one of the few plant foods that contain all nine essential amino acids. It is also high in fiber, magnesium, B-vitamins, iron, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin E and various beneficial antioxidants.

– 11 Proven Health Benefits of Quinoa
Authority Nutrition

Coconut milk is no slouch either. Coconut milk improves heart health, builds muscle, helps lose fat, prevents fatigue, stimulates digestion, relieves constipation, manages blood sugar, and prevents anemia, joint inflammation, and ulcers. (Source: Dr. Axe)

Don’t you feel healthier already? Now go and make this cereal.

Coconut Quinoa Cereal

Ingredients:
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup quinoa
1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
Maple syrup or raw honey to taste
More coconut milk to taste

Heat the coconut milk until boiling. Add quinoa and cover. Lower heat to simmer until the coconut milk is absorbed but still slightly wet. Mix the shredded coconut in. Serve warm with maple syrup or raw honey and more coconut milk to taste. Makes 2 servings.

Experiment with some of your favorite toppings. Sliced apples with cinnamon, berries, bananas, nuts. Have a happy healthy start to your day!

December 22, 2016
Strawberry Tart

Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, unbleached
1/2 cup finely ground almonds
1/3 cup organic sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) organic butter, cut into pieces
1 egg, free-range and organic
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup seedless strawberry jam
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 pints organic strawberries, hulled and sliced

Stir together flour, almonds, sugar, lemon rind and salt in a medium bowl. Cut butter into flour until mixture is the consistency of course crumbs. Whisk together egg and vanilla. Stir into the flour mixture to form a dough. Shape into a disk and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Rub wax paper butter covers on baking sheet to grease. Place dough on baking sheet and pat into a 10-inch circle with an elevated edge. Pierce bottom of dough all over with a fork. Bake about 25 minutes until slightly browned. Cool completely.

Melt jam with lemon juice in a small saucepan over low heat. Spread 1/2 cup of jam mixture over the bottom of the tart shell. Arrange berries on top, cut sides down. Brush with remaining jam mixture.

September 3, 2012
Pistachio Ice Cream

I love my Pistachio Ice Cream! It is a simple recipe, and does away with the green food coloring that you will find in store-bought pistachio ice cream. The pistachios chop up into a fun confetti of green, yellow and pink to make the ice cream look sprinkled with pastel colored nuts.

Ingredients:
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup chopped pistachios
2 cups heavy cream, chilled
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preparing the pistachios is easy if you have a nut chopper. I recruited my 5-year-old in shelling the pistachios and we both had a fun time grinding the nuts into tiny pieces.

Follow manufacturer’s instructions on how to prepare your ice cream maker.

1. Heat whole milk in a medium saucepan until it bubbles around the edges.
2. Whisk sugar into the heated milk.
3. Transfer to a medium bowl and let it cool completely.
4. Stir in heavy cream and vanilla.
5. Churn the mixture in an ice cream maker for at least 30 minutes or until thickened into a soft-serve consistency.
6. Add chopped pistachios while ice cream is churning.
7. Freeze for at least 2 hours if a firmer consistency is desired.

Enjoy!

June 9, 2012