The Breakfast Cakes

Remember yesterday how I didn't have a picture of Ani's Coconut Breakfast Cakes with the orange syrup? Well, here they are. I forgot that I had another serving of them in the fridge for this morning's breakfast. The recipe makes 4 good sized pancakes, and I can scarf two down for breakfast. Actually, today I had them for brunch, and added a few dried cranberries on top. Delish!

Also, the very sweet (and might I add quite HUNKY!) Joel Ohdner has a new eBook available on his website at http://www.joelsfood.com/. I was lucky enough to get a little sneak peek of it. Let me tell you, there are some desserts in that eBook that will make you smack your granny and tell her to get out of the kitchen! You definitely want to bookmark his site and pick up a copy of the eBook.

5-20-08 Raw Food Survivor :)

5-20-08 Raw Food Survivor :)
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Wow, I just made the Coconut Breakfast Cakes with Orange Vanilla Syrup out of Ani Phyo's Ani's Raw Kitchen. I really meant to stop and take a picture, but that would have meant putting the fork down long enough to pick up the camera. Wasn't going to happen! Sweet, delicious, and very filling. The perfect thing for a white knuckler who woke up really hungry.

Lazy Day Green Smoothie- Banana, Spinach, & Bluberry

This is a green smoothie recipe that you can prepare ahead of time, and put into the freezer. When things like fresh berries are in season or organic bananas go on sale, you can buy in bulk, and package up a bunch of green smoothies for the freezer. Pop them out and blend whenever you need a quick breakfast or meal. Perfect raw make ahead food.


Lazy Day Green Smoothie Step 1
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Prop open a freezer bag. Add two giant handfuls of spinach, one giant handful of bananas, and one giant handful of blueberries.

Remove excess air from the freezer bag. Label the bag and place in the freezer. If you are not using a freezer bag, just follow the same steps with whatever freezing container you like. I use Ziploc 1 Gallon freezer bags, and then wash them out and reuse them. I prefer freezer bags because they will lie flat in my freezer when I am preparing 14 to 30 days worth of meals at a time.



On Smoothie Day, empty your freezer bag into the blender. Add around 12oz of water. Blend!

You may need more water, depending on your blender. I have a cheapy blender, so I have to add tons of water to get those greens mixed in there.



This is how the smoothie will look after you blend it. Now, tip it back and go sit in the sun. Drink the whole glass, and think about something you are grateful for. Then GET BACK TO WORK!