Choco-Cherry Oats and Chia Breakfast Cereal

Made this recipe up this morning and it was a huge hit with the kids and myself. Joshua ate all of his, and then screamed for MINE! ;-)

I have finally figured out the right ratios of oats/seeds/water, so that I can post the recipe!

In a bowl combine:
1 cup of oats
5 tbsp of chia seeds
2 2/3 cup of water

Stir it once, and then again after about ten minutes. You are then going to let this sit overnight, in the fridge if you like, I just leave mine on the kitchen counter, covered, so that it's not so chilled when we eat it.

Topping:
20 cherries, pitted
2 tbsp of raw coconut butter (I use the Artisano brand and get it at Central Market)
2 tbsp of Nutiva chocolate hemp protein powder
handful of pecans (you can use any nut you like)
agave to taste preference

Put all of this in your food processor and blend it on the pulse mode, so the cherries are still a bit chunky.

Scoop oat/chia mixture into a bowl and add topping mix, and close your eyes and enjoy! It's heavenly!

Love one another!~Yvonne

Hot Raw Chef Contest

It's too late to vote for the Hot Raw Chef, but thought you may be interested in watching all the video entries still. Wow, there are so many delicious looking recipes that were entered. The winner will be announced on July 27th, only 2 days away. I wonder who will win?!?

Linky Loves...

We LOVE this song! It's SO upbeat, so fun, so engergizing!!! Give it a listen!



I love this artist's body art!

Love this paper art pendant. So very cool! Caylee is OBSESSED with the J.M. Barrie story of Peter Pan, she wants this quite badly. She said, in her finest english accent, "I will wear it to all of the finest occasions!". ;-) Love my girl! She is so fun!

Love this recipe of Coconut Boi's, for Raw Chocolate Fudge Cake and Raw Cake Decoration. I cannot wait to make this, and I will as soon as my Pacari Truly Raw Cacao Powder gets here! We just used the last of our Cacao powder this morning, in Caylee's banana, peanut butter, Cacao smoothie!

Off to do my zillion errands today!

Love one another! ~Yvonne

Honey Ginger Smoothie

I was given this recipe from a woman today, it's truly yummy, and so refreshing! Thanks to Renata. ;-)

Renata says it's a great recipe for getting things moving, if you know what I mean. Which I have needed help with. I have been having pretty much green smoothies only for 12 days now, and was wondering why things weren't moving the way they should. She suggested that I may be getting too much fiber, not enough water? Could be. Also, that sweet and spicy, help to get the liver producing bile, which helps get things moving. I had no idea! Great information! I will be much more conscious of how much water I'm taking in this week and see if that makes a difference.

1 whole honeydew melon
chunk of fresh ginger, I like a LOT of ginger
2 bananas
some raw honey to sweeten
3 cups of water
ice to chill

Blend it all up and enjoy!

Love one another!! ~Yvonne