Muesli. That weird mix of dried oatmeal you see on the continental breakfast buffet at hotels all over the world. What is it, and how do you eat it? Before I started traveling I had honestly never heard of muesli, and when I first saw it I was confused at why people were not “cooking”…
Breakfast
Plant Pantry : Oatmeal
Recently my brother-in-law and his girlfriend were in town for a short weekend trip to go explore Olympic National Park. Before their arrival we had just returned from vacation in Canada and had zero time to grocery shop before heading off to Washington’s west coast. The morning we left for our trip we had a…
Mint-Matcha Banana Smoothies
I love tea. I love smoothies.Why not make a wonderful love child of the two? It’s perfect if you want a break from coffee, don’t want a hot drink in the morning, and a great way to get a little extra kick of caffeine, antioxidants, and delicate flavors to your smoothies.
Spiced Carrot Congee
The first time I ever had congee was in San Francisco back in 2005. I went on a trip with my boyfriend’s (now husband) family to visit his grandmother. This side of the family grew up in Hong Kong before moving to the United States, and one of their main breakfast staples was good ole…
Winter Sunshine Smoothie
I LOVE living in the pacific northwest, surrounded by nature and some of the cleanest air I could ever ask for. Part of the reason why it is so beautiful up here is because unlike other parts of the country, we have wet winters, so our mountains have snow, our lakes are full, and our forests are lush. …
Ultimate Tofu Scramble
If you could pick the MVP of the savory breakfast world, eggs would almost always prevail. Omelets, scrambles, frittatas, burritos, sunny side up, over easy, soft boiled, on toast you name it eggs are there. Having such a dominate position on the breakfast menu, it’s a little daunting thinking about what savory breakfast dishes you…
Pumpkin & Pear Breakfasts – Two Ways
It’s official. Fall is here, at least it is in Washington. The air is cool, the rain is chilly, the leaves are bright and falling and it’s finally appropriate to have pumpkin spiced things. I know the rest of the world wanted to start the pumpkin craze two months ago, but I have certain standards about the…