• June 13, 2010

    Breakfast Cantaloupe & Berries serves 2 – $2.89 per serving 1 cantaloupe ($2.49) 1 quart strawberries ($2.99) 2 tablespoons coconut flakes ($.30) This would be a perfect, simple, juicy summer breakfast to share … especially on a rainy morning like we had today. Just take half of a ripe cantaloupe and scrape out the seeds….

  • June 6, 2010

    Breakfast Wild Green Smoothie serves 1 ~ ($.80 per serving) handful lamb’s quarters handful dandelion greens 2 bananas, frozen ($.30) 1 orange ($.50) 1 cup water 8 ice cubes I’m all about the greens right now. It’s a good thing, too. The kale and lettuces are growing like crazy and there are also plentiful wild…

  • May 30, 2010

    Breakfast Fruit Cereal serves 1 ~ $.70 per serving 1 banana ($.15) 1 tablespoon walnuts ($.05) 1 tablespoon coconut flakes ($.10) 1 cup almond milk ($.40) pinch cinnamon I hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend. We’re really enjoying the unusually warm weather and the garden is growing like gangbusters.  I usually wait until…

  • May 23, 2010

    Breakfast Fruit Wraps 2 servings ~ $.99 per serving 1 avocado ($1.49) 2 bananas ($.20) 4 romaine leaves ($.30) pinch of salt, optional I hope you enjoy these reposts of previous recipes. I generally enjoy raw foods best in their simple, juicy, least refined state. This is simple and juicy and requires very little preparation…

  • May 16, 2010

    .   Breakfast Mango Pudding serves 2 ~ $1.44 per serving 1 mango, cubed ($1.49) 1 ripe avocado ($.88) 2 ripe bananas ($.30) 1 tablespoon agave, if needed ($.10) 1 tablespoon chopped cashews ($.10) Creamy, sweet, sour, crunchy, smooth … this was an absolutely perfect breakfast. And it takes all of a few minutes to…

  • May 9, 2010

      Breakfast Banana Splits serves 2 ~ $.59 per serving 2 bananas ($.30) 1/4 lb strawberries ($.37) 1 tablespoon fine coconut flakes ($.05) 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted ($.05) 2 tablespoons agave ($.20) 1 tablespoon cacao or cocoa powder ($.20) pinch salt I’m totally in favor of the desert for breakfast idea! Strawberries are starting…

  • May 2, 2010

    Breakfast Porridge serves 2 ~ $.33 per serving 3/4 cup soaked buckwheat groats ($.10) 2 tablespoons ground flax seed ($.10) 3 tablespoons raisins ($.10) 2 tablespoons chopped nuts ($.25) 1 tablespoon agave ($.10) pinch salt pinch cinnamon This makes a creamy porridge that is a lot like oatmeal. Soak the buckwheat groats for a half…

  • April 25, 2010

    Breakfast Pistachio Ice Cream serves 2 ~ $1.19 1 ripe avocado ($.88) 4 ripe bananas ($.60) 2 tablespoons agave ($.20) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ($.20) pinch salt 1/4 cup pistachios ($.50) Fruit and nuts. That’s all this is, but it feels like a treat … and I think it makes a perfect breakfast.  In a…

  • April 18, 2010

      Breakfast Blueberry Fool serves 4 ~ $.62 per serving 1 cup nuts (cashews) ($1.00) 2 ripe bananas ($.30) juice of 1 lemon ($.69) pinch of salt 1/2 cup water for blending, as needed 4 ounces blueberries, frozen and thawed ($.50) whole blueberries walnuts agave I was looking for ways to cut some of the…

  • April 11, 2010

    Breakfast Pecan Pie serves 2 ~ $1.45 per serving 1/4 cup walnuts ($.50) 1/2 cup raisins ($.50) 6 dates, soaked ($1.20) 1/4 cup pecans ($.70) pinch salt Maybe this is taking the idea of breakfast pie too far. But, nah, not really. It’s still just nuts and fruits, which seems to be a good way…