Breakfast

Coconut Brown Rice Pudding Recipe

Makes 6-8 servings (depending on whether you serve for breakfast or as a dessert)

Ingredients

• 1 cup sweet brown rice (soaked in water overnight and then drained)
• 1 14-oz can light coconut milk
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup dried raisins or other dried fruit
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon or orange zest

Instructions

Stir together coconut milk, water, rice, vanilla, cinnamon and salt in a medium-sized saucepan.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to low and partially cover.

Cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid thickens and rice is tender.  If you pre-soaked the rice grains, this should take about an hour.  It may take almost 2 if you did not pre-soak the rice.

Stir raisins or dried fruit and citrus zest into the mixture and allow to sit, covered, for 5-10 minutes.  This will plump up the fruit and sweeten the rice.

Serve warm.  Garnish with nuts, dried coconut or other toppings. 

Pumpkin Steel Cut Oats Recipe

This recipe makes 5-6 generous servings, depending on how hungry you are.  The oats will store in the fridge for a couple of days, so you can a batch and easily re-heat the leftovers – just pour a little extra soy milk on top as you heat them.

• 1 ¼ cups gluten-free steel cut oats
• 1 15-oz can organic pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
• 2 cups soy or other non-dairy milk
• ½ cup water
• ½ tsp sea salt
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp allspice
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
• 1/8 cup maple syrup
• 1/8 cup brown sugar + more to taste

Combine oats, pumpkin, soy milk, water, salt, and spices in a heavy-bottomed pan.  Bring to a boil.

Reduce mixture to a simmer and cover.  Stir occasionally for 40-45 minutes or until oats are soft, but not mushy.

Stir in maple syrup and brown sugar.

Serve with nuts, dried fruit, or more milk on top.

Pumpkin Nut Pancakes 

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 3/4 cup almond meal
• 1/2 cup buckwheat flour or 1/3 cup groats cooked in water
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup of water or almond milk
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• Oil for pan/griddle

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in blender. Puree until smooth.
2. Preheat frying pan or griddle to medium heat. Lightly coat with your preferred cooking oil.
3. Pour approximately 1/4 cup of batter into the pan for each pancake. Cook until the top is covered in bubbles and begins to lose it’s shine. Flip it and cook for a minute longer, until cooked through.
4. Serve with fresh fruit, fruit puree, or applesauce.

Notes

Each pancake takes 3-4 minutes to cook. If you have a griddle, use it to cook more pancakes at one time.

Bacon Cheddar Muffin Recipe

Makes 12 muffins.

• 3 cups of Carol’s sorghum flour blend or your favorite GF baking mix
• 1 1/2 teaspoons xanthan gum
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh sage
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme
• 1 teaspoon chia seed or flax meal
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup milk or non-dairy milk alternative
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 Tablespoon agave nectar
• 1 cup crumbled bacon
• 2/3 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Grease a 12-muffin pan.

Sift together all dry ingredients through salt in a large mixing bowl.  Stir in herbs, chia/flax, and cayenne.

In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, oil, eggs, and agave.  Add to dry ingredients and mix well.

Stir in bacon, cheese, onions, and garlic.

Spoon muffin batter into pan, filling each of the 12 spots equally.  Do not smooth the muffin tops.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until tops are golden brown.

Serve hot, with butter.

Zucchini Pancakes

Ingredients

• 1 zucchini
• 1 large egg
• 1 green onion
• 2 ½ tables of olive oil
• Salt and Pepper

Method

Step 1

Grate the zucchini into a bowl. Chop the green onion. Now mix the grated zucchini and chopped onion in a bowl.

Step 2

Add egg to the mixture and mix thoroughly. Add salt and pepper

Step 3

Put 3 mounds of zucchini mixture into the pan and fry it by pressing down to flatten until lightly browned, then turn it and let the other side to be browned.