Posts Tagged ‘Wholesome breakfast’

This is one breakfast that is sure to fill you up and make your tummy smile!!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. It was so great to just have time to chill with family and not do anything. I seriously can’t remember when the last time was that I personally had “chill” time. I have been glued to the computer editing photos like a crazy person for the last 2 months with a few weddings in between and other busy stuff going on….so I was sooo happy to be on vacation!!

I am super excited for the new year! I think 2011 is going to be a great year, both personally and also for Hanle Productions! I am thrilled with each client we booked for 2011 and excited to start meeting new potential Brides & Grooms! I also have major plans for this blog, as it has been sadly neglected by both Diana and I! Things have been insane! This year was sooo busy that I had such a hard time keeping up with blogging. I did not even get to publishing all of my wedding sneak peaks and had to move to “mini” sneak peaks instead! So0000000 because the blog has been sooo neglected I have lots of love is coming this way, we have got big plans for it!

Anywho—- onto the breakfast—what you have been waiting for! Right? Does this not look de-lish and totally bad for you? The yummy creamy drink looks like homemade Starbucks! Ha! The complete opposite in fact….next time Sunday morning rolls around and you want a more heart healthy breakfast that taste just amazing try this one….Cranberry Almond Pancakes and a Almond Date Shake! Oh yum! I just made this and it was soo good! I even made the whole wheat flour fresh—-haha well I did not grow it but I  freshly ground the wheat berries to make fresh flour. Now talk about wholesome! The best part is that it only took me 30 minutes to make this whole meal. (including the flour grinding—I can’t believe it!)

Cranberry Almond Pancakes

You will need:

• 1 1/2 cups almond milk
• 3/4 cups whole wheat flour (or 1/2 cup wheat berries to fresh grind)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 cup flax seed meal
• 3/4 cup uncooked rolled oats
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries

Side note:

I made this whole meal in my new Vitamix- which is amazing! Seriously! I feel so spoiled and did not deserve it but Anthony got me a Vitamix for Christmas! It made making this recipe soo easy. Here is why: I was able to grind up with wheat berries to make fresh flour. This took virtually 1 minute, after which I added all my dry ingredients and chopped everything, added the almond milk last and it was ready to cook on the stove or pancake griddle (whatever you have). The whole thing took seriously 10 minutes! After which I made the Almond Date Shake- which took 4 min or less. The best part is not only is the blender amazing but it is super easy to clean. All you do is pour it half full with hot water add 2 drops dish soup and blend, wipe out the top and dry! Woo! So I am going to be posting a lot of new recipes on this blog using the Vitamix but I will always offer a 2nd version of the recipe if you don’t have one, which is understandable because the things are sooo expensive, but so far I think it is worth saving for. I highly recommend it. And speaking of Starbucks- places like Starbucks and other coffee shops and restaurants use Vitamix and Blendtec. These things are beastly commercial grade blenders that can take some heat. Imagine how many coffee smoothies Starbucks blends in just 1 day! I think it is one of the best investments we have ever made for our health and heart! With the Vitamix you could make everything from scratch. Not only is it good for you but also better for the environment when you cut down on unneeded waste. You can make anything from fresh grounded flour to peanut butter, almond butter, fruit and vegetable juice, dressings, ice cream, sorbet, pesto and other sauces or dips like fresh spaghetti sauce, salsa, smoothies galore, bread and you can even cook soups right in the Vitamix pitcher, it is pretty unreal!

Directions 1: (using Vitamix)

1. Use 1/2 cup of wheat berries in place of whole wheat flour. Grind berries into flour using the Vitamix Dry Blade container for 1 minute on High.
2. Add baking powder, soda, salt, flax seed meal, almonds and cranberries to fresh flour Select Variable 1, turn on machine and quickly increase speed to Variable 10, then to high, blend for 20 seconds, turn off and remove lid.
3. Add oats and almond milk, and repeat above blending.
4. Make sure to use a spatula while machine is not running to push down ingredients on the side.
5. Let batter sit for 5-10 minutes while cast iron pan or griddle heats up in order to yield best texture and flavor.
6. Cook pancakes and serve with butter and real maple syrup or maple syrup with out the high fructose corn syrup.

Directions 2:

1. Add all dry ingredients together in a bowl. (using wheat flour) My favorite brand is King Arthur
2. Chop Almonds and cranberries medium fine- or process in food processor, you want your pancakes to have a little crunch to them but not a lot, so go pretty fine on the almond especially. (this process might take some elbow grease)
3. Add to dry mixture and add the almond milk, mix and let sit for 5-10 minutes while cast iron pan or griddle heats up in order to yield best texture and flavor.
4. Cook pancakes and serve with butter and real maple syrup or maple syrup with out the high fructose corn syrup.

Almond Date Shake

Recipe by Diana Stobo from Get Naked Fast

I just got Get Naked Fast 2 weeks ago- and I love it! The book is all about stripping away the things that are weighing us down and eating completely raw/live food.

Makes 1 serving (so double or triple if needed)

You will need:

• 2 tablespoons raw almond butter
• 2 Medjool dates, pitted (cut half way inside and pull out pit)
• 1 1/2 cups cold water
• 1 frozen banana

Blend all ingredients in high-speed blender for 30-40 seconds until frothy and creamy – add ice for a more smoothie texture if so desire.

I used my Vitamix to blend this but my old blender, which I have had now for 5 years and have made smoothies almost every day in, has lasted me so long (it is still running). It is one of the best most affordable blenders for basic blending and I would highly recommend using.

Hope you enjoyed this super long post- hehe! Happy New Year!

hugs~

Brittany

P.S I decided I say “seriously” way too often while writing, New Years resolution #1. Don’t say “Seriously”