Raw Vegan Food!

Don't go away!  I Have got a recipe for you, but it's all the way at the bottom. So you need to SCROLL!  Scroll and be confronted with my blog. Yes, it's evil.

It sort of is a shameless publicity stunt to include these three words in my "Lables" function, because Raw Vegan Food gets so many hits on Google, I can't do much better.

Or can I?

Although, technically, none of my stick figures wear clothes.

You'll see my... I don't know, something.

I'm sorry. That tangent was pretty much unnecessary. I might need to do a post with no direction in the future, so that I can't go off on random tangents. It will be a Giant Tangent. 

I'll stop. the point I wanted to make, was that I'm not just  shamelessly seeking attention.  I might not have told you, but I have a mother. 

Oh, yes, I did tell you. I remember. 

I wish I didn't.

No, I joke. I really love my mother.

But! She has an unusual habit of reading health books, and changing her diet SO DRAMATICALLY every time.

She doesn't force us to follow, but she makes little comments like:

and of course, that just makes me go

Her favorite line is:

"Just read the book. You'll change your attitude." Which is great, that she's making me healthy an' all, but it's terrible for my social life. Yesterday I went to a birthday party at a pub (a really wacked-out party, I might add, but I promised no more tangents. More on that later, I guess)

And when I read the menu I felt like voices were in my ear telling me the things I shouldn't be eating.

And when that happened, everyone thought I was mad, and the birthday girl started pressuring me to eat something. 

But I held fast, and saved, like $20. It was an expensive pub. 

So I guess I can thank my mum for that much. 

Her latest book is "The China Study," which demonstrates, with some unfortunate rats, how meat gives you cancer. So now I'm experimenting with vegan food for dinner, which is actually proving fun and challenging.

This surprised me, because all my cooking knowledge is gleaned form Masterchef, which teaches us that cooking can't be fun or challenging unless someone is yelling at us. 

Why don't they make a reality TV show called "Crying Contest" and get it over with?

Anyway, as promised, here is a Raw Vegan Recipe. It is my little sister's favorite breakfast that mum approves of, and it's pretty easy. 

Let's Cook!

Only not, 'cos it's raw. You get what I mean.

Chia Seed Breakfast Pudding

(Chia seeds are getting lots of attention lately, because they are full of omegas. Look closely at them if you don't believe me.)

High-powered view of a chia seed

Ingredients:

 

• 1/2-1 cup of Chia seeds (adjust according to thickness)
• 1/2 cup raw cacao powder. (or carob, I guess, but I don't see the appeal)
• 1/2 cup medjool dates, pitted. (If you are happy with honey, you can use 3tbsp instead)
• 2 cups hazelnut milk (Or any other nut milk. Soy will work, if you need)
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 2 tbsp raw coconut oil (optional, the recipe works without it)
• 1.5 vanilla pod seeds (or 1.5 tsp vanilla extract)
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• .5 tsp nutmeg (use fresh-grated if you can. you won't go back)
• .5 tsp salt

Directions:

1. Blend everything but the chia seeds in a blender until smooth (if not using dates, mixing with a bowl and spoon should work)
2. Transfer to a large bowl and stir in the seeds by hand until the mix is even. 
3. This is where the magic of chia seeds come in. The mix will still look pretty thin, but Chia seeds pretty much triple their size when soaked. leave this in the fridge overnight for breakfast in the morning, and it can have the texture of thick custard to solid pudding, depending on how much seeds you add. 
4. You can then add more milk, in order to thin it, if you prefer.

Chia seeds have the texture of frogspawn when they're soaked. There, I said it. But prepared like this, they taste great. 

And the beauty of this recipe is that you can add anything;

• shredded coconut
• rasins
• chocolate bits
• chopped dates
• berries

Just off the top of my head. Just stir them in with the chia seeds. 

There! How's that for a raw vegan recipe! As promised and everything!