Self-care

Boysenberry and Lime Raw Cake

Boysenberry and Lime Raw Cake

Boysenberry and Lime Raw Cake Last weekend I was pruning our rather sad berry patch. Sad because after two years of not much rain many of the raspberries had died, all of the blueberries had died but my heart sang when I saw our boysenberries looked pretty good. The...

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Brown Rice Congee

Brown Rice Congee

Brown Rice Congee Eating a hot bowl of something in the cooler months feels like the right thing to do. Congee is like porridge made with rice. And while porridge can be made with a variety of grains not just oats think quinoa, buckwheat, corn meal, millet, amaranth...

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Strawberry Acai Dream Smoothie Bowl

A simple easy to make smoothie bowl that brings the strawberry love of summer into  a bright winter's day. While I generally prefer a hearty cooked breakfast in winter think quinoa porridge or brown rice congee, I do also splash out with activated buckwheat granola...

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