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Congee is easy to make in a crock pot. Put up the soup before going to bed and awaken to this satisfying porridge. (Or, put it up before going to work and the soup will be ready when you come home.)
Serves 2
½ cup rice (or barley)
4 cups water or stock
1 2-inch piece kombu seaweed
1 bay [...]

3 large Yukon Gold or other baking potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds), cut into 1/2 inch cubes
2 teaspoons sea salt, divided
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
2 cloves garlic, sliced
4 cups kale, washed, drained, and chopped into this strips
1 cup chopped tomatoes, seeded
Bring a 6 to 8 quart pot of water to a [...]

Serves 2
1 cup             raw pumpkin seeds
1-2 tbsp        whole anise seeds
2 tbsp            whole flax seeds
1/4 c              any starch (arrowroot, kudzu, tapioca )
1 cup              warm water
1 tbsp             oil
1/4 tsp           salt, optional
1/4 cup          water
 
Combine pumpkin, anise and flax seeds with the starch in a bowl.  Whisk it to mix.  Grind 1/2 cup of the mixture at a time [...]

5 eggs
1 Tbsp extra virgin Olive oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
3-4 small red potatoes, boiled and quartered
1 zucchini, thinly sliced
2 roma tomatoes, thinly sliced
Salt and Pepper, to taste
1 c spinach or Swiss chard, shredded
Chopped fresh cilantro
Your favorite salsa or pico de gallo
1 lime quartered
1 avocado, chopped
Preheat oven to 350 F. In a small bowl, whisk [...]

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup chopped red onion
1 clove garlic, minced
2 sundried tomatoes, chopped
1 cup fresh baby spinach, leaves, washed and dried
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
2 teaspoon naturally brewed soy sauce
1 teaspoon miso paste
1 tablespoon water
½ block soft tofu, rinsed and drained

Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the oil [...]

Serves 2-3
1 cup of brown rice
1 ripe mango, peeled, pitted, and chopped
1 ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
Chopped almonds or walnuts
Almond milk
Place all ingredients except nuts in food processor. Pulse several times until all ingredients are smooth. Add a little almond milk if necessary to make mixture creamy. Place in bowls and top with nuts.
**This creamy mixture [...]

My best breakfast tip is Rethink your ideas about breakfast.  The American breakfast – this notion of a separate group of foods served exclusively in the morning – is something of an anomaly.  For most of the world, breakfast consists of last night’s dinner leftovers.  Sound crazy?  Look at it this way: 1) Leftovers require [...]