Helloooooo!
Today has started off crazy as most Mondays do. I have been going strong since 5:45am in the bakery with about 300 Glo Bars to catch up on since I was so busy preparing for the Farmer’s Market last week (for the recap of Saturday see here!). I also have a big order for Ambrosia to do today. Today is going to fly by… Hopefully I can squeeze in my planned run this evening after it cools down.
Breakfast was a delicious Cherry Carob Vegan Overnight Oat Concoction!
Cherry Vanilla Banana Soft Serve…using 1 frozen banana, 1/4 tsp vanilla, and 1/3 cup pitted cherries:
The Carob Vegan Overnight Oat recipe can be found here. Carob powder is so amazing in VOO…it gives it such a nice sweetness.
I have also been using 1/2 cup of oats in my VOO lately because I find that it holds me over a bit better.
Fun cherry pictures ensued…
Sadly, I am almost out of cherries. I need to pick some up at the Oakville Organic Farmer’s Market this Saturday before they sell out again. Last week they sold out around 10:30am, as well as a lot of produce, so if you are planning on going I suggest getting there right for 9:30am. Doesn’t 9:30 seem late for a Farmer’s Market to begin? I wish it started at 8am…that would be better I think.
I had an early lunch today that started with a fresh, energizing juice…
The juice contained 2 beets, 3 carrots, 1/2 lemon, 1/2 lime, small piece of ginger.
I also made a BASIL, avocado, hummus, black bean, and EVOO + sea salt open-faced Ezekiel sandwich.
SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!
On the side I had…
An apple with 2 tbsp smooth roasted peanut butter and peanuts!
I’ll be having an Adore Glo Bar for dessert later when hunger calls me again.
Of I go…hope you are having a great Monday!
Well that explains why when I got to the market at 10 there was no produce. I was very disappointed.
I was very surprised at how little produce the farmers brought! Im not sure why it was like that.
okay..I have never liked hot cereal…it seriuously makes me gag! But I so want to try VOOs so bad and am hoping that my gag reflex has been tamed after all these years of no hot cereal eating..lol! Your cherry vanilla flavor..wow! I can’t wait for cherries to be in season here in the west coast.
I am not HUGE on hot cereal either, but VOO is just right to me!
Yumm! It is all so colorful and fresh looking.
Wow! Your breaksfast looks so delicious. I really need to try one of your Overnight Oats concoctions. Yum!!
That is very late for a farmer’s market. Strange.
Lovely looking sandwich…that’ll fuel you for the afternoon!
That sandwich looks delicious! Everything you ate today looks really good…
I concur. Farmer’s market people are early risers! By 9:30 am, I’ve already returned home and started cooking with my new food stash!
jhaha I know!
I love Ambrosia, which store will your bars be featured and when? ;)
They are carried in the Thornhill location :) new stock coming wed!
That’s what I forgot at the store – cherries! I’d love to make this some day:) Can’t for a while though…won’t have enough time for a breakfast in my house…
Our Farmer’s Market starts at 10! It’s SO late. Our strawberries sell out really fast, so you gotta get there quick!
You really know how to make some beautiful dishes!!
I hope your day can slow down and still give you all the time you need to get everything you want to get done.
I love Ezekiel bread…and muffins…and wraps, haha! Clearly I’m in love with their products. Sadly, I am also out of my big batch of cherries I got at Whole Foods (1.99/lb!) and am quite sad. Hopefully the prices stay low! :)
Ahhhh, fresh juice in the summer is SO energizing and refreshing! Love!
I hate to ask such a silly question, but how on earth do you make juice like that? What sort of machine? A juicer? A food processor? I love the thought of vegetable/fruit juices but am not sure how to go about making them :)
(I only have a magic bullet for the record… and I know that it couldn’t squeeze juice out of a carrot!)
No silly questions! :) I use a Breville juicer :)
Sooo, I tried VOO a couple weeks ago and it certainly did NOT turn out like your pictures! I didn’t have any Chia seeds, so it was basically almond milk, oats, and a bit of vanilla. It was so thin and watery. Pretty gross actually. What the heck did I do wrong? Do you have to add the chia for it to thicken up?
The cherry version looks divine!
You have to use the chia seeds or it doesnt turn out….trust me I tried! lol
I love your VOO. Every morning I want to make mine look as great as yours but never can. It’s the soft serve- incredible!
Your lunch smoothie looks so vibrant. I need to get myself a blender to make smoothies, I need the goodness in me! Hope your day wasn’t too hectic!
I’ve been eating Cherry Banana Soft Serve every day for the past 4 days! I love it more than Tempt Hemp Milk Ice Cream (and I thought I had loved that stuff a lot)!!! I think it’s official! I’m kicking vegan ice cream out of my life for good for this yummie goodness :] I even chop up some Theo’s Dark Chocolate and mix it in… mmm… I’m thinking of doing a Strawberry Mint Chocolate Banana Soft Serve tomorrow!
I’m so tempted to try the VOO and the GM, but I’m a little slow on trying new things. My husband and I do fruit smoothies every morning, it will be an interesting surprise when i sneak in some greens one morning :D
Glad you like it! =) Its cool to know you can enjoy something and not have to buy packaged ice cream at a store
Your photos are so amazing, Angela! The colors are so vibrant and everything looks fantastic!