June must be just around the corner because the rain is finally subsiding to make room for the glorious sun! It’s going to be a scorcher today- about 31C with humidex of about 43C. I say, bring it on. :) It’s been a long time comin’.
Anticipating the heat & humidity, I headed out for a 3 mile run around 6:30am. I’ve been keeping my running mileage low (about 10-12 miles a week) since healing from my sciatic injury. Slow and steady wins the race! I also think yoga is helping a lot. :)
When I got back I gave the veggies a good dose of water before the heat set in. I also moved my herbs into larger pots. Hopefully they will be able to spread their roots a bit more in the bigger pots. Did I mention my dill is already dying? I have no idea what I did wrong! The other herbs are growing very well, but not the dill. Is it a fussy herb or is it just my black thumb?
It was just glistening out there this morning. Birds were chirping. New grass was sprouting. Dandelions were growing at the speed of light.
When I came inside, I was in the mood for a cool and creamy Vegan overnight oat parfait, one of my favourite hot weather breakfasts next to the Green Monster. I haven’t had many parfaits in 2011 because the weather has been so cool and wet, but today was certainly a great morning for one!
Before bed last night, I made a double batch of vegan overnight oats and my personal chef fridge did all the work for me while I slept. I made a double batch as requested by Eric.
Basic Vegan Overnight Oats
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup rolled oats
- 1.5 cups almond milk
- 2 heaping tbsp chia seeds (necessary ingredient- soaks up the milk and makes it doughy)
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup (optional)
- Pinch of cinnamon
- Chopped banana (I don’t add this if I’m making a banana soft serve parfait)
Directions: Mix all ingredients in a medium sized bowl and place in fridge overnight, or for 2-3 hours. Stir well before eating.
[This is an old picture above- I added some carob powder and banana in this photo, which is my favourite combo when I am just eating VOO plain. For step-by-step photos, see this post.]
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Mango Breakfast Parfait with Cherry-Banana Soft Serve and Homemade Granola
Yield: 2 servings or 3 wine glasses
Adapted from VOO Parfait recipes.
Ingredients:
- Double batch of vegan overnight oats (above)
- Mango chunks (I used frozen and thawed overnight)
- Pitted cherries (I used frozen and thawed overnight)
- Homemade Granola
- Cherry Banana soft serve (Process a handful of cherries with 2 frozen bananas)
Directions:
1. ‘Soft serve’: In a food processor, process the frozen bananas with cherries until smooth like soft serve. You can add a splash of milk to help it along.
2. In two glasses, layer the ingredients. I did a layer of VOO, mango or cherries, granola, soft serve, repeat. Makes enough for 3 small wine glasses/2 servings.
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We had to fight over the third parfait! Eric loves these when I make them with homemade granola. Nice and crunchy.
A scrumptious breakfast that tastes like dessert…yes please!
I’ll see you tomorrow with a refreshing recipe and a re-cap of my Back on Track month! Boy did May fly by. I’m already thinking about goals for June…
Mangoes and cherries–yes please! Sounds awesome! :)
What do chai seeds event taste like?
No taste!
Mango, cherries, bananas…OH MY! Perfect summer fruit combo!!!
Those look great. Especially with the homemade granola. Love that crunch :D
Mmm, that looks so good!
Beautiful pictures of the grass btw :)
I love following your garden! All my herbs are growing well except the basil, which is a total bummer, since I had dreams of pesto all summer. I hope your dill rebounds!
Last night I made banana soft serve for the second time. I used it for the chocolate-chip cookie dough “blizzard.” It was my reward for completing a biathlon in the outrageous heat and humidity!
You’re smart to take your running comeback slowly. Too much pounding too soon won’t do you any good!
I have issues growing dill as well. I’m trying some from seed this year, so we’ll see what happens…
The mango makes it look so summery, I love it.
I need to spice up my overnight oats, mine this morning
were sorta bleh!
It doesn’t get much more summery than mangos and cherries! They also happen to be two fruits I absolutely adore :)
This looks stunning!
Mm this looks so tasty & refreshing, would love to try it
Looks awesome, really a perfect breakfast for a warm summer morning. Your breakfast parfaits always inspire me for breakfasts :)
These look AMAZING! Your blog is always the first thing I check in the morning! Cant wait to try out this recipe !
DELIGHTFUL!!!!!
this post just brought so much light to my day! I love the pics (the grass shots=great!) and the idea of the mango and cherry. oh and homemade granola! So fresh and happy! :)
yumm that looks delicious and so refreshing for the summer! I love all the bright colors in your pictures. Summer is HERE :)
Parfaits are definitely one of my favorite breakfasts. They allow me to have a bunch of different flavors and textures at once. Plus they are so pretty! I love how you added banana soft serve – I need to try that! :-D
I love these ideas and can’t wait to try them on hot summer days for breakfast or dessert!
Meg
http://thewateredsprout.blogspot.com/
What a beautiful and tasty breakfast!!