Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Sunny Days

What could be better than eating breakfast outside on a warm, sunny morning? Um, nothing. After a few too many puddings over winter (and a few too many kilos to show for it) I'm back to starting the day with a bowl of homemade muesli, poached apricots (what I have left from last summer's bounty) and the first of the season's fresh blueberries. Hopefully I'll be able to fit in to my jeans again soon!

4 comments:

  1. Your blog is very inspiring! Great photos :)

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  2. Thanks Pauli, that's nice of you to say. Hope you have a great day. Jane x

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  3. Mmmm, looks delicious...just out of interest what do you put in your homemade muesli?

    Your blog is fabulous, so glad I found it! Looking forward to future posts :)

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  4. Thanks for your feedback Lee. I base mine on a Bill Granger recipe but I've tweaked it a bit to suit my tastes - I know the recipe off by heart because I've made it so often:

    4 cups rolled organic oats
    1/2 cup sunflower seeds
    1/3 cup flaxseed (linseed)
    1/4 cup sesame seeds
    1 cup roughly chopped almonds
    A dash of cinnamon and nutmeg
    All mixed together with a good slurp of unsweetened apple juice - about half a cup - 3/4 cup (not too wet or it goes gluggy).

    Bill says to add some oil too but I leave it out and to be honest I didn't notice the difference so I prefer to keep it low fat where possible.

    I then divide the mixture between two baking sheets (lined with paper) and bake at 150C for about 15 minutes.

    I then give each tray a good stir and at this point add around a cup of golden raisins, spread evenly over the trays. They go back in the oven for another 10-15 minutes by which time the raisins have puffed up (but aren't burnt) and everything's toasty brown.

    To serve I add low fat yoghurt, blueberries, poached or canned apricots (depending on the season), sometimes a bit of honey but always a sprinkling of dry roasted almond flakes which add great crunch.

    Please do let me know if you try it and what you think.
    Jane x

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