breakfast goo
Yeah, so I miss my Super Freeway already. I’m going to sound like an old-timer here, but ‘they just don’t make things like they used to.’
Seriously, I used my new food processor maybe twice before I smelt that smell. You know the smell when something is dying? Burny plastic/metal bits? NOT simply the weird “new,” smell, but the smell of impending death?
Why me? Now it goes for about 20 seconds before over heating and cutting out. Great. I did manage to make the following recipe, although it took a long time as I had to keep stopping and waiting for the machine to calm down and cool off (and actually work again).
Moving on, I’m sure a fellow Hippie will agree with me about the benefits of have pre cooked grains at your disposal. She’s pretty much the Queen of Food Prep.
I cooked up a whole bunch of quinoa (plain, just in water) so I have it ready and waiting to go, whether it be for savoury or sweet dishes. It is so easy just to chuck a handful into a dish when it is pre-cooked; it’s just waiting in the fridge ready for nutritious/delicious action. I’ve also taken to soaking oats after reading up on phytic acid… I simply mix equal quantities of oats and water, and them do the rest overnight. Due to the plethora of pre-prepared grains in my fridge…. plus the excitement of a new appliance to play with, I came up with this concoction before all of my dreams were snatched away from me with the odour of burnt motor bits. Boo. At least my breakfast kinda reminded me of cookies & cream which helped make me feel better.
Good for you Breakfast Goo:
(Vegan, gluten free if you use certified oats… soy/wheat/refined sugar free)
Serves 2
- 1/4C nut butter (sunflower seed or almond would be best here… peanut would be OK but the flavour may over power)
- 1t pure vanilla extract
- 1/4t sea salt
- 8 medjool dates (alternatively use 1/4C agave/maple if you don’t like dates).
- 1/4C soaked oats (or dry, it doesn’t really matter, you may have to add some more milk though)
- 3/4C cooked quinoa
- 1/2C milk (whatever you usually favour)
- 2T chocolate chips/cacao nibs*… or 1T cocoa powder if you have neither)
- PLUS edible utensils… aka fruit slices for scooping
- Combine all ingredients and blend in the food processor (hopefully yours does not smell like mine) until combined… it doesn’t go completely smooth due to the nibs (or chips) but a little chewing is good for you.
- Serve chilled, with lots of fresh fruit slices for dipping/scooping/swimming in goo.
So in between starting and finishing this post, I have managed to contact the company who produces my new food processor… Cuisinart. I was worried as soon as I realised there was something wrong with the appliance… you know that sinking feeling you get even though you are under “warranty.” I have had some bad experiences with “warranties.” Usually it’s just a painful procedure to even engage some companies in communication…. not so with Cuisinart* – I was pleasantly surprised at how quick to respond they were, and how polite. There is hope for me and my food processor yet.
Murphury’s Law too, as soon as I had packed up and shipped my machine off for “testing,” my old food processor starts working again… even after Misty threw it down the front steps. Ah bless.
He can actually lift and throw this… and it’s a stomping beast, a few kgs at least. Super Misty.
* This is not an ad/review for Cuisinart… I (Viper) purchased the machine with our own hard earned cash.
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Vegan. Stay at home Mum of Misty. Yoga teacher in training. Passionate about REAL food - creating it, eating it, sharing it. I can never stick to a recipe.
Huh I didn’t know that about oats and phytic acid, thanks for sharing! I’ll definitely start soaking mine too!
Good luck with your food processor! I hate when technology doesn’t work the way it’s supposed to
Hi Gabby! Yeah, the phytic acid thing is interesting… it’s predominant in pulses/legumes too, so that’s where soaking + cooking your own is good (and cheap!) I seem to have a problem with mineral/vitamin absorption, so whatever I can do to help this, I will give a try
I’m crossing my digits for my unfortunate food processor… it will all work out I’m sure 
boo for the grinding metal smells! but thats really nice that cuisinart is being helpful rather than defensive. my magic bullet died (while under “warranty”) but they didnt care one bit.
Another use for quotation marks…. “warranty” (!) Seriously, the Magic Bullet people didn’t do anything for you? That sucks!
That’s completely rotten about the food processor!! Are you taking it back? This breakfast looks incredible. I’d like to eat it ALL THE TIME.
I’m a little obsessed with this breakfast (hooray for nibs!) but now I can’t make it again due to the food processor blunder – noooooooo! I have sent it back to be “tested” … I’m sure it will be OK, I think I just have bad luck and got a dud. Thankfully the company has been great to deal with so far
Breakfast goo looks amazing. I love having quinoa and brown rice on hand at all times. In fact I need to make a big batch tonight to stock my masons full for to go lunches!
A little prep goes a long way, no? Actually I cooked up about 3 cups of quinoa the other day, and I reckon I ate most of it in one day, I’m kinda obsessed with it at the moment
Must.cook.more!
I miss oatmeal – I need to re-introduce. Food processors are way too easy to kill. Do you remember when mine died a cashew and cocoa powder fuelled death?? I was making an (awesome) raw nut cake base. Good way to go though.
If there was a way to go, blending cashews and chocolate would be a fine death, indeed. They just don’t make things like they used to… my previous food processor was 15 years old when I bought it, and I THRASHED it for 4 years. This brand new one died after 2 uses = FAIL.