Breakfast...my least favorite meal of the day.

My favorite breakfast meal always consisted of chorizo from El Salvador, fried plantains, sunny side up eggs, Salvadorean crema, refried black beans and maybe a cheese pupusa so as a vegan my least favorite meal of the day has now become breakfast. I just haven't found a way to spice it up....I've done the vegan pupusa and well any kind of bean has now become a staple in my diet but not for breakfast. It just doesn't taste the same without my Salvadorean chorizo BUT I still try.

So I was pleasantly surprised to find out that plain, boring oatmeal could taste really good for breakfast. My aunt recently introduced me to ground flaxseed and I love how much nutty flavor it can add to boring old oatmeal. I use the ready made steel cut frozen oatmeal from Trader Joe's. I usually thaw the individually wrapped packages two at a time in the fridge and in the morning I just throw the thawed oatmeal in a sauce pan, add non-dairy milk like Almond, soy or rice milk, mix in a heaping tablespoon of ground flaxseed and a teaspoon of organic sugar.

Once everything is mixed in and warmed up I'll pour it in a bowl and add some fresh or frozen fruit and sliced almonds. Always happy at how good I can make something taste.



Happy Breakfasting!

-V