Lotus in the Mudd

Brew one gallon of tea:
8 tsp tea leaves to one gallon water.  Steep for about 15 min.
Add 1 1/2 cups sugar and then let cool.
Pour into jar and place SCOBY( symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast)  on top.
Cove jar with cloth that will allow liquid to breathe.( cheese cloth is too porous, it allows fruit flies in)
Let sit for 12 - 16 days. 
Test by dipping a plastic or wood spoon. Do not use anything metal at anytime. The SCOBY will leach the metal.
If the liquid is still sweet then it is not finished brewing.

Soaked Oats

I cup organic oats

2cups almond or mac nut milk

Soak oats in nut milk overnight.  In morning scoop some into a bowl. I like to top mine with bananas and honey.  My kids like dried cranberries, honey and cinnamon. Sometimes I put a glob of almond butter on top and more nut milk.  Any fresh fruit or dried fruit will go nicely.  You could eat this in different ways almost every day with different toppings and not get bored with it.

My latest love and feel good recipe!!!!!! These are filling but very light in your tummy unlike the flour pancakes.  You can eat as many as you like and not crash and hour later!

Raw Flax "pancakes"

3 cups flax seed meal

2 TB liquid coconut oil

1/2 cup agave or maple syrup

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/4 cup water

Mix together and form into balls.  Flatten into small pancakes. ( I top mine with either sliced bananas or blueberries and maple syrup )

There are certain foods that one most come to know how to prepare in one's lifetime. This is a fundamental secret to existence and a fundamental practice on the path of liberation. I have decided it would be wise to share these foods here in the blog so that others may free themselves from some karmic dead weight and enjoy the fruits of the gods on thier tables.

Chocolate Energy Balls
 
This is my favorite raw food treat recipe so far.  It is also my family's favorite which says a lot.  All my friends who have tried them just get this look on their face like they have been transported to a joyous memory in their life.  I made these with a class of 2nd -6th graders and they decided to rename them "Heavenly Delights".   Hmmmm,   I think I need one now!  
 
Chocolate Energy Balls Recipe
1 1/2 cups raw cacao powder