LOVE oats

whaaaatssss up people !!   Sorry to all my fans for all these years of abandonment. (by fans i mean sorry, miguel and mom? did you ever see this mom?? =..()   I was living la vida loca.

SOOO. HABITS.  You know ,  we normally have the habit of picking up habits for self-destruction.

We form habits because is a way for us to automate certain behavior and release RAM memory from our brains to worry about other shait.  and bullshit ourselves without self judgement.

But people who actually like themselves build positive habits.:::: I will tell you a simple habit you can pick up that will change your life....readyy?!?    3.....2.......1


EAT OATS.  every morning.


WHY?  because is good for your body, for your mind, for your time , your poo, da systemz.

No matter if you are not hungry, if  "i yont like it, ña ña ña bla bla bla imma baby".... I grew up without breaking the fast and therefore became a gangsta.      This habit has changed my crazy ways.

HOW to it ?  You just make a dry mixture of oats with some other good stuff in a big tupper ware and BOOM shakalaka ! you have breakfast for a month.

Oats
Cinnamon powder
+
Some kind of dried fruits: like cranberries, raisins, bananas, dates. coco flakes, dry fruits mixes.
Some kind of  seeds: e.g. sunflower, pumpkin seeds,  quinona , chia , flax, sesame, amaranth…
some nuts , maybe? : walnuts, almonds , cashews, hazelnuts , peanuts, pecans etc...

These last ingredients consider your region, what is there locally available?

Then , in the morning when u wake up or get to work you can just boil water , pour it over... maybe pour a bit of some non-dairy milk for the flavour and cream. OFC fresh fruits are welcome.

WARNING. if you make it right your body might force you to go on monovoric on a diet exclusively of this musli mix.  I sometimes eat it for days.  It takes some days to develop the taste... just stick to it , 21 days they say, is the right window for adopting new habits... I think is bullshait but you can try and let me know.

Take the breakfast decision out of your morning computations..... no need to spend one single second on this and no good to be starving in the morning. The body is hungry and if you give it nice things, it will give you nice things back. ..keep the oats it prepared, store it and be happy =)

If you have this for breakfast with coffee or tea and you are not sitting at the toilet having a divine moment 5 minutes after your last scoop we'll give you your money back !


No need to believe me , even smart people like Tesla reached this conclusion (he was even more fan than me).   Read his paper. :

"There is no doubt that some
plant food, such as oatmeal, is more economical
than meat, and superior to it in regard to both
mechanical and mental performance.

Such food, moreover, taxes our digestive organs decidedly
less, and, in making us more contented and sociable,
produces an amount of good difficult to estimate.

In view of these facts every effort should be
made to stop the wanton and cruel slaughter of
animals, which must be destructive to our morals.

To free ourselves from animal instincts and appetites,
which keep us down, we should begin at the
very root from which we spring: we should effect a
radical reform in the character of the food."

- Tesla



Special thanks to Dan and Simon who both contributed to my adoption of this morning habit.


Fancy version 

take normal oats…roast them in oil a bit Add some honey and move and move and let it caramelize and add the ingredients above.

garlic mayonnaise + brussels sprouts

you put this into a big glass and let it sit so the oil-vinagre phases separate

1 cup oil ( olive or canola) 

1 egg yolk ( only the yolk) 

1 spoon of mustard ( dijon is better) 

3 o 4 garlic clove (smash them completely or grind them extra finely) 

2 teaspoons of vinegar and optional 1 tsp lemon juice 

with a mixer. you go all the way to the bottom of the glass and  let it re- sit again… Then start giving pulses till you start seeing the magical emulsification process happening before your eyes. 

Hold your emotions and keep coming up slowly and gently like if u wanted to give a good impression  ;) until everything is transformed into a tasty , thick goodness like the one in the picture.
-shit is so good u could eat it by itself.  

mmm  but ok,  i know that not everyone  is as piggy as me …. so you can ( you must try) eat them with fried brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea)

ok . maybe I will give CPR to this  blog. really what happens is that I was doing my thesis so I was just eating directly from the fridge and on the fridge…. and then , nomadic life and also I broke my camera while doing an involuntary backflip in my second try at snowboarding last winter.  excuses , excuses , i know

sayonara !

TEA - Eucalyptus + Bougainvillea

just use 60% bougainvillea leaves and 40% eucalyptus . bring it to the first boil and stop ! don't over boil .  Add honey if you want. 

This is perfect for cold season . therapeutical . 

 bougainvillea reliefs throat issues and coughing in a magical way . 

eucalyptus clears the airways and detoxes . 

 I want to make clear that I do not recommend to plant any tree or bush that is not native for your region.

There are always great local plants to make lots of nice teas. 

Mexico , and many regions, suffered a history of eucalyptus plantations for several reasons. One of them was that more than 100 years ago , an eucalyptus plantation campaign took place to prevent malaria and such mosquito-related illness.  Other reasons where paper and pulp industries , like in the amazons in brazil. 

You can read short and concise about the role of eucalyptus plantations as an epidemiological prevention measure , en español. http://www.ejournal.unam.mx/cns/no58/CNS05808.pdf

in short , there were like 60 million eucalyptus planted just in the valley of mexico. in the center of the country. But it is a really destructive plant if set in a foreign environment . as well as the fucking ficus, it should be forbidden in monterrey but its widely spread, even in public spaces.. although no one has seen a ficus last long. they always get cut off or die.. wonder why ? they don't belong there , and they destroy while they are there… i really hate ficus in mexico and ficus lovers . fick u ficus!   

In my street there is one eucalyptus tree … and the bougainvillea bushes are in every mexican park. 

So , if you live in northeast mexico you'll probably have a lot of chances to do this tea… hope you know how to identify the eucalyptus tree. the trunk is constantly loosing its bark and showing its fresh white trunk and they are normally big … if you are not sure.. take the leaves and smell them… or use your smartphone for good. 

enjoy. stay healthy . even when not sick,  i like this tea. =)

Rice & plantains ?

Patacones mit mexican reis.

hahah some people laugh at this image. 

patacones… the big green plantain … *platano macho*  u cut it into slices…
1. fry them till they become pretty yellow
2. press them. (you can press them with the bottom of a glass… i have no idea why do i have a hammer in my kitchen but I'm glad) 
3. fry them again till crunchy. simple

… (. yes plantains from the tropics..i know... but thats why they are yellow. they were "waste" already in the turkish market dumpster... even if they are perfect !! but they normally should be still green when you do patacones… )

mix n smile 

mexican rice > 

fry a chopped onion for a while and FRY the rice a little bit till it gains color …. add boiling water…

get the water salty!   , a cube of vegetable concentrate optional , tomato juice , chili powder . 

double of water (in volume) than the rice 

and you can add little pieces of carrots or peas…. turn it to low heat… don't touch it !! till its done. 

talking about montreal friends. this one the sweetheart and joyful Nico thought it to me.
do you want to meet him and know what he is doing right now ? look at his blog.
http://collectiveseeds.wordpress.com
éxito loco !  

Amazing omellet n beans

Put some slices of garlic to roast in butter ! Till they start changing color brown. 

Meanwhile beat 2 o 3 eggs (depends on the size of the egg and your hunger)  

 with some cream in a bowl. 

Pour the mixture in the pan and add all the ingredients. 

In this case you can see tomatoes , mushrooms , cheese and some chili slices. 

you can use whatever you like. 

Important: add oregano,  thyme,  salt and pepper ….and chili powder if u like. 

yeaaah tricky part. fold it like a taco with spatula… and then it roasted from a side … and you have to flip it !!!! just do it , you can do it . just flip it in the air and catch it !!!!
otherwise you will poke it all and it won't be fun . plus it looks so cool to flip shit in the pan.


 taraaaa.. you can pimp up the beans as explained in a previous post . even if they are canned.

this is amazing for brunch . hangover.

this is what my good old friend Riley used to cook for me when I woke up destroyed back in montreal .
riley : carpenter , bike mechanic , sensorial gansta. cook,  excellent colloquist , beer brewer. empirical scientist.
i miss you homz.
montreal friends , always in da heart.

bon appetite.  =)

mexican flag . a good start.

This post is just because i find romantic the fact that when you are cooking a mexican stew or fry … you start with the mexican flag colors… 

yeah other flags also have these colors… but tomato was originated in mexico !

pum shaka! … your welcome , italy. 

thats all… I'm sorry

but you can scramble some eggs in here and it will be supreme . 

for sure.

huevos a la mexicana  =)

black beans and instant couscous

Couscous

It is instant. You pour boiling water on it a finger above the couscous in a plate and cover it.  

See that it gets hydrated and cooked 

Then you add olive oil or butter, tomatoes , coriander and some olives ! or whatever. zucchini etc...

if you look for the word "instant" in the dictionary you find "couscous". 

Black beans soaking in water for 24 hours. Then, I followed Simon´s advice : boil them with pieces of onion, garlic , salt, bay leaf,  cumin,  some chili powder till soft. 

Serve them with fresh lime and Coriander. 

Not shitty fast food. But good food fast.  

=)