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RECIPE: Oat Milk

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Oat Milk
for Environment911.org - “But Make It Vegan”
January 2022

If you love non-dairy milk, and are looking for a way to reduce your environmental impact by buying less packaged goods, making your own mylk at home is incredibly easy. 
None more so than oat milk! 

Two, maybe three, ingredients, a blender and finely woven tea towels and you’re set – plus you save yourself a trip to the store. 

INGREDIENTS 

  • 1 cup rolled oats 

  • 4 cups of cold (preferably filtered) water (less if you want thicker milk) 

OPTIONAL: 

  • Pinch of salt 

  • Vanilla extract  

INSTRUCTIONS:

Add the water, oats and optional ingredients into a blender. 

At high speed for 20-30 seconds (DO NOT over-blend as it will get slimy) blend together. 

Over a large bowl, place a clean, finely woven tea towel, and then slowly pour in half of the mixture (it’s easier to do in stages). 

Gently squeeze out the milk – too hard and you’ll get the oat sediment coming though – and then repeat with the second half of the blended mix. 

Optionally once the milk has all been removed, you can do a second pass through another tea towel to remove any sediment that made it through. 
 
Transfer to your desired containers, place in fridge to cool and enjoy. 
Make sure to shake before consuming as it may separate a bit. 
 
Should last a few days in the fridge/possibly up to a week (give it a smell!).

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RECIPE: Homemade Granola for BC Living

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Homemade Granola
for BCLiving
January 10, 0222

One of the best things about making your granola at home is tailoring it to you! If you prefer the granola sweet, you can add more into it from the start. If you prefer your yogurt or milk to be the sweet one, you can leave the extra sweetener out. Hate (or are allergic to) a certain type of nut or berry? There is no need to read labels here! And one of the best things is that you likely have everything to make this in your pantry already, so no excuses...

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 cups of rolled oats

  • Approximately 1 to 1 ½ cups of nuts (your choice, chopped is best)

  • Approximately ½ cup of dried berries

  • 1 tsp salt (flakey sea salt or a bit less if table salt)

  • ½ cup of coconut oil (or extra virgin olive oil)

  • ½ cup of honey (or maple syrup)

  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Optional: other mix-ables like cacao nibs, hemp hearts etc., plus vanilla or almond extract if you want an extra kick

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.

  2. Line a baking sheet (One large or two small) with parchment paper or a Silpat.

  3. In a large bowl, add in the rolled oats, nuts, salt and cinnamon, then stir until combined evenly.

  4. Add in the oil (melt the coconut oil if using), maple syrup or honey and mix until everything is coated. If the mixture is a little too dry, add a bit more oil.

  5. Turn mixture onto baking sheets and spread evenly. The thinner the spread, and the flatter it is on the tray, the crispier the granola will be.

  6. Bake for 10 minutes and then give it a stir (pressing it down again for clumpier/crispier), and rotate the pan(s) 180 degrees.

  7. Bake for approximately another 10 to 15 minutes. (The granola will continue to crisp while it’s cooling, so do not over bake it). Next, remove from oven.

  8. Let it cool completely, and then add in the fruit. Break it apart with your hands, and transfer to air tight containers.

  9. It should last about two weeks. You can also try freezing it, but let warm to room temperature before consuming.

Makes approximately six cups

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RECIPE: Virgin Margarita for Dry January

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Virgin Margarita
for BC Living
January 13, 2022

I was looking at the pile of cold, crisp, clean snow that fell the other day, and wondering if I could make that into a cocktail. While feeling cold and dreaming of summer, inspiration came in the form of a slush-style margarita. If you miss that tequila zing in there, I saw on the internet someone suggested a splash of pickle juice, so maybe give that a try if you’re brave (I wasn’t).

INGREDIENTS

  • Juice of 2 limes

  • Juice of half a lemon

  • Juice of half an orange

  • Soda water

  • Lime wedge for garnish

  • Ice – cubed, crushed or snow

  • Salt for rim

  • 1 oz simple syrup if you prefer sweeter (Optional)

INSTRUCTIONS 

  1. Line the glass with salt, if so desired.

  2. Mix juice in separate glass together for 30 seconds.

  3. Place chosen type of ice in the glass, then pour the juice over, and top with desired amount of soda water.

  4. If you find it too tart, add more orange juice.

  5. Garnish with lime wedge.

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