Breakfast Bowl with a Difference
For two servings 1 cup rolled oats Touch of salt if that is your taste. 1 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp cocoa powder. Alternatives are ginger or cinnamon. 3 tbsp coconut milk powder 2 tbsp shredded coconut ¼ cup diced dates ¼ cup cashew pieces 2 ½ cups water 1 banana (optional) Mix dried ingredients at home and put in ziplock bag. Bring extra sugar, coconut and cashews for serving. Add water to cook and be prepared to add more if too stiff in cooking pot. Stir well when cooking, it can catch easily. Oatmeal cooks in a few minutes....
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Firstly, I recommend unchlorinated, unflouridated water. Such as from Petone aquifer. Freshly boil (not hard boil like a Zip unless you see the need to sanitise). Chinese have 6 stages of boiling I understand, for black tea (camelia senesis) it must be close to 100 C. (NB altitude affects boiling point). I recommend a ceramic pot, with infuser. A billy is however fine ! 1 good teaspoon black leaf tea per cup and one for the pot. Try ‘Trade Aid’ or `T Leaf` tea. Other brands are fine. I prefer tea leaves that haven`t been stored (open) for a...
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