Extremely simple and healthy breakfast!
Breakfasts don’t have to be fancy or fancy. It is the ingredients, their freshness and their quality hat makes the difference.
Fruits are ideal for their nutritional value and fiber. Ideally, choose those in season. Nuts and seeds go wonderfully with fruit and complete the nutritional intake we need. Then to tie it all together, if you wish, you can add a spoon or two of plant yogurt.
Here’s a simple, quick-to-make breakfast bowl that will keep you going until your next meal. Now let’s see its composition in detail.
Which fruits for a breakfast bowl?
Ideally, seasonal fruits. But … Personally, I love berries -the small red fruits. They are super powerful antioxidants, their glycemic index is not very high and their tastes are, in my opinion, the best of all fruits!
Their season is short and unfortunately not available all year round. As we have the luxury of owning a freezer, we can put our surplus crops in it! And when there is none left, local supermarkets or markets have them.
Because sometimes I want to extend the season of my favorite fruits! I found a pre-made mix that contains 7 varieties of small berries; strawberries, raspberries, cherries, blackberries, blackcurrants, blueberries, pomegranates … What a marvel! A perfect mix.
To complete my bowl this morning, I had a ripe mango just begging to be added! Hop let’s go! In the bowl.
Seeds and Nuts
Nuts and seeds are a staple food and for me, that you should always have in your pantry. Which ones are used in my breakfast bowl? Anything! The ones you have. But according to my Cicardian cycle, I like either a mixture of flax-pumpkin or of sesame-sunflowers. You can also add chia or hemp seeds.
To this seed mix, you can add pecans and Brazil nuts. But, almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, Grenoble (kernels) are just as delicious and nourishing.
A creamy touch
If you find this bowl lacking in smoothness, plant (or cow) based yogurt is for you. Yogurt or even cream – especially coconut – act as a binder without concealing the good taste of the fruit. But let your imagination go … add or replace with a little oatmeal (oat porridge), muesli, granola. This will add even more taste and texture to it.
Here you are with a nutritious breakfast made in less than two minutes!
Breakfast Bowl with Berries and Seeds + mango
To make bowls for 2 people, you need …
- 250g of a mixture of berries (fresh or frozen)
- 1/2 mango
- 15ml of each: Pumpkin seeds and ground / crushed flax AND / OR sesame and sunflower seeds AND hemp seeds
- 1 handful of nuts of your choice * optional
- 250ml Yoghurt (plant or animal based) * optional
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- Prepare the fruits (wash, remove the stems, pit, peel, cut) and add them to a salad bowl or directly into individual bowls.
- Add the seeds and nuts if you use them.
- Add a spoon or two of yogurt then serve immediately.
In Health!
Chantal

Petit déjeuner simplissime bon pour la santé!
Les petits déjeuner n’ont pas besoin d’être compliqués ni sophistiqués. Se sont les ingrédients, leurs fraîcheur et leurs qualités qui font la différence.
Les fruits sont tout indiqués pour leurs apports nutritifs et leurs fibres. Idéalement, ont choisi ceux de saison. Les noix et les graines se marient à merveille aux fruits et viennent compléter les apports nutritionnels dont nous avons besoin. Puis pour lier le tout, si tu le souhaites, tu peux ajouter une cuillère ou deux de yaourt végétal.
Voilà un bol déjeuner simple, rapide à faire et qui te soutiendra jusqu’au prochain repas. Voyons maintenant sa composition en détails.
Quels fruits pour un bol petit-déjeuner?
Idéalement, des fruits de saison. Mais… Perso, j’adore les petits fruits rouges. Ils sont de super puissant antioxydant, leurs indices glycemique n’est pas très élevé et leurs goûts sont, à mon avis, les meilleurs de tous les fruits!
Leur saison est courte et ne sont malheureusement pas disponible toute l’année. Comme nous avons le luxe de posséder un surgélateur, on peut y mettre nos surplus de récoltes! Et quand il n’en reste plus, les supermarchés ou marchés locaux en ont.
Parce que parfois j’ai envie de prolonger la saison de mes fruits favoris! J’ai trouvé un mélange pré fait qui contient 7 variétés de petits fruits rouges ; fraises, framboises, cerises, mûres, cassis, myrtilles, grenades… Quelle merveille! Un mélange parfait.
Pour compléter mon bol ce matin, j’avais une mangue bien mûre qui ne demandait qu’à être ajoutée! Allez hop! Dans le bol.
Des graines et des noix
Les noix et les graines sont pour moi des aliments de base que l’on doit toujours avoir dans son garde-manger. Lesquels utilisés dans mon bol petit-déjeuner? N’importe! Ceux et celles que tu as. Mais selon mon cycle cicardien, j’affectionne soit un mélange de lin-potiron ou un de sésames-tournesols. Tu peux aussi ajouter des graines de chia ou de chanvre.
À ce mélange de graines, j’ajoute des noix de pecan et des noix du Brésil. Mais, amandes, noisettes, cajous, Grenoble (cerneaux) sont tout aussi délicieux et nourrissants.
Une touche crémeuse
Si tu trouve que ce bol manque d’onctuosité, le yaourt végétal (ou animal) est tout indiqué. Le yaourt ou même la crème -surtout de coco- agissent comme liant sans camoufler le bon goût des fruits.
Mais laisse ton imagination aller… ajoutes y ou remplace avec un peu de gruau (porridge d’avoine), du muesli, du granola. Tu y ajoutera ainsi encore plus de goût et de textures.
Te voilà avec un petit-déjeuner nourrissant fait en moins de deux minutes!
Bol petit-déjeuner aux baies (petits fruits rouges) et graines + mangue
Pour faire des bols pour 2 personnes, tu as besoin de…
- 250g d’un mélange de baies (fraîches ou surgelées)
- 1/2 mangue
- 15ml de chaque : Graines de potiron et de lin moulu/concassé ET/OU graines de sésames et de tournesol ET graines de chanvre
- 1 poignée de noix au choix * optionnel
- 250ml Yaourt (végétal ou animal) * optionnel
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- Préparez les fruits (laver, équeuter, dénoyauter, peler, couper) et les ajouter dans un saladier ou directement dans des bols individuels.
- Ajoutez les graines et les noix si tu en utilises.
- Ajouter une cuillère ou deux de yaourt puis servir aussitôt.
Santé!
Chantal





It is as soft as you want and is suitable for small sandwiches. Very small because it is a bread without yeast. So when I want a bigger sandwich, I make one with sorghum flour for which you will find the recipe below. This one is malleable enough that I can easily shape it into whatever shape I want; baguette, small loafs, big loaf …
Spiced Beans Fresh Salad / Salade fraîche aux haricots épicés






























Since the covid19 and the different confinements, I have discovered a new hobby; walking. Either a leisurely walk or a brisk walk, I sometimes make it a simple one, sometimes a hiking one and sometimes a sporting one.
To walk mindfully or consciously is to walk while being aware of what is happening around and in us. Without thinking. It is to pay attention or to be attentive. It is to be there, present. It is to forget oneself.
See the road or path we take.
Hear the noises and sounds that surround us
Smell the odors of food, sea, flowers, herbs, grass, dearth, cold, the perfumes of people you cross path with.















Grill the eggplant slices either in a cast iron pan or in the oven. To do so, brush each side of each slice with extra virgin olive oil. Place on the hot cast iron pan and turn half a turn to make a nice grid on each side. Or, put on a baking sheet and broil in the oven. Turn as needed. Let stand and cool. Reserve.











For 2 to 8 people, you need …

I start by preparing an advent calendar with recycled stuff. Indeed, you do not need to buy anything (practical in times of confinement!) to make a calendar worthy of the name! Yes, you will use what you have at home. Some ideas with which you can make some; cardboard of toilet paper rolls, envelopes, cardboard boxes, paper, egg carton … in short, nothing complicated but above all, something that will allow you to insert little notes, coupons and small items.
If you are using toilet paper rolls, you can arrange them in the shape of a tree, glue them together, fill them and then seal them with numbered paper. If you are using envelopes, it is a matter of numbering them, filling them, sealing them and then hanging them on a pretty thread / ribbon. If you only have white paper, you take two of them and on each you separate by drawing 24 boxes.
On the sheet below, you write the surprises in each box. On the top sheet, you write down the numbers and you pre-cut each box slightly. You glue the edges of the papers together and voila. Do not hesitate to add pretty designs, color to make it “festive”.
































Place the onion strips, garlic cloves, tomato wedges and rosemary sprigs on a baking sheet. Oil generously, add the umami mix or season with salt and pepper. Mix to coat all ingredients with oil. Bake 30 min.
Sur un lit de zoodles (spaghetti de courgettes) j’ajoute un confit de tomates, oignons et ail ainsi que du fromage Feta grillé. Voilà un petit repas facile qui se mange chaud ou tiède et qui est sans gluten et végétarien.




I asked advice from a friend who has a beautiful garden and a large vegetable patch. In addition to her tips, her references in terms of the vegetable patch, she gave me vegetables seedlings, herbs and flowers to plant in my little space!














Fresh herbs: Punch of flavors
Bok choy or other green leaves
Wash and wring the leaves. Separate the white section from the leaves of the Bok Choy. Keep only the leaves. Finely chop them. Do the same with the radish tops, parsley and mint. Put all of these leaves in a large mixing bowl.
Line 3 sheets on the work surface. Lightly butter these with a brush, then put the others on top as a second and last layer.
Repeat steps 10 to 13 until the baking sheet is filled. Add a small butter brush stroke to each roll and bake for about 15 min or until they are golden.
Laver et essorer les feuilles. Séparer le tronçon blanc des feuilles du Bok Choy. Garder que les feuilles. Les hacher finement. Faire pareil avec les fanes de radis, le persil et la menthe. Mettre toutes ces feuilles dans un grand bol à mélanger.
Couper les feuilles filo en 3 sur la longueur. Conserver 6 feuilles et laisser les autres dans un torchon humide pour ne pas qu’elles sèchent et se déchirent. Tu travailles 3 ou 6 rouleaux à la fois selon ton choix de grosseur.





Zero waste in the kitchen
Zéro déchet en cuisine

And what to do with emptied orange peels and its pulp? Frosted Oranges Sorbet! If you know the commercial “creamsicle”, well, this is its French version and it tastes way better! Plus, it’s rich in fiber!



Cook the freekeh according to the directions on the package. Let cool and store in the refrigerator until needed.
