Organizing Day Pick Me Up!

By now you realize that I am a huge fan of smoothies.  A meal in a glass is just about the best invention ever as far as I am concerned.  When I am organizing I need to keep my energy up and my focus sharp.  I don't have time to stop and whip up a hot meal.   This week I'm sharing a smoothie I found in a newsletter from Animal Place, one of my favorite farm sanctuary rescue groups. In fact I plan to visit them this Fall.  Here's a link so you can read more about them and perhaps sign up for their weekly vegan recipe: www.AnimalPlace.org. Doughy Morning Coffee Smoothie Breakfast Serves 1 Ingredients: cup cooked oatmeal (cooled is best - otherwise, just double the ice)  1 tbsp instant espresso powder 1 cup ice 1 cup non-dairy milk of choice (I used vanilla soy) 1 tsp vanilla/hazelnut/almond extract, whatever you like! (recommended- half vanilla, half hazelnut) 1 tbsp ground flax seed 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon 3 deglet noor dates (about 1 big medjool) Optional: cocoa powder for a morning mocha! Preparation: Blend.　 Pour in a cup, and you're ready to start your morning :) Photo and recipe credit to Leslie Kolafa, founder of the blog Flora Foodie. http://www.florafoodie.com/2012/07/doughy-morning-coffee-smoothie.html