The final There Is Nothing Wrong With You retreat for 2018 is in progress. Wow! Weren’t we just looking ahead to retreat season opening and kitchen preparations? Ready or not the retreat season arrived and we welcomed many familiar and new faces. We made many shopping trips, washed many dishes, and made many gasshos over the past months. Cheri quoted Gandhi this morning on the How You Do Anything radio show as saying "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." All those working in the kitchen recognize this. There are many ways to be of service.
In one of the past articles I mentioned expanding our breakfast menu to include things such as tempeh and sauerkraut. We’ve also asked oat groats to move aside to make room for Millet Coconut Porridge. While the days are still warm you may want to try this light and nutritious porridge.
In gassho,
Sequoia
Millet Coconut Porridge
- 2 ½ cups millet
- 4 cups coconut milk
- 1/2 cup coconut flakes
- 2/3 cup almonds
- 6 cups water
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup cranberries
Place millet, coconut milk, water, and cinnamon in a small pot and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and cook for 25 minutes until millet is thick and all the liquid is absorbed. During this time leave the lid on the pan and allow the millet to cook. No stirring necessary. Add cranberries, coconut flakes and almonds to the cooked porridge
Serves 10