baked blueberry oatmeal.

hi beauties!!

here is the beauty of this love fest...

i woke up late this morning &

as i am running up the stairs i realized

i made that baked oatmeal yesterday!!! 

just need to turn on the oven

then i can start on O's lunch

that's what i am talking about!

baked blueberry oatmeal

*gather*
2 cups organic oats (if you can)
1/3 cup cane sugar//maple syrup
1 tsp aluminum free baking powder
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 cups milk (i used almond)
1 large egg
3 tbs organic unsalted butter

2 tsp vanilla extract
2 ripe bananas, sliced thin-ish
1 1/2 cups berries of any kind
(i used blueberries)
you can also add 1/2 cup
toasted & chopped walnuts! 
this one is nut free!!

*mix & fire it up*
put oven on 375 bake
butter an 8 inch square dish
(or whatever you have!)
in one bowl mix the wet &
in another mix the dry
arrange the bananas on the
bottom of the dish
you can also sprinkle
some berries on the bottom
cover fruit with oat mixture
then add the wet/milk mixture
on top of that
you can give the baking dish a few
thwacks on the counter top to make sure
the liquid seeps through the dry bit
scatter remaining berries (& walnuts on top)
bake 35 - 45 minutes until top is nicely golden

let me know how you go!
really love the simplicity
 with a different texture of this one
& a super healthy love fest

side note: kids loved it warm :)
& i used a little cookie cutter in it
added it to ocean's planet box
2 birds, 1 stone
YAY

enjoy beauties!
xxxx

hi from motherhood.

- eating too much goat dairy
- feeling like i have no time
- maintenance feels good
- 1st grade is sweet
- i am a dancer
- we vowed to change the patterns from which we came
- motherhood was not valued as a life changing job
- redefining motherhood
- conversations inside my body
- i love my body
- i love my babies bodies
- ready to let the intense stress go
- loving the first scent of soup meandering about the house, in and out of corners, stirring up my desire to write words down
- looking at the clock: a killjoy on my insatiable hunger
- learning to trust
- taking more showers
- trying to let go of heartache
- drinking (a little) more water
- loving me some rose with an accent over the e
- grateful for the figs from the post manxxxx

midsummer cake.

beauties!

this was SO gorgeously good

& feels so deep in it's midsummer-ness....

in it's lightness & it's subtle rich feel

you are going to LOVE it. 

i didn't switch out any ingredients

as i wanted to taste it from the recipe

and then i will make changes if need be

nigel slater has it down....

midsummer cake

*gather*

(in image above)

3/4 cup butter

1 cup minus 2 tbs cane sugar

3-4 emerald pluots

2 eggs

11/3 flour

a scant cup ground almonds

2 tbs almond milk

1 1/2 cups yellow raspberries

*mix*

butter 8 or 9" pan

line with parchment paper

cream butter & sugar together

until pale & fluffy

chop pluots//put on side

beat eggs lightly 

add to butter/sugar action

(if curdling occurs/add 1 tbs flour)

then...

mix flour and almond meal together

i put slivered almonds into a coffee grinder

and created the almond meal

add this dry to the mixer

add the almond milk

once incorporated add the fruit

*bake*

preheat oven to 350

scrape mixture into buttered pan

for an hour & ten minutes

toothpick test

and voila...

it's SO darn good & simple

which we really love!

if you are inspired...

please let me know

how it goes

leave a comment below

xxxx

farmer spotlight//silverlake farms.

SILVER LAKE FARMS

owner: tara kolla

mission: supporting local agriculture

expressions of her mission:

csa programs//organic (edible) garden care//

locally cut flowers

hi beauties!

this is the first post for the 'farmers spotlight' series

these are monthly posts that will give you an opportunity 

to meet my hand picked peeps who are incredibly

passionate about their work, the land & feeding us!

this is where all of the beauty love fests begin...

locally grown, raised with love & sustained with passion

i love knowing who i am buying from,

why they do what they do, where their farm is & more.

if you have ever had the opportunity to see the

amazing BEAUTY of tara's stand at the hollywood

farmers market...you know what i am talking about..

her stand is an altar of celebration, of lightness, of

colorful gifts from the earth.. she will custom create

a bouquet in whatever price range you wanna go for..

i am all about flowers all the time

(not waiting for any other time but NOW

to celebrate & adorn my home)

so the next time you are at the market

meet tara & tell her i sent you

she will give you a beauty love fest

also check out her website here.

rustic tomato sauce.

beauties!

tis' the season for this beauty love fest

this is a basic in my kitchen arsenal

it's quick, doable & delish

*gather*

heirloom/japanese/early girl/cherry

all tomatoes that you are LOVING

(ask to try everything at the market!)

yellow onion

garlic

olive oil

salt

basil (IF YOU HAVE IT)

brown rice pasta or any pasta

*make it happen*

heat up a pan* on medium

pour olive oil

cut up a bit of 1 garlic & and 1/2 an onion

let it all sweat for a bit

chop up tomatoes

basil if you have

let it all sit with each other

the tomatoes will surrender to the heat

and make the best rustic sauce

add salt to taste

and love of course

this is just as fast as opening

& heating a store bought sauce

not even close to the taste of course

by the time you figure out how to open

 the top (i usually have to hit it with a bread knife!)

this sauce would be made!

you gotta get the best tomatoes

it's all about the source

so please taste them!

*as for the pan*

may it be wide, open & roomy

so you can enjoy the creative process

enjoy beauties!

please share your awesome

thoughts on the blog xxxx

if so inspired...share the love!

baked kale chips.

KALE CHIPS

*gather*

olive oil

salt

curly kale

*bake*

oven to 350

slide leaves

off the stem

tear them into

any size you like

place on a baking

sheet with olive oil & salt

massage it all together

put it in the oven

after 5 minutes

move around with

your wooden spoon

it will be ready in 10 minutes

or less depending on your oven

this is a great starter/snack while

you are getting dinner ready or anytime!

enjoy beauties xxxx

figs.

figs! figs! figs! 

gorgeous beauty figs!

tis' the season

i want to share with you

whats happening in my kitchen!

i was inspired by tara at silver lake farms

for picking a couple of brown turkey figs

for me yesterday during my visit to her farm

(for my monthly farmer spotlight post*)

i realized that i need to share FIGS on the blog!

*when gathering figs*

i am a BIG supporter of tasting food

before you buy it, using your voice,

asking the farmer or seller

if you can try a sample..

most of the time it's yes &

sometimes it's a no because

they have such a small crop

you have to have some market smarts too!

if you see a huge line that might

be a good sign or ask those shoppers

who look like they know what they are doing

who has the best figs? of course

you can ask me if you are in LA!

you want to make sure they are both firm & ripe

unless you are ok with them oozing ripeness

to use as a homemade mashed up

jam on toast or proscuitto

you do not need to put them in the fridge

unless it's really hot//you want to keep them

in a cool dry spot, separated on a plate

the pictures above show what i have been

creating with figs in the last few weeks

i decorated this flourless chocolate cake for a birthday

cake/potluck/garden party celebrating my sweet friend jill!

i cut them onto the morning wood board love

here is the deal: my kids are not eating the figs...yet.

BUT they are seeing the figs on the wood board and 

over here in my kitchen that is the first step.

i love exposing them to the beauty of the foods

they love & foods they might not love yet

as their palette is forever changing

the conversation about food, the memories

with food, the images, smell & feel continue forever

i put the figs there first because i love them

& there needs to be room for what YOU love

(this is such a vital ingredient to their love of food,

you loving food & showing them how)

if you put the fig or whatever food you love out

on the table, there is a better chance

of them eating it, asking about it, seeing it

than if you never put it out at all

(this is a whole book in itself!)

expose them to what you love

give them your love for beauty

this is the beginning to their story

the next image is of the cornmeal or gf pizzas!

you can adorn these beauties with everything..

there is something with the warm dairy

and the figs that makes me want to SING!

*other ideas*

using figs in...salads, fancy waters &

a sweet fluffy clafoutis

i am looking back in the archives

and i can't believe i have not posted

a clafoutis recipe! that will come soon!

i hope this inspires some FIG love in you!

follow me on instagram @julesbdavis

for farmer recommendations &

daily doses of BEAUTY for figs

and so much morexxxx

banana ice cream.

 beauties!!!!

you have mired, you have swam, you have (possibly) sunk inside

my super wordy posts in the last week! i am so grateful for your

sweet replies & emails, in turn i am giving you a sweet recipe from

the secret archives...i am feeling your hunger for a recipe!

this is one of those super easy, fun & healthy snacks to make

with the kids! i love when we can make something sweet that will

not end in flour murals on the floor for me to clean up later....

(note to self: freeze your bananas when they begin to

ripen & brown for this ice cream & smoothies!)

banana ice cream

*gather*

frozen organic** bananas

(peeled & wrapped in wax paper bags)

**i say organic b/c you want the best

tasting banana you can find**

a cuisineart

cinnamon

vanilla

chocolate chips
peanut butter

strawberries

*work it*

as you see in the pic above

you place the bananas

in the cuisineart & add

whatever you want

in terms of flavor

push it on &

watch it whirl!

it's amazing how it

thaws out into the creamiest

ice cream like texture

it may take a bit

as those bananas can be

pretty frozen to break down

super fun to watch it go round

and round with the kids

then they can get all ready

with their toppings to make it theirs

i scream, we all scream

for banana ice cream!

(by the way... i really do love

those flour murals....)

i would love to hear how it

goes for you & your family!

did you love it? not so much?

what happened?

big love beauties

XXXX