Orzo with Dried Fruit

Ingredients (2 servings):

• 80g dry orzo (or 1 cup cooked)
• 1 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup raisins or chopped dates
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• nuts, cinnamon, more brown sugar for topping

Algorithm:

1. Cook the orzo according to the instructions (if dry; best done the evening before)
2. Bring the milk to a gentle simmer in a medium size saucepan.
3. Add orzo, dried fruit, and brown sugar, stir for 3-5 minutes.
4. Top with the topping and serve.

Source: The Feed Zone Cookbook

Scott's Breakfast Quinoa

Ingredients (3 servings):

• 1 cup dried quinoa (optionally rinsed and drained)
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup milk
• 1 banana, sliced
• 1/4 cup dried coconut flakes
• 1/2 tsp sea salt or light miso
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 3 tbsp butter or coconut oil
• things for garnish:
• raisins
• fruits
• chia seeds
• nuts

Algorithm:

1. Bring the quinoa with water to boil in a medium saucepan.
2. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until the water is absorbed and quinoa turns translucent.
3. Fluff the quinoa and cool for 5 minutes.
4. Add everything except the butter/oil into a (big bowl) blender and blend for 1 to 2 minutes until smooth.
5. Add the butter/oil, garnish, and eat. This can be done a day in advance and stored in a fridge; when preparing, heat up and add the butter/oil just before serving.

Source: Scott Jurek. Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness (modified)

Sweet Couscous

Ingredients (3 servings):

• 150 g couscous,
• 240 ml water,
• 120 g raisins,
• 40 g dried apricots,
• 40 g ground coconut,
• 1 tbsp cinnamon,
• 40 g hazelnuts,
• 1 cup (200 g) cream,
• 3 tbsp agave syrup.

Algorithm: 

1. Slice the apricots roughly, mix with raisins and cover in boiling water.
2. Pour the 240 ml of boiling water over the couscous and let sit under a lid.
3. Wait 10 minuts.
4. Meanwhile, mix the cocounut with the cinnamon and hazelnuts, and the cream with the agave syrup (if making for breakfast, you can use only 1/3 of the cream and 1 tbsp of the syrup and keep the rest for the next days).
5. After the 10 minutes, drain the raisins and apricots.
6. Use a fork to break the couscous and mix with the raisines, apricots, coconut, cinnamon, hazelnuts.
7. Pour the cream and syrup mixture over.

Source: http://www.countrylife.cz