I have tried almond, soy, cashew and rice milk and have not really minded them in things. Fortunately I was never a milk drinker anyway so its not like I am missing sitting down to a big glass of milk. Not enjoying ice cream isn't very fun though. The thing I don't like about buying the alternative to milk is that I usually end up throwing it away, which is very expensive.
Imagine my excitement in finding a recipe for oat milk. I admit it doesn't take much to excite me. It only makes 4 cups which should be pretty easy to use up.
Its so simple all you do is take 1 cup of old fashioned oats, put them in a container and cover with water for at least 20 minutes. I let mine set for about 2 hours. Drain off the water, put the oats in a blender and add 3 cups of water and blend for a minute or two. You can strain it if you want. I did not and since I used it to make a smoothie it didn't bother me to have the little bits or oats. For the smoothie I just used about 1 cup of frozen berries and a cup of the milk. You could add a bit of honey but I thought the berries made it sweet eough. I will be trying this milk in some other recipes this week.
Something else I don't like wasting is water. My hubby and I figured up that we let anywhere between 4-6 gallons of water a day go down the drain just from our family of 4 waiting for the water to get hot for our showers. So a few years ago we started collecting the water in a bucket as we wait for it to get warm. We give the water to our dogs, rabbits, pigeons and chickens. If you do not have an urban farm and no animals you can use it to water plants, your garden. grass or filling up bird baths.
Maybe I am wiser than I think. Enjoy your day and do something that excites you.
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