1. Happy Valentine’s Day….

    February 14, 2013 by Lauren

    Happy Valentine's Day.

    Love, Carrots

    Happy Valentine's Day

    (one of our two ridiculous kitties.)


  2. basic raw oats recipe

    February 1, 2013 by Lauren

    Josiah and I have been eating raw oats for breakfast for 3 weeks now... and love eating them every morning! They have the same "softness" as when you cook oats on the stove (or in the microwave, you sicko you), but these aren't cooked - just soaked overnight.

    Every recipe I've seen had like a bajillion ingredients, and I like things SUPER basic.... and then you can add in whatever YOU like!

    Reasons I love raw oats:

    -Eating oats raw is healthier since you're not cooking out more of the good stuffz.
    -The cold is actually refreshing to eat! (especially in Texas where it's 83 degrees in January....)
    -No pan to clean every morning
    -No waiting for the oats to cook (even if it does just take 5 minutes to cook. I'm hungry in the morning... and in a little bit of a daze!)

    raw oats - the burlap bag

    Now before you get yourself in a tizzy about how the oats aren’t actually raw because the manufacturer usually slightly heats them before they go to the grocery store…. calm it down. By “raw” oats, we just mean that we aren’t heating/cooking them at all. 

    The recipe is SO easy! Just tweak it to your own palate.

    Basic Raw Oats Recipe

    —Soak overnight: equal parts LIQUID and OATS. Put them in the fridge if there’s dairy or something that says to keep cold once opened, like soy milk.

    Liquid options: Milk, almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk, hemp milk, water, apple juice, and many more I’m sure!

    Oat options: Old-fashioned oats, quick oats, and steel cut oats. (although steel cut oats are a little chewy. Maybe if you soak them 24 hours instead of 12 hours they’d get softer)

    Mix-in options: ENDLESS! honey, cinnamon, & pecans are some of our favorites. You could add ground flax seed, chia seeds, bananas, peaches, raisins, spices, brown sugar, coconut… and more and more.
    We add in our mix-ins the night before – we’ve been adding honey and it soaks into the oats and tastes amazing.

     

    If you find that in the morning, it’s too “not wet” enough, you can add in more liquid right then!
    We put 1/4 cup of regular oats & 1/4 cup of some milkish thing in a mason jar and it’s perfect for us.

     

    And that’s it! Tell us what mix-ins you think would be awesome! (or liquid! I want to try apple juice….sounds intriguing)


  3. The Burlap Bag – a video!

    January 30, 2013 by Lauren

    Our good friend Andy made this sweet video of us and the shop…. in case you were ever wanting a video tour.

    Excuse our dorky selves. That’s the real us. (and we shot this awhile ago so in the video I don’t have 10 inches of pink hair, and Josiah has no moustache!)

    We love how the music turns up during the dj part, and the “dot” in dot com. (We are ridiculous, just in case you didn’t know.)

    Andy is an awesome awesome photographer – he and his wife Carrie shoot photos for weddings and family portraits as HappyDayMedia – go check their website out! Or like ‘em on facebook. You won’t regret it.

    Ok. Watch ze video. Ze end.

    (thanks Andy! You’re the bees knees.)

     

    Video also found here


  4. a friend told me I was delusional….

    January 25, 2013 by Lauren

    A friend told me I was delusional. I almost fell off my unicorn.

    unicorn

    That’s the latest chalkboard display at the shop. It’s ridiculous and awesome. And it says it all. (Josiah is taking credit for that last line of “it says it all.”  You go, Josiah, you go.)