Thanks for a great tip! Voting on Tuesday got me out of the house too quick to make breakfast, so I followed up on your tip.
I’ve been there before for their selection of Portguese treats from Silva Bakery, and was pleased to enjoy the more “natural foods” stuff on my visit. Quinoa doesn’t break down and release starches like a grain would in porridge, but it acted as a healthy foil for lots of fresh fruit (bananas, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries) and a giant portion or perfectly toasted walnuts.
They have options of cow, hemp, almond, and rice milk, and I think rice milk would have melded the flavors together even better than the cows milk I got. At $9, it was expensive, but it satisfied me enough to scale down my lunch.
I’ll keep this in mind next time I’m having breakfast with vegan friends, and want something fun like Portuguese baked goods for myself. On that note, they sell jars of Lupini beans, whose waxy, briny beans remind me of Halloumi cheese, but are vegan.
