Bagnola

There's nothing like a delicious bowl of raw granola to start your day off right. This Bagnola (inspired by a let's-pull-everything-out-of-the-cabinets-and-see-what-happens-when-we-mix-it-together moment - you know those moments) can be eaten like trail mix or enjoyed in a fresh foamy bath of raw nut milk. The buckwheat groats are supposed to be crazy good for you, and add a cereal feel. I always get grossed out when I soak and rinse them, because the soak water is full of gooey slime, but if you go to a safe place in your head and squint your eyes really hard while rinsing, it's not too terrible. I also envision all the residual goo magically evaporating during dehydration. Don't you dare tell me that's a unicorn idea.

Bagnola

1 cup buckwheat groats, soaked 30 m, rinsed and dehydrated until dry, crispy and goo-free (for you with your fancy dehydrator, maybe 4-6 hours, for us, a loooong time in a very slow oven)

1 cup goji berries

1/2 cup mulberries

1/2 cup almonds, crushed into bits

1/2 cup shredded coconut

1/2 cup dried blueberries

1/4 cup cocoa nibs

some chopped dates, if you want to get fancy, or sweeter

The sweet chewiness of the mulberries balances out the crunchiness of the groats and muskiness of the goji berries, and the coconut and blueberries add a little more texture and flavor zing. (The cocoa nibs just add... well, cocoa. My theory is chocolate goes in/with everything.) Throw in a container and shake.

Carry on the go as a snack, or blend 1/4 cup raw almonds, cashews or pecans (soaked/rinsed/dehydrated, if you're into that) with 1 cup pure water, and douse a hearty bowl of Baghnola. I bet if you mixed in some sort of adhesive-y material, like banana, you could dehydrate and make trail mix bars... science project for the fall.