New favorite read and detox breakfast recipe

A week after Comic-con and MOH and I are finally back to our familiar routine.

Comic-con this year was fantastic. It's a chance in the year for people to celebrate all types of art, whether it's great literature reads, stunning art pieces of your favorite book characters, or film and TV series that you watch all year round. This year, MOH and I really made the most of our time:

We were able to sit in on some of our favorite TV show and art panels.

Jim Lee - artist, writer, editor and publisher. 

 We managed to grab art pieces from our favorite artists - Comic-con has a huge Artists' Alley where many artists come together to show off their works of art (art ranges from watercolor, stencil, ink, pastel, and digital).

Oil pastel rendition of Vertigo's Sandman by Stuart Sayger

And lastly, we got to meet the writers and artists behind some of the comic series that we've been reading.

Rob Guillory and John Layman - creators behind Image's Eisner Award winning Chew

A new series that we're starting is Chew. Chew is probably the strangest comic I've read so far... and I've read some weird stuff (good, just weird). The series is currently on issue 42 out of 60, and has been awarded an Eisner Award  for Best Series as well as a New York Times Bestseller.

As the photo suggests, Chew is zany, out-there, adventurous, and entertaining. It's a contemporary take on sci-fi and crime. The main premise of the comic is how an FDA detective named Tony Chu solves crimes using his abilities as a cibopath. 

What is a cibopath? A cibopath is someone who can experience memories and sensations of anything they consume... except beets. Take for example eating grilled mushrooms - after eating the mushrooms, Tony can feel everything the mushroom felt prior to dying, such as what soil it grew in, where it as harvested, etc. But the fun isn't about Tony eating random things - instead, he focuses using his abilities to identify key suspects involved in homicidal investigations, or using bagged evidence to figure out the next step in solving the case. And if it involves eating decomposed stuff for the sake of solving the case... well, Tony is just that dedicated of a cop. 

It's been a great read so far and MOH has even gotten into it - on a daily basis MOH's go-to comment about that series is "it is sooooo weird." Yet he still reads it, so it must be good, right?

Other than the joys of Comic-con, we have been detoxing from the event as well. There are over 130 thousand people that attend this convention, so germs are amok like nobody's business. 

Slew of people at Comic-con (photo courtesy of Pat Loika)

So this week has been eating as clean and healthy as possible. On our menu was soups, oatmeal, and lots of fruits and vegetables. Happy colon is happy human!

Hot quinoa/oatmeal cereal - great breakfast or anytime meal

Hopefully everyone has been enjoying their weekend!

Until next time - happy eating all!

Hot oatmeal/quinoa recipe (inspired by Bon Apetit)

1. Soak quinoa in water for at least 2 hours

2. Boil 1/2 cup of quinoa and 1/2 cup of oatmeal in a little pot with 3 cups of water (stir over medium heat until cooked) with raisins - takes about 15 minutes

3. Place hot cereal into bowl and top with your favorite fruits and nuts (my favorite mix is almonds with blueberries, apples, and blackberries)

4. Pour almond milk on top and drizzle maple syrup over for a little sweet

5. Enjoy! 

*Cereal can be placed in a tupperware in fridge for later