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  • First there was a trio of juices to choose from: jugo de avena con limon, an oatmeal-based drink with lemon; morir sonando, an Orange Julius-like drink that roughly means "to die dreaming"; and a passion fruit juice.

    After Dark, New Worlds Sumathi Reddy 2011

  • Six days a week we have cereal (lately it has been avena, taking advantage of the cooler weather) but usually raisin bran for me, ChocoZucarritas for Junior.

    ??? It's What's for Breakfast 2007

  • Qui terram colunt equi paleis pascuntur, qui otiantur caballi avena saginantur, discalceatus discurrit qui calces aliis facit.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • This I know, that there are late crops of wild oats, as well as early harvests of them; and (from observation of self and neighbour) I have an idea that the avena fatua grows up to the very last days of the year.

    The Virginians 2006

  • I made myself a yummy breakfast of avena (oatmeal/Milk) with handmade breakfast buscuits w/butter.

    Hola! Que tal? zkandaloza 2006

  • MMM Really love cutting up my buttery buscuit and adding it to my avena. you wouldn't think that would be tasty but OMG I really love that stuff!

    Hola! Que tal? zkandaloza 2006

  • MexConnect. com Forums: Specific Focus: Mexican Kitchen: Atole or te de avena

    Atole or te de avena 2003

  • Cena, the light Mexican evening meal, served at around 6 p.m. introduced me to a drink which I liked called avena - an oat-based concoction somewhat like ovaltine - thick and creamy and just the thing to settle you down for a quiet evening.

    My three nights in a Mexican hospital 2002

  • Cena, the light Mexican evening meal, served at around 6 p.m. introduced me to a drink which I liked called avena - an oat-based concoction somewhat like ovaltine - thick and creamy and just the thing to settle you down for a quiet evening.

    My three nights in a Mexican hospital 2002

  • Angusta cantare licet videaris avena, dum tua multorum vincat avena tubas. '

    The Student's Companion to Latin Authors Thomas Ross Mills

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