Categories Archives: Oatmeal

Peace, Love, Cinnamon

Please tell me you see the peace sign too! Or else I’ll just feel crazy. 1/3 cup vanilla soy milk, 2/3 cup water, 1/4 cup rolled oats, 1/8 cup instant oats, 1 TBS chia seeds, cinnamon, 1/2 banana (whipped in at the end). Topped with Crunchy Peanut Butter, Crofters Asia Superfruit Spread and Homemade Pumpkin [...]

Hand Warmers

A mug of hot oatmeal and cup of hot coffee are my favorite hand warmers. 1/2 cup vanilla soy milk, 1/2 cup water,  cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, 1/4 cup rolled oats, 1/4 cup instant oats,  1 whole banana (some whipped in and some slices for the top), 1/2 TBS chia seeds, 1/3 cup pumpkin puree,  [...]

Save a Bowl, Recycle a Jar

Oats In A Jar: 1/4 cup rolled oats, 1/8 cup oat bran, 1/3 cup vanilla soy milk, 2/3 cup water, 1/2 TBS chia seeds, 1/2 sliced banana, pinch of kosher salt, cinnamon, and vanilla extract cooked on the stove top. Topped with homemade pumpkin butter, Crofter’s South America Superfruit Spread, crushed almonds and walnuts, ~ [...]

Brown Not Boring

This morning I woke up and made a special breakfast of stove-top whipped banana-chia oatmeal. It was spicy, warm and….brown. Never judge a book by it’s cover. Despite the rather ‘blah’ looking bowl, the flavors were beyond dynamic.1/3 cup soy milk, 1/2 cup water, pinch of kosher salt, way too much cinnamon (aka why it [...]

Weather Patrol

I’m obsessed with checking the weather. I’ll admit it. I probably visit weather.com as frequently as I visit Google. It really does impact what I do during the day and dictates my “food mood”. Lately the weather has been all over the place. It’s hot. It’s cold. It’s rainy. It’s beautiful. It’s hot….MAKE UP YOUR [...]

Pumpkin Oatmeal Pancakes

Pumpkin Pie Pancakes Topped with 1/2  of a banana, Greek yogurt, honey, walnuts, dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds. Hello mid-week-almost-fall-celebration breakfast . It was raining this morning and the thought of this creation was the only motivation I had to get out of bed. I promised to post a recipe and I shall keep my [...]

Pumpkin Puddin’ Oats

Pumpkin spice and chocolate. It’s going to be a good day .Stove-top Pumpkin-Banana Oatmeal In a small sauce pan bring 1/2 cup (plus a splash more) water, 1/3 cup vanilla soy (or any milk), cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, a pinch of salt and vanilla extract to a boil. Add your oats. I used 1/4 cup [...]

Mix and Match

Monday madness began first thing. I had one of those “how is it already time to wake up?” moments followed by a pounding headache provided by the barking dog downstairs. For the first time in a long time I starred at my refrigerator completely dumbfounded for a solid five minutes before deciding what I was [...]

Pumpkin Pie Pancakes

The pie kick continues! I thought about having a slice of Apple Bourbon pie for breakfast, however; the flavor of whiskey was a huge turn off first thing in the morning. I can’t wait for dessert tonight Pumpkin-Oatmeal Pancakes topped with 1/2 a banana, Dark Chocolate Dreams Peanut Butter, Dried Cranberries, Pumpkin Seeds and Greek [...]

Relax, Recouperate, COOK!

I love the weekend. It’s my time to relax and catch up on LIFE before another busy week. This usually means housework to re-organize and cooking to indulge in my favorite hobby.Stove-Top Oatmeal: 1/4 cup rolled oats, 1/8 cup instant oats, 1/3 cup vanilla soy milk, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 TBS chia seeds, 1 banana [...]

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