Some of Our Favorite Meals

It's been a while since I shared anything but I finally decided what I wanted to share so here we go.  My plans are to do different posts about some of our favorite meals made at home.  I'll start with breakfast.

Let me start by saying we used to eat cereal and toast every work day morning or microwaved oatmeal and toast every work day morning.  Then on my day off I would make homemade biscuits, sausage, gravy and eggs.  We consumed lots of carbs and lots of sugar.  Honestly we love food.  Over these last few months we have learned to enjoy food minus the carbs and sugar.

One of our quick go to breakfasts is oatmeal.  I buy the largest container of old fashioned oats (the ones that cook in five not the one minute oats).  These offer a lot of variety.  In my research I found that cinnamon reduces blood sugar naturally so I add cinnamon to most of our oat recipes.  Some mornings we shake it up and have sausage links or bacon and scrambled eggs with cheese or we will have omelettes with sausage or bacon and we've even had pork chops and eggs for breakfast.  Here's a few variations of oats.

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

1 granny smith apple diced (I leave skin on)
2 tablespoons real butter
1 teaspoon (or to taste) cinnamon
1 tablespoon of pure raw local honey
Optional:  add walnuts

I saute the apples in the butter & cinnamon & honey until they are tender (about 8 minutes).  I do cook the entire apple but I only use 1/2 of the cooked apple and save the rest for another morning.

1 Cup of old fashioned oats
2 cups of 2% organic milk
1 tablespoon of butter (we like butter)
Add 1/2 of the cooked apples

Bring oats to soft boil and cook stirring frequently for five minutes.  Divide between two bowls & two dog bowls (LOL, my dogs love oats).  We also add honey to our cooked oats as well.  Pure raw local honey has tons of great benefits for the body.

Cinnamon Pecan Oatmeal

1 Cup of old fashioned oats
2 cups of 2% organic milk
1 tablespoon of butter
1 tablespoon of cinnamon
1/4 cup pecan pieces

Combine everything in your pot and bring oats to soft boil and cook stirring frequently for five minutes.  Divide between two bowls & two dog bowls (LOL, my dogs love oats).  We also add honey.

Fresh Fruit Oatmeal

1 Cup of old fashioned oats
2 cups of 2% organic milk
1 tablespoon of butter
1/4 cup of fresh blueberries, blackberries or strawberries or a combination
Optional:  1/4 cup nuts (walnut, almond, pecan)

Combine everything in your pot and bring oats to soft boil and cook stirring frequently for five minutes.  Divide between two bowls & two dog bowls (LOL, my dogs love oats).  We also add honey.


I honestly don't think there is much you can do to ruin oatmeal except overcook it and I've done that!