Omelette In A Cup

Chia Seed Oatmeal

Breakfast To Go

Buttermilk Pancakes

Found this in my photos. Note to self: Better try this!

Puffed French Toast

This is the best French Toast EVER!!!!  I love French Toast just as it is, but this is like the super hero version of French Toast!  It's amazing!  My kids couldn't get enough of it and Eden still asks for "the sugar toast".  It's pretty easy and oh so yummy!  This recipe is from Our Best Bites!
2 eggs
2 ½ Tbsp. sugar
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. milk
1 c. flour
2 ½ tsp. baking powder
12 slices Texas style toast, cut in half diagonally
In a large skillet or frying pan, heat about 1/4″ of vegetable oil (not olive oil) over medium heat. In a shallow bowl or pie plate, whisk together eggs, sugar, salt, vanilla, milk, flour, and baking powder. Test oil heat by flicking some water into the frying pan. If it pops, reduce the heat. If hardly anything happens, turn up the heat. If it sizzles, it’s just right.
Working quickly, take each 1/2 slice of bread and soak it both sides in the milk/egg/flour mixture. If you leave it in too long, it will get soggy, but you want to make sure enough of the egg mixture has soaked into the bread. Gently shake to remove excess batter and place in hot oil. Cook until puffed, golden brown, and a nice, crispy crust has formed on each side (probably 3-5 minutes per side; you really need to babysit them and make sure they’re cooking correctly) and then remove from oil and drain on a paper towel. While cooking remaining French toast, keep cooked pieces warm in an oven set to the lowest temperature it will go.  
When ready to serve, roll each piece in cinnamon sugar.
If you’re feeling extra naughty, go ahead and drizzle a little maple syrup,buttermilk syrup, strawberry syrup, or scoop some honey butter on there. YUMMY!!!

Overnight, Slow Cooker, Apple and Cinnamon Steel Cut Oatmeal

The other day I strolled into Kitchen Kneads. I went to buy raw peanuts but came home with much more. I am always looking for healthy ways of eating and as I was standing in the isle looking over all of the goods on the shelf, I over heard a lady talking all about the health benefits of steel cut oats. After she finished all of her selling points, I was surprised to find she was not an employee. On the contrary, she was just a customer raving about how much she loves steel cut oats.


Sold!


I walked over and picked up a bag and turned to this knowledgeable woman and asked her how to cook them. She whipped out three recipes and I was so excited to go home and try them. Here is the first.


Slow Cooker, Apple and Cinnamon Steel Cut Oatmeal.


2 apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (2-1/2 to 3 cups chopped)
1-1/2 cups fat-free milk
1-1/2 cups water
1 cup uncooked steel-cut oats
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1-1/2 tablespoons butter, cut into 5-6 pieces
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground flax seed
1/4 teaspoon salt
Optional garnishes: chopped nuts, raisins, maple syrup, additional milk or butter


Step 1. Assemble the ingredients: apples, skim milk, steel-cut oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, ground flaxseed, butter, nuts (optional.)


Step 2. Peel and core the apples; cut them into 1/2 inch pieces. You can leave the peel on for added fiber and nutrition. I don't care for the texture of cooked apple skin, so I peel mine; but that's a personal preference.


Step 3. Coat the slow cooker with cooking spray. Don't skip this step, or you will really regret it. You'

Step 4. Throw everything in the slow cooker. I have a 6-1/2 quart slow cooker, but 3-1/2 quarts is big enough for this recipe. I can double the recipe in my slow cooker when I'm feeding more than 4 or 5 people. 

Step 5. Stir it. Put on the lid. Set it to cook on low for 7 hours.

Step 6. Go to bed. Wake up to the sweet aroma of cinnamon and apples.ll need a hammer and chisel to get the slow cooker clean if it's not sprayed with oil first. 



Read here for the health properties of steel cut oats.

Slow Cooker Ultimate Oatmeal

Anyone looking for something new and yummy for breakfast? I haven't tried this recipe yet, but it's on my Monday morning breakfast menu. Wow, this is the first time in a long time I've fixed something for breakfast for my family. Usually everyone just grabs something while they're running out the door. I might need to hide in their rooms and film their faces when they wake up smelling this divine aroma.

I've been reading and looking for better ways to eat healthy and I ran across this delicious recipe in a health promoting magazine (Prevention). Try it, you'll love it!

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups steel cut oats. Steel cut oats by the way are healthier for you than quick oats.
3 cups of milk
3 cups of water
1 cup cream or half and half
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
4 tbsp melted butter
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 large apples, peeled, cored and diced (best choice for apples, try honey crisp or Jonagold)
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup cranberries

Coat your slow cooker with cooking spray. Add all ingredients and mix well. Heat on low 8 hrs. Serve with extra milk and fruit. Add chopped nuts for some added deliciousness.

Make this right before you go to bed and it's perfect for breakfast come morning.

Serves 12
Prep time 15 min.