This is Chris, referred to elsewhere on the site as Hubby. He's about 8 months older than me, and the best hubby a girl could ask for! (Sorry, everyone else, I got him first!) :) He's a techie, and solves all my computer issues for me when needed.
Blueberry Muffins.
I loved this recipe because it was easy to throw together, and I was able to do a workout while it baked, so I felt extra productive! I didn't have skim milk, and so used 1%, but otherwise, the recipe is as is. These are the first blueberry muffins I've ever made from scratch, and I'll definitely make them again. They were gone by the next day.
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Have any of you ever started a project, noticed a problem, and thought to yourself, "Not a big deal. No one will notice. It'll be fixed by the time I'm done." That is exactly what I did when I began making my quilt. Now, I must say, I've been making this queen-sized quilt since I was in junior high. (I just graduated from college last May.) I've only got about a quarter of the squares sewn together. Now, pulling it out after a long break from working on it, I realize just how off some of my stitching was. I've had to go back and rip apart rows to resize them so everything lines up. The really unfortunate thing, though, is that I cut most of my fabric back in junior high, and wasn't very precise, so everythngs not even.
Please, take my advice. Do it right the first time. It's so worth it!
(Pictures of said quilt will follow when I've fixed a few things.)
Meet Jonathan.
This is my son. He's eight months old this week. He didn't want to smile for his picture today, and even threatened to cry! He consequently was given his lunch first, and then I was allowed to photograph. :) He's still cute though! (Maybe I'm a bit biased...)
Blueberry Almond Crumble Oatmeal and White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Oatmeal.
First, Blueberry Almond Crumble Oatmeal. This was delicious, light and fruity. I didn't have any cherries on hand, so I substituted in some fresh blueberries. I haven't always been a great fan of blueberries, partly because I can't abide by their syrupy pie form, and partly because they're a bit too tart for me (usually) on their own. This oatmeal solved both problems, since most of the blueberries broke down a bit in the oatmeal, but there wasn't a horrible 'pie filling' syrup around them to contend with. Delicious.
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Oatmeal. I used to argue that white chocolate macadamia nut cookies could be so much better if only the white chocolate were to be replaced with milk, or even dark chocolate. No more. This was perfect. I toasted the macadamia nuts for a few minutes in a 350° oven while making the rest of the oatmeal, and pulled them out to garnish towards the end. I know I've said this before, but this is now one of my favorite ways to have oatmeal. I was even going to have this as my birthday breakfast on Saturday, but alas! I forgot to pick up the macadamia nuts ahead of time. Still, this will be a regular breakfast for me as often as I can get away with it. Yum! Enjoy!
Carrot Cake Oatmeal with Cream Cheese Frosting.
Mmm, I love me some carrot cake. I had been looking forward to this recipe in particular, and I've made it many times since. It's just that good. A couple of suggestions, though. First of all, plan on the grating of the carrot. It takes a bit. If you want to purchase pre-grated carrot, you can, but grating isn't difficult. It simply takes a bit of time. In any case, it's not your usual 10-20 minute oatmeal. Count on almost a half hour, if your not used to the grating and do it slow.
Read moreStrawberry Shortcake Oatmeal.
While I do so love my chocolate, I must admit that the oatmeal recipes I find myself liking without fail are those when fruit takes center stage. In this case, I was not at all disappointed. I was planning to make my own shortbread for this, but ended up having some lemon shortbread on hand from a gift basket Hubby and I had. The lemon complemented the strawberry wonderfully, and both paired with the oatmeal to present a light yet satisfying breakfast that seemed just a bit like dessert.
*Please note that I did not skip the Pomegranate Cranberry Almond Oatmeal due to dislike, but because the original link was broken when I prepared my shopping list, and I never went back. Perhaps I will in the future, but in the meantime, experiment with it a bit, let me know what you think!
Mint Chocolate Chip Oatmeal.
This particular oatmeal was quite heady with mint. I would suggest either going light on the cocoa powder, or stirring it in before your first bite, (I accidentally inhaled a bit of powder, :) hazards of being overzealous, I suppose!) but otherwise enjoy this oatmeal as is.
Read moreKey Lime Pie Oatmeal.
This was really good, though a bit more tart than I'm used to. I ended up crumbling more graham cracker on top after the photo was taken, because I just like a bit more, and it had gotten soft. Kind of fun to have the lime wedges swirled around in the oatmeal, too. I used key limes, instead of the regular lime called for, and just used bottled lime juice instead of juicing the little buggers. I did zest them though, which was super easy even though I (*gasp*) don't own a citrus zester. (I used my cheese grater.)
Read moreTiramisu Oatmeal.
Time for one of my favorites, Tiramisu Oatmeal. As always, I changed a couple of things with the recipe, most notably that I used milano cookies in place of the ladyfingers, and again used french vanilla instead of greek yogurt. Oh, and I used a lot more chocolate chips.
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