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Pomegranate Muesli
I am all about the muesli lately. It all happened when I discovered that pomegranate seeds make the best friggin’ muesli ever. Why?! Because they can make the bulk of your muesli instead of nuts and dried fruit, which are wonderful and nutrient-dense, but they’re also crazy filling and dried fruit is a ton of sugar. So using pomegranates? Brilliant.
Pomegranates are crunchy like a nut or seed, but sweet like dried fruit. They have the added bonus of being absolutely beautiful to look at.
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POSTED IN: 5 ingredients or less, dried fruit, muesli, not porridge, nuts, pomegranate, yogurt
POSTED IN: 5 ingredients or less, dried fruit, muesli, not porridge, nuts, pomegranate, yogurt
Autumn Muesli
I don’t know what it is about muesli lately, but I am all about it. I think it’s because I’ve been setting my electric blanket too high at night, and when I wake up in the morning, all I want is cold muesli.
This muesli essentially just celebrates autumn. Okay, so maybe pumpkin didn’t make it in (don’t worry, that’s coming!), BUT there are pepitas, which are pumpkin seeds, so . . . I guess that counts! I also used dried apples, raisins, golden raisins, dried cranberries, and pecan pieces. DIVINE.
My first bites were certainly pleasant, but I felt that something was missing. It was almost too light and bright and sunshiny. It needed more autumn. I took a risk and added a dash of cinnamon, and wow, it made all the difference!
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Fig and Banana Muesli
I know hundreds of people in my own neighborhood live without a roof over their head or food to eat. They can barely afford a loaf of bread, let alone figs. Still, I have to say that not having gas really sucks. Cold showers suck. Not having a functional stove sucks. Not having an oven that heats up sucks.
Luckily, I’ve had dozens of recipes from July to post, but those are running out. I’m eager to “stay ahead” of the posts. I don’t like feeling pressure to slap a post together just for the sake of staying on schedule. Moreover, I just have to admit that eating overnight oatmeal cold is just not my thing.
Oh yeah, did I mention I don’t have a microwave either?!
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POSTED IN: 5 ingredients or less, bananas, dried fruit, figs, muesli, not porridge, nuts, yogurt
POSTED IN: 5 ingredients or less, bananas, dried fruit, figs, muesli, not porridge, nuts, yogurt
Peach and Blueberry Oatcakes for One
What is it about oatmeal that makes my digestive system run so well? I understand the nutrition aspect and all (hurray soluble fiber!), but this marvelous ingredient still astounds me. Pancakes make me sick for the rest of the day. Cereal (even the “healthy” ones) makes me puffy and weird. Even whole wheat muffins or waffles or pancakes leave me ill.
But swap the flour with oats? Problem solved.
These oatcake recipes actually let me enjoy pancakes again. Plus, they’re way more flavorful than anything Bisquick could make.
Peach Pie Oatmeal Smoothie
I used to slurp down tons of smoothies. At the beginning of my junior year of college, I used to whip up some relatively extravagant breakfasts (by college student standards, anyway).* Sometimes that included oatmeal, but not always. (It wasn’t until January or February of that year that oatmeal became a daily ritual.) Often, I would make smoothies. These were usually banana-based (because that’s what I could afford), but I occasionally splurged on mangoes, peaches, or pineapple.
*If you’re interested, here’s a post from my old blog where I documented all my breakfasts for the week.
I never really added oatmeal to my smoothies, though. I thought of that concept a little over a year ago when I made my Green Monster Oatmeal Smoothie, which was actually just a cheap trick to add variety to my blog (at least I’m honest). I was like, “Hey, I’ll put oats in a smoothie, so I can have something other than porridge recipes on my blog! Har-har!”
But here I am, adding another smoothie recipe to my blog. This time, however, it’s not just a cheap trick. The idea for this recipe came about the other day when I was attempting a new pancake recipe. As I licked the batter, the flavors and creaminess delighted me. It tasted exactly like a peach pie! I realized then that oats in a smoothie add more than just fiber and bulk; they add flavor, too! A smoothie without oats just tastes like peaches. A smoothie with oats tastes earthy and sweet, like someone took a slice of peach pie (crust and all) and blended it up.
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POSTED IN: 5 ingredients or less, dessert lovers, greens, not porridge, pie lovers, smoothies, yogurt
POSTED IN: 5 ingredients or less, dessert lovers, greens, not porridge, pie lovers, smoothies, yogurt
Allison’s Chocolate Chip Cookies [Guest Post]
As someone who reads a lot of food blogs and watches many cooking shows, I cannot hear the phrase, “the best chocolate chip cookies” without rolling my eyes. Thus, when I met my roommate Allison and she told me she made the best chocolate chip cookies, my eyes nearly rolled all the way to the back of my head. “I’ve been perfecting these cookies since I was in middle school,” she proclaimed confidently, but I still wasn’t convinced.
And then she made them…and I became a believer. These cookies are in full dessert form–not vegan, not sugar-free, not whole wheat–but they contain a few special ingredients that will take the average cookie to the next level. One of these ingredients is oatmeal; that’s probably why I love these chewy little rockstars so much! With a little persuasion (very little, actually), I convinced Allison to share her secret recipe on the blog for all of you.
As Lauren’s roommate, I am happy to report that her oatmeal tastes just as good as it looks. I will be the first to admit that I don’t eat oatmeal everyday—mornings are hard—but when I do, my porridges are almost always Oatmeal Artist recipes made by the Oatmeal Artist herself. What can I say, I’m spoiled!
The following recipe will probably be the first and only time that this blog will feature anything so explicitly unhealthy. Lauren and I have similar philosophies about fresh, unprocessed food, but she has better willpower. Sometimes you just want a cookie, ya know?
These chocolate chip cookies are not your average, run-of-the-mill Chips Ahoy. No, my friends, these cookies took several months of careful calibration and taste testing, many years ago. Since then, I have not looked back, and this has become my go-to recipe whenever I needed to bake something that was both quick to make and interesting to eat.
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Mocha Sauce
The hardest part about moving is the whole grocery situation. Have you experienced this? You’re leaving soon, so you want to be finished with all your produce and have as little grocery items to move/toss as possible. However, you also don’t want to starve to death or survive entirely off restaurant food for the final few days.
This issue is further complicated if you are a food blogger. I’m trying to maintain a blog while my pantry and refrigerator become more barren by the second. For this reason, today I’m sharing a recipe for a topping. I will not apologize for this (even though I know you’d much rather have a new oatmeal recipe) because this glaze is ballin’ and you should try it whether or not you’re kitchen is better stocked than mine at the moment.
This sauce took five ingredients and a pinch of salt. It came together in less than a minute. It can be easily adjusted for preferences in sweetness and coffee flavor.
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Apple Spice Oatcakes for One
One of my favorite parts of New York City is its glorious abundance of farmers markets. Access to local and fresh produce ranges from tiny little stands on the street to mega-markets like the Union Square Greenmarket. That’s where I found myself last weekend, just before the vendors started packing up and going home for the day.
Obviously I was smitten by the organic leafy greens and the fresh baked bread, but this market had so much more. There was hard cider. And wine. And vegan pies.
And my favorite: jams, jellies, and other jarred goods. I always seek these out at big farmers markets. I consider myself a collector of artisan fruit spreads. It fits nicely with my PB&J sandwich obsession (not to mention my oatmeal addiction…). Beth’s Farm Kitchen uses local ingredients to make some phenomenal jams, fruit butters, marmalades, chutneys, and pickled veggies. My purchase? No-sugar-added apple butter. And no, that does not mean they used Splenda, and no, that does not mean they sweetened it with “white grape juice concentrate.” It means they took a fruit. Added spices. Cooked it down to a butter. No sweeteners necessary.
. . . So I made pancakes! Now, of course, any apple butter will do. In fact, if you do not have apple butter, you can use applesauce instead, and then spice the pancakes yourself. However, the apple butter creates a convenient recipe because the spices are already included in the product!
As you can see, I made tiny little silver dollar pancakes. How precious are they? I will stick to the silver dollar size from now on. It was much more fun to eat a tower of mini pancakes than a short stack of fat ones. 🙂
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Lemon Poppy Seed Oat Muffins
Muffins again? I know, but I’m not sorry. I had an urge to make muffins, so I decided to make the most out of the urge and experiment with multiple recipes. Hence, I give you experiment #2 . . . . lemon poppy seed!
These muffins are slightly more traditional than the Thin Mints Muffins (although not quite as decadent!). They are perfect for an easy breakfast or on-the-go snack. If you want to use them for dessert, you could top them with a glaze!
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Thin Mints Oat Muffins
Happy Sunday, everyone!
What’s the weather like in your neck of the woods? It’s crazy hot here. I was in Philadelphia all week chaperoning a school field trip, and the students and I just trudged around, sweating and fanning ourselves the whole time. Gross!
My roommate and I had planned to spend Saturday afternoon at Central Park, but it was just too darn hot. Sweltering. Blistering. Stroke-inducing. So instead, I stayed inside in the air conditioning and made some muffins for YOU!
Yep. They are, in fact, as delicious as they look. 🙂
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