Steel Cut Oats

I love eating steel cut oats in the morning! They are so filling and healthy, and give me a great start for the day. The best part is that I can make a whole batch one morning and it will last me for a week. They are also so diverse and you can add really any extra ingredients you like. Whether it is nuts or fruit, and any kind of sweetener is good with it. So give it a try! You will feel healthy and filled.

What you need:

2 C steel cut oats

7 C water

1/4 tsp salt

AND any other ingredients your heart desires!

Bring water to a rolling boil and add the steel cut oats. Lower temperature and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 30 minutes or until all of the water has been absorbed. Make sure you stir a few times, especially at the end to make sure it doesn't get burnt. 

I also love to eat my steel cut oats with milk that I pour over it after it is done cooking. Yummy! 

Enjoy!!

* You can also cook steel cut oats in the crock pot overnight. I tried this once and it worked pretty well, but the edges where the cereal was touching the crock pot got a little crisp! I am sure with some trial and error you could find the perfect recipe!

Oatmeal Pancake Mix and a GIVEAWAY!

This mix makes the most delicious, hearty pancakes I have ever had. They are a big hit in our house, especially with me because once the mix is made it only takes 5 minutes to have a nice hot stack of pancakes for breakfast. Delicious!

Oatmeal Pancake Mix

What you need:

3 1/2 C quick oats

3 C whole wheat flour

2 C all purpose flour

3 Tbsp sugar

3Tbsp baking powder

1Tbsp salt

1Tbsp baking soda

1 C vegetable or canola oil

Mix all of the dry ingredients together. Slowly mix in oil. I had all of my dry ingredients in my bosch mixer, and mixed in the oil while it was running to it would get all incorporated. Once it is all mixed together, store the mix in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks on the shelf, or .... basically forever in the fridge. (It will be gone much quicker than it can go bad!) 

When you are ready to make some delicious pancakes, mix together 1 C mix, 1 C milk and 1 egg. The mixture will seem a little runny, but as you are heating up your pan, the oatmeal will absorb some liquid. I use a 1/3 C measuring cup to dish out the batter and it will make about 9 pancakes. Enjoy!!

And now for Recipe Addictions very first GIVEAWAY!

I have been debating whether or not I really want to give these things away, because I would love to keep them for myself! Up for grabs a perfectly cute apron and awesome teal grill pan.  I used a grill pan to cook the pineapple in my Grilled Pineapple and Chicken sandwich. I seriously love my grill pan and use it all year round. It is perfect for when you want those pretty grill marks without going through the work of firing up the grill.

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Easy peasy! The giveaway will end next Wednesday, July 20th at 8am when I will announce a winner! (Winner will be picked through random.org)

Good luck!

French Breakfast Puffs

Have you ever had a recipe that you wanted to try the second you saw it? And did? Well, that is what I did today with these French Breakfast Puffs. I was looking for another recipe in our neighborhood cookbook, and saw this one. I quickly glanced over the ingredients to make sure I had all of them and 30 minutes later I was eating a delicious melt-in-your-mouth breakfast puff! When I first took them out of the oven I wondered if they would just taste like muffins, but they are even better in my opinion! Try them, you won't regret it!

French Breakfast Puffs

from the kitchen of Robin Manship

What you need:

1/2 C. shortening

3/4 C. sugar

2 eggs

2 1/4 C. flour

2 1/4 tsp. baking powder

3/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

3/4 c. milk

melted butter

1/2 C. sugar

2 Tbsp cinnamon

Cream together shortening, sugar and eggs. Add remaining ingredients and put into greased muffin tins without papers. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Remove from tins and roll each muffin in melted butter, then in cinnamon/sugar mixture. Enjoy!

Green Chile Quiche

I am always looking for quick and easy breakfasts that Lucas will love. He isn't the biggest fan of breakfast food. (At least for breakfast, it's a different story if it's for dinner.) I made this because I knew it would be right up his ally. He loves it! It's really different from all of the other breakfast foods that we normally have around here, so this is a refreshing change. Definitely a keeper!

Green Chili Quiche

You will need:

 1 can (4 oz) green chilies

3-4 C. grated cheddar cheese

2 C. milk

1 C. Bisquick

4 eggs

Spread chilies in baking dish. (I just used  a regular old cake pan sprayed with cooking spray.) Cover with cheese. Blend milk, Bisquick and eggs in blender until smooth and pour over cheese and chilies. Bake at 425 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.