Oats all dressed up!

Every Tuesday morning, I have to go in to work late and I don't get home til a bit later either. As such, I actually eat lunch before I leave in the morning and then eat my dinner a bit earlier than usual. This is a go-to meal for my Tuesday mornings.  I eat oats and dress them up any way I can. I keep a basket on top of my microwave of nuts, dried fruit, and other tasty snack-able items. This is where I find what to throw in my oatmeal of the day.

I am also finding that I measure less and less when I cook, so I will try my best to impart measurements when I talk about my favorite recipes.   My oatmeal recipe consists of the following...

Ingredients 

2 handfuls of Oldfashioned quick-cooking oats
1/2-1 cup water

Optional Ingredients

Honey
Brown Sugar
Raisins
Sunflower Seeds
Almonds (flavored almonds really shine here)
Craisins
Dried Apples
Pecans
Maple Syrup
Any other dried fruit or nut; use your imagination!



 Directions

Put the oatmeal in a microwave safe bowl. Add the water and microwave on HIGH for 1-2 minutes.  I find that it is usually good at the end of 1 minute, but microwaves may differ.

Add any and all fixings to your oats after they are cooked, mix in and enjoy!  There are a lot of nice things about this meal. It is quick, cheap, and you can eat it fast.  Also, it rarely tastes the same because you can switch it up by mixing in different items. The version you see to the left has sunflower seeds, cinnamon sugar almonds, craisins and raisins.

The next time you have about 15 minutes before dashing out the door and you want a hot meal, reach for the oats and have at!