Hey everyone! I’m packing up and heading back to Kansas City today!!! I’m so excited! I will never again have one of my loooooong Mondays of classes! (Next semester it’s Thursday… haha so watch out!). Yesterday I dropped off Neville and the hermit crabs at my brother’s house, and said goodbye to dear Molly! She didn’t seem to happy that I’d be leaving. I actually get shocked when I realize how much she really does like (and remember) me! You’d think I’d be more shocked that my goldfish, Neville, clearly recognizes me… Check out this video my brother sent me:
She runs to the front door at the end, because she knows that’s where I come in! Sooooo cute. I’m going to miss her. I tried to convince them to let me take her home, but they weren’t going for it…
During finals, I had to have a good breakfast for brain food, and I ended up doing a lot of experimenting with making the perfect oats! Here are two of my newest recipes:
Blueberry Muffin Oats
Ingredients
1/3 C oats
2/3 C water (separated)
1/3 C milk (whatever your preference)
1/2 C blueberries
1 egg or 2 egg whites
1/2 T chia seeds
1/4 – 1/2 Tsp vanilla
Sweetener to taste
Directions
You can do this first step the night before, or right when you wake up. Combine oats, 1/3 water, milk and chia seeds on stovetop and heat until boiling. Turn off heat and cover with lid. Let sit overnight or at least a half hour. This allows the chia seeds to soak up the moisture. When you return, the liquid should be soaked up.
Add 1/3 cup water and turn the heat back on. Whisk egg or egg whites and then add into mixture. Continuously mix the oats until it looks like the eggs have mixed in well. Add vanilla. Add most of the blueberries. Let them heat up and try and pop as many as possible, so their juices spread around in the oats. Continue cooking until they are the consistency you like and then serve in a bowl with the remainder of the blueberries and any nut butters or other toppings. Enjoy!
Pumpkin Pie Oats
Ingredients
1/3 C oats
2/3 C water (separated)
1/3 C milk (whatever your preference)
1/3 C canned pumpkin
1 egg or 2 egg whites
1/2 T chia seeds
1/4 – 1/2 Tsp vanilla
cinnamon
Sweetener to taste
Directions
You can do this first step the night before, or right when you wake up. Combine oats, 1/3 water, milk and chia seeds on stovetop and heat until boiling. Turn off heat and cover with lid. Let sit overnight or at least a half hour. This allows the chia seeds to soak up the moisture. When you return, the liquid should be soaked up.
Add 1/3 cup water and turn the heat back on. Whisk egg or egg whites and then add into mixture. Continuously mix the oats until it looks like the eggs have mixed in well. Add vanilla, cinnamon and pumpkin. Continue cooking until they are the consistency you like and then serve in a bowl with any nut butters or other toppings (I used almond butter and it was INSANE!!!). Enjoy!
If you could invent any oatmeal flavor, what would it be?
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