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Pumpkin Nut Butter Oatmeal
It’s so appalling to consider how I used to hate pumpkin. Why were my taste buds so worthless for twenty years?! Recently, I’ve been a fiend for anything and everything pumpkin.
I’m also a fiend of anything nut or nut butter related. I recently saw a pin for a recipe for pumpkin oatmeal topped with almond butter, and I quickly logged the idea on The List. (Unfortunately, I cannot find this recipe for the life of me. If you know what I’m talking about, please comment below so I can give inspiration credit to the original poster!)
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Apple Nut Butter Baked Oatmeal
My favorite snack ever is apples and peanut butter. I don’t understand why people put caramel on apples. Gross! Peanut butter is ten times better.
So naturally, I really liked this oatmeal. Normally, I would just title this “Apple Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal.” However, I went all out this week and bought ALMOND BUTTER for the first time! What a great combination! Still, I have absolutely no doubt that peanut butter would be magical, if not better than the almond butter. 🙂 (more…)
Green Apple and Walnut Oatmeal
I went apple picking for the first time today. Or the second…maybe. I grew up near an orchard, and we went there once on a class field trip, but I can’t remember if we actually got to do any picking, or if we just walked around the rest of the place. Either way, this felt new and different because apple farms on the east coast are special. (more…)
Blueberry Trail Mix Baked Oatmeal
I dislike only posting twice a week. I was pretty happy with those few weeks back in August and early September when I was able to pump out three recipes each week. Now, I seem to be in a tiny rut.
One problem is that I eat the same baked oatmeal every morning. I have come to really enjoy this system as it allows me to sleep in a little later than I would if I had to cook my oatmeal on the stove every single day. Plus, it gives me a nice weekend project to look forward to. My roommates are always interested in what my “oatmeal of the week” will be, so that’s motivating as well. Unfortunately, that means I’m not trying out a new recipe every single morning. (more…)
Peanut Butter Cookie Baked Oatmeal
I am a terrible conversationalist. When I have stories to tell, I find myself lost in conversation with someone, but when it comes to small talk, there’s no hope for me. In these types of situations, if no one says anything for a couple of minutes, I clear my throat and say:
“What are your three favorite types of cookies? Go!”
Initially, people give me an odd look. Or they ask why. Or they say, “I don’t know.” Eventually, however, they get sucked in to the infinite awesomeness of my go-to game. Within twenty minutes, I have them listing their favorite color combinations, U.S. cities to visit, car models, NFL teams, and ethnic cuisines. (more…)
Nutty ‘Nana Berry Oatmeal
I’ve been selfish with this one. Really selfish.
I’ve been making this for months. Really. Months. And it’s not that I was “perfecting the recipe” or anything like that. No, not at all. In reality, I just never had the opportunity to photograph it! I was either too lazy, it was raining, I didn’t have any good dishes to use for a picture, or I was in a hurry. (more…)
Blueberry Cashew Oatmeal
My mother is pretty wonderful. She knew I was coming to spend about two weeks at her and my father’s house, so she stocked up on food that she knew I would like: apples, bell peppers, honeydew, cantaloupe, whole wheat bread, watermelon, almond milk, organic spring mix (!!), and several varieties of nuts.
One of those nuts was cashews. What a treat! They are actually my mother’s favorite nuts, so I’m not surprised she picked them. 😉 I personally prefer almonds and pecans, so it’s not often that I have cashews. I’m not switching my allegiance yet, but I will say it was nice having something different. (more…)
Fudgy Banana and Peanut Butter Oatmeal
**This post has been updated since its original post in July 2012**
Which oatmeal do I run home to after a tough day at work? Which oatmeal is good enough to be my breakfast on my 23rd birthday? Which oatmeal do I turn to when my produce drawer is looking empty? Which oatmeal contains the best flavor trio (chocolate, banana, and peanut butter) EVER?
This recipe was originally included as an option in my Variations on Peanut Butter Oatmeal post, but a porridge this good deserves special treatment. We’re talking about my favorite recipe, you guys.
After all…it’s pretty much heaven in a bowl. Sweet and creamy bananas…salty peanut butter….fudgy chocolate…ahhhh. But it’s so simple, too! I always have cocoa powder. I always have peanut butter. I always have bananas. If I don’t have a fresh banana available, I have some frozen bananas sliced up in the freezer, waiting for me at my convenience. This recipe is as dependable and cheap as it is delicious. (more…)
Loaded PB&J Oatmeal
Perhaps I’ve been so successful as a vegetarian because my favorite sandwich is PB&J. In fact, one of my favorite restaurants/coffee shops in town offers this divine, gourmet PB&J. It uses natural peanut butter, homemade mixed berry jam, sliced bananas, and homemade granola, all between locally made bakery bread…and then it’s grilled. (more…)
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POSTED IN: bananas, berries, jams and jellies, nuts, PB and J, peanut butter, strawberries
Pumpkin Spice Latte Oatmeal
As I’ve said before, coffee was never a big part of my life. It wasn’t until I started ignorantly dieting several years ago that my interest in the drink really blossomed (What? No calories??). I would drink the stuff black during my brief stint as an office assistant the summer after my freshmen year of college. Brewing and drinking coffee (and cleaning up the machine afterward) gave me a break from my eight hours of scanning and shredding.
As a result, when I returned to school in the fall for my sophomore year, I was completely clueless about the nutrition of specialty coffee drinks. I had a few extra minutes before my Western Civilization class, so I stopped at Java City, the Starbucks-like company on our campus. I was in the mood for something sweeter (so not black coffee), but I had no idea what anything on the menu went (mocha? latte?? americano??!?). I did, however, see a large poster promoting the in-season Pumpkin Spice Javalanche (the equivalent of a frappuccino). Feeling adventurous, I ordered one of those.
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