Steel Cut Oats in the Slow Cooker

During the winter Sarah and I had steel cut oats for breakfast most days. They were yummy, and super easy to make. 

Coconut milk, steel cut oats and water are all that need to go into the slow cooker.

Step 1: Empty can of coconut milk into the slow cooker.

Step 2: Pour 2 cups of steel cut oats in.

Step 3: Use the can from the coconut milk to measure a little less than 5 cans worth of water, put it into the slow cooker and give it a little stir.

Step 4: Put on the lid, turn it to low and go to bed. In the morning it should look like this:

If you're into raisins or crasins in your oatmeal, now is the time to mix them in. (The first time I tried this, I put raisins in at night, and they got way to oversaturated with water and lost most of their flavor).

One batch of this makes enough for four days worth of breakfast for Sarah and I. I immediately put some in six mason jars. I fill each one up to the 300ml mark on the side of the glass and throw them in the fridge. When it comes time to reheat them I put them in the microwave (two at a time) for two and a half minutes, possibly add some water, stir and pop them in for another minute and a half.

We top our oatmeal with some brown sugar and nuts. So far of the ones we've tried I enjoyed walnuts the most, but currently we're on a bag of almonds. 

How (not) To Make a Key Hook

Hello all! I've been toying with the idea of doing more videos in this blog, so lets see how this goes. Above I show you how (not) to make a key hook. Sarah and I have all our keys on hooks by the door that I made out of old, useless mystery keys. Unfortunately in making this video I only had one such key lying around and of course in trying to make it into a hook I just snapped it in two. I swear it can be done though (really, I promise). So if you have some keys lying around that you don't need any more this could be a project for you. Otherwise, I'll see you next Tuesday!

Beet Sliders

Since shallots, beets and garlic were in no short supply with our winter CSA share, beet sliders became a weekly staple in our apartment for a while.

I'm sure there are better ways to cook a beet, but I peeled it, sliced it and threw it on a grill pan with some water. Then I would very un-scientifically cover it with a pot lid to try and trap some of that moisture. I'd have to add some more water here and there as I flipped the beets periodically.

While the beets were cooking I'd take a small shallot and clove of garlic and cook those up in a pan. The shallot I would slice before putting it on the stove and the garlic I would grate on our handy dandy garlic grater (which I really do love and recommend to anyone, it's also great for ginger!)

Once the shallot and garlic are cooked they go in a small container with some mayo and get mixed up.

For the sliders we went White Castle style and put them on typical dinner rolls. First I toasted the rolls, then the top got some of the garlic shallot mayo. 

The beets got topped with a healthy slice of mozzarella, and viola! Beet Sliders for all! (Or at least Sarah and I). 

My favorite side to have these with were some homemade sweet potato fries (bonus: use the same pan as the garlic and shallot were cooked in to cook the fries, more flavor, less dishes). 

See you next Tuesday (hopefully, maybe?)!

Juno!

We have so. much. snow. I went outside to videotape just a little bit of it on my phone, and when it looks like it's at wonky angles that's because I tipped a little in the snow because it's so deep it's hard to really stay stable and upright. Note that at one point you can see cars on the road like nbd. I think the biggest challenge of the storm will be getting out of the driveway eventually. ugh. But! It's a winter wonderland out there! See you next Tuesday (hopefully)! 

Breakfast Quesadillas

So it's basically an omelet in a cheese quesadilla, but it's one of the best breakfasts that you can eat in the car easily without making a total mess. 

Typically onion and veggie bacon go in ours. Sometimes green peppers, which is a great addition. Sometimes real bacon instead of veggie. It's all good really.

Fun fact: 3 large eggs almost always seems to be 2/3 a cup. So I pour 1/3 in for each Sarah and I. 

Omelet!

Best kept dollar store secret? Their tortillas. At least at all the dollar trees I've been to around NH. They're a steal. When I'm ready to use the tortilla I put a few drops of water in the pan and steam the tortilla so it's not so stiff before moving on.

Quesadilla! Just put the omelet in and voila! a delicious breakfast treat to keep you going until lunch.

Bon appetite! See you next Tuesday!