Oven Baked Oatmeal

February 17, 2010

Oatmeal that’s baked in the oven? Yes! This may become a new favorite for your family.

(Serves 4 – 6)

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups oatmeal
¼ cup almonds, slivered or chopped pecans
2 tbsp maple sugar or Sucanat
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 dash sea salt
3 cups milk
Dash of ground cinnamon

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350ºF.

Grease an 8” square baking dish and add oatmeal, almonds, maple sugar, maple syrup and salt. Add milk and mix well. Cook in a preheated oven for about 40 minutes or until milk has been absorbed and the oatmeal is soft. Sprinkle with cinnamon and serve immediately.

Ham and Egg Bake

February 17, 2010

(Serves 8)

Ingredients:
1 ½ cups cheddar cheese, grated
½ cup mozzarella cheese, grated
6 green onions, sliced
½ lb mushrooms, sliced
1 red pepper, chopped
2 tbsp butter
1 ¾ cups cubed cooked ham
¼ cup flour
8 eggs
1 ¾ cups milk
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
Grease a 13×9x2” baking dish and sprinkle in combined cheddar and mozzarella cheese. Heat butter in a frying pan and gently fry mushrooms, onions and pepper. Stir in ham cubes. Spoon the mixture on top of the cheese.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture over the ham and cheese, cover and refrigerate overnight.

Take out of refrigerator about ½ hour before baking. Bake in preheated oven at 350ºF for about 35-40 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes and serve immediately.

A great brunch dish!

Pressure Cooker Vanilla Oatmeal

October 6, 2009

Pressure Cooker Vanilla Oatmeal

What You Need:

2 C of orange juice
1 C rolled oats
1/4 C of golden raisins
1 T almonds, sliced
1 t vanilla extract
1/2 t of cinnamon
1/4 t of nutmeg

How to Make It:

Pour the juice into the pressure cooker.
Add the oats, raisins, almonds and vanilla.
Sprinkle in the cinnamon and nutmeg.
Bring the pressure cooker to high pressure and cook 1 minute.
Remove from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Serve this oatmeal on a cold winter morning to help remove that early morning chill. Add milk, honey, sliced bananas or orange slices for a special treat.

Makes 4 servings

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