Soft Serve Banana Oatmeal

I haven’t had this breakfast in months — one of my all-time favorites! Soft Serve Banana Oatmeal 1. The night before you want your oats, chop a banana, put it in a covered tupperware container, and put the container in the freezer. 2. In the morning, cook 1/3 cup oats, 1 cup water, 2 tsp [...]

Delicious Discoveries

I tried some new foods this week, so I thought it’d be fun to share my discoveries with you! I tried: Thomas’ Bagel Thins: I love that these are as wide as, but thinner than, traditional bagels. I will continue to enjoy big, crusty bagels because, truthfully, nothing can compare. That being said, bagel thins [...]

Healthy Comfort Food

Check out my cute new career garb! I love Express, the store that makes it easy to be professional and feminine at the same time . . . Each day before work, I like to start my day with a comforting breakfast. I try to give myself a half hour to cook and enjoy the [...]

Strawberry Ricotta Pie Overnight Oats

The night before you want your oats, process the following in a food processor for about 30 seconds: ☀ 1/2 cup fat-free or part-skim ricotta cheese ☀ 9 or 10 small-medium strawberries, halved ☀ 1 T honey ☀ 1 T almond butter ☀ 1/4 t vanilla ☀ 1/2 t cinnamon It’s ok and even desirable [...]

Christmas Decor and Holiday Oats

Thank you all so much for your wonderful comments on my Thanksgiving post! I have the nicest blog readers! Carter is outside working hard on putting up our Christmas lights. It’s not easy! This is our first time putting up Christmas lights, and we’ve been learning a lot the hard way. Did you know that [...]

Crunchy Pecan Pumpkin Oats

Crunchy Pecan Pumpkin Oats 1. Pour 1/2 cup oats and 1 cup water in saucepan and turn stove to medium heat. Stir the oats every once in a while. 2. Meanwhile, toast 1/4 cup pecans for about 5 minutes in saute pan over medium-high heat. Stir them often to make sure they don’t burn. Remove [...]

Peanut Butter Pumpkin Mousse Oatmeal

Peanut Butter Pumpkin Mousse Oatmeal I can’t take the credit for this at all! Thank you to Peanut Butter Boy for your fabulous peanut butter pumpkin mousse recipe! It’s heavenly!! To make my peanut butter pumpkin mousse oatmeal, I used the Peanut Butter Boy’s recipe, but trimmed it down to make a single serving. The [...]

New Granola and Special Friends

I love discovering new foods — it makes me feel like I’ve discovered a new planet in blog world. I get so excited to spread the word and share the love! This past weekend, Carter and I went to The Fresh Market, which is like the best supermarket EVER, and I found a new brand [...]

I Like My House Clean And My Oats Creamy!

As planned, I watched “The Ugly Truth” the other night, and it was really cute! And funny! I actually laughed out loud a few times, and when I do that with no one to witness it but my pets, I know I must really be enjoying what I’m watching. Yesterday, I received a lovely surprise [...]

What’s More Fun: Making Oats or Making Decisions?

I started my day off with the most heavenly bowl of banana ricotta pecan oats. Thanks to Katharina of Katharina’s Food Adventures for the idea! This is definitely one of my favorite breakfasts I’ve ever eaten . . . that’s how delicious it tasted to me. I was afraid to try it because I didn’t [...]