My New Favorite Breakfast!

Or, another oatmeal idea.

Banana Pecan Brown Sugar Oatmeal

Banana Pecan Brown Sugar Oatmeal 

This only makes a single serving, but you can easily double it, triple it, quadruple it...

• 1 1/4 C. Water (that's the amount of water I need at my high altitude, in my dry climate, you  may only need 1 C. Water). 
•  Salt, Just a Pinch 
•  1/2 C. Rolled Oats 
•  3 TBSPS Brown Sugar 
•  1 TBSP Butter 
•  1 Banana 
•  3 TBSPS Pecans, broken into pieces and toasted, (already toasted, or toast them (in a dry skillet) as you put the water on to boil). 

In a pan appropriate for making oatmeal, bring the water and the salt to a boil. But, don't watch it, you know what they say about a watched pot! Instead, with a fork, stir together the oatmeal and the brown sugar.

Once the water is boiling, and it's not going to take long, stir in the oatmeal mixture.

While the oatmeal is boiling, slice the Banana. Have the butter and the pecans ready and waiting. Also, don't forget to stir it occasionally.

Once the oatmeal is cooked, spoonula it into a bowl. Quickly top it with the butter, the bananas, and the pecans (yes, in exactly that order).

When you're ready to eat (and don't wait long, oatmeal is better eaten warm, and sooner rather than later) stir it, and enjoy! I know I do enjoy it.

 
It could be added to a brunch menu. It could also be eaten as a dessert, but a bowl of oatmeal for dessert? Really? 

Life is short, eat it on an otherwise busy weekday for breakfast and enjoy it. 


Originally eaten on Sunday, October 16, 2011 (and on Monday, and on Tuesday, and don't bet against me eating it on Wednesday, too).

Kindle Cooking

Kindle Cooking is free, and allows you to "manage all your recipes online and send them to your Kindle to use as a practical cookbook!"

Doesn't that sound great? It does to me!

I don't have a Kindle (just the Software for PC), so I think it goes without saying that I haven't tried this, myself.

And Another Low Priced (Food, Well, Beverage, Related) Kindle Book That I Have Downloaded But Not Yet Read.

My title says it all.

As does his, or rather, the book title: A History of The World In 6 Glasses
by Tom Standage.



Doesn't that sound fascinating? I thought so, too. And for only $3.19 (price subject to change, of course), why not? I thought so, too.

Another Day, Another Kindle Bargain (Food Related) Book.

This time it's a cookbook, and I have no musings to go along with it.

How to Eat by Nigella Lawson, for only $2.69.



I've downloaded it, myself, but I haven't taken the time to look at it yet. I've been a fan of Nigella for years, though.

Really, what's not to love about her?

Oh, So, Glamorous.

Not.

I haven't cooked, worked, in a restaurant kitchen since 1995.

I've been out of the game for a loooong time.

Suffice it to say that I did my time on the line, such as it was, in a low volume roadside cafe, before Food Network became what it is today, and before being a chef appeared to be such a glamorous profession to so many.

I started out as a dishwasher. Trust me when I say that I have no illusions. No illusions at all about the glamorous life, and working conditions, to be found in a restaurant kitchen.

Obviously my experiences were nowhere close to those of Anthony Bourdain. But, I could still somewhat relate to his book, Kitchen Confidential, back when I first read it.  Because of that, I've always been a little fond of his irascible self.



Available at $1.99, for one day only, today, and yes there are not many more hours left in today as I type this post, as Amazon's Kindle Daily Deal. Yes, I am an Amazon Associate. Why not? I'm a Prime member, and I love reading Kindle (Software for PC, for me) books, and shopping Amazon, myself.

If you're not offended by Anthony Bourdain, I recommend this book at a higher, or the regular, price. But, if you're already offended by Mr. Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential is not going to endear him to you.

Cheater Pickled Beets

Cheater Pickled Beets

I love pickled beets!

But, I don't garden, and I don't can.

I know that buying and eating, especially eating, canned foods that aren't home canned in jars, but are factory produced in metal cans, is not popular today. But, not all canned foods are best avoided, some are, true, but not all.

Cooked beets are not so different if you buy fresh beets (and good luck finding ones that are truly fresh in a store), peel them, slice them, and cook them yourself, or if you buy them in a can all ready to eat.


Cheater Pickled Beets

For those of us who love pickled beets, but don't garden and don't can.

• Sliced Beets, 1 Can

(14.5 oz is the size you may find, but this recipe works, as is, for any size can, up to 16 oz).

• 2 TBSPS Sugar
• 2 TBSPS Water
• 2 TBSPS White Vinegar

Drain the beets and place them in a heatproof bowl.

Bring the sugar, water, and vinegar to a boil, stirring occasionally.

Pour over the beets. Toss, gently (you don't want to touch hot sugar).

Refrigerate overnight.


Eat as a condiment, a snack, or a side dish. This doesn't make a large amount, not if you love pickled beets like I do, but it can be doubled, etc.


Ate on: 10/09/2011

I May Be In Love!

Eat Your Books

http://www.eatyourbooks.com/

I haven't tried it yet, true, so I may not be in love, but the concept is something I've wanted for a long, long, time.

Effectively, indexing of all my cookbooks. Together. In one searchable index.

I may have to rethink downsizing my cookbook collection. Again.

Love is my first thought, but my second is why haven't I heard of this before?

I came across it in a post at Baking Bites, but why isn't it all over the blogosphere? Why isn't everyone talking about it? Why isn't everyone as excited about it as I am?

In other words, what is wrong with it?

"The course of true love never did run smooth." 
William Shakespeare