Ever since our last get-together at Shari’s house, I have been trying different stove-top oatmeal recipes from http://theoatmealartist.blogspot.com/p/recipe-index.html. While we were there, we tried several baked oatmeal with such yummy outcomes.

Okay, I really haven’t tried one EVERY day…but I have tried the Pina Colada & Almond Joy Oatmeal. I must say that the Pina Colada was the easiest to make – only a few ingredients: oatmeal, milk, pineapple, coconut, & salt if you want it. The Almond Joy had a few more: oatmeal, milk, banana, almond extract, cocoa, coconut, & salt if you want it. I say salt if you want it because I usually don’t cook with salt. I also added 1-2 Tbsp of ground chia seeds with the oatmeal & milk.

The completed Pina Colada oatmeal. I forgot to take a picture when I put it in the bowl. I did sprinkle some shredded coconut on top, but not enough the first time. I ended up adding more coconut because I couldn’t quite taste it. In the future, I might add some coconut extract before I eat it.

 

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The completed Almond Joy oatmeal. I forgot to put the milk out when I took the picture. The brown substance in the little plastic bowl is some coconut powdered sugar I made yesterday. I sprinkled a bit on the oatmeal because the dark chocolate cocoa I used was very “un-sweet.”

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Dale said the Almond Joy oatmeal looked like “Chocolate!” Happy Birthday to the love of my life, my husband of almost 44 years, who turned 65 today!

I will continue to try more stovetop oatmeal recipes from “The Oatmeal Artist!”

Until the next time –

“Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
So, work like you don’t need the money,
Love like you’ve never been hurt,
Dance like no one’s watching,
Sing like no one’s listening!” ~~author unknown

Love always,

DebD