Steel Cut Oatmeal. Oatmeal. It’s not the most glamorous subject, is it? I grew up eating oatmeal for breakfast on a fairly regular basis. My Dad would often make it for us on cold, winter mornings before school. Sometimes it would be plain and I would eat it with butter and a bit of brown sugar. That wasn’t so bad. Some mornings, he would add chopped dried apricots, my favorite way to eat oatmeal. I preferred things like my Mom’s french toast with butter and powdered sugar or my Dad’s soft-boiled eggs served over buttered toast. But tastes change and now I enjoy eating oatmeal for breakfast. So now let me tell you a little more about my latest oatmeal love: steel cut oats! I like to make a large batch of it once a week, then divide it between individual plastic containers.
You see, I never have an appetite in the morning so I really have to force myself to eat breakfast. I first tried steel cut oats several years ago. Steel cut oats may also be called Irish oats, Scotch oats or pinhead oats. Overnight Oatmeal: Steel-Cut Oats in 10 Minutes. Food & Wine (December 2008) Since we started eating steel-cut oatmeal a few years ago, quick-cooking oats just don't hold the same place in our hearts. Sure, they still make for a nice -- and most importantly quick -- weekday breakfast. But they just don't have the flavor and substance of steel-cut. Steel-cut oatmeal is so substantial, with a fuller flavor and texture that makes quick-cook seem as if it's merely masquerading as oatmeal.
When you eat steel-cut, you think, "Oh! So this is what oatmeal is supposed to taste like! " But there's always that issue of time. Steel-cuts oats are easily a 45-minute endeavor. So we've relegated steel-cut oats to the weekends. No longer! This ingenious recipe for overnight oatmeal makes cooking steel-cut oats a cinch.
Our favorite way to eat oatmeal is with sliced bananas, chopped walnuts and a bit of maple syrup. But you can stir in whatever you like. What are you going to put in yours? Overnight Oatmeal with Almonds and Dried Cranberries Ingredients 1. 22 Ways To Get Your Vegan Snack Attack On. It must be snacking season because I’ve had a lot of emails lately asking for some healthy vegan snack ideas and I thought it was a great idea for a post. Many of the recipes below are also some of the most popular snack recipes of 2011, so I will also add this post to my Top Recipes of 2011 page for easy reference. Ready to get your vegan snack attack on?
1. Endurance Crackers My all-time favourite cracker and quite possibly one of the top 3 recipes so far in 2012. 2. Enjoy this ultra-creamy, thick, and energizing smoothie, with a hint of orange that will help keep those cold bugs at bay! 3. Love dipping your finger into a bowl of cake batter? 3. Just like my favourite salt and vinegar chips, but better. 4. Incredibly easy to make. 5. Growing up, I always loved strawberry nutri-grain bars. 6. Adapted from the lovely Heather, this almond butter is the best thing to pair with a juicy apple or drizzled over fruit. 7. 8. 9. 10. For the rest click the link to continue… 11. Simple. 12. 13. 14. Mini Peanut Butter Cups in a Jar. Last week on Twitter, I asked you guys if you’d rather see a main course or dessert recipe for the upcoming Easter holiday.
Of course, many of you vegan goblins said you wanted BOTH! I like the way you think. Actually, the majority vote was for the main course recipe, easily by a 80/20 split. Does that surprise any of you? It’s interesting to note this because my most popular recipes (or should I say, the ones that are clicked on the most) tend to be dessert recipes. Maybe it’s the case that people enjoy drooling over pictures of desserts, but in reality, we tend to make more savoury, main course recipes. Well, let me tell you, this isn’t a dessert that you should just look at. Sigh. That was the damage I did immediately after the photoshoot. Imagine a cross between a peanut butter cup and a chocolate peanut butter torte, with a healthy, vegan twist. I wanted this dessert to be mini to keep the portion size in check, so I used these cute and portable 125ml mason jars. Fool proof. 1. 2. 3. Peanut Butter Bomb Smoothie for Two. When I was in Calgary visiting my family, my sis made me a peanut butter oatmeal smoothie one morning for breakfast.
I sipped on it (trying my best not to inhale it because it was so good), while I made my nephews “Auntie Angie’s” special pancakes, of course with their eager help. And chocolate chips! Between the smoothie my sis made me and my nephews undying love for their Auntie, I felt a bit like a hero that morning. When I was back in Ontario, I found myself making it for a week straight to comfort my homesick self. After mentioning it on the blog, I received a few requests for the recipe so I thought I would make a version at home and share it with you. This recipe today is a cross between my Peanut Butter Crunch Blizzard and Kristi’s PB Oatmeal breakfast smoothie.
After pouring the smoothies into glasses, I crumbled the peanut butter balls into the smoothie and ate it with a spoon! Where’s a PB lovin’ sis when you need her?! Peanut Butter Bomb Smoothie for Two Yield: 3 cups 1. 2. Greenmonstermovement.com. Make-Ahead Steel Cut Oatmeal & 4 New Oatmeal Recipes. You wouldn’t know it from the plethora of steel-cut oatmeal recipes I have on the blog (one), but steel-cut oats are actually my favourite way to enjoy oatmeal.
The only problem is I’m usually too hungry to wait 30 minutes to eat breakfast. Hence, my obsession with quick breakfasts like Vegan overnight oats, Green Monsters, and rolled oatmeal. Oats in review: Instant Oats have been cooked, dried and rolled and are the most processed way to eat oats. Instant oats are very thin and need only hot liquid to soften. They are ready in about 60 seconds. While they are the most convenient (although some might argue that overnight oats are the most convenient!) Because steel-cut oats retain their chewy texture after cooking (while rolled oats tend to get mushy), they are the perfect breakfast cereal to make ahead of time and quickly reheat in the morning. Many of you said you like to make a big batch of steel-cut oats and then enjoy it all week long for quick and easy breakfasts. Ingredients: 1. 2. » Reader Recipes. [From this post on Oh She Glows] During January 2009, I felt a huge void in my life.
I was unhappy with my career and I was often up late at night until 3 or 4 in the morning worrying about work. I dragged all day long and I was turning into someone I didn’t recognize anymore. I started blending green vegetables in my blender after reading about Kris Carr’s green juices. While I didn’t have a juicer, I did have a blender, and I was excited to blend my green ‘juice’ any way that I could. In my Story of the Green Monster post, I explained: Determined to feel alive once again, I crammed the healthiest foods into my blender and I blended my little heart out. This was one of my first concoctions: No almond milk, just kale, an English cucumber, and baby carrots. lol.
Thankfully, my Green Monsters have improved greatly since those initial days. On January 26, 2009, I gave my two weeks notice at my job. This is a recipe that I keep coming back to again and again and it never fails me. [print_this] Ivy League of Greens – Top Eight « Plant Based Diet Solutions. Easy Healthy Vegetarian Recipes, Vegan Recipes from Savvy Vegetarian. Best Recipes For Balanced Healthy Plant Based Diet Easy healthy vegetarian|vegan recipes: good looking, delicious, family tested, clear directions, common ingredients, easy on the budget. Many are gluten free. Browse our diabetic friendly and kid friendly recipes.
Plus bean and soup recipes - always happy to go in the slow cooker. Our latest addition is a quick & easy index - recipes ready in 30 minutes or less. Most Savvy Veg recipes are egg & dairy free, but we often add vegetarian options - especially in the dessert recipes. Savvy Vegetarian Main Recipe Index: Basic Vegetarian Recipes Cooking Tutorials: Simple easy cooking, with detailed directions, serving & menu ideas, related recipes. Breakfast & Brunch Recipes A good breakfast sustains us through a busy morning. Bean & Lentil Recipes - No Gas! Tasty, filling, high protein, low carb & fat, eaten everywhere by everybody. Beverage Recipes Not everything that's mostly water is fit to drink. Bread Recipes Dessert Recipes - The Sweet Truth! Vegetarian Bean Recipe: Quick, Easy Vegan Refried Beans. Vegan Refried Pinto Beans, Great In Burritos, As A Dip, Or Sandwich Spread Vegetarian Refried Beans are a great way to eat pinto beans, canned or home cooked.
If you're worried about gas and beans, read Savvy Veg tips for reducing gas in the Bean Report. And apparently, Bean-Zyne is a veg friendly version of Beano. Total Prep And Cook Time: 20 minutes 8 Servings Nutrition Data, 38g Serving: 107 cal, 17g carb, 2g fat, 178 mg sodium, 4g fiber, 6g protein, low Cholesterol, good source Thiamin & Folate. Estimated glycemic load 7 Ingredients: 3 cups cooked pinto beans OR: Two 15 oz cans cooked beans, drained & rinsed well 1 Tbsp olive oil 2 minced fresh garlic cloves 1 Tbsp seeded & minced fresh jalapeno pepper (1/2 pepper) 1 tsp. gr. cumin 2 tsp gr. coriander 1 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp salt or to taste Optional: 1 Tbsp Braggs liquid aminos, or soy sauce Optional: 1/4 cup mild or medium tomato salsa Directions: Mash the beans with a potato masher, in a food mill, or food processor. How to Cook Beans: