Tag Archives: OM

cinnamon raisin almond baked!

While the hubby is off in Canada sometimes I get a wild streak…If you call baking my breakfast wild that is.  So this morning I made my hot cereal the normal way, but then I did something out of the ordinary.  I added almond milk and baked it!  It was soooooo delicious.  You’ll have to try it to know what I mean, it was like an oatmeal cookie for breakfast!

Ingredients

40 g Country Choice Organic Hot Cereal

1 C water

1/2 C almond milk

1 T raisins

1 T slivered almonds

cinnamon and sweetener to taste

Directions: Make hot cereal the way you would normally make it.  I use the rice cooker, taking the cereal and water and dumping it in the pot and pushing ‘start’.  Easy.

After it’s done cooking, put in a ramekin with almond milk, raisins and any sweetener you would like.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes or until a light crust develops on top.  Let cool and dig in!

mOMent: What wild streak will you allow to come over you today?

happy birthday! coconut raisin walnut agave

Happy Birthday om of the day!

Yes, it’s been a year since this little blog started and I can say in all honesty it has been so much fun!  I’ve successfully experimented with a different way to experience oatmeal. Everyday. For one year.

So what now?  Well, I’ll still keep eating oatmeal…but perhaps won’t post quite as much.  We’ll see how it all works out, perhaps a book about oatmeal?  We’ll see…Let me know your thoughts if you have any.

For the last om of the year I chose a few of my favorite ingredients…

Ingredients:

2 T flaked coconut
1-2 T walnuts
agave to taste
1 T raisin

Directions:  Mix all together and eat up!

 

mOMent:  Endings are just really beginnings, aren’t they?

candied ginger and walnut

Sunday warmth!  It’s cold here in Northern California and a little warmth is good for the heart.  A little spicy ginger warms me right up…

Ingredients:
1 C cooked old-fashioned oatmeal
2 T chopped candied ginger
2 T walnuts

Directions: Mix all together and enjoy!

mOMent: How will you keep your heart warm and open today?

morrello cherry and icing

Have you tried Trader Joe’s morrello cherries? If not, you should probably head to your nearest TJ’s and get a jar. They are yummerific! I used the juice from the jar to make icing for a scone recipe using the cherries and this morning I put it in the om of the day. How sweet is that?

Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
2 T morrello cherry icing
1/4 C morrello cherries

Directions: To make the cherry icing I mixed a little bit of powdered sugar with the juice from the container of cherries. I just put a little in at a time until the consistency and color are to my liking…
Mix all ingredients together and enjoy!

mOMent: Life is just a bowl of cherries…what does that even mean?

haroset and soy cream

Haroset is so versatile and fantastic. Mixed with a little soy creamer and warm oats, it is a perfect way to start the day.

Ingredients:
1 cup cooked old-fashioned oatmeal
2 T soy creamer (I used Trader Joe’s brand)
2 T haroset

Directions: Mix together and enjoy…

mOMent: Adaptation and flexibility are key elements in a healthy relationship. Where could you be a little more flexible or adaptive in your relationships?

valentine’s day!

Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
1 T white chocolate peanut butter
dried cranberries – enough to make a heart, plus a little extra

Directions: Mix oatmeal and peanut butter well. Garnish with a heart full of cranberries!

Om,

Renata

mOMent: Love is perfect everlasting and unchanging yet it can change everything in us and around us if we are willing to let go of our definition of it. If we choose to define what love is then we are also defining what love is not. Thereby limiting not loves’ capacity, for it is infinite but that of our own to recieve it or recognize it. When we choose to embrace our true nature we open ourselves to the powerful reality that we are not only in love, love also is in us. More accurately we are love, all of us. The illusion that we are not love allows us to feel pain. Pain is just another way to remind us to drop the definition of (or the illusion of separation from) love. Open yourself to the possibility that you are more and there will be more possibilities open to you.
<3 Ruben McAllister.

cashew coconut sweetness

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked old fashioned oatmeal
1/2 cup cashews
1/3 cup shredded coconut
1/4 cup turbinado sugar

Directions: In a food processor or magic bullet, blend cashews coconut and sugar until it is a shredded consistency. Mix desired amount (I used about 2T) in with oatmeal and enjoy!

mOMent: The subconscious mind is a powerful tool, have you spoken with your today? What does it say?

flax crusted pecans

These pecans were really tasty…and it made it even better that they were somewhat healthy. I thought it would be fun to try and crust pecans with some flax goop. So I did!

Ingredients for pecans:

1/4 C pecans
2 T flax meal
2 T water
1 T agave syrup
1 t cinnamon
a little salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients above in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until pecans are nicely gooped up :) . Place on a sheet pan and bake until toasted and a little crunchy (5-10 minutes). Let cool! Otherwise they might burn the roof of your mouth like they did mine. They will be slightly chewy…but I kind of like that.

Add to your om of the day with anything else that you might desire. A little almond milk? I liked it just plain with the pecans…

mOMent: Today is the 11th. 11 symbolizes many things to many people and cultures. Does it have any significance to you?

vanilla bean sugar pear pecan

Have I mentioned how much I love the vanilla bean sugar?!  Well, if I haven’t…I love it!  This delicious om of the day was a great combination and I will CERTAINLY eat this again…

Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
1 T vanilla bean sugar
2 T pecans, chopped
1 pear, chopped

Directions: Mix all ingredients together and simmer with a touch of water until warm and the pears are soft… Ladle on your om…enjoy!

Om,

Renata

mOMent: My favorite kitchen utensil is my kyocera ceramic knife. It is effective, light-weight and pink! What is your favorite kitchen utensil and why?

pom molasses, turbinado sugar and raisin

This mornings om has a nice deep flavor…but not too heavy.  Pretty tasty with a bit of a tart punch (the pom molasses)!

Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
1 T pom molasses
Turbinado sugar to taste

Directions: Mix all ingredients together and enjoy!

Om,

Renata

mOMent: Do you have any go-to phrases that you say? What are they? And, what do you like about them?

peach lavender butter

Need I say more.  Thanks Rae & Becca! :) This is possibly the best treat I’ve had all winter…

Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
2 T peach lavender butter

Directions: Mix all ingredients together and enjoy!

Om,

Renata

mOMent: Sometimes a light note of a summer fragrance can lift the spirits during dreary winter days… Smell some citrus, lavender or peach today and notice how much your mood changes instantly!

white chocolate peanut butter and maple caramel

Of course maple caramel and white chocolate peanut butter are like long lost cousins! Delicious!

Ingredients:

1 C cooked oatmeal
1 T maple caramel
1 T white chocolate peanut butter

Directions: Mix all ingredients together and enjoy!

Om,

Renata

mOMent: Shedding out of an old habit can be a very therapeutic process.  What could use a little shedding in your life?

apple cinnamon oat bars

This is a great recipe that I found in the Whole Foods flyer and I think they’re pretty good.  The only thing that I did differently was that I used a sheet pan and made them really thin…that way they make great sandwiches with some peanut butter in the middle!  Yums!


Ingredients:

2 cups unsweetened almond milk
1 1/2 cup steel cut oats
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup raisins
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 (about 1 lb) apples (I used Pink Lady and Gala apples), cored and grated

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. Transfer to a foil- or parchment paper-lined 9″ square baking pan, press down and smooth out the top and bake until firm and golden brown, about 1 hour. Let cool in pan; cut into squares and sere warm or at room temperature.

mOMent: do you watch the Superbowl? What is your favorite part of the experience?

haroset

What is haroset you ask?  Well I didn’t know either until we happened upon it recently in a delightful store called Wholesome Market.  Haroset is a spread made of nuts and fruit, and the one that we found was made with hazelnuts, apples and dates.  It is soooooo delicious!  What a score.  It’s perfect on toast, oatmeal or even by the spoonful straight to the lips…


Ingredients:

1 cup oatmeal
1-2 spoonfuls of haroset

Directions: Stir together and enjoy!

mOMent: What is your favorite combination of fruit and nuts? Does it transport you back in time to an earlier childhood memory? If so, what is the memory?

breakfast bar

Sometimes I like my oats in a bar.  And this hearty bar has been brought to you by…you guessed it…ZINC in Laguna Beach!

mOMent:  If you could put your dreams into a little box and carry it around everywhere you went…what do you supposed you would put in there?