Ingredients:
1 C cooked oatmeal
1 pear
macadamia nuts to taste
Directions: Peal and chop pear, mix in chopped macadamia nuts and enjoy!
Om,
Renata
mOMent: Being vulnerable can sometimes be more of a strength than being strong…
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?
We have a few friends who make the most delicious treats. Yesterday they brought us some homemade pear apple butter and it was so fantastic that we couldn’t wait to put it in our om of the day! My suggestion…find a few friends who make their own PAB and enjoy this treat.
Ingredients:
1 C cooked oatmeal
2 T pear apple butter
Directions: Mix all together and enjoy…
Om,
Renata
mOMent: hOMemade is OM-tastic!

Ingredients:
1 C cooked oatmeal
1 T peanut butter
1-2 t agave
1/2 apple, chopped
1/2 pear, chopped
Directions: Heat peanut butter and agave in saucepan and add fruit. Add a little water if you need to thin it out a bit at first. Cook over low heat for a few moments until fruit softens. Mix it in oatmeal and enjoy!
Om,
Renata
mOMent: What memories would you like to have in the future, of 2011? Imagine yourself in 2012…what are your favorite memories of 2011?
Pear and Maple Caramel Om of the Day…

2 T maple caramel with chopped pears, over low heat…

Simmer until melted and yummy!
Ingredients:
1 C cooked oatmeal
2 t maple caramel
1 pear chopped
Directions: Cut up pear and simmer in small pan with maple caramel until soft (adding a little water if necessary). Add to oatmeal and enjoy!
Om,
Renata
mOMent: Where’s Santa?
Yes, warm simmered pear with maple caramel. How delicious… Mmmmm…
finished product
fresh pears before they are simmered
fresh pear and a jar of maple pistachios
Ingredients:
1 C cooked oatmeal
1 t maple caramel
2 T maple pistachios
Directions: Cut up pear and simmer in small pan with maple caramel until soft (adding a little water if necessary), add pistachios and simmer for a few minutes longer. Add to oatmeal and enjoy!
Om,
Renata
mOMent: It’s Christmas Eve Eve…what are you doing today?
This flavor combo is really light and fruity. A yummy combo for a fresh morning…
Ingredients:
1 C cooked oatmeal
1-2 T raspberry preserves
1 pear, chopped
Directions: Mix all ingredients together and enjoy!
Om,
Renata
mOMent: The blind leading the blind might just teach the rest of us what interdependence really is…
I purchased a local oregon pear while we were on our travels up north. And I thought it would be fun to mingle prickly pear with pear to see how the flavors combined. It’s delicious!
Ingredients:
1 C cooked oatmeal
1 pear
1 T prickly pear syrup
1T water
Directions:
Peel and chop pear. Add prickly pear syrup and water to a saucepan, mix in pear. Simmer on medium heat for 5-10 minutes or until the pear becomes soft and infused with the sauce. Add to your oatmeal and enjoy!
mOMent: Do you have a favorite pair of anything? A favorite pair of jeans, coffee mugs, dice? What makes them your favorite pair?
Ingredients:
1 C cooked old-fashioned oats
1 pear, cut into bite size chunks
1 T plus 1 t ginger syrup
1-2 t grapeseed oil
1/8 t cinnamon plus more for sprinkles
1 pinch nutmeg
salt to taste
Directions:
Heat 1 T ginger syrup and grapeseed oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add spices and cook for a few seconds, add pear. Cook over low-medium heat until the pear is heated throughout and is well coated with the ginger syrup and spices. This process may take a few minutes (5-10) depending on the size of your pear bites.
Stir half of the pear mixture in a bowl with your oatmeal. Serve the rest on top of the oatmeal, sprinkle a little cinnamon and enter pearadise…
Om,
Renata
mOMent: Where is your paradise? Go there in your mind now and enjoy it, let your mind open up and relax into your very own paradise. After a few moments of enjoying paradise come back to the present and take a look around. Notice how things are different. Why not enjoy paradise a few times a day?