Fun Holiday Movie Quote: “That’s what it’s all about, isn’t it? That’s what it’s always been *about*. Gifts, gifts… gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts. You wanna know what happens to your gifts? They all come to me. In your garbage. You see what I’m saying? In your *garbage*. I could hang myself with all the [...]

Before we hit the road, I made a bowl of stove top oats. 1 cup of water 1/2 cup of oats 1 tablespoon of brown sugar 1 tablespoon of blueberry flax seed 1 small tablespoon of cranberry apple butter 1 large tablespoon of Cinnamon Raisin Swirl peanut butter 1/2 of a pumpkin Clif Bar I’ve [...]

Yesterday before we left to go to my parents’ house in Blackstone, I snacked on a PB&J. I was really happy to spend the day at home. I went to the nursing home to visit my grandmother.  She was really funny:  She’s been having dreams that I’m getting married so as soon as I walked [...]

I was really busy at work today.  I made some huge mistakes on a project and had to go back and make lots of corrections.  Oops!  I couldn’t even get mad at myself for it.  I was too busy trying to figure out where my brain had wandered off too when I was making so [...]

The lineup for this morning’s bowl of stove top oats. 1 teaspoon of flax seed 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice 1 heaping spoonful of canned pumpkin 1/2 cup of oatmeal 1 tablespoon of brown sugar 1 1/2 cups of water Close up of my oatmeal extravaganza. Sealed with a kiss, awww! The boyfriend and [...]

Here’s my Oatmeal Breakfast Cookie as it appeared last night before I put it in the fridge.  It contains: 1/2 cup of oatmeal 2 tablespoons of peanut butter 1 tablespoon of brown sugar 1 tablespoon of blueberry flax seed 1 banana sprinkle of cinnamon splash of milk This morning I added a spoonful of plain [...]

In the spirit of Halloween, I made my first batch of pumpkin oatmeal. I mixed 1/2 cup of oatmeal with cinnamon, brown sugar, and a heaping tablespoon of pumpkin.  I topped it with a dollop of cream cheese that tasted amazing when blended into the bowl.  So yummy! Beautiful autumn day in Boston!!!  It’s typically [...]

Another attempt to create delicious stove top oats.  This was my best recipe so far! I made 1/2 cup of oatmeal.  While it was still cooking on the stove, I added cinnamon, brown sugar, and blueberry flax seed.  I liked adding flavors this way because the heat helped everything melt together.  I added a tiny [...]

All of the big-time bloggers use nearly empty jars of peanut butter as bowls for their oatmeal. I decided to make a small portion of stove top oats and give it a try. My mix included: 1/2 cup oatmeal (uncooked) 1/2 banana Maple Syrup Sprinkle of Cinnamon I was much happier cutting the serving size [...]