Homemade Oatmeal

For once, my lack of updates isn't due to a lack of cooking. Rather, it comes down to the fact that I've misplaced my camera. This means that I'm reduced to taking photos with my phone, which makes even the most delicious looking cake look unappetizing. Luckily, oatmeal is a rather boring looking food all the time, so I don't feel bad not including a picture with this recipe.

Oatmeal really is the simplest thing to make. I woke up this morning at 4am, and couldn't fall back to sleep for the life of me. So I decided to get up and make a nice warm bowl of oatmeal to fill my tummy and hopefully send my back to sleep.

The beauty of oatmeal is that you can flavor it with anything you have on hand. As long as you have something to sweeten the dish, and some sort of fruit to vary the taste, you're home free. Plus, it only takes about 5 minutes to make.

I personally prefer very thick oatmeal, which I then water down with cold milk. I love the juxtaposition of hot oatmeal and cold milk!

Homemade Oatmeal

Makes one large portion, or two small ones

1 cup quick cooking oats

1.5 cups milk + extra if desired

Roughly 2 tblsps of a sweetener like brown sugar or honey

A handful of fruit - raisins, chopped apple or peaches

Roughly 2 tsps of cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla

Bring the quick cooking oats and milk to boil. Dump in the sweetener, fruit, cinnamon and vanilla.

Allow the oatmeal to boil, and thicken, stirring often to stop it from sticking to the sides or burning on the bottom.

Cook for about 3-5 minutes, or until the oatmeal reaches the desired thickness.

Pour oatmeal into a bowl, and add a little bit of cold milk to the dish if desired.

And that's it! The quickest hot breakfast you'll ever make!