Monday, May 23, 2016

Spring is finally here!

We have transitioned from cold to warm and even hot, like summer. Mugginess is here too! Our poor unsheared ewelambs pant like crazy in the heat (thank the feckless shearer who decided not to come!).

Our favourite breakfast when it gets warm is oats with a good yogurt. Sort of like muesli, but without flaking the oats. We cook the groats (whole, hulled oat kernels) first and refrigerate them for the week. I love my rubber-bottomed, stainless steel, lidded bowl from Kirkland for this. 




I use a kitchen scale to measure our portions, then in winter we heat and add milk and sugar. When it is warm, yogurt is our choice. Hubster likes brown sugar with his yogurt, while I prefer fruit. 




We don't find oats boring at all. 
This is a healthy, stick to your ribs breakfast. 
You do have to cook them ahead; we cook them for 2 to 3 hours on low. 
But they require no watching once they're going,
 so it is hardly hard labour! 
And the rewards of a healthy brekkie are well worth that small effort.