Comments on: How Many Attempt at Recipes Does it Take?

By: Judy Squires

Judy Squires — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:39:21 +0000

This is a little off the topic. It’s a recipe for cold oatmeal. You use 1 and 1/2 cups of steal cut oats, 1 and 1/4 cups skim milk, 2 tablespoons of honey and a heaping teaspoon of cinnamon. Mix and let it sit overnight in the fridge. No slimy oatmeal, it’s very good this way and a filling start to any morning. I use half one morning and half the next. You can omit the cinnamon and put fruit in this in the morning. Don’t add fruit before you intend to eat it as the fruit doesn’t hold up well to sitting in the oatmeal mixture overnight.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:29:50 +0000

Steel Cut Oats in the Crockpot

1 c oats (cannot be Quaker rolled oats, must be “steel cut” or “irish” – look in “healthy” section of grocery store instead of breakfast aisle – I have seen them at Kroger and HT but not FL or Walmart)
4 c water
1/2 c raisins or 1/3 c craisins
1 apple, peeled and diced
1/4 c brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla

Put all of above in crockpot. This cooks best in a smaller crockpot so I used our 3 qt instead of the 6 qt. Mix and cook on low overnight. This amt of water is good for 8 hrs or so. If you are cooking for only 6 hrs, you may reduce water to 3 cups.

You can experiment with other additives such as maple syrup, other fruits (raw or dried). You will get a “crust” on the inside of your crockpot but just let it soak and it should clean up fine. This recipe makes approx five 3/4 c servings and is roughly 191 calories per serving.

By: Krista S.

Krista S. — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:33:46 +0000

What a timely post! I am sitting here with a recipe for cranberry cornbread in front of me and I have notes scribbled along the side of the page as I try to make it healthier. Still after plugging it in to a recipe analyzer, I am not happy with the numbers. So back to the drawing board to see what I can come up with that will still retain the cranberry cornbread basic idea without compromising my own ideas on what constitutes healthy for me. And then I have to actually make it and see if it’s edible. LOL Thanks for all your inspiration, Roni. You are the catalyst for so many GOOD things in my life.

By: Patty

Patty — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:24:27 +0000

Roni, Thanks for answering my question. It’s nice to know that I’m not the only one who makes certain meals differently each time (especially meatloaf LOL). Also to Kristen above: I’ll be checking out you recipes, I’ve been using the steel cut oats but need some ideas for variety, thanks!

By: Kristen

Kristen — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:33:24 +0000

I have several recipes for steel cut oatmeal in the crockpot on my site. Hope that might help. (regular, pumpkin, & strawberry rhubarb)

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:32:00 +0000

Roni….I love your quote about “not blindly adding a stick of butter because that’s what Mom did”. I know it’s true in my family…my Mom and my Grandma cooked things SO HIGH in calories, fat content, sugar content and bleached white processed flour. OMG….and my Mom to this day still prefers the white processed flour rather than whole wheat anything. I am so glad I have an open mind, because it was really no problem to start eating healthy, and now I feel empowered by it.