Like, say, Olivia Pope on Thursday nights***.
Mortifyingly hysterical. And I'm still going to tune in this week. Evil mom is back!
Here's a way to sow oats that is significantly less mockable, just as addictive, and much more nourishing.
It won't make you laugh so hard that you begin wheezing and snorting****, but it should put a big smile on the face of anyone who loves a bowl of creamy hot cereal for breakfast.
Especially when they find out it gets made overnight by magical leprechauns.*****
Overnight Irish Oatmeal
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
by Roy Finamore. This cookbook is full of great, simple recipes. I've been making a batch of this on Sunday nights, and waking up happy every Monday.
Ingredients
- 1 c. steel cut oats
- 4 c. water
- pinch of salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 200.
Combine oats, water and salt in an ovenproof covered casserole dish or dutch oven.
Cover and bake for 8 hours, or overnight.
Open the lid and be amazed...
Open the lid and be amazed...
...creamy, dreamy, oatmeal!
Serve with your choice of fruit, nuts, milk or butter, and a little brown sugar or honey.
* I'm leaving the door open for some minor misbehavior in my later years, when I can use senility as an excuse. Also there was that recent sleepover situation.
** Going for extra St. Patrick's day points by using of this very Irish-sounding term.
*** My son, the arbiter of quality TV in our house, is appalled every time. He has an excellent blog, Me+TV, on the subject that is well worth following.
**** Which I did when this sketch came on SNL, laughing so hard that it was almost as embarrassing as watching the show in the first place.
***** Actually, your magical oven. The magical leprechauns are all clearly working on the Scandal plot lines.
More St. Patrick's Day treats: Irish Soda Bread with Drunken Raisins, last year's family favorite, Potato Chip Crusted Fish & Chips, and this decadent Chocolate Stout Cake with Bailey's Cream Cheese Frosting.
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