Blueberry muffin steel-cut oats
Oats can be eaten in many forms. I most commonly reach for rolled oats or steel cut oats.
Less processing of the oat groat equals more fiber. Steel cut is a great way to go if that is what you are looking for.
Fortify a bowl of steel-cut oats with a couple more super foods and your body will be fueled in a way that will give you energy and nutrition like no other.
For this recipe, I use the familiar flavors of a beloved breakfast for my family, blueberry muffins. We have eaten them especially for special holiday breakfasts many times.
Blueberries, cinnamon and vanilla give this bowl of oats a satisfying taste while filling our tummies with topquality nutrition.
These blueberry muffin steel-cut oats are filled with the good stuff our bodies need, especially going into a holiday season when we may not always make the best nutritional choices.
But in fact, this dish is special enough that it could easily be a go-to recipe for Christmas brunch.
Enjoy food made fresh! 1 cup steel-cut oats 2 cups water
2 cups unsweetened plant milk or dairy milk
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries 4 tablespoons pure maple syrup 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional: 1 tablespoon ground flaxseeds
Toasted almonds or walnuts to top
Place steel-cut oats, water, and milk in a 2-quart saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add blueberries, maple syrup, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Gently stir to combine.
Continue cooking over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 20 to 25 minutes until liquid is mostly absorbed.
Stir in flaxseeds, if desired. Top with almonds or walnuts to serve.
So, you want to give a wine-related gift for Christmas. Some recommendations.
Avoid kitschy wine gadgets. Some include:
h Colored wine glasses, glasses with illustrations on them – you want an adequately sized, tulip-shaped glass that is clear so you can see the color of the wine.
h Stemless wine glasses. Yes, once a rage. But stemless glasses quickly get covered with fingerprints, your hands warm the wine, and they make wine swirling difficult. All three are bad.
h Foil cutter. The cutter cuts the foil too high on the bottle, almost near the lip. The proper cut is below the bulge. Or simply remove the entire foil with a knife or pull the entire foil capsule away with your hand. Cleaner, nicer, better.
h Wine charms. These are tiny pieces of jewelry that go on the stem as your way of claiming that is MY wine glass. This seems like a solution desperately seeking a problem. If you have a problem keeping track of your glass, you likely will have a problem remembering which charm was yours.
Worthwhile wine gifts
h Simple wine decanter. If they already have one, they will appreciate a backup or for those times when serving two wines. Forget about super fancy ones that are impossible to clean and easy to break.
h Waiter’s friend hinged corkscrew. Has everything you need to open a bottle