Autumn Oatmeal: The Perfect Chilly-Day Breakfast

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Wholesome, easy, inexpensive, delicious and stick-to-your-ribs (thankfully not your thighs), this Autumn Oatmeal is my favorite chilly-dreary-day breakfast.    Okay, I can't exactly say this is an earth shattering recipe, BUT I've had several requests for it recently, so I thought I'd share with you gorgeous people.  





Ingredients:

1/2 c. Plain Quick Oats
1 c. Water (you can use milk if you prefer) 
1/2 Apple, chopped into small cubes
1 - 1.5 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice 
1/4 c. Raisins
1/4 c. Dried Cranberries
1/4 c. Slivered Almonds or chopped pecans (optional)
Brown Sugar (optional)

Deliciosuity in the Making: 

1.  In a microwave-safe bowl, combine oats, 1/4 of the apple, and pumpkin pie spice.  Stir til combined.  Add water and stir.
2.  **Cover with a paper towel, and heat in the microwave 1.5 - 2 minutes.
3.  Remove with care, the bowl will be very hot.  
4.  Stir in the remaining apple, raisins, cranberries and nuts.   Add brown sugar if desired (I prefer it without). 
That's pretty much it!  Add a glass of cold skim milk (or white water, as my husband likes to call it) and, in less than five minutes, you have a filling, well-rounded breakfast that's high in fiber and nutrients and low in processed sugar.  

**Note: To reduce the calories by half, forget to cover the bowl while it's heating in the microwave.  Like magic, half of the calories (and by calories, of course, I mean oatmeal) has now cemented itself to your turntable.  Now you can burn up the rest of the calories by spending an hour scrubbing the inside of your microwave.  Not that I've done this before...




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Hey guys! My name's Emily-Grace and I'm so glad you've found my blog! E.G. is all about decor, entertaining, laughter and finding joy in the everyday. The meaning of the name is threefold: 1. "Entertaining" in the sense of providing for guests. ("Hey, come on over for dinner and I'll break out the good mason jars and moonshine...") 2. "Entertaining" is also meant to indicate my love of laughter ("That Emily-Grace. She's hilarious. And she should quite possibly be medicated.") 3. And finally, "Entertaining GRACE" is about the idea of granting each other a certain amount of kindness, mercy, and tenderness. This world can be a tough old bird and the truth is, we're all in it together. When we take the time to celebrate the bright moments we magnify that light to the people around us and, hopefully, add some hope and joy to their lives (as well as our own!).

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