Monday, November 1, 2010

A Wednesday Tradition, Toasted Oatmeal with Sauteed Apples

Months ago my husband began training to run a marathon for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training.  Working in the mornings and training during the evenings meant he would be gone all day on Wednesdays.  Because of his absence I decided to make a non-dinner tradition of "Toasted Oatmeal Wednesdays."

Its quick, delicious and nutritious (depending on your add ins) and it is one of my son's favorites.  A big win-win for Wednesdays!  I make the standard toasted oatmeal and with each week introduce new toppings.  My favorite is the sauteed apples (recipe below), Lil' Buddy's is almonds and cranberries (not too shabby either!)
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Toasted Oatmeal
makes 2 cups
1 T. unsalted butter
½ cup Irish, Scottish, or any steel-cut oatmeal, or 2 ½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
Pinch of salt

1. Melt butter in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the oatmeal, and toast, stirring the oats until the oatmeal is fragrant and slightly golden, about 4 minutes.
2. Add 4 cups water and salt, and bring to a boil.
3. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook until most of the water has evaporated and the oatmeal is tender (30 minutes for the steel-cut oatmeal and 10 minutes for the old fashioned rolled oats). Serve hot w/ the topping of your choice.

Sauteed Apples
serves 4
2 apples (or pears), peeled and cored
Juice of one lemon
1 T. unsalted butter
2 T. sugar

1. Cut each apple into 8 wedges. Toss the apples and lemon juice in a medium bowl, and set aside.
2. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add apples and 1/2 cup water. Sprinkle with sugar
3. Simmer until water has evaporated and apples are golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 8-10 minutes. Serve Warm.

1 comment:

Mama Pea said...

Another really good looking recipe!