Bacon and Oat Breakfast Bars

After I pulled these out of the oven, let them cool, cut them into four, and took my first bite I had a vision. I imagined Ben, Sam, Will, and myself sitting around our kitchen table on a busy Fall morning eating these bars, sipping hot hazelnut coffee, and discussing what we were each going…

Oven Baked Steel Cut Oats

On my way to work today I was thinking about common life experiences that make us empathetic toward each other. Things like being a parent, going through divorce, experiencing the death of a loved one, and losing a family pet. Sometimes, even if you haven’t experienced a particular event, you can relate on another level. …

Hot White Chocolate Steel Cut Oats

I’ve talked before about how my mother used to put milk chocolate chips on top of our hot oatmeal.  I remember taking the back of my spoon and spreading the melted chips all over the top of the oats (like frosting). At my second therapy session my therapist asked me about my breakfast eating habits.  I…