Autumn is here, for sure. Mr. Spouse and I readied for the first winter type storm due to blow in sometime early in the week. He did the gutters, I raked pine needles and cleaned up down at the barn. Don’t need pictures of any of that, trust me. Grumpy husband, piles of pony poo. Really. Some things are best left to the imagination. Or better still, forgotten entirely.
After two hours of barn work I was hungry. And cold. And tired. And craving eggs and oatmeal. Go figure. By that time Mr. Spouse was on his way to the airport and Daughter Dearest, being an opportunistic self-feeder, had polished off the remains of the chicken in the fridge.
But I couldn’t have just eggs and oatmeal, right? Even though I really wanted ’em. This was dinner. And what’s dinner without veggies? Don’t say breakfast–too easy.
So while the oats were cooking–steel cut, by the way, solid substantial oats–I washed and chopped up some baby spinach. I’ve always got some in the fridge, kale too, because I loves me my greens. Look how pretty they are.
Then came the oats. And a little bit o’butter.
Couple of poached eggs.
Chopped ’em up, mixed it all together. But wait–that’s when the lightbulb went off inside my head and I knew, I just knew what it needed–
Shredded Parmesan! Garlic powder! Salt and fresh ground pepper….
It was absolutely, positively, INSANELY delicious.
YAY!!!
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oooooo, that’s gonna be my breakfast! Greens aren’t just for dinner ya know…
You’re tellin’ that to the green smoothie woman, y’know.
Yum!!! Cleaning pony poo really works up an appetite, doesn’t it? I love to create meals out of whatever’s around,too. Never tried steel-cut oatmeal though, gonna have to add this to my pantry of staple goods. Love the website.
Gotta go get a root canal (YUK!!!)… can’t wait to come back and settle into your world, Susan!! 🙂
You’ll love the steel cut oats, AKA Irish oats, Scottish oats. Buy them in the bulk aisle, way cheaper. They take longer to cook but that’s ok, they’re so worth the wait.
That looks disgustingly delicious! So glad you added the greens…makes it so much more photographical. Is that a word? I love your new website, Susan! It’s so…you! Oh, and Hi to Hilly!
I’m a firm believer in making up my own words, Vicki. Makes for a bigger vocabulary.
Sounds yummy, looks yummy, a super supper! Love the site, hope this gets to you, still don’t love navigating through the computer. Big hug!
You’re doin’ just fine for an old lady…heh heh. Hugs back atcha!