Mmmm, Oatmeal.

I, like Jessi, have a thing for oatmeal. It's been unseasonably crisp and cool here lately and, to be honest, we were running low on all forms of breakfast groceries. I remembered this recipe I had seen over on Peas and Thank You and wanted to give it a whirl.

• 1/4 cup of Trader Joe's steel cut oats
• 3/4 cup of milk

Microwave that for 2 minutes, stopping to stir once. Use a tall bowl, here, or you'll make a mess. Like I did. After two minutes, microwave for 30 seconds at a time until the oatmeal is nice and soft. Once it's cooked, add

• 1 t. baking cocoa
• 1 T. peanut butter
• 1 T. agave nectar
• 1/2 frozen banana

As usual, measurements are not exact.

Oatmeal, coffee, and the New York Times online. That's my kind of weekday morning.

*Note: coupled with some coconut black iced tea, it's also a fab post-run breakfast on a Sunday. As I'm presently discovering.

with or without you.

I have a seriously complex relationship with oatmeal.

When I'm making it, I usually sing in my head

"I can't liiivvvvvve. With or without you...."

blueberries, mushed bananas, almond butter, honey.

chia seeds or flax seeds. just goodness.

I'm taking a three-or-so day break from oatmeal to do a little detox.

I've gotten overwhelmed with too many processed foods and eating out some this weekend so I need to stick to fruits & veggies for a few days to feel normal again.

Let's see if I can live without you old friend.

Until we meet again.