out of oatmeal

This morning I woke up craving oatmeal, only to find the oatmeal jar sadly empty.




So I used what we had on hand, and made something even better.

• 1/3 cup quinoa
• 1/3 cup cornmeal
  
• 1/4 cup coconut flakes
• 1/4 cup almonds
• rice milk

1. in a heavy bottomed pan combine all ingredients and just cover with rice milk
2. cover pan and simmer until rice milk is absorbed, about 10 minutes
3. uncover and stir in enough water to make it on the liquidy side
4. simmer until water is mostly absorbed
5. serve with diced peaches or other seasonal fruit

weekend video

in case anyone needs reminding, this is the second most awesome music video ever (today at least)

(Green Garlic) Cheese Bread

No, it's not healthy. Yes, it's good.


Green Garlic Cheese Bread

• 1 tbsp butter, softened
• 1 stalk green garlic, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup cottage cheese
• 1/2-2/3 cup shredded cheddar (or other melty cheese)

1. preheat oven to 350
   
2. mash together green garlic and butter
3. mash in cottage cheese in several batches
4. stir in cheddar in batches, until the mixture threatens not to be spreadable
5. spread cheeses on top of thick slices of bread (I used Village Bakery's walnut, yum)
6. bake 10 minutes, broil 2 minutes
7. generously salt & pepper as soon as it's out of the oven
8. let cool several minutes before eating