Baked Oatmeal
Tim is bringing breakfast for his team today at work; and since the last time it was his turn he took the Sausage Roll-ups, I figured that I should make something else his team would enjoy that might be a little out of the norm. I went with oatmeal because it’s not something you would think of taking to an office breakfast.
The actual dish was cooked overnight in my favorite small kitchen appliance – the Crock-Pot (slow-cooker). I woke up this morning to the house smelling wonderful and thought I should do this more often. However, the sight that greeted me was definitely scary. A thick, dark brown mass was sitting there in my cooker, smelling great but looking awful.
But I stirred in more water to restore it to a more creamy oatmeal texture and gave it a taste. Luckily, the oatmeal wasn’t that dark due to burning. It seems to have been colored by the walnuts, raisins and dates that were cooked with it. I gave Tim a package with bowls, spoons, dried cranberries and brown sugar for last minute additions. Hopefully the guys will like it.