bored with breakfast

I feel like there isn't much variation at our home in the mornings. Scrambled eggs, toast, oatmeal, occasionally pancakes... This morning Pablo requested oatmeal with cinnamon and brown sugar. No problem, but how can I add some additional calories and fat? Butter and half and half came to mind - so I added those and he loved it. I know that butter and cream aren't the "good fats" that are encouraged, but sometimes we take what we can get in the food department... and if he actually eats more than two bites, then I'm happy. This morning he ate a little more than half and then declared that he was "full as a tick."

Simple Oatmeal
1/2 cup Irish Oatmeal
1 cup water
1 small pat unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
half and half

1. Heat oats and water over low heat
2. Add the pat of butter
3. Stir until butter is melted
4. Add light brown sugar and cinnamon
5. Stir until it thickens
6. Add half and half and stir until desired consistency
7. Enjoy

We have finally had cool autumnal weather this morning. We opened the sliding doors downstairs and enjoyed the cool breeze. In that spirit, I found this nice verse to say while washing hands before eating:

Yellow the bracken,

Golden the sheaves,

Rosy the apples,

Crimson the leaves,

Mist on the hillside,

Clouds grey and white,

Autumn, good morning!

Summer, good night!

xo
Jo Ann