tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post1497666431248039555..comments2024-03-18T06:57:55.423-04:00Comments on Food Wishes Video Recipes: What I Had for Breakfast: Gourmet GruelChef Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030125427840815038noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-89565132015483228702018-12-02T17:57:43.910-05:002018-12-02T17:57:43.910-05:00I think a lot of people are confusing old fashione...I think a lot of people are confusing old fashioned rolled oats with quick cooking oats, or even worse, instant oatmeal. The difference in glycemic index may be related to that, since the more processed oats may digest faster. I like a nice bowl of old fashion rolled myself, but I'm not opposed to steel-cut. Love the dried fruit for year-round access, with fresh fruit when available, and a touch of sweetness via brown sugar or maple syrup, and I like some nuts and/or seeds on top for crunch and extra protein.Jisvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09195053073057452069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-73741207717397448182018-10-16T15:58:28.322-04:002018-10-16T15:58:28.322-04:00IMNSHO, Scottish oats are even better than steel-c...IMNSHO, Scottish oats are even better than steel-cut (though *anything* is better than that nasty instant stuff).<br /><br />The downside of keeping Scottish oats or steel-cut oats around is all the recipes you run into for rolled oats!<br /><br />Also, rather than butter, try heavy cream. Heavy cream and maple syrup are my go-to's for oatmeal. An amazingly decadent breakfast. <br />Jackie Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045742074108609096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-6396889236264437122013-04-26T22:10:56.270-04:002013-04-26T22:10:56.270-04:00You put sweets on your oatmeal? Really!?
Butter, ...You put sweets on your oatmeal? Really!?<br />Butter, salt, pepper--"a little cayenne"--and maybe some chopped nuts, and I'm good. Estoy_Listohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535132933228608287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-49286962179392810632012-07-23T17:05:23.432-04:002012-07-23T17:05:23.432-04:00If you want a kid-pleaser, try mixing some peanut ...If you want a kid-pleaser, try mixing some peanut butter, honey & cinnamon into your cooked oats. It is fabulous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-64602569142964998352010-12-04T15:26:24.424-05:002010-12-04T15:26:24.424-05:00I cook a big batch of oatmeal and we eat it for se...I cook a big batch of oatmeal and we eat it for several days. The water goes in first (10 cups), liberal dose of cinnamon, a bit of non-processed salt, raisins, minced prunes, chopped dried apricots (the best part!) and a few chopped dates (if I have them). Stir until cinnamon is incorporated. Bring to boil, add 5 cups old fashioned oats (haven't tried steel cut). Cook for 5 min., stirring once in a while. Remove from heat, cover and let set for 5 minutes. It's the directions on the box as I'm sure you know. When it's hot, we do add real butter on top and some of our cream off the top of our raw cow milk. When it's cold, I warm it up with some milk but my husband prefers it cold. With the dried fruit, it sweetens the oats enough for us that we don't need to add brown sugar or syrup. This batch lasts us for about a week so I'm not having to cook every morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-36341686210892188802010-04-14T18:55:52.404-04:002010-04-14T18:55:52.404-04:00You are so totally right about the butter!You are so totally right about the butter!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873567025015079524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-12973078814567369332010-03-14T21:31:28.946-04:002010-03-14T21:31:28.946-04:00I haven't tried the steel-cut version yet.
As ...I haven't tried the steel-cut version yet.<br />As for spicing it: the sweet version with home-made strawberry jam; the salty version with soy sauce and diced breakfast sausage. <br />I cook both in milk, that's how I got used to it, cooking them in water makes them taste watered-up to me.Liviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07962873370468076540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-77644327112833490972009-11-10T16:01:22.550-05:002009-11-10T16:01:22.550-05:00MATT,
Condensed milk in oatmeal is the BEST!!! I...MATT, <br />Condensed milk in oatmeal is the BEST!!! I posted about Dominican style oatmeal above. Take a look! They use regular milk when their pocket books can't afford condensed milk...but really, it's so much creamier and gives it a deeper flavor than just water or regular milk or cream. Good call!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636179718316857691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-20939194289271071862009-11-10T14:00:11.197-05:002009-11-10T14:00:11.197-05:00Now who here has tried condensed milk with their o...Now who here has tried condensed milk with their oatmeal? If you have some lying around, please, please try it mixed in with oatmeal, it taste sooooooo good! I usually mix in some condensed milk, then bit some good quality muscovado sugar on top, bloomin' gorgeous :)Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-66804041057980403092009-09-04T01:15:07.355-04:002009-09-04T01:15:07.355-04:00Chef John - I just stumbled across your site and I...Chef John - I just stumbled across your site and I'm already in food love heaven. I'd like to concur about Trader Joe's Grade B syrup. I don't think I'll go back to anything else. I won't go back to the flat stuff either if I don't have to (rolled oats). Steel cut is definitely where it's at. I have one friend that prefers his steel cut oats served "savory" instead of sweet by adding spices and a bit of heat with some chili pepper.<br /><br />My new fave however, is oat groats (the whole grain). If I soak some overnight, it cooks up in about 20 minutes in the morning (I'll be showered and almost ready in that time). I will add freshly ground flax seeds, almonds or pecans, some fruit (whatever is on hand), a bit of cinnamon, and of course - the maple syrup. Sticks with me for hours, and my insides appreciate it. It's on the earthy side, but a nice alternative. Sometimes I'll top with some yogurt, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-71368837036510257882009-04-07T14:50:00.000-04:002009-04-07T14:50:00.000-04:00I've tried steel-cut oats but they never seem to g...I've tried steel-cut oats but they never seem to get cooked through, there's always a "nub" that stays hard and makes the cereal gritty. On the other hand, I love old-fashioned rolled oats, especially the extra-thick ones you can buy in bulk, cheap, from a health-food store (take that, Quaker!).<BR/><BR/>My oatmeal cooking ritual (for one large serving):<BR/>Bring 1 1/2 C. water to a boil, add 1 T. raisins, 3/4 C. rolled oats and 1 T. Grape Nuts cereal (the Secret Ingredient). Stir, cover and turn down the stove. Cook without stirring for about 10 minutes. Surface of oatmeal will have holes, like when you cook rice. Turn off heat, let sit for about 10 more minutes.<BR/>Now you have oatmeal that is thick but not sticky, and it can actually be "unmolded" into your serving dish without a spoon. I usually top with brown sugar and soy milk.Barb in CAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-22392598220817131252009-04-07T01:49:00.000-04:002009-04-07T01:49:00.000-04:00best oatmeal pick-up line everbest oatmeal pick-up line <I>ever</I>Chef Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15030125427840815038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-64559484375715888762009-04-07T01:47:00.000-04:002009-04-07T01:47:00.000-04:00I've been eating steel-cut oats for about a year n...I've been eating steel-cut oats for about a year now... and all I ever did was throw some frozen blueberries in. <BR/><BR/>But... this picture.. makes them look naughty.. with butter, and syrup... naughty, naughty oats... must bring you home with me...Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288923285206105434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-74805786464549039932009-04-06T09:34:00.000-04:002009-04-06T09:34:00.000-04:00Yumm lyle's... http://www.amazon.com/Tate-Lyles-Go...Yumm lyle's... <BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Tate-Lyles-Golden-Syrup-454g/dp/B000BTB66M<BR/><BR/>I've found it here in the states in glass jars at an upscale grocer.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223590289150484733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-11707344106334467152009-04-04T13:43:00.000-04:002009-04-04T13:43:00.000-04:00Don Madrid, when I come to visit I want to experie...Don Madrid, when I come to visit I want to experience your famous oatmeal with that Golden Syrup. Why am I packing all that maple syrup from the states? Love Momgrannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-46693883205320366572009-04-04T12:02:00.000-04:002009-04-04T12:02:00.000-04:00anything called "golden syrup" has to be good.anything called "golden syrup" has to be good.Chef Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15030125427840815038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-11558391296622382102009-04-04T03:57:00.000-04:002009-04-04T03:57:00.000-04:00The Brits have a product called Golden Syrup. Its...The Brits have a product called Golden Syrup. Its made during the sugar refining process. Really good on oatmeal as it has a flavor somewhere between maple syrup and caramel. Hard to describe but if you come across it buy a tin (it still comes in a tin) and give it a go.Don Madridnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-41553714516459276472009-04-04T02:18:00.000-04:002009-04-04T02:18:00.000-04:00not sure what you're tasting, but the syrup I use ...not sure what you're tasting, but the syrup I use tastes great! maybe it's a French Canadian thing.Chef Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15030125427840815038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-24045558431507745462009-04-04T02:10:00.000-04:002009-04-04T02:10:00.000-04:00B grade maple syrup o.0 eeksI may be spoiled but g...B grade maple syrup o.0 eeks<BR/><BR/>I may be spoiled but grade a ... clear or light (not medium) is a must ... b grade is usually the last dredges of sap of the sugar run .. its bitter and has a tendency to burn at a lower temperature ... I find it has a burnt taste ... ickFrench Canadiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-62845657844023419422009-04-03T23:33:00.000-04:002009-04-03T23:33:00.000-04:00Fried eggs or pancakes, anyone?Fried eggs or pancakes, anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-10139172010686231702009-04-03T22:31:00.000-04:002009-04-03T22:31:00.000-04:00At last! Someone who eats oatmeal the way I did gr...At last! Someone who eats oatmeal the way I did growing up! Ours was always cooked in milk, which makes it creamy, and then topped with butter. My mother liked it that way with salt. We kids always drowned it in syrup. You've made me hungry for one of my favorite childhood comfort foods!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088804677354757173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-41096089825546615142009-04-03T22:19:00.000-04:002009-04-03T22:19:00.000-04:00I like Frosted Flakes!I like Frosted Flakes!Fake Boobs Oatmealnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-77085959269560193892009-04-03T20:42:00.000-04:002009-04-03T20:42:00.000-04:00yes, exactly, just wanted to give a heads-up that ...yes, exactly, just wanted to give a heads-up that 1/4 cup of raw oatmeal will vary nutritionally for each type. I'm saying you are both right. Oatmeal is oatmeal, but how it's processed and sold will explain the numbers not matching up on some packages.Chef Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15030125427840815038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-67473433239770320802009-04-03T20:38:00.000-04:002009-04-03T20:38:00.000-04:00The comparison is by serving size, and lacking a l...The comparison is by serving size, and lacking a lab and scales to break down ingredients, that's about the only thing a home cook can use when comparing products.Not so...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173052990851751381.post-34840248854302069892009-04-03T20:05:00.000-04:002009-04-03T20:05:00.000-04:00would depend on how they are being compared... by ...would depend on how they are being compared... by weight or volume. rolled and steel do not weight the same by volume. rolled are lighter, so by the cup, steel has more fiber, calories, etc.Chef Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15030125427840815038noreply@blogger.com