What the heck do I do with oatmeal now?

Add pumpkin purée and cinnamon or a little syrup and apples with cinnamon sugar.

Not sure if anyone said this, but I put it in my smoothies. It keeps me full until my next meal.

I make steel-cut oatmeal in the rice cooker - 2 c. oats to about 6-7 cups water. I let it cook about an hour while I'm walking the dog.

I usually eat it with a spoonful of either homemade jam (apricot is the best) or I canned some apple and blueberry pie filling this year that are good, too, plus a scoop of plain yogurt stirred in.

Sometimes I leave out the fruit and yogurt and have stirred in leftover vegetables and even something like chicken or smoked pork, too, for a more savory breakfast.

Pumpkin oatmeal is the best! It tastes like pumpkin pie.

This is my favorite recipe: http://wannabite.com/crockpot-pumpkin-oatmeal-recipe/

I use vanilla soy milk and 1/2 the recommended butter and it tastes amazing.

Well, damn, that'll be the next one I try.

Tried the refrigerator oats this morning. Puking makes you lose weight right? Seriously, so disgusting.

I've tried all variants of overnight oats and fridge oats and I'm with you. They're just mush and grit. Blehhh

Oats - 2 cups
Almond milk - 2 cups
Cinnamon - 1 Tablespoon
Vanilla - 1 Tablespoon

Mix in the slow cooker and let it do its thing. I get 6 servings out of it. It will keep in the fridge for that long. When I eat it, I add slivered almonds and some fruit, either fresh and sliced (or whole berries), unsweetened applesauce, or if I am being lazy I will use jam.

Gingerbread porridge! I use unsweetend soy milk and water, then add a couple of sweeteners, ginger, mixed spice, and sultanas. Sometimes I add ground almonds for protein.

Then once it's done stir in half a teaspoon of black treacle (a little goes a long way this stuff is strong).

You get a delicious, golden brown bowl of warm spicy goodness MMMMM

I make a batch and the extras go in the fridge for later in the week.

ShannyCakes:
4 Egg Whites
1/4C Cottage Cheese
1/2C dry measure Oatmeal
Cinnamon - 1tsp or more to taste
Splenda - 4 packets or to taste
(optional) 1 cap of Vanilla Extract
Place all ingredients into a blender for 20-30 seconds. This makes a very thin watery batter. Preheat a non-stick pan on low to medium low. Spray with cooking spray and pour in the batter. I make 1 large pancake but you can make several smaller ones. The pancake is ready to flip when small bubbles appear on the top of the batter.
** Add 1/2 a banana (or other fruit) in the batter for a change of pace and a boost in carb count for this meal.
** Try adding canned pumpkin and some additional pumpkin pie spice for another variation of this meal
** I cook up 4-5 pancakes in advance for a tasty and very convenient on-the-go meal! As soon as the pancake has finished cooking, flip onto a sheet of plastic wrap. Roll the pancake like a fruit roll up or a burrito, cover in plastic wrap and store in the fridge. This will keep your ShannyCakes soft and moist.

I just ate, thought it was satisfying, but now I'm craving oatmeal with cinnamon and dried cranberries, or peanut butter...yummy!