Oatmeal

[abejita]

My sister made me an oatmeal mix for Christmas and it is fantastic. She also included the recipe. I am just about out of the mix, so I will make some more this week. She used regular oatmeal because she couldn't find steel cut, but when I make it, I'll use the steel cut.

The Recipe: makes 18 servings

* 3 2/3 cups of old fashioned oatmeal
* 1/3 cup of ground flax seed (your body absorbs more nutrients when the flax seed is ground)
* 1 cup wheatgerm
* 1 cup quinoa

Mix the ingredients in an air tight container.

To cook the oatmeal, mix 1/3 cup of oatmeal mix to 2/3 cup of water in a large microwave safe bowl. (It puffs as it cooks.) Cook on medium power for 5-6 min. Stir and enjoy. You could also cook on your stovetop.

I made it the first time in the micro and it made a mess. After the first time, I just made a week's worth on the stove and put it in the fridge. I reheated it in the micro with blueberries in the morning.