Spring Morning Oatmeal

For me, oatmeal is a cold morning winter breakfast but I don't want to give it up for warm springtime days so I created Spring Morning Oatmeal.

Spring Morning Oatmeal
by Danielle- All Things Yummy

Makes 2 servings

1 cup old-fashioned oats
1 3/4 cups skim milk
pinch of salt
1 heaping tablespoon strawberry jam
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup silvered almonds
1 cup sliced strawberries

Bring oats, milk and salt almost to a boil then reduce to simmer until oats are cooked. Remove from heat, mix in vanilla, jam, almonds and strawberries. Serve immediately and enjoy.

What do you like to eat for breakfast?
Do you have favorite oatmeal toppings?

Anne Burrell's Braised Chicken Thighs

Happy Friday! What do you have planned for the weekend?
Maybe you'll get a chance to try a new recipe like this one, Braised Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms and Almonds. I'll be trying a couple new pie recipes for an early Thanksgiving I'm having with some family.

The sauce is the star of this dish. To keep it honest, I added a little flour butter mixture to thicken it a little bit. I don't love chicken thighs but in this dish I enjoyed them. I was able to make it for dinner on a weeknight and it didn't take too long. I started it before my run and then fnished it up when I got back so it takes some planning to fit it in if you have evening workout plans but it's quick enough that you won't be eating at 10pm.

I served it over orechiette. Which means little ears in Italian.... too cute.

I hope you have a great weekend.