Willow_kender's Profile

Seriously? That's what you'd pack to go on a hike? Nuts yeah, granola bar yeah, the rest...

Very sugary looking for one thing... Not to mention that those wrap and "sushi" wouldn't survive the backpack. Packing for a hike, less is more. Need to think in terms of how it will survive motion, and how easy it will be to eat out in the field. Grain salad in a lock & lock with some nuts, granola bar and a fruit or two...

I think that as much as I like dishes, I'm not paying 200$ for a set of bowls..

Actually, I find most of my "interesting dishes" either at second hand stores, or at trinket stores. I like all textures, even more to mix and match them, but I don't have a set favorite. It just depends what you put it with.

I guess Eclectic would describe my kitchen...

I'm lucky to have a coat closet, but my door is straight in a narrow-ish hallway with the closet on one side, and the kitchen door on the other side. The living room/dinning room/home office room is at the other end of the hallway. No real "entry space".

I recently put the shoe rack in the closet, and used a low bright red cabinet I had to keep my printer paper, and craft stuff. I still have that stuff on the lower shelves (my apartment is small, so everything has to be greatly functional) but emptied out the full length drawer to put shopping bags and such and put our "junk baskets" the mail holder and the dog bag basket (yup!) on top along with a few decorations.

I have a long black rug with red flowers and green leaves (over really really bad wood floor), so the red in the cabinet brings the red in the carpet right out. It turned out really great! Everything we need is right by the door, but it's not looking "junky" anymore.

So proud!

Easiest way to cook steel cut oats:

Bring 4 cup of water to a boil, add 1 cup Steel cut oats, a pinch of salt (I add a cinnamon stick).
Mix, bring back to a boil, cover, turn off the flame, leave on the stove overnight,
In the morning heat up what you need (flavored however you want)
Put the rest in a Tupperware in the fridge.

Last for days, start turning to a cake on about the 5th-6th days, I would eat after 7 days... might walk off on its own.

Been doing this for years.

You know, I look at those "breakfasts" and think: 15 minutes sugar high, crash, and munchies all day.

Those are nice treats, but most of them are not "breakfasts".

Usually when that happens that means that I need to simplify things. I get to the point where I overthink things and cooking becomes a major production every time.

Look at what is in season, get the best you can find, and cook it simply. Let the ingredients be the show, not long complicated prep!

;o)