Hell's Kitchen

Day 53

I decided that today would be a good day to try my hand at some Steel Cut oats. How hard could it be? Last night I made red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese icing from scratch for a co-workers birthday (No. I didn't eat them). This should be a walk in the partk right? These were the "5" minute steel cut oats, which, by the way, is a total misnomer.

Carefully I measured out the water, which had to be boiling first, and the oats into a bowl. I popped them in the microwave and set the timer for 3 minutes. Meanwhile I refilled my water bottle and took my morning meds. Less than one minute had passed and I decided to check on the status of my oats. To my horror they were violently boiling over. The interior of my microwave looked like an alien crime scene. Pressed for time, I was forced to clean up my mess and resort to regular quick cooking oats.

Instead of reading the directions top to bottom, I read them left to right and messed up my liquid to oat ratio. I realized my mistake before it went into the microwave and scooped out the extra oats. Finally, they were done. I added my blueberries, flaxseed, wheat germ, honey and walnuts. It was  not the best bowl of oatmeal I'd ever made from a texture standpoint, but it would do for today. At this point I was pressed for time.

I choked down arguably the worst bowl of oatmeal I'd made in my entire life and ran upstairs to grab a quick shower. It's definitely Monday. I'll give the steel cut oats another try tomorrow. They will not beat me.

Cheers!
Margaret