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Oct 12, 2016 01:05PM
Oh, there are some great suggestions on the website!
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There are indeed. I like the sound of the mango and yogurt one.
I just realized I had some oats still in the cupboard, and blueberries in the fridge, so my overnight oats are soaking in milk right now!
I have apple, bananas and some nuts. I will try tonight. Too early here to start it now. :)
I always think those overnight oats look like a great idea, but I can't tolerate the texture of oatmeal. I hoped I would outgrow that as an adult, but I never did. Every once in a while I try again and just can't do it. I eat poached eggs on an english muffin almost every day. I tend to go through breakfast phases. I've had phases where I'll eat yogurt with berries and/or granola or cereal with almond milk too. Occasionally, I'll eat something different, but breakfast is typically the same most days for me until I change to something new
The hotel breakfasts in Israel were a real surprise, lots of fresh cut vegetables like cucumber, tomato, peppers, summer squash & cheese, a refreshing start to the day. I was told this was a Sephardic tradition. They also had breakfast foods I am used to like eggs, pastries and quick breads.
The breakfasts were the best part of the trip :(
Hm, I think overnight oats are not for me. I think it's the structure or consistency of the oats with milk after 8 hours of soaking. I just couldn't make myself put a whole spoonful in my mouth, so I took small bites and ended up just eating the blueberries ;-)
Oh no! Well at least you tried it. I wonder if different oats give different results. I think anything green on my plate for breakfast is wrong! I do love breakfast when I go away, especially continental breakfast. I guess having it cooked for me is the thing. I'm just lazy at home. We're better at the weekend. We often eat fruit, yogurt and granola then.My cold has peaked today. I didn't much sleep last night. Just went in to the chemist and asked for something magical to get rid of my cold my tomorrow. She looked at me funny. I got day and night nurse. no magic. Let's hope it's better than the stuff I'm already taking. we fly to Vienna tomorrow. I think it might be an uncomfortable flight as I have fluid behind my eardrum as well as blocked sinuses. :-( Talk about poor timing.
I hope you feel better in Vienna Sarah! Have a nice holiday!
I'm not a huge fan of oats too, Peggy. Something about the consistency. Lexx makes some soaked overnight with grated apple, and lots of nuts and sultanas and such. I can eat that, as there is enough crunch to compensate for the squidge.
I'm not a breakfast person either most days. But that's coz I wake up too late. I do love proper breakfast food, not just toast or cereal but the meals.
Sarah wrote: "No cooking is required Sandra which makes it perfect! I put some oats (larger ones) in to a tub, with some rice milk (but you can use any milk of course), half a sliced banana, a sprinkling of chia..."I've made this kind of oatmeal too. It's really good. I'm glad you found something easy and portable! I made homemade oatmeal granola bars yesterday that require very little work. Just mix all the ingredients (a little warming on the stove for the liquid part), press into an 8x8 dish and refrigerate. They are so good, fast and homemade!
I don't liked cooked breakfasts. An egg is okay, but it stops there. When we stay in hotels my bf always loads his plate with beans and sausages and hash browns and pancakes and all that stuff, and I just have toast or a bun. I might add an egg or a slice of bacon if I feel like it. Hotel breakfasts are so wasted on me. I also hate when I have to pay seperately for it because I then know that I'm paying 12 euros or so for two slices of toast and a glass of juice..
Tasha - Could you post the recipe for your granola bars?
Well, I liked my overnight oats. I made them with yogurt, banana, raisins and shredded coconut. I'll try something different tomorrow. I will keep doing it with yogurt, though, because I don't really like plain milk. I only drink it with cocoa or coffee. I can drink gallons that way, but never plain. So it will take some courage from me to try it mixed with something different. Peanut butter sounds like something I will dare to try, but so far yogurt worked perfectly. My oldest daughter looked envious to my oats this morning, before going to school, so I promised her I will make another one now so it is ready for her to eat it as a snack when she is back.
That's great that your daughter liked the look of them! I guess they do make a good healthy snack too. I'm pleased you liked them Sandra! Your combo sounds tasty!
While we were in Jasper last weekend, my dad did all the cooking. So I was treated to bacon and eggs (cooked perfectly), and pancakes.When my mom had her first stroke, Dad was afraid she'd spill a pot of boiling water and he took over the cooking. Now, he doesn't allow anyone to cook. 87 years old, and he's making jams, pies, preserves... you name it. He baked a butternut squash pie for our Thanksgiving Dinner and it was very tasty.
I do feel uncomfortable sitting back and watching him cook, but he won't let me in the kitchen.
I hope you feel better quickly, Sarah, and can enjoy your trip to Vienna.
Glad it worked better for you Sandra! And great that your daughter wants to try :)I love the sound of your dad Janice! Awesome that he's still making all that at his age.
Peggy wrote: "Glad it worked better for you Sandra! And great that your daughter wants to try :)I love the sound of your dad Janice! Awesome that he's still making all that at his age."
He's a "young" 87 year old. He still drives his motorcycle in the summer.
Lucky you Janice! I bet he enjoys fussing over you. That is amazing that he stills rides a motorbike!
I'm with all of you on the texture of oatmeal. I enjoy eating it, but only if I have some toast or something crunchy with it. If I'm forced to eat just plain oatmeal, a couple of small bites is all I can handle. I like it with lots of pecans and cinnamon. And it has to be hot. Which is why I don't think I'll be trying to overnight oats anytime soon. I love breakfast food though. Waffles, pancakes, biscuits, bacon, eggs, fruit, pastries... all of it! Especially bacon!
That makes me think, I know in England (and probably other countries too), that biscuits are not the same thing as what I'm referring to... a biscuit is a cookie, right? So, what do you call what I call a biscuit? Surely you have them. And I feel like I should know the answer to this question, but I have a little headache and I'm not sure I'm thinking clearly.
Biscuits are cookies for me too. I have no idea what you mean with biscuit kimeydiann.
Oh, is it a scone? That's what the pictures in google look like.
A scone is different from a biscuit for us. A biscuit is softer, sort of like a dinner roll although sometimes more crumbly...
How about shortcake. Shortcake is basically a biscuit
We have shortcake. And they are biscuits. Cookies are also biscuits. Why would you distinguish cookies from shortcake?! What do you call custard creams, chocolate bourbons and jammy dodgers? Still cookies? Or are they biscuits to you too? Or do you not have those?
Oh and we call it shortbread not shortcake. I'm guessing we're talking about the same thing.
Nope different. Shortcake would not be a cookie. But i think we have shortbread which is a cookie
Honestly I've never seen shortbread except for teething babies and toddlers. Never have seen adukts eat it or at least very rarely
LOL, I get completely lost in your conversation. We have biscuits too, actually use that name but pronounce it differently, and they are one type of cookie (very simple and dry ones).
Actually shortbread that looks like the british bisvuit are ones I see children eat. The danish shortbread tins and girlscout cookies everyone eats
Funny that wikipedia compares it to scones. The scones that I've had are a bit different from biscuits. The ones I've had usually have cheese or raisins, etc and the texture is a little different. You certainly wouldn't confuse them. Sorry, Peggy. I guess you were on the right track and I confused the issue.
these are biscuits in America... 
Shortbread (cookies)...
Sarah wrote: " What do you call custard creams, chocolate bourbons and jammy dodgers? ..."I actually have no idea what these things are! LOL
I don't think ypu were wrong Kristie. Apparently scone is as cloae as they can come to compare with. But biscuits like Kimey has in the south would probably be more like a flaky dinner roll and a little sweeter. I don't think Europe has anything southern biscuit to compare
KimeyDiann wrote: "Sarah wrote: " What do you call custard creams, chocolate bourbons and jammy dodgers? ..."I actually have no idea what these things are! LOL"
Ditto
custard creams: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custard...chocolate bourbons: ?? maybe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon...
jammy dodgers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammie_...
These all look like they'd be types of cookies in the US.
Just found this and all the ones above are listed as cookie variants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie
Travis of NNY wrote: "I don't think ypu were wrong Kristie. Apparently scone is as cloae as they can come to compare with. But biscuits like Kimey has in the south would probably be more like a flaky dinner roll and a l..."Not typically sweet, although I do know some people that add sugar to the dough when making biscuits. And they're best when made with buttermilk instead of regular milk.
If you are every anywhere that has a Cracker Barrel restaurant, you should eat there just for the biscuits. They have the best biscuits made outside of someone's house that I know of. My mother some that are delicious, but I, on the other hand, can't make them worth eating.
I would call all those you linked cookies too Kristie.Haha, I love these long discussions about trivial things we have here :D
Kristie wrote: "custard creams: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custard...chocolate bourbons: ?? maybe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon...
jammy dodgers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammie_...
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Those all look/sound quite yummy!
I can't believe you don't have those biscuits. Those are British staples in the biscuit tin. I missed off chocolate digestives in my list. they are also good. that first picture looks like a scone to me. I enjoy these chats too. they make me smile.
KimeyDiann wrote: "these are biscuits in America.... "They look like scones...
In Canada (and the US) a biscuit is like a bread roll except it has no yeast. What gives it the leavening factor is baking powder. It's basically flour, baking powder, shortening, salt and water. You can add things like shredded cheddar cheese to the batter for an added twist.Scones are more cake-like in that they are denser often have sugar added to them.
Kristie wrote: "These all look like they'd be types of cookies in the US. "Do you get Peek Freans in the States, Kristie? We get them here in Canada. The company originated in the UK but are international now.
I always have a box of the Fruit Cremes in the house. They are my favourite.
Although it says "biscuits" on the box, we call them cookies.
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