I recently posted about steel cut oats
and their superiority to rolled oats.
I found McCann's Irish Steel Cut Oatmeal
at the Teeter for about $7.00 for 24 ounces
and I've been using it ever since.
It's such an improvement over the old fashioned rolled oats,
that I don't mind (too much) forking over that much for horse food.
That said, imagine our delight the other weekend when
Mr. Hawthorne and I, on our way to Danville,
made our usual pit stop at Yoder's Market, in Blanche, NC,
and I found steel cut oats for $1.10/pound.
You do the math.
OK, I did the math for you:
29 cents/ounce vs .06 cents/ounce
Why isn't there a cent key on a keyboard?
We bought 3 bags.
We fixed this for breakfast this morning.
It's like having dessert for breakfast.
I added in some fresh blueberries ($1.49/pound)
and strawberries ($1.39/pound),
which Mr. Hawthorne picked up at Aldi's,
butter, cream, and a swirl of real maple syrup.
I never stir it all together.
I swirl mine.
I like pockets of flavors.
1Love steel cut oats and can often find them at Aldi. I like mine with dark brown sugar and golden raisins. Have also used apple juice instead oof water which adds plenty of sweetness.
ReplyDeleteI had some this morning too, just with brown sugar though. With peanutbutter and banana on the side. Guess I could have "swirled" that in too!
ReplyDeleteTortietat and Lea, try using a little turbinado sugar sometime. And I also like wheat germ and grape nuts with it. And don't forget Mr. Hawthorne's sourwood honey from the Blue Ridge Mountains.
ReplyDeleteMMM, grape nuts. My other go-to breakfast these days!
ReplyDeleteLea, I have a grape nut ice cream recipe Mama Hawthorne used to make.
ReplyDeletePlease send me your email address to rosiehawthorne@aim.com. I'll send the recipe to you. You can make it with C & G. It's wonderful.