What's for breakfast?

 

I miss oatmeal. When my King of Everything was a baby, he and I would share my morning bowl of oatmeal -- no honey, of course. But now that Nico doesn't eat wheat, I'm reluctant to feed him oatmeal. Cross contamination.

But if you have a crockpot, there is something that will suffice. More than suffice. Rich, filling, and good for you (shh). As Captain Barbossa would say, these are more what you might call guidelines... feel free to play around with fruit and flavour combinations.

Whole Grain Hot Crockpot Breakfast

Cooking Spray
1 cup brown rice
1 cup millet, rinsed and toasted
5 cups water
2 apples, cored, peeled and chopped
3/4 cups dried fruit, diced (think apricots, raisins, pineapple, dates, etc)
1/2 - 1 tsp salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg or cardamom (optional)

Spray the inside walls of your crock pot with cooking spray. Put all the ingredients in your crockpot, turn on low, and go to bed. When you wake in the morning, you will have a fantastic breakfast porrige waiting for you. Sweeten with honey, maple syrup, date honey, what have you. Top with fresh fruits: bananas, blueberries, strawberries, mandarin oranges, the list is endless. Put in a splash of your favorite milk-type beverage and don't miss oatmeal again.

I'm sure you can make this on the stove, but I have no idea how long you'd have to let it simmer. Experiment with other grains, like a brown rice/barley combination. I wouldn't cook amaranth or quinoa this long, but if you wanted, stirring them into the cooked grains would work.