Laura and I were up in silicon valley staying at a nice hotel. We came down to breakfast and ordered the love of my childhood existence…. cooked oatmeal with fruit, brown sugar and other good stuff! Laura looked at me after her first bite and said, ‘this is good!’ At first, Laura thought that something had changed in her that suddenly and inexplicably changed her attitude towards oatmeal from dread to anticipation? It was the quality oatmeal, it’s preparation and it’s presentation.
Anyway, when we returned I pulled out my favorite Oatmeal and threw it into a rice cooker… and it turned out perfectly! A note of caution, if you use a rice cooker, take the lid off and keep an eye on it until you find a routine that works for you.
By the way, after 37 years of marriage, it’s nice that we can still surprise each other.
Roger Freberg