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How to make oatmeal taste amazing (and still be healthy)

Our household has been eating oatmeal for breakfast for as long as we have been a household. We eat it completely for the health benefits and not at all for the taste. Because it tastes disgusting. Let’s stop kidding ourselves.

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Davey got tired of shoveling down mush every morning so he decided to cook it with almond milk, cinnamon, and some honey from his hive.

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Now we eat amazingness every morning. I have successfully tricked myself into thinking I am eating dessert for breakfast.

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Ingredients
2 cups almond milk (vanilla almond milk is EXTRA tasty)
1/2 cup Steel cut oats
A couple dashes of cinnamon
A spoonful of honey
Raisons

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Directions
Bring almond milk to a boil. Stir in oats and turn heat to medium-low. Let oats cook for 20-30 minutes. When oats have softened, stir in a couple dashes of cinnamon and a spoonful of honey. Top with raisons.

This recipe is for one person. Double if cooking for two.

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Goldilocks would say it tastes just right.

Homemade Caramel Corn

I am concerned about my husband. He seems to enjoy making carnival foods like homemade cinnamon sugar pretzels and homemade caramel corn. I am bracing myself for the day he approaches me with the idea to start a food stand for the carnival and live our life on the road. If you know my husband, you know the manifestation of this idea is entirely probable.

There is no question about it, Davey is the chef/cook/baker around here. He likes to keep busy, so I think it’s one way he keeps himself entertained when we are at home. I get the benefits of being the taste-tester and blogger behind it.

I wanted to share this recipe for Homemade Caramel Corn because its fun to eat in the fall and will make great Christmas gifts for coworkers, neighbors, and teachers.

Davey found an original recipe here and modified it a bit. Here is how he did it:

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Ingredients

1/2 cup unpopped popcorn kernels (about 16 cups popped corn)
1/2 cup salted butter
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/6 cup light corn syrup
1/2 tsp kosher or sea salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Pop popcorn kernels over stove or with use of an air popper. Once the popcorn is done, empty into a large baking pan.

In a small sauce pan, melt butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt over medium heat. Once melted together, stir and bring to a boil. Boil for 2-4 minutes.

Take caramel mixture immediately from stove and drizzle on top of popcorn. Stir the popcorn to coat evenly. Place popcorn in oven and bake for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally to redistribute the caramel mixture.

Cool mixture. Continue to stir occasionally to prevent clumping.

YUM. Try not to eat the whole thing. Just try.

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Healthy Sweet Potato Nachos

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This recipe was inspired by our favorite food blog, Pinch of Yum. Go to the original recipe here to see our inspiration!

I haven’t posted much recently because I have been staring at this the past 3 weeks:

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And laughing when she makes faces like this:

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Luckily, Davey has been off work the past three weeks. Thank GOD. Praise JESUS. I would be dead by now if he had been gone all day long leaving me to fend for myself and the baby. Dead, I tell you. Since giving birth was actually really hard (I know, I was warned, but still a shock), I have had a great excuse to avoid cooking and dishes. This means I get to enjoy Davey’s creations all the time. Davey has a thing for sweet potato fries, so when I saw Pinch of Yum’s Healthy Grilled Sweet Potato Nachos, I forwarded him the link and let his creative brain take over from there (a subtle “hint hint” never hurt anyone). I knew he would come up with something that was typical “Davey Special”: Simple, quick, and easy. Here it is, folks:

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Directions:

Slice potatoes thinly.

Spread evenly on pizza brick or baking sheet.

Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with a dash of salt and pepper.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until slightly crispy.

Top with your favorite toppings. Davey used:

Refried beans
Black beans
Corn
Diced onions
Shredded cheese

Place back in oven until cheese is melted.

Add remaining cold ingredients. Davey used:

Diced tomatoes
Shredded iceberg lettuce
Sour cream

Enjoy!