Buttered Pecan Oatmeal

This is a great breakfast recipe if you're in a hurry and looking for something filling and satisfying, or if you just have a few extra pecans on hand that you want to use.

Just make sure when you're cooking your pecans you don't decide to do the dishes all of a sudden because they will BURN and you will have to start over. Trust me.


Buttered Pecan Oatmeal
Recipe adapted from Joy the Baker
Serves 1 hearty serving or 2 small servings

For the Pecans:

1 scant tablespoon unsalted butter
1/4 to 1/3 cup chopped pecans
pinch of salt

For the Oatmeal:

1 cup water
pinch of salt
1/2 cup quick cooking or rolled oats
3 tablespoons sugar (or sweetener substitute)

Accompinaments: milk, turbinado sugar, brown sugar, berries, etc.

Homemade Pesto

This is perhaps one of my greatest accomplishments in the culinary world. Yes, I used a food processor to make my pesto. Yes, I know it supposedly tastes better when you chop everything by hand. I'd rather make pesto in five minutes than thirty. I'm sure most people would agree with me.