Hearty, Healthy Cold-Weather Breaky

Once the cold weather starts creeping in, we like to change breakfast gears and head for the nice comfort of steel-cut oats.  Steel-cut oats in the morning?  Who has time for that (you may be thinking)?  Well we don’t, which is why we make a nice vat of the stuff on Sunday night, and heat up a small portion each weekday morning as needed.  You can add whatever you’d like, our favorite is cashews and raisins.  What’s your favorite?

Steel-Cut Oatmeal with Cashews and Raisins (12 portions)

• 3 cups steel-cut oats
• 12 cups water (more or less to suit your taste)
• 12 ounces raw chopped cashews
• 1.5 cups raisins (more or less to suit your taste)

Method:

Combine the water and oats, bring to a boil (be careful, this overboils very easily!), and lower the heat to a simmer.  Simmer covered for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. If it seems to thin, remove the lid for a little while during cooking.  If it is too thick, add more water. Add the raisins and cashews.

This stores well in the fridge for a week.

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