Good Friday!! I am really enjoying seeing the oatmeal contest entries come in! You guys are hilarious 
I started the day with oats, of course. And added raisins again because I loved yesterday’s chew so much! Today’s combo:
- 1/3 cup oats
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/3 cup water plus 2 tbsp to compensate for raisins sucking up water
- 1/2 medium banana
- Pinch salt
- 2 tbsp-ish wheatberries
- 2 tbsp-ish raisins
- 1/5-ish granola plank
- Spoonful PB
I ate in the garden and enjoyed the cicadas singing as I chomped. It’s so beautiful out there this morning!
And had a cup of tea with milk as well –
A Pretty Penney
I came across a fun offer through BlogHer recently – the chance to order some products from JCPenney’s new Linden Street Line in exchange for a blog review of the items. BlogHer and JCPenney gave us $500 giftcards to use for online shopping!!
Check out the full review at my new site for product reviews, Kath Eats Reviews.
Naughty Bear!
Look who escaped from his kid-sized rocking chair perch last night! He scared me to death when I walked down the stairs!
Churton the Bear
{ 29 comments… read them below or add one }
that teddy bear looks like he’s floating!
scurry!
have a wonderful day!
Hahah too funny!! I can’t wait to send you (first think and create) my oatmeal creation..wheels are turning! If you get a free moment (which i know is tough to come by) it would be so fun to see maybe a slide show of all of the entries? Im sure there are some hilarious and creative pictures that would be such a hooot
have a good friday!!
Hk
kath i love your house! its so chic! did you decorate yourself or did you have creative help from friends/realives, or buy it that way? my house is nice, it just needs re-vamping.
damn, i need a blog. you get some cool stuff.
it’s not much work, right? :O
Love your house. Very pretty. And scary teddy bear is too funny. I can tell that the husband has a great sense of humor!
But honestly Kath, I’m a bit disappointed…where was the booze in your breakfast of champions
Deb
That would have terrified me in my half-asleep stupor.
The first oatmeal photo will the flowers in the background is very pretty.
OMG, that bear would have freaked me out!
I’m super excited about the new site, by the way- off to read it…
(And thanks- now I have that hymn stuck in my head!)
Haha! I just sent you my oat idea. Churton fits with the theme perfectly. =]
Heh, the teddy bear is hilarious!
The oatmeal sounds incredibly good, especially with the granola. Dried cranberries are great in oatmeal, too.
The scenery behind your oatmeal is so picturesque and serene – love it!!
That teddy bear makes me smile :0)
That teddy bear up there would have startled me for sure! Haha. Hysterical!
I will be submitting my oatmeal picture later on today… What a great contest idea!
oooh! and I’m excited to check out the new page too.
I’ve got an idea for my oatmeal picture so I’ll be working on that tomorrow…I want free Honest Foods stuff!
Actually, anything free is amazing…especially $500 for house-wares…that’s awesome! Looks like you picked up some cool stuff, too!
Hope you rescued him!
Poor little bear…he’s probably scared being up that high!
$500 is about the coolest thing ever.
I have really been brainstorming some oatmeal entries for the contest. If any one wants to get some free Udi’s Granola, they have offered to send a free package to one of my readers so I came up with a similar contest but with Granola. The deadline isn’t until next Wednesday, so that everyone has time to enter Kath’s first: http://healthylawyer.blogspot.com/2008/08/contest.html
does anyone have any advice on a yummy reduced citrus sauce?
thanks
Hi Kath! Today I did the Husband’s bagels recipe. They came out very well, the only thing I didn’t like was them seemed a little bit uncooked inside (of course it was my fault! don’t worry!). But they were delicious! Thank you and the husband for the recipe! To see how the bagels turned out, see my blog:
http://fightwiththescale.wordpress.com/
Haha, the bear is too funny!
Kath, I don’t think it is safe for Churton to be climbing on light fixtures. Does he need to come and live with me?
I’ve been singing that hymn all week: All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small…
Aw, poor bear! He looks so forlorned up there! I just LOVE that cool table you have…its inspiring me to break some plates and create one of my own! I know my mother in law made one…I’ll have to ask her how…
Hi Kath, I’m trying really hard to come up with a good oatmeal idea
Also, I tried your “pumpkin pie” recipe (with egg white and cinnamon) and it’s awesome. I had it for dessert 3 days in a row.
I noticed your blogroll grew a lot. yeah! more to read
Hi Kath–thanks so much for adding me to your blogroll! That just made my day.
And I now have “All Things Bright and Beautiful” stuck in my head, too. The question is, which tune? I believe there are several. I think I need to reread James Harriot now…
Jenn,
No design help – but we got the black and white furniture from Karen’s house after she moved, so we were lucky to inherit cool stuff. I love magazines like BH&G and Cottage Living and try to copy some of their styles. I also donate things I never use to Good Will and de-clutter all the time.
Deb,
Haha – maybe I need to combine my favorite food with my second favorite: Wine Oatmeal!
magpie ,
Glad you liked it! I haven’t had pumpkin in ages. It must be time to crack open a can!
Kath
I keep forgetting to order some of those granola planks! I need to get on that!
And Hooray for $500 gift cards!
Kath- I was at EarthFare yesterday and couldn’t find wheatberries? The guy couldn’t help either:) What section of the store do you find the usually/what are they near?
Shan ,
They were probably called “Hard red winter wheat.” I think wheatberries is just their nickname. They are in the bulk section. Which EarthFare was it? A big one?
K
Thanks Kath! It was kind of on a whim to get so, I didn’t really know what I was looking for! It was a pretty good size one in Raleigh:) I’m an NC girl, too! Thanks for the great blog!
I am working on my oatmeal idea as i type!! This is a great contest idea!!!
:O)
Kath, I’m sure the Husband will someday surprise you with Wine Oatmeal…after all they are just innocent little fermented grapes, right!!??