It’s a rainy day, but a cozy one here. We’ve been so lucky to have such sunny weather lately, but I know we need the rain and I’m soaking it up while I can 
Breakfast today was AWESOME!! A twist on toast + oatmeal cravings combined.
I cooked whipped banana Scottish oats per the usual proportions (1/3 cup of everything, half a banana) and added a handful of Apple Crunch bread cubes in the last minute or so of cooking. They plumped up into delicious bread pudding bites!! Will definitely be doing this again
Topped with BISCOFF SPREAD (!) from a little sample container I’ve been saving and a few salty almonds.
Oatmeal is back!
So is a KERF Classic – a Cali bowl promotion!
All of the new GREEN colored Cali bowls are half off for the next two days. Green is my favorite color (cause of my eyeballs) and I love the new shade and how it matches the infamous green Crate + Barrel spoon 
All of the different sizes are available 50% off here:
Have a wonderful Monday y’all
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It is rainy here too, makes for a great writing day!
That cali bowls are so beautiful.
I really like your red bowl/green spoon today: makes me think of Christmas
It’s rainy and cold-looking outside which made me crave coffee this morning. My cravings sort of follow the weather/seasons, sort of like yours.
love those bowls! I wish I had room in my kitchen for more fun bowls.
It is so rainy and gloomy here… typical Monday!
I have now officially moved from iced tea to hot tea – fall is here.
We are also getting rain in MA and as much as I hate it, I know we need it.
I love a warm bowl of oats on a cold morning – such a delicious way to start the day!
I’m loving the rainy, chilly weather this morning! It has long been awaited.
Yep, rainy and cold and grey here too…maybe it’s a 20-somethig of september thing!?
hura for oats! must be the weather, nothing makes oatmeal taste better than a grey sky
I think the entire east coast is gray and gloomy. Perfect for bowl of oats
Have a great day!
Gray and rainy in Jersey too.
LOVE the “bread pudding” idea!
Great Monday breakfasts = great starts to the week. Glad you you enjoyed it, especially after last week’s not so great trials.
This is the first morning I woke up freezing – this would have been the perfect breakfast to warm me!
Those bowls are so cute! And yes you are so lucky to have sunny weather. It is windy and cold by me.
A few days ago I asked you about oatmeal and took your advice about the bananas! They really do make a huge difference! (I also got inspired by your oats page and bought a ton of yummy toppings like butterscotch chips!) just wanted to say thanks!
great idea!!! that looks delicious!
What a great idea to turn oatmeal into bread pudding! I love it! It’s rainy here, too. I’m probably going to be busting out my rain boots to walk to class! Have wonderful day
oh how i wish it were a rainy monday here! i love the oatmeal-bread pudding idea…once it turns cold you can bet i’ll be making it!
I won’t lie… I’m lovin’ this rain! We needed it so badly
Fall is indeed here!
fall is here and i am so excited! my run was chilly and great today!
ooh that sounds tasty! the bowls are so cute. i have a bunch of different coloured ones (none match haha!) because i like variety with my bowls… might have to get me some calis!
so happy that it is rainy, cold & dreary here in America’s hometown
PERFECT kitchen day!!
We’re having a rainy day here too– I’m curled up with my dogs, writing the day away! Love it!
It’s a rainy, cozy day here too. Love this kind of weather!
YUM! bread pudding oats! another genius moment by kerf.
oatmeal looks great!
oooh, gosh… do I need more cali bowls?? I think I may… *sigh* I don’t have green yet!
we have a cozy rainy day happening too… but it’s nice
so I’m not the only oddball!
I often take a piece of whole wheat toast, give it a swirl of PB and some good jam, then put it in a bowl with a greek yogurt/soymilk mixture over top. Sprinkle the whole works with cinnamon and it tastes like some super moist french toast/bread pudding! Weird but for some reason good!
Cathy B. @brightbakes
What a great idea! I love crumbling a muffin or some sweet bread in my oats.
Have a nice Monday
What a good idea! I love crumbling muffins and banana bread into my oatmeal, but never thought of bread for some reason. I bet it was incredible! Enjoy the rain.
Rainy and nasty here too! But a good day for some warm and comforting oats
I’ve been totally down on my usual Oatmeal combo lately too. I used to eat it EVERYDAY, but recently it’s been kinda blah to me! Maybe I’m not letting it cook long enough…or maybe I just LOVE overnight oats and PB&Banana toast too much!
I bet that did taste good! Looks like a great way to start a rainy Monday!
It is the polar opposite of rainy here… 100* and sunny. Not complaining too much though, bc winter will be here before I know it. I just wish it was under 90*…
Oats + hot weather = over heated Mary lol. Maybe a siab is in order ??
Hi Kath,
While not searching for it, I found the Biscoff spread in a small bakery here in Quebec, Canada and OMG, this stuff is dangerous. Must hide this from my husband and 5y old… and from me!
Have a wonderful day!
Sounds like a fantastic combo! I will have to give that a try with some of my GF Pumpkin Chocolate Chip bread
Great Harvest woot woot!
Hey Kath! Random question for ya…I’ve been looking all over for a decent slow-cooker oatmeal recipe. Have you done oats in the slow-cooker before? If so, can you point me in the right direction? Any help would be awesome!
I have not ever used the slow cooker – sorry!
I love those green bowls!!! I have blue eyes, but I actually prefer green so I don’t blame you for it being your fav color.
I wish it was cold/rainy here today. It’s supposed to be in the 90s. I hate that. Boo.
Yum! Breakfast looks amazing!!!
Great idea adding the bread! I was craving oatmeal this morning, but I am out of both oats and bananas AND peanut butter! The horror! A trip to the grocery store later today is in order, obviously.
bread cubes sound delicious! cute cali bowls…
kath,
fyi: infamous and famous don’t mean the same thing. infamous has a negative connotation, means sort of like notorious, but in a bad way. so you don’t want to interchange the two.
Sara
This makes me laugh because it reminds me of my mom making the same mistake, when referring to a student in a work situation. Oops!
I actually do know that but I still use the word wrong all the time.
I do this all the time also! ha ha. Your “infamous” spoon must have a bad reputation.
We’ve actually been wanting to get more bowls for quite awhile now, so I went to the Cali Bowl website. Do they have a non-plastic option, like glass or ceramic? I know these are BPA-free, but I pretty much refuse to serve anything hot in any type of plastic. I like the bowl design and the company’s environmental statement, but I’ll hold out for a non-plastic bowl option.
They do actually have a ceramic bowl. I’m hoping to carry that soon.
That’s good news. I guess I needed to look closer at their website
You are obsessed with the green Kath!
Hi Kath! Hope you are having a wonderful Monday, despite the weather. I was wondering if you’re still planning to run the 10K in Charlottesville this year. I’m always looking for new races and new running buddies
) Also, if you ever want to run some in DC let me know!
-Laur
YES I am! We’re having a houseful that weekend too, so let me if you’re planning to come and I’ll get you on the list
Biscoff spread must be AMAZING!
Yep, it’s cold and raining in the UK. Pretty misreable and grey actually, I don’t like it! Your oats look fab.
Ohh – that is such a good idea!! I am such a fan of bread pudding…
I looked at your oats bowl and said, that looks like biscoff spread. I can’t believe that I, who once hated PB/Nut Butters can tell the difference in spreads with a quick glance.
What an unusual but great idea with the bread cubes.
We’re supposed to have a rainy day here tomorrow. I will definitely be starting off my day with a warm bowl of oats!
biscoff spread?!?! excitement!
Now all you need is a healthy dose of real butter to make it bread ‘n’ butter oatmeal pudding! You know you want to….
What a crazy, awesome idea! One more use for the super-sweet peach bread from the Amish Market.
Bread pudding oatmeal – I love it!! I would like more carbs with my carbs please