Classic overnight oats on the menu this morning! Enhanced with strawberries, granola and sunflower butter blob.
Plus my new coffee!! I liked it, but I’m still figuring out the ratio of water to grounds. This was a wee bit weak with 1/4 cup grounds and 20 oz water. The water level was great, so I think I need 1/3 cup grounds – which is bad because I’ll go through them faster!
Matt’s Terrapin beer jar! I love to imagine beer paraphernalia complaining in a wee little voice when anything other than alcohol graces their insides : )
Friday already!
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I love cold brewed iced coffee – takes away so much of the bitterness!
Try using a ration of 2 tbps of grounds for every 6-8 oz of water. It sounds like a lot of coffee for such a small amount but that ration should give you a strong, flavorful brew instead of a weaker less tasty brew.
I’ve always heard ONE tbsp per 6 ounces, but 2 sounds better..
yes! i was noticing we have the same bodum and do about 1 to 1.25 cups of grounds and then fill with water up to the bottom of the plastic ring around the top. it’s quite strong, but as the ice melts it’s not watered down. and i use a lot of ice.
Word! Also, is anyone else as obsessed as I am with adding a teeny little sprinkle of cinnamon to coffee, hot OR cold? I bet that would enhance the flava-flav for ya too, Kath, and hide some of decaf taste…
I’ve done that in shops when there’s a convenient little cinnamon canister right next to the milk
At least the coffee looks like beer, but probably not with the straw. Have a happy Friday!
Haha. I love that comment about the beer paraphernalia. Now with my food allergies, I feel like that whenever I have banana “ice cream” in an old Greek yogurt container, or when I store.my almond butter in an old glass peanut butter jar. I may be allergic to milk and peanuts, but their containers are still great! Hope you have an awesome Friday. I heard we were supposed to be getting record temps today!
My office doesn’t have ice and hot coffee is starting to get old! So glad it’s already the weekend again
Ooh I like that glass jar, and your coffee brewing equipment too! Is it a Bodum?
Yup! For iced coffee because of the spout
Haha that jar is adorable! Happy Friday!
I love that Terrapin mug! And it’s from Georgia – represent.
overnight oats + berries have been my favorite breakfast as of lately – it’s the perfect summer breakfast!
Kath: I just noticed something on your Tribute to Oatmeal page. You give your classic oatmeal recipe (which I believe is for ONE person, seeing as it lists only 1/3 cup of oats), but then in the directions on how to make the oats, you start with: “For two servings…”.
Are the directions for two servings but the recipe (i.e. ratios) for one person?
Sorry for the odd-ball question. I was doing some oats research this morning and now I’m a wee bit confused…
Happy FRIDAY!
Great observation – I changed it all to one serving. The ingredients were already for one. I used to always make two at a time, so that’s why the directions were wrong. Thanks for the catch!
Weak coffee is the worst! I usually do one heaping tbsp per 6 oz. Then throw a little extra in at the end!
For 20 ounces (6 x 3 and change) I did 4 tbsp – which should have been enough! I’m thinking 1/3 a cup would be stronger..
The definite convention is 2 T. per 6 oz. If you find that tasting too strong, adjust your coffee roast not the amount of coffee.
Oh how I wish I wasn’t so lazy last night to do overnight oats! craving them now… Happy Friday!
Our breakfasts were identical this morning – so strange to come on your site and see the exeact same thing I had!! Right down to the lime green Bodum
I love the Terrapin beer jar!!
Perfect summer’s day breakfast
French press coffee is really good, but may not be as healthy as filtered coffee:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6242467/ns/health-heart_health/t/coffee-cholesterol/#.T_byCHCublU
(just one article of many I have read on this topic)
I have been brewing Iced Tea for a cool drink…I should try Iced Coffee for a change during this hot spell!
Love the overnight oats. I have one of those coffee makers. I need to work with it!
Maybe the next time you make the coffee, you will like it even more
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Hi! I have what looks like the same Bodum french press (but in black). Is there a difference on this once since you say it’s a cold brew? Or do you just cold brew in your “regular” french press? OIAJ look delish!!
This one came with a separate lid for keeping cold coffee leftovers, but it is just the same as a regular FP
I use 1/3 cup of grounds with only 12 ounces of water. I guess I like my coffee super strong!
I can’t wait to get glass jars when I finally stop my world travels/stay in one place for more than a few months. They’re so quaint!
Mmmm I need to have a blob of sunflower butter on something today. Hmmmm what shall it be?!
Cute glass! I do that all the time, only for me I drink my green juice out of champagne flutes
For making cold brewed iced coffee, it’s best to leave it at room temperature overnight or in the fridge for 24 hours. It’ll come out stronger that way!
Your breakfast looks so pretty (well, as pretty as overnight oats can get, haha).
Hey there – 15 year veteran barista here
Cold press coffee is going to take more grounds than regular hot coffee – not a ton more, but more, so the hot coffee guidelines aren’t going to work for good iced coffee. The general rule of thumb is 1lb of ground coffee for 1 gallon of water, and you can scale from there. After 12-15 hours, that should give you a concentrate that can be diluted 1:3 with water for a solid cup of iced coffee. Other things to keep in mind: make sure you have very freshly ground coffee and make sure you are letting it steep for 12-15 hours – NO LESS. The pioneer woman has a great recipe for the concentrate (called ‘toddy’ in the coffee world) on her website.
Maybe you could also try freezing coffee ice cubes, so when they melt, they don’t dilute your coffee. I am loving iced coffee these days.
Getting the ratio of grounds to water right is something that I have spent a week trying to figure out…have bought a few new coffees and I’ve spent the week tweaking things, too.
Love the mug..I live off of Terrapin Ridge Rd..we always just say off Terrapin..
I need to try some of that sunflower butter – it sounds amazing
Yay! That’s my favorite class to get when I go to the brewery! Have either you or Matt been there? It’s definitely somewhere you would enjoy once your life settles a bit
I just tried overnight oats this week and I’m a believer! I do love the doughy texture that you describe and it’s perfect for the hot summer days.
Fridays and iced coffee: perfect, just perfect.
Hey Kath! Where did you get that reuseable straw? I’ve been looking for one like that! Thank you!
Amazon – just a 4 pack of stainless straws