Boy was this breakfast combo a good one!
- 1/4 cup oats
- 1/8 cup 6 grain hot cereal
- Lots of water
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 banana
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- Pinch salt, splash vanilla
- 1/3 cup pumpkin, stirred in at end
- Hail Merry Cinnamon Orange Grawnola
- Madison‘s Walnut Pecan Butter PUDDLE!!!!!!!!
- Drizzle maple syrup
Served up in the SALSABOL! In my effort to make the KERF Shop as oatmeal friendly as possible, another bowl option for you. This girl has got curves and the same inner-lip style as the Cali bowl. It’s $15 and you can read more about it or buy one here.
We are now out of coffee!!
It’s a yoga day 
And I’m cooking a cheesy new recipe for dinner as a freelance project. Gotta prepare.
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Love the stair shots!
That is some puddle of nut butter! Yum!
And a fun shaped bowl–kinda makes me think of a modern chair…..?
Seriously – I need to find pumpkin. And I love all your creative shots. This post just goes to show that the host people don’t know what they were thinking when they said you should do less photos.
ditto on the stairs!! To me, simple, time-worn, everyday things are so full of beauty!
Cathy B.
I love the new picture location!! So adorable. And I’ve been toying with the idea of ordering some bowls from your shop, and at $15, I just might take the plunge on that one…
Hope you have a great start to your week!
I love the pics on the stairs – so pretty!
I love the stairs! And that bowl… too bad I live in Spain!
Agh I’m out of coffee too! Guess I’ll have to wait until I get to work. Have a great Monday!
I’ve been seeing a lot of pumpkin on blogs recently, I can’t WAIT until Libby’s shows up in my grocery store!
Why does everyone else have pumpkin before me??? I saw pumpkins in the store last week, now I am going back today to get a pumpkin to roast so I can join in on the seasons best!
I am deff going to have to try the pumpkin oat combo soon you make it look just too good! Just voted for your blog!!
Thank you!
Nut butter puddles are the BEST kind of puddle
Happy Monday!
Pecan walnut butter? Yes. Please. Looks delish! And love the beautiful stairs!
Great bowl! I bought a can of pumpkin this weekend, can’t wait to crack it open for some oats, and possibly some cookies!
Laura
Watch out, Kath. I bet there are people out there who would kill for that bowl of oatmeal.
yum! i had pumpkin OIAJ for breakfast, perfect start to a monday!
What a cute bowl — although I’m doing my best to not buy random pieces of dishware. Have you considered having collections of dinnerware for sale? Plates/bowls/mugs that all coordinate?
And “pecan butter puddle” is the best thing I’ve read (or seen) all morning!
I would like to do more collections, but I think they would get pretty expensive. I’ll look out for some though
We just voted for you for Project Food Blog!! Also, we finally just got our hands on some pumpkin yesterday and were able to enjoy Pumpkin Oats this morning with cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins, banana, milk, & maple glazed pecans and walnuts! Ah-maz-ing!! So glad Fall is Back!
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I love your house so much! Even the stairs have so much character. I need to try this new pumpkin fad. It sounds delicious and it’s the perfect time of year!
I love pumpkin season!
That looks like an awesome combo
All these pumpkin recipes all over the blogosphere are making me hungry. I LOVE the stair photos on this one though!
It’s not Libby’s, but GCF has HUGE cans of pure pumpkin for around $8. Just picked some up yesterday.
Love that blob of nut butter.I really should start adding more nut butters to my bowls of oatmeal, it just tastes better that way
It’s amazing to think that 2 years ago the only nut butters I knew existed were peanut butter and almond butter! Walnut pecan butter makes my mouth water….good thing I don’t have any around or else I’d be eating out of the jar!
Walnut pecan butter sounds divine! And I love the first picture!
your house rocks!!
I can’t wait to see what’s for dinner!!
???? cheese????
my favorite food in the whole wide world!
those ???? were supposed to be hearts…….
ahhh i want pumpkin! i’ve looked about 4 places already with no luck. must continue!
Lovely pictures!!! Have a great day Kath!
Pumpkin = YAY!
I’m so happy to see pumpkin returning to the grocery stores, even if it *is* still hard to find. And the breakfast bowl is adorable!
Neat idea to put that on the stairs!
That bowl of oat sounds amazing! Maple syrup is the best!
That breakfast looks amazingly good and fall-like! And I concur with everyone else, the stair shots were a great idea (they also make me envious for your hard-wood floors!)
Somehow I happened to stumble upon a set of Calibowls at TJ Maxx the other day and I was so excited. I can’t wait to eat my oatmeal in them!
Fun bowl! And definitely agree that that breakfast looks and sounds amazing!
Can’t wait to have pumpkin oatmeal again
Love the stairs, too. I love how the wood looks worn and with character. I know..kind of random but I think it’s the small things like that that make a house a home. 
Out of Coffee!!! OH no!
I’m loving that bowl
Your description for the bowl really made me smile. She is a fine looking lady!
nice clicks
Where did you get the walnut pecan butter? It sounds delish!
Whenever people post their oatmeal pictures, they always look so tasty and pretty.
Whenever I post pictures of my oatmeal, they always look gross and unappealing.
They taste great, though, so I don’t really care.
Just wondering if there’s a secret to pretty oatmeal pictures?
Runnier oats yield pretty bowls (the thicker ones look so clumpy). And add toppings with care!
I knew topping placement is part of my problem….but had never thought about oat consistency. Hmm. Obviously taste is what is most important, and I tend to like my oats more on the thick side….but…I want pretty oats too. Must experiment further. Thanks for the advice!
That puddle is glorious!
Is it a freelance photo project? Can’t wait to see the results?
does look like a particularly lovely bfast – in a particularly lovely bowl!
I wish I had the time make a breakfast bowl like that!
Those oats look amazing!!!! I am going to the market to get some canned pumpkin later today. I’m thinking I might steal that breakfast idea for tomorrow!!
all i can think are: i wish i had a ton of Libby’s pumpkin and I wish i had a staircase like that. too beautiful!
OHHH! Can’t wait to see what’s for dinner
I need some inspiration for tonight… I have a pound of ground turkey or a pound of chicken tenders… what to do, what to do ?!
I wish I loved sweet oats! I see yours nearly every morning and it makes me hungry to look at it, but I make my own bowl and it’s just not the same.
I still have never tried pumpkin in my oatmeal. It’s rather depressing!
Its officially fall when I read 4 posts in one morning about pumpkin!
Ohh, probably going to make that for lunch actually…but with butternut squash. Hopefully it’s just as good!
Yum that bowl really does look decadent and delicious! I am jealous!!
Ohhh – those oats just sound incredible!!
I miss summer already! Fall is so close!
Love that puddle!!
Looking forward to seeing your cheesy dinner recipe.
Jenn
Mmmmm… lately I’ve been wanting to add pumpkin to everything! I’ve thrown in some pumpkin pie spice in my pumpkin oats before also. It’s pretty good!
Looking forward to this cheesy dinner!
Kath, oatmeal looks FAB this a.m.! So glad pumpkin is back! I’m a little sad b/c i’m in Florence for the semester, and pumkin isn’t really available (and the one store we found it in has it for sale for 5 euro!)
Love the beautiful pictures and the Salsabol! So cute.
Anything cheesy has got to be good!
Just wanted to let you know that the Grand View Nursing students at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa have been following your blog for the last couple of weeks to create a new spin on our community service project for a nutritional twist! You and Emily both do great work. Thanks for helping us out and for helping us to pass time while studying for boards!
Oh fun! Thanks for reading!
What a cute post! Pumpkin with oats really IS heaven..
Such a cute bowl! I want to get it, but my roommates are starting to think I’m a little crazy because of my bowl collection.
I love the shape of that bowl.
What gorgeous photos
Your breakfasts are the most beautiful dishes! Aesthetically sooooo pleasing and with all those yummy ingredients, I can only imagine how delicious they taste. Nutritious too. You’re an inspiration 
Heidi xo
Somehow you manage to make a healthy breakfast look like a decadent treat!
Kath, I love this blog and am making an effort to comment more often. I was wondering, just for the sake of experimentation, do you ever calorie count? That oatmeal looks great and I work out six days a week, but as a person losing weight I wonder if that would be a healthy choice for me. Four or five days a week I have what I call “Cherry Pie Oatmeal” and all it is is 1/2 c rolled oats, 1/4 c dried cherries, cinnamon and allspice to taste, 1/2 scoop protein powder (because I am constantly low when it comes to protein), 1/2 c vanilla soy milk and 1/2 c water. I then cook it in the microwave. It all adds up to almost 400 calories!
I know you do not want to emphasize calorie counting because that is just not what works for you but for some of us, who need that structure right now, about how many calories are in that breakfast and how does it distribute throughout the day? Meaning, if you eat 600 calories for breakfast are your other meals smaller? Do you snack?
Hey Elizabeth,
I don’t count anymore, but my breakfasts are usually between 400 and 600 calories (and only nearing 600 when I go over-the-top – not so much regularly – my bowls aren’t as extravagant as they seem at times and they look bigger in photos).
I used to calorie count when I was losing weight so I understand how helpful it is for weight loss
I don’t snack at all in the mornings (because I don’t need to) and I like it that way because I don’t need to stop and think about food or hunger.
My lunches and dinners are probably about the same size as my breakfast, so when you eat 3 bigger meals a day, you don’t really need to rely on snacks. I do often have something between 4-5p, especially on days when I’m more active and hungrier, and sometimes I have something small and sweet after dinner, but I’d say on average my meals aren’t huge or calorie dense and I don’t have a snack just because the clock strikes 4.
Slightly smaller portions and monitoring nibbling, desserts and alcohol are all it takes for me to start losing again (and adding those are all it takes for me to feel heavier in a few weeks). So I guess that’s the long way of me say I think 400 calories for breakfast is TOTALLY fine for someone trying to lose weight. 600 might be on the higher end, but 400 seems fine. I wouldn’t recommend any less! Breakfast is the most important meal.
This is so helpful. I am losing weight as well, lost about 28 pounds now, and I actually think that having more calories at my meals make me snack less. I used to be really fussy about calories but now I can judge most of the time how big my meal should be and what should be in it, without going way over the top with calories. I find that just eating healthy filling meals, exercising regularly and watching the alcohol makes me lose weight. Maybe not fast, but I’m not after that. Thanks for the tips.
Awesome Kath! Thanks for that thoughtful (and quick) response. I use http://www.sparkpeople.com which is essentially a free weightwatchers. It tracks my calories and exercise and also has a large community with articles, message boards, blogs, etc. I find it very helpful. I weigh 243 lbs (down 40) and like I said, work out six days a week (3 zumba classes, 3 slow jogs) and they have me eating between 1550 and 1850 calories a day. I’m always at the high end and sometimes, like when I eat out, I go way over. It is just that your outmeal looks a lot better than mine and if I could find a way to have something like that without undoing my day or setting myself up for constant hunger or failure then I would gladly switch to your kind of oatmeal!
Thanks for your advice.
Your kind of oats sound good too!! I also cut back to 1/3 a cup of oats a while ago so I could “spend” more on toppings like a sprinkle of granola and jams and what not. You give and you take!
Sparkpeople is great. Hang in there – you’re doing something right to be down 40 lbs already!! Focus on quality over quantity
Hey Kath and Kath readers,
Just saw a spike in activity on our site yesterday from your blog, and I’m thinkin whoa that’s weird, Kath posted about us over a month ago. Came over, checked it out, and there’s a Salsabol on the steps with oatmeal in it! WE LOVE the Salsabol oatmeal combo over at Salsabol HQ, so thanks again! Cheers for the support, you rock
– the guys @ Salsabol HQ, all two of us!
Quick question – When do the chia seeds go in? During the heating process or at the end?
At the beginning
OMG Girl! You are really nursing that pecan butter! I thought that i was the only person who could make a jar last a year or more
Hope you’re doing well!
Deb