Even though I work 7 days a week, there’s still something about Fridays that is really exciting! I do lighten my load on the weekends, but I also think it’s having the rest of the world off that makes me want to join in on the fun!
Friday cheer!
For breakfast we made a filling bowl of oatmeal mixed with wheatberries and Traderspoint Banana-Mango Yogurt. I’ve never stirred yogurt INTO oats before for fear that it curdles, but this worked out great!
Crème de la Crème Oats
In The Pot: [On medium heat, stir till it’s done!]
- 2 tbsp Scottish oats
- 2 tbsp rolled oats
- 2 tbsp wheatberries (cooked)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/3 cup milk
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 banana
- 1/2 tbsp chia seeds
- 2 tbsp Banana Mango Yogurt, stirred in at end and cooked for 10 seconds more (I wouldn’t do this with regular yogurt, but since it was a pourable kind, I think it worked better)
Toppings
- Lynda’s granola crumbles
- Flying Squirrel PB – Pretzel Pizazz, which is dry and clumpy so it could almost crumble about. Love the CRUNCHY pretzels!!
MY OTHER RECIPES
A fruity tea I found in my tea jar that I did not love. Surprise, surprise.
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Going to Body Pump in a bit, likely in my automobile due to liquid falling from the sky : (
All of these tea fails – I would be tempted to switch back to coffee, lol! TGIF!
Friday does have its own magic, certainly.
I am not huge on warm tea. I love fruity iced teas though!
I think that’s my favorite oatmeal and spoon combo you’ve shown in a while. I’ve only added yogurt post-cooking, glad this worked for you!
I tried yogurt with my oatmeal once before but wasn’t a fan! The meal was neither hot nor cold! Yogurt mixed with raw oats, however, I lovee!
I love the word creme. It’s just so fun, isn’t it? Those oats do look pretty creamy and top-notch!!
I hear you — even in my old job where I did work weekends, I was still excited for Fridays.
For a dessert like breakfast treat, chop 1/2-1 oz good dark chocolate on your hot oats and top with a dollop of Greek yogurt. The chocolate melts and is so rich and decadent against the contrast of oats and cold Greek yogurt. Yummmmm…. 🙂
I remember when you told me about this, Kelly, and it’s been a keeper in my oats rotation for when I want something sweet! It’s *so good*!!
love the placemat!
I can’t get down with fruity teas either. It tastes artificial or something. I don’t know, I just hate it. Blegh!
I work a lot on the weekends too, but get extra excited for Fridays, there’s just a feeling in the air, ha.
i agree! I’m usually super busy on the weekends but even so, there’s just something about Fridays that put me in a better mood. 🙂
I was just thinking that today about Fridays. We own our business and work from home, but Fridays just feel different. I hope you have a great one Kath!
Burlington’s GH website has no nutritional info on the Trek Bars— but I just want to say it’s a good thing I live 2 hours from the nearest GH Bakery! I did make it last two days…..but it was hard to resist! It’s an awesome business concept, and I’m sure you will be very successful!
Hey! In both the interest of your amazing breadcast (as well as my fiance’s business…. lol) I wanted to tell you I can’t get the link to work!
Oh no! It works fine for me! Could it be your internet blocking?
Must have just been a blip at this stupid hospital 🙂 Our internet is awful! Sorry to scare you 🙂
I just had wheatberries for the first time on Monday, and now I’m hooked! I love the texture & taste 🙂
Hey Kath,
I was wondering if you could add ‘next post’ ‘previous post’ links immediately after each post, before the comments? I have just finished catching up on mere three days of enties, and if one doesn’t wanna read through the comments, it’s a bit of a nuisance to scroll down through dozens of comments, especially if reading on the go, without a mouse. Thanks!
That is a great suggestion – let me see if it’s easy to do. If it is, I’ll do it, but if it’s complicated, I don’t want to break anything!
Awesome, thanks.
Happy rainy Friday. It’s kinda fitting for Good Friday, don’t you think? Fruit tea just doesn’t cut it on a work day – even a Friday. Go get some coffee, girlfriend!
Yep. I don’t get many days off. But today I do. And I slept in. But since I also do work at home – I feel super guilty! 🙁 Big surprise. But I need to give myself a break already.
I love yogurt in oats.
I have the same feeling that you do about Fridays. Hooray!!!
Coffee might be your answer to not really liking the teas you have on-hand 🙂 Maybe your body is going through withdrawal, and it is telling you “Give me coffee!!! No tea!!!” 🙂
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I’m with you on peppermint tea – it’s just the best!
It’s Friday, Friday… Getting down on Friday.
We we we so excited
Have a great one Kath!
I so agree with you on teas. I stick to English Breakfast or Peppermint, and when occasionally I try something fruity and the whole box ends up in the lunchroom at work. I just can’t do it-not sure why?
I do love tea though, and when it warms up here in Oregon I will switch from hot to iced. I love, love, love, my iced tea maker. I make a batch every few days in the summer and it always turns out perfect!
I always love your sweet placemats, bowls and utensils. So pretty and fun!
I think everyone is generally happier on Fridays, so the good mood is probably contagious as well!
Boo to rain! I think you use your legs for transportation so much.. that it is okay for you to drive just this once!
I’m a stay-at-home mom and I get excited about Fridays! 🙂 I think it’s just ingrained in me from my earliest school days, because I definitely don’t get the weekend off from my mommy duties.
I feel the same way about Friday even with the seven day work week! 🙂
Have a great day and a fun body pump class! 🙂
Fridays are ALWAYS exciting, even when there is rain. It’s raining here too… boooo!
I have so much time off during the week (yay for part time employment) that I really shouldn’t be so excited every time Friday rolls around… yet I always am. You’re right, there’s something about everyone else having the time off that makes it more fun!
I always have yogurt in my oats! Greek yogurt adds the most amazing tang.
I don’t like many fruit teas, they seem too sour! And a lot of other teas (like mint, green etc) seem to “grassy” or “bitter” to me. I like liquorice tea though.
I just bought those same beer towels for my boyfriend on Etsy! Thanks for the great gift idea. 🙂 Happy almost weekend!
mango yogurt? nut butter? interesting. The flying squirrel nutbutter always looks so good! I hope they start selling it, I want to try some!
They do sell it! On their site
Glad you liked the yogurt and oats combo! I always mix them together and have never had trouble with it curdling. Happy Friday!!
As someone still getting through college, I definitely love Fridays 🙂
i also have an unconventional work week but i definitely feel the weekend buzz – that’s when everyone else in the world is on the same schedule as me!!!
I love the green and orange combination!!
What type of tea did you have? My favorite lately is the Montebello Apple Spice from the Fairmont Hotel. No sugar required! Sweet on it’s own. 🙂
This was a sample from a GH tea company – it was like Winter Sun or something?
Hmm, do you think kefir would work?
Yeah!
Ever since Chobani discontinued their vanilla flavor, my morning breakfasts have been ruined… Until yesterday, when I tried your doughboy smoothie. It was AMAZING, I had it for dinner last night and breakfast this morning. I may never go back to chobani when they bring the flavor back.. ok I will, but this smoothie is definitely staying in the breakfast rotation!
So glad!!
I didn’t know they discontinued it!
Alert, alert- you can welcome back your favorite breakfast! We didn’t discontinue our Vanilla. We wouldn’t do that to you! 🙂 To meet high demand, we had to get a bit “creative” with our production tactics, so we slowed it down on the Vanilla for a while. But, it’s back on the line and should be in your stores very soon. Sorry for the inconvenience!
And Kath, can’t believe this is your first time w/ ‘gurt in your oats! You’re the oat QUEEN- thought you’d tried it all! 😉
Best,
Emily, Communications Manager, Chobani
Our weekends here are Thursday and Friday, the work week is Sat – Wed, so tomorrow it’s back to work for us! I love your eats, but I REALLY love that spoon. It’s lovely.
I still haven’t tried the hot oatmeal and yogurt combo, I usually only do it with my overnight oats. Gotta give it a try 😀
Fridays are always nice….except when they mark the last spring break day I have off until school starts up again next week 🙁 I am sure that bowl of oats was suuuuper creamaaay!
I love adding yogurt to oats! It is my regular default breakfast 🙂 I love Fridays too.
I always look forward to Fridays too!
Yogurt in oatmeal sounds yummy! I’ve had yogurt on top of my oats before, but didn’t love it.
Just finished listening to the breadcast! I’ll take a slice of the Cville Crunch, thanks 🙂
I’m not a fan of fruity teas either. Except for apple cinnamon tea – I love that it tastes like apple cider!
I love those beer towels! My boyfriend would LOVE them.
Looks good. I think I will be making my first overnight oats this week! 🙂
Hmmm…neat trick with the oatmeal/yogurt. My mom always adds yogurt to her oatmeal, but after it’s cooked, as a topping.
I love Fridays.. they definitely feel special.
Your food looks amazing as always. I’m really digging that mug and the letterpress look of the placemat.
Is that place mat beer themed or is it politely trying to call you fat? Because if it’s the latter, I think you need to have a discussion about tact.
Um, I am definitely not calling myself fat! It’s from a collection of beer towels.
Um, weird.
Listening to the Breadcast! I am learning a LOT! =D
P.S.
I want to try Cville crunch RIGHT NOW. UGH, June 3. Be. Here. Now!!!!!
Just had to say I love those photos…Tea and oats have never looked so beautiful.
Kath, have you ever been to a Teavana?? I think you would love it. It is a bit pricey, but they have some of the best teas and tea blends I’ve ever tasted. My favorite is the Matevana as of yet…yum 🙂
Kath, you should send me this picture an enter it in my Breakfast Bowl Contest (http://www.saywhatyouneedtosayblog.com/2011/04/show-me-your-breakfast-bowl-contest.html). It would be a perfect entry. 🙂
Awww fun, but I don’t want to compete – I’m shy!
I love yogurt mixed with my oats! I scoop in a big spoonful of Greek yogurt. Yum!