Bed –> Reading –> 8 hours of sleep –> Emails –> –> Shower –> Breakfast –> Here I am again!
I’m gardening this afternoon, so I took a shower first thing. My it feels nice to be clean
Last night I prepped some overnight oats –
Stirred together last night:
- 1/3 cup raw rolled oats
- 1/3 cup skim milk
- 1 container Stonyfield Pumpkin Pie!
This morning I added:
- Half a banana
- Handful grapes
- Flax
- ~1 tbsp salty peanuts
- ~2 tbsp Mix My Granola
- Small spoonful MaraNatha AB
As much as I LOVE the SF Pumpkin Pie, the oats were not as doughy as they are with plain yogurt.
Coffee was kind of a disaster. I used my hand-held french press so Matt could use the big one and again, got grounds all in my mouth. I think I am filling it too high for the plunger. So I strained the coffee in a colander and then stole some of Matt’s too. It wasn’t very good 🙁
SpringPad It!!
Over the years you guys have asked if there was an easy way to save my recipes and/or print them. My answer> was always to copy and paste into a Word doc and print. But that is annoying and wastes trees. Since I learned about it at BlogHer ’08, I’ve been using SpringPad to save recipes I find around the blogosphere. Using a special clipper button that you drag to your bookmarks bar of your browser, you can highlight a recipe and "Spring It’ and Springpad will capture the text, images and original URL to your Springpad site so you can access the recipe for later – or print it out. Pretty cool, and pretty handy! You can also use Springpad for saving categories of things in all aspects of live – meal planning, vacation planning, Christmas lists, etc.
So recently SpingPad introduced a new "Save It" button that enables bloggers like me to embed some code into my post and make it even easier for you guys to save and print recipes. It looks like this:
And the recipe pages look like this!
Here’s a link to my profile page, where I think you can see all of the recipes I’ve done already and can save them yourself: KathEats.
I’ve begun the process of adding this button to recipes on my sidebar. You can see it here, and here, and here:
Eggplant Parmesan
Curried Fruit + Nut Chicken Salad
Nutty Vanilla Sweet Potato + Kale Soup
Gather: For The Nutrients
Latest Gather Post: For The Nutrients. Do you all ever worry about your spouse or partner’s nutrition?
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I am off to explore JingProject.com. If it works, I will have some awesome Gmail videos to share!
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says
That’s a great idea about Springpad. I can’t wait to start trying it.
Daria @ Daria Can Cook says
That’s a cool idea. I save recipes in different folders in my bookmarks (dinner, dessert, vegetarian, etc.), which works pretty well, but I like the way the springpad recipe page looks (minus the ads).
Have fun gardening!
Kristen @ Simply Savor says
thanks for sharing about Springpad! I’ve already saved a bunch of your recipes in a word document but this is so much easier!
i’d love to try that pumpkin pie yogurt but haven’t been able to find it anywhere!
have a wonderful day kath 🙂
Runeatrepeat says
Excited for Springpad – thanks!
Diana says
Springpad sounds awesome, especially because I NEED new recipes/more variety when it comes to my food. I’ll definitely try it. 🙂
Whitney @ Lettuce Love says
Ohh Springpad! That looks like something that I will have to try. Thanks for mentioning it!
MelissaNibbles says
Springpad sounds cool. I actually enjoy copying recipes onto notecards by hand. I keep them in a little organizer in my kitchen.
You kids and your technology!
Shannon (The Daily Balance) says
had no idea about stoneyfield pumpkin pie! I must locate that immediately!
Thanks for the springpad info!
Madeline @ Greens and Jeans says
thanks for the information about the springpad! it definitely beats copying them down in my moleskin! enjoy your garden!
Cynthia (It All Changes) says
Coffee grounds do not taste like coffee…EWW!
Do you know if you can make a big batch of overnight oats ahead of time and just portion out how much you want? I don’t have a ton of time at night but I love the taste of them.
Amanda @ Cakes and Ale says
I definitely think about my husband’s nutrition. Luckily, I’m the cook in our house, so I’m pretty in control of what he eats (at home at least!)… I make sure he gets his veggies in!
Food Makes Fun Fuel says
I’m not an overnight oats fan but I know that flavor tasted perfect for some overnight pumpkin pie oats. Springpad looks really useful!
stacy says
kath-
can you make overnight oat BRAN? do you know what the ratio of liquid to oatbran should be? thanks!
Jac says
Definitely worry about my partner’s nutrition-he feels tired often and used to fall sick easily. but is better now..
kay (eating machine) says
i’m the queen of finding recipes that i love, and then forgetting where they are…i end up searching ingredients i remember in google for way too long… no fun! that seems like a great way to avoid what i do 🙂
Food Makes Fun Fuel says
And I love the article but I can’t post there so I’ll respond here: Yes, I’ve worried about my parents nutrition a lot, mostly because they don’t care as much and come from a time when people were a bit more lax and trustful of the grocery store. Thankfully, I’ve impacted them for the better. My dad only gets all natural peanut butters now and is having so much fun trying new flavors
Courtney says
Sounds like coffee was way too complicated this morning! And nothing worse than trying to do something complicated without any coffee in the system!! :>
Happy Monday!
Courtney
Adventures in Tri-ing
Marina says
This springpad is just what I need. Thanks!
Suzanne says
thanks for the springpad tip! It looks like a great tool for saving recipes. I’m all about being green and saving paper!
But, is there a way to create folders so that I can organize the recipes into categories instead of collecting them in one “Recipes” folder? Like soups, appetizers, Christmas, pasta, chicken, etc.?
Thanks!
Weekly Bite says
I have to check out springpad! Thanks for the tip! Interesting out SF Pumpkin Yogurt didn’t work well… it still sounds like a great yogurt to try though!
Have a great day!
-estela
Stephanie says
I find that google reader, starred item feature also works well for keeping up with “to try’ recipes that I find…. I want to check this springpad tool out though too, thanks!
brandi says
springpad sounds awesome!
happy Monday!
Angie says
I have still never tried overnight oats…is the idea that you eat them cold? They look really good- but not sure about the temperature thing…
Have a great Monday!
christie, honoring health says
springpad looks cool, I need more time to poke around and start using it but it looks like a great way to stay organized, right now, I use my gmail and a spreadsheet!
Mara @ What's For Dinner? says
THANK YOU!!! I can’t wait to integrate that button! Many people have asked me how to save my recipes, and this will make it SO much easier! Have a great monday!
Matt says
Thanks Kath. Everyone at springpad is excited to be working with you. Please let us know if you or your readers have any feedback to help improve the product!
Suzanne, regarding your comment (#19), you can tag and organize recipes by ingredient, type (dinner, lunch etc.), source (e.g. Kath Eats), groups (e.g. party recipes, holiday recipes) and many other ways. Please let me know if you run into any questions: [email protected]
Thanks!
Sarah @ The Foodie Diaries says
I think you have ESP! I was seriously trying so hard to think of what you used to save your recipes this weekend bc I know you’ve mentioned it before. Gracias–I feel .like I might become a little obsessed with spring pad!!
Heather says
I need to check out that Springpad!
I loved your article on Gather – I worry a lot about my husband’s eating. I know he eats well at home (breakfast), but his lunches and dinners (when he eats at work) are not the greatest.
I bought him small packs of carrots and some apples last week to bring to work with him – I am trying to get more “nutrients” in him!
[email protected] Food. Home. Fitness. For Her. says
Kath~I LOVE the new recipe save feature!! Springpad is going to make things way more streamlined…I’ll definitely need to try it! I also need to try french press at home…sounds delish (minus the grounds 😉 ) Heading to make a regular pot right now… mmmm coffee!
melissa says
just noticed there are 26 days until the nyc marathon, made me think of you immediately 🙂
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
sorry about your coffee – i hate that! even though i don’t drink coffee anymore, i remember that being quite annoying….
sflunchreview says
Maybe you’re pressing the plunger down too quickly on the french press? I usually press it down slowly about half way, let things settle, then plunge the rest of the way down.
Not sure if that helps. I still haven’t mastered french press coffee, but my plunging technique has eliminated grinds in my cup.
AnnQ says
Oh, man! I hate when that happens with coffee. 🙁
maureen says
This might seem like a ? with an obvious answer but… when you describe a breakfast when you ate cooked oatmeal is the amount the oats you used raw or cooked?
I’m assuming it is raw b/c the liquid has to get absorbed but I wasn’t sure.
Also, can you make banana oatmeal for just one person rather than the whole thing with 2 cups of oats?
Thanks for answering 🙂
Anne [email protected] Weigh of Life says
I love adding grapes in my oats-such a good combo!
Dawn says
That’s such a great tool–there are so many recipes I’ve found and lost!
I’ve never tried grapes in my oatmeal…looks delicious!
Bekah says
i’m hooked on spring pad- i need to seriously organize everything i’ve saved though, before i go crazy!
i have to go and get some pumpkin pie sf before the season ends. yummm.
Jenna says
i really wanna try overnight oats sometime!
jenna
noelle pistilli says
Hey Kath..
Maybe this is a silly question, but do you eat the overnight oats cold? Or do you heat them up the next morning?
Thanks..Love your blog, been a long time reader
-n
Janna (Just Flourishing) says
Thanks so much Kath! SpringPad will be so useful! I will definitely be “Spring” ing many of your recipes!!
Rachael (La Dolce Vita) says
I am so making those overnight oats. Great idea!
Danica says
Your Springpad turned out great! I launch mine in the next week or so – can’t wait. LOVE the concept.
Have a fun day gardening! I look forward to checking out all the fun videos you are making.
Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says
I had overnight oats with pineapple Chobani today — VERY doughy and delish!
Jenn
Jessie Bea says
Thanks so much for the springpad recommendation! My recipe bookmarks folders are a bit of a pain to use, this is much easier and I can use it from any browser, so cool!
Kath says
Cynthia,
Def. would save time!! I don’t like to have it too many days in a row though – I miss my hot oats!
stacy,
I’m sure you could, but I’ve never tried it.
Suzanne,
See Matt’s comment below!
Angie,
Yes, cold.
melissa,
Haha – yeehaw!
maureen,
Always, always raw. And yes, I make it for one person all the time – 1/3 cup oats, 1/3 cup milk, 1/3 cup water, half banana.
Kath
Kath says
Cynthia,
Def. would save time!! I don’t like to have it too many days in a row though – I miss my hot oats!
stacy,
I’m sure you could, but I’ve never tried it.
Suzanne,
See Matt’s comment below!
Angie + noelle,
Yes, cold.
melissa,
Haha – yeehaw!
maureen,
Always, always raw. And yes, I make it for one person all the time – 1/3 cup oats, 1/3 cup milk, 1/3 cup water, half banana.
Kath
Melissa says
I actually set up an additional gmail account just for my recipes. If I find some online that I like, I email that page to myself, with the name of the recipe in the subject line. If I create my own, I do the same. I have created folders for breakfast, burgers/sandwiches, dips/sauces, and on and on…I have about 20 folders. Label each email with the appropriate folder and it’s an easy search when you’re looking for ideas! Also, you can star the ones you’ve used and liked so it’s easy to find them!!
Kath says
Melissa,
What a great idea! One could probably do the same within your regular email and just tag them all.
Kath
Kath says
Angie,
You have to have it enabled in Labs first. Go to Labs, find Multiple Inboxes and enable. Then it should show up.
Kath
Kim - Easy French Food says
This is really a very interesting and unique service. I’m excited that I might actually remember to try some of the great recipes I see on this blog and others. Thanks so much for the heads up on this – signed up straight away!