Walnut & Date Breakfast Oatmeal

Nostalgia & Dry Nose:

Reading back through some of my posts from 2010 this morning, and what a trip it was. Not sure if I feel better or worse. But I really regret my greediness in not posting the recipe for scented salt beads that I had found in the vintage Workbasket magazines from the 1950's, because I can't find where I put them at my parents house. My goal is to post as many recipes as possible because it's easier for me to sign on here and search my blog than it is to go through my pile of printed recipes and scraps of paper that are stuffed on top of my cookbook collection. So right now I am sniffing a cup of hot water because the room I am in is very dry. I feel rather blah this morning; I stayed up way too late last night, and went to bed with wet hair in February. Not that I wanted to, but I did it to be a good friend! I carpooled with my buddy Mark to derby practice, but practice ran super-late AND then he wanted to go for a drink with the former president of the league who was visiting from California. So I really didn't want to go out afterwards, but I knew how much it would mean to Mark, so I sucked it up and went along with it. I still had to go home and shower, then read for 20 minutes to put my brain to sleep, so I am fairly confident that I fell asleep before 3:00AM. Need to take my vitamins today! I took 3/4 of a serving of my Dr Schultz Superfoods with my Oatmeal this morning, and drank black tea instead of coffee. The only sweeteners I used were a bit of local honey in my tea and I chopped 2 Medjool Dates for my oatmeal. A nice variation, but I miss the tartness of cherries.

Walnut & Date Breakfast Oatmeal

-1 C water
-dash of sea salt
-1/2 C Rolled Oats
-2 Medjool Dates, pitted and chopped
-1 heaping T finely chopped walnuts
-Milk for topping, optional

Put the dates and walnuts into the water & salt, bring to a boil and cook your oatmeal as usual! As far as oatmeal goes I personally like my dried fruits to plump and my walnuts to soften a bit. The sweetness from the dates was distributed throughout the oatmeal and eliminated the need for anything else sweet to top it! I usually use little drizzle of maple syrup, but with the dates there was no need. Good for winter breakfasts!