Sometimes I have visions of what my life would be like if I could be a “stay at home blogger”. Spending my entire day in the kitchen concocting up delicious food would honestly be a dream to me. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love my job (& my kiddos), but it would be fun to do. I guess that’s what my summers are for! 
But until then, I need to figure out a way to provide you with the following recipes — and believe you me, they all deserve a post of their own.
I know, right?
I love my Saturdays in the kitchen. There’s absolutely nothing like it. If you’re drooling, wipe up your keyboard and move on — I will get you the recipes eventually. I think I will have to do a couple of double posting days in the near future.
Last night I mentioned we were going out for a game night. It was actually in lieu of a campout at the Husband’s aunt and uncle’s house. They may be the hippest aunt and uncle known to man — going over to their house is always anything less than ordinary. And yes, this would be the same uncle who is fun to watch dancing at weddings.
Even though I got home pretty late and didn’t go to bed until about 12:30, I was still up and at ‘em at 6:45. One would think I would try to go back to sleep until it was absolutely necessary for me to get out of bed for church. However, I had something else on my mind.
I have been given so many opportunities lately to try and review products, and I could not be happier about the process. I feel truly blessed that companies are entrusting their products to me to try and give my honest opinion about.
Earlier in the week, Katie from Nuts Online contacted me about sampling and reviewing some of their products. Nuts Online is a HUGE database of different nuts, nut butters, dried fruits, cereals, etc — I fell in love with the website the second I checked it out! Katie was kind enough to notice I am gluten free and asked if I would like to try out their gluten free sampler. My box came within 3-4 days of my responding to her, and it was packed with about 10-12 different goodies! I am so excited to try out the rest of the products.
This morning I really wanted to break out the Steel Cut Oats from the package. I have always been nervous to try steel cut oats before, so this 2-3 serving sampler is going to work out so well for me! If you’ve ever been nervous to try out a product because you’re unsure if you will enjoy it, PLEASE try out their gluten free sample pack. It is amazing!
I love their packaging for their products — it is really colorful and appealing. It made me really excited to try it! Not to mention the resealable bag is really convenient.
The process of cooking steel cut oats was basically the same as old fashioned oats — just a little more liquid and some more (okay, a lot more) cooking time! Per 1/4 cup serving, 1 cup of liquid is needed to cook steel cut oats. In my saucepan went:
- 1/4 cup Nuts Online gluten free Steel Cut Oats
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp flax
- 1/2 banana, sliced thin
- 1/3 cup pumpkin (mixed in at the end)
It took a little more wait time, but the process of whipping the bananas into the oats was the same as regular old fashioned oats. I was trying to be patient, but steel cut oats take almost 20 minutes! I’m glad I waited though because the end result was extraordinary.
I absolutely loved their steel cut oats — I am so excited to still have about 2/3 of the sample pack left! Steel cut oats are nutty, chewy, and have so much more flavor than regular old fashioned oats. If you’ve never given them a try, do it! They are fantastic. In fact, if you’ve been skeptical, go to Nuts Online’s website. They have so many options!
While this is definitely a weekend breakfast (I don’t have that much time in the morning!), I am already looking forward to Saturday so I can make these again. Amazing!
I have big plans for “dinner” today — I can’t wait to share the recipe with you all!
Question: Have you ever had steel cut oats before? What is your take on them?
Disclaimer: Nuts Online was kind enough to send me these samples for free to review their products. I am in no way being paid as a reimbursement for my review. All my thoughts about their products are purely my honest opinion.
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