The best oatmeal ever!

I stole this recipe from Michael Smith's Foodtv.ca page, but it really is the best oatmeal ever. While his recipe calls for an almond foam for the top of the oatmeal, I don't have a milk steamer so I've left it out but you can find the full recipe here.

Apple Pie Oatmeal
(Serves 2)

You will need:

1 cup whole rolled oats
2 cups milk
1 apple, cored and chopped
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp sliced almonds

Pour the oats, milk, apple, brown sugar and cinnamon into a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Continue gently cooking until it's thick and creamy, about 15 minutes. Stir every few minutes to keep the mixture from sticking to the bottom. Spoon the oatmeal into 2 serving bowls and sprinkle with almond slices and serve.

This recipe is easily halved (and doubled for that matter) so making it just for one (or a crowd) is super simple.

Crock pot chicken stock.

Sometimes, instead of purchasing specific chicken parts like breasts or thighs, I like to just buy a whole chicken and section it up myself. This usually works out to be a bit cheaper, and you get the added bonus of the chicken carcass!

So what do you do with a chicken carcass? Make some delicious chicken stock, I say.

1. Place chicken carcass into a roasting pan and roast it until it's done. (ie. Smells and looks good.)
2. Place the roasted chicken in your crock pot along with some chopped up onions, carrots, celery and anything else you might want. (I like mushrooms and herbs like thyme and rosemary.)
3. Cover the whole thing with water and set our crock pot to medium - high.
4. Let the stock cook for at least three hours... but I like to let it go all night. (Just remember to turn down your crock pot to a low setting if you do.)
5. Strain out all the bits when it's done, season with salt and pepper to taste, and enjoy your home made stock!