It’s the Oatmeal!! Rev your engine for the Day–whether you are debating in Congress, milking cows, or hitting the ski slopes Oatmeal will fuel you up for Life’s adventures!  Try Oatmeal recipes from Liberty Hill Farm with Cabot butter and VT maple syrup, the secret ingredients for a yummy start to the day.

Last week Bernie Sanders ate a bowl of oatmeal before his marathon 9 hour speech in Congress. This week McDonalds introduced oatmeal in their menu. Oatmeal is HOT!! But we always knew that. Our guests love my baked oatmeal as part of their hearty farm breakfast. David and Lois compete to scrape the bowl as a morning snack. Oatmeal: energy for barn chores, Congress, or having fun with friends. It is the “stick to your ribs” breakfast.

Recipe #1: 

1 1/3 cup oats, 2 cups milk, 1/4 cup VT maple syrup, 2 Tbsp Cabot butter, 1 apple peeled and diced, 1/2 cup Ocean Spray Craisins, 1 tsp cinnamon.

Stir together in lightly buttered bowl. Bake in oven for 40 minutes at 350.

 Recipe #2:  For more protein in your day try David’s favorite treat.  The secret is that you mix it together and then throw it the oven while you are getting dressed for the day, but be careful not to Burn it……not to long, not too much.  Keep your oatmeal just right!

2 cups oats, 4 cups milk, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup VT maple syrup, 1 Tbsp Cabot butter, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg.

Stir together put in buttered casserole dish or individual ramekins, Bake in oven 30 minutes at 350.  Add Ocean Spray Craisins, or other fruit as desired.  Serve with a pat of Cabot butter on top, maple syrup, and milk!   Delish!