I never liked oats in my life... not until I found this recently...

Overnight, No-Cook Refrigerator Oatmeal

 



















(picture extracted from TheYummylife.com)

Had been having breakfast in office from the canteen for a while, after I got tired of having bread with spreads... and later, canteen food started getting really bad, either the bee hoon was super salty, or the bee tai mat would be super oily, mee siam and mee rebus that gets you satisfied for that moment and then after the sugar spike, you get a slump down. And with our ever increasing waistline, there was this one day which I told myself..."OK, that is it. I am changing our meals for good!" 

That is when I started researching for breakfast and healthy dinner ideas that I can make everyday. And saw this overnight, no cook refrigerator oatmeal. It left me in questioning the recipe at first... oats are like squishy, slimy and they taste terrible to me... and I have never liked it in my whole life... and not cooking it... doesn't it taste even worse?? However, after reading the article on theyummylife.com and the amazing photos convinced me that it couldn't be so bad... So I went ahead to try it... I tried the banana cocoa oats: 























Ohhh..... this is heavenly!!! I added more milk to it and warmed it up in the microwave in the morning... and it was excellent! Hubby finished the bowl too!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup uncooked old fashioned rolled oats
• 1/3 cup skim milk (I used ricemilk)
• 1/4 cup low-fat Greek yogurt (I used yoplait french vanilla yoghurt)
• 1-1/2 teaspoons dried chia seeds
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon honey, optional (or substitute any preferred sweetener)Used brown sugar
• 1/4 cup diced ripe banana, or enough to fill jar (approx. half of a small banana)

Directions

In a half pint (1 cup) jar, add oats, milk, yogurt, chia seeds, cocoa powder and honey. Put lid on jar and shake until well combined. Remove lid, add bananas and stir until mixed throughout. Return lid to jar and refrigerate overnight or up to 2 days. Eat chilled.

Nutritional Info: 245 calories, 5g fat, 56g carbs, 10g fiber, 13g protein; Weight Watchers PtsPlus: 8 

 

So I went ahead to make this again... in a different recipe...

 

Banana Peanut Butter Refrigerator Oatmeal

 

Yes, bananas again... because I always seems to have some overripe bananas at home which is perfect for these recipes!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup uncooked old fashioned rolled oats
• 1/3 cup skim milk
• 1/4 cup low-fat Greek yogurt
• 1-1/2 teaspoons dried chia seeds
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter (may substitute PB2 powdered peanut butter)
• 1 teaspoon honey, optional (or substitute any preferred sweetener)
• 1/4 cup diced ripe banana, or enough to fill jar (approx. half of a small banana)

Directions

In a half pint (1 cup) jar, add oats, milk, yogurt, chia seeds, peanut butter (or PB2), and honey. Put lid on jar and shake until well combined. Remove lid, add bananas and stir until mixed throughout. Return lid to jar and refrigerate overnight or up to 2 days. Eat chilled.

Nutritional Info (using PB2 and no honey or sweetener): 264 calories, 5g fat, 55g carbs, 8g fiber, 15g protein; Weight Watchers PtsPlus: 8 

 

And this, caught my heart again. Pretty sure I will be trying all the varieties on the site soon... and perhaps I will develop my own flavours too? Anyway, I had been doing many many other types of healthy breakfast... and I hope to go on for..ever? Next one, I will try: 

Raspberry Vanilla Refrigerator Oatmeal

 

 Look How YUMMMMMMM This looks!

Protein Pancakes

Pancakes can't get healthier than this. Gluten-free, and filled with protein, and most of all... YUMMY. Its gonna be something I'll be preparing over and over and over again!
Source from The Novice Chef.

Fingerling Potato-Leek Hash with Baby Kale & Eggs

Still going crazy about making interesting breakfast... I saw this Fingerling Potato-Leek Hash with Turnp Greens & Eggs from The Novice Chef and it looks absolutely appetizing and kinda healthy and filling enough for a good breakfast... so I decided to try it out even though I couldn't find some ingredients, decided to replace with alternatives. ... picture below from The Novice Chef... and the next one is my version, with cherry tomatoes. Sadly I couldn't find those mini-potatoes at NTUC... try again next week. I boiled the potatoes beforehand. Maybe cos they were not the correct ones... they were kinda overly soft... really like a Mash. but well... it still taste wonderful... would be better if I put more cheese, and some gravy. haahah....

 

 Fingerling Potato-Leek Hash with Baby Kale & Eggs

 Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 heaping cups, sliced leeks (about 2 large leeks)
12 oz fingerling potatoes, cut in half lengthwise (about 2 cups)
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 heaping cups, thinly sliced trimmed Turnip Greens (about 1 bunch) - I used Kale
Slap Ya Mama, to taste (or any other Creole seasoning) - I used all purpose seasoning
4 large eggs
2 oz shredded asagio cheese - I used shredded mixed cheese

Directions:

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add oil to pan. Add leek; cook 8 minutes, stirring frequently. Add potatoes and garlic; cook 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally. To help speed up this process, I like to sprinkle a couple tablespoons of water around the skillet and cover with lid. This helps to steam the potatoes a little faster.
Stir in a little creole seasoning (or if you are like me, a lot of creole seasoning---just be careful because it can turn salty fast) and then add turnip greens; cook 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Using a spoon, push potato mixture aside to make 4 egg-size spaces. Crack 1 egg into each space; sprinkle Slap Ya Mama over eggs. Cover and cook 3 minutes; sprinkle cheese over potato mixture. Cover and cook 2 minutes or until egg yolks are lightly set. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Information*: Calories 292. Fat 16. Carb 25.4. Fiber 4.7. Protein 14.5.
Weight Watchers: 8 points plus
*Nutrition Information calculated with SparkRecipes.com

Dark Chocolate and Vanilla Bean Marshmallow Dream Cake

Xx couldn't fall asleep for her afternoon nap yesterday... and since Yong Le and Lele are both asleep, with itchy hands, I asked her if she wants to make a cake with me. She enthusiastically squeals "OKOK!!!" YAY!" So I saw this range of dream cakes from The Novice Chef blog last week, I decided to give it a go... especially when it doesn't even require a mixer... so it won't wake anyone up. Right after baking it doesn't look very promising at first. But when you slice into it.... YOU KNOW U FOUND IT!!!! Anytime I need a quick fix no need to wait for the butter to soften anymore... try it! You will not regret!

Compilation of Favourite Recipes

All the recipes which I had tried, tested and loved like crazy are all shared HERE. The list still goes on and on and on... and I will keep it updated all the time, anytime I find good recipes! Good things must share!

P.S. No matter what anybody says, I will never give up my dream (unless I am dead). So... bake on!!!

Feel-Good Breakfast Apple and Banana Wholemeal Muffins

Recently closed up business for customised design cakes as hubby not happy with my dedication to it... Feeling lost, I started making daily breakfast, even if it means getting up an hour earlier. Today morning, I decided to try making muffins... since the recipe seems so easy! But I only have extra half-an-hour to accomplish the measuring of ingredients, preparation, baking and cooling so I guess I try to see if it works. And HEY, I managed to do it! And since this is such a healthy breakfast option, it will be in my breakfast to-do-list for a very long time! First, we start with a wholemeal apple and banana muffin. Even myself, whom is not a big muffin fan, has fallen in love with this one... and it is so healthy, you feel so good after having a big one! So... here goes....