My Wanderings in the Kitchen: Simply Yummy Baked Oatmeal

This recipe has become very popular last week when I had breakfast duty and before...it's very simple, delicious and a fun alternative to typical oatmeal. The great thing about this (that I plan to do soon) is you can add whatever you want! Raisins, nuts, apples, or if you wanted to go on a tropical twist maybe even half a can of crushed pineapple!

Baked Oatmeal

Ala

Meghan!

Ingredients:

3 cups oatmeal

3/4 cup brown sugar (you can use less if you dare!)

1 stick of butter, softened (or melted since we don't have a microwave:) )

2 eggs

2 cups milk

2 heaping teaspoons of baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons of flour if it's a little too watery

Optional: cinnamon, vanilla, apples, raisins, crushed nuts, crushed pineapple

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and grease a 13 by 9 pan

2. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and if it's a little too watery, just add a half a cup or so more of oatmeal

3. Dump into pan and bake for 30 minutes and let sit to set

Voila! Here it is:

Growth...

I read a wonderful truth in my devotions this morning:

"If you endure chastening God deals with you as a daughter, for what daughter is there whome a father does not chasten? Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness." Hebrews 12:7 & 11; 'daughter' is my addition.

We will never stop growing and being molded by the Lord and it's not usually a easy process. When the Lord chastens it is humbling and bitter sweet...but He in His abundant love and mercy brings conviction and then growth because of how much He loves us.

I need thee every hour; stay thou nearby; temptations lose their power when thou art nigh.

I need thee, O I need thee. Every hour I need thee. O bless me now my Savior, I come to thee

I need thee every hour; teach me thy will; and thy rich promises in me fulfill.