Re: A nice simple dinner

On Sun, 2 Mar 2025, Hank Rogers wrote:

Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2025-03-02, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:

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   the first stage for how much i normally cook is 2 minutes
or less.  after that it is a few seconds of putting in the
new power level.  and then waiting 8:11 for them to finish.
i can easily do other things while the 2 and 8:11 are
going so it's really not a lot of time involved at all.

 Granted I use the "1-minute" oats and add the water about
an hour before I nuke 'em so they'll be fully hydrated.
I microwave oatmeal on full power for 2.5 minutes, stirring
after the first 1.5 minute.
 That gives me enough time to pour a glass of milk and slice
a pat of butter to go in my oatmeal.
 

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Works perfectly for me too. The "quick oats" are the same as "old fashioned" except they are not only steamed and pressed, but also cut, so they are a little finer, and cook a little faster.
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I like a tiny amount of chopped dates for flavor, a touch of salt and pepper, small chunk of butter, and that's it.
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I don't bother to stir, but I do use a lower power setting and cook longer.
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I also love cream of wheat, but I never found a way to make it without stirring  every 30 seconds. Else, I get lumpy stuff.

Salt is also approved by science!
Sometimes, I add peanut butter and chopped bananas. Other times, I might add raisins (vegetarian free range raisins!).