Baked Oatmeal and home delivery

I do not like oatmeal-but I love things with oatmeal in them-you know, like cookies. But I am always on the lookout for easy healthy things I can make for my family to help replace our junk food.

My friend, Diane, posted this wonderful baked oatmeal recipe on our homeschool board and it has became a regular favorite around here (for lunch, of course. I am not a morning person, remember. LOL) She gave me permission to share it. I tweaked it a little for my taste.

Baked Oatmeal

1 ½ C. oatmeal
1/3 C. honey (can use more or less)
2 TBS. brown sugar (opt.)
½ C. milk (rice or soy milk work too)
¼ C. oil
1 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all the ingredients and mix well. You can use less honey if you don’t like too much sweet and more if you want it sweeter. The brown sugar is optional.
Spread evenly into a square pan (8x8 or 9x9). Bake for 30-35 min. Serve. You can pour milk over it when you eat it or serve with fresh fruit on top. Another choice is to top with brown sugar.

Oystein and I have been working on eating healthier. We still have a long way to go (especially me) but progress is happening. We recently started receiving home deliveries from Klesick Farms. They deliver organic fruits and veggies to your home on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis. For now, we are getting deliveries every other week. It forces me to try new things since the boxes sometimes come with items I've never used. We've found out that Oystein and I like sunchokes (AKA Jerusalem artichokes) and last week I make a chicken and leek casserole that was liked by us adults too. We also just ordered their grass fed beef. I also like that we are working on supporting local businesses in this process.