Chow is often overlooked (by me), but this video proves, once again, that they mean business. Oatmeal business.

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Need. Stop. Please send. Stop.

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thekitchenrecipes:

Peanut Butter and Honey Granola
About 8 cups granola

3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
2 cups shelled roasted peanuts
1 cup hulled raw pumpkin seeds
1 cup wheat germ
1 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup natural peanut butter, smooth or chunky
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2/3 cup vegetable or olive oil
3/4 cup chopped dried dates

Heat the oven to 325°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, combine oats, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, wheat germ, salt, cinnamon, and ginger.

In a small saucepan, mix the honey and brown sugar. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly. Turn off the heat and stir in the peanut butter and vanilla until smooth. Pour over the oat mixture. Pour in the oil, and stir thoroughly. The mixture will be chunky and rough.

Spread the oat mixture evenly on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 40 minutes, stirring twice while baking. Transfer the granola to a large bowl and add the dates, tossing to combine.

Additional Flavors & Add-Ins:
• Chocolate & PB: 1/2 cup chocolate chips, after the granola has completely cooled.
• Tropical PB: 1 cup unsweetened coconut, added before baking, plus 1/2 cup each dried pineapple and banana chips added after baking.
• PB & J: 1/2 cup dried cranberries and 1/2 cup raisins added after baking, instead of the dates.

In Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction, Kurt Vonnegut wrote “Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.” Since this is an oat blog with strict demarcations, I don’t have to say I want whaling to end, or an African team, preferably Ghana, in the World Cup, or even talk about war. Right now, Kurt, all I want is this:

Oatmeal Carmelitas

Loyal readers of the oat blog of record know I don’t shy away from a dollop of yogurt atop my morning oatmeal. I’ve tried the blogger-fueled obsession with yoats, or yogurt covered oats. They didn’t do it for me. 

Tossing my fruit in yogurt, though, is primary genius, oatizens. I coated tiny pieces of kiwi, strawberries, bananas, blueberries with the tangy nectar of the cow gods, and bliss ensued. 

His…

and hers.

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All mine! 

Oatizens, apologies in advance for the sparse posting. I’m packing-moving-unpacking, a truly joyous event. In the meantime, make it through this video. I’ll test you upon my triumphant return. 

The New York Times recently caught onto the fact that many chefs are stoners. If they (claim they) aren’t stoners, they think like stoners (see Christina Totsi, pastry chef at Momofuku). 

I think this next “recipe,” courtesy of Chow, confirms this axiomatic conclusion. File under munchies. 

Combine 4 to 6 tablespoons milk, a dash of cinnamon, and 1 pint vanilla ice cream in a blender or a food processor fitted with a blade attachment. Pulse 8 to 10 times or until mostly smooth. Add 6 crushed crunchy oatmeal cookies and pulse 5 times more. Layer with caramel sauce in a chilled pint glass and serve.

The only thing my television connects to is netflix, so I tend to be in the dark about emerging pop culture icons.

All I know about Dr. Oz is the obvious: he’s a doctor who was manufactured by Oprah.

I don’t know exactly how she does it. 

Perhaps Oprah has, among her many special gifts, the ability to simply will people into being.

Conversely, she might go the more conventional route, funding a lab to produce minions who she then showers with money, cars, and ipads. Eventually, if they’re really good little boys, they get a show of their very own.

These aren’t important details, right? All you really need to know about this beacon of healthful living is that he wears scrubs, and that he’s here to provide a sort of sterile level of attractiveness while doling out mainly aphoristic information.

That other doctor guy, the bald one donning suits, handles the more emo stuff.

Google alert tells me that this Dr. Oz guy wasn’t assembled yesterday: he knows oats are manna from Oprah, and can thicken his otherwise completely straightforward soup recipe. Without further ado, Dr. Oz’s recipe for Cream of Carrot Soup, which will solve all your problems.

2 tbsps Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 large onion cut into medium dice
1/2 tsp sea salt
2lbs carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch rounds
5 cups of vegetable stock
1/4 cup rolled oats
1 1/2 tsp ginger juice
1 tsp lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Garnish with 2 tsp of dill and dollop of plain yogurt

In a medium-sized pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and salt.  Sweat until onions are soft (about 5-8 minutes). Stir often to prevent browning. Add the carrots, cover pot and cook over low heat for 5-6 minutes. Stir to prevent browning. Add stock and oats to pot. Raise the heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 25 minutes until carrots are tender. Pour contents of the pot into a blender. Blend the soup until creamy. Add additional stock to desired consistency. Add lemon and ginger juice. Readjust seasonings. Garnish with a dollop of yogurt and dill and serve.

According to the American Cancer Society, oats arm the body against cancer.

1. Oats attack bile acids, ultimately reducing their toxicity. 

2. The phytochemicals in oats have cancer-fighting properties.