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Yesterday morning, I made pancakes even though I really wanted waffles. The idea of digging around the coat closet (my kitchen storage annex) in order to pull out the waffle iron felt like far more effort that I could muster up on a lazy Saturday morning and so I opted for pancakes, made from mix stirred up according to my father's special recipe. They have honey toasted wheat germ, cornmeal and uncooked millet in them and are lightly sweetened with a touch of cane sugar. My pancakes were delicious, but this picture of a batch of cornmeal ricotta waffles, taken last fall by Jeannette of Everybody Likes Sandwiches, makes me think it might just be worth the effort to pull out the waffle maker after all.

Thanks Jeannette, for adding your image to the Slashfood Flickr pool!

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Several years ago, I went on an extended steel cut oatmeal kick. I would make a biggish pot of the stuff on Sunday nights. When it was ready, I'd divide it between five glass bowls that had plastic lids that I'd bought specifically for the purpose. After they cooled down, I'd would stack them in the fridge. Each morning I'd pull one out, add a little milk and take it to work with me for eventual nuking. I'd also bring a small baggie that contained toasted slivered almonds and a few raisins. I did this every weekday for more than a year. Eventually I tired of the practice (although thinking about it now is making me hungry).

Over at Everybody Loves Sandwiches, Kickpleat has written about a different way to reheat the leftover oatmeal besides sticking it in the microwave. She pan-fried the slab of cold oatmeal in a little butter. Topped with yogurt and maple syrup, it looks like a delicious breakfast treat and makes me start to think seriously about restarting my old oatmeal habit, just so I can heat it up this way.

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I love oatmeal, but it’s not usually a “food porn”-worthy dish. Like all porridge-y dishes, oatmeal is rather uninspiring to look at, even though it is very healthy and lends itself to almost innumerable variations, including pumpkin pie and chai spices with mango. The presentation of oatmeal at Everybody Likes Sandwiches is just about too good to resist. Her Cranberry Walnut Oatmeal is a delicious mix of oats, cranberries, walnuts and maple syrup, with a splash of vanilla thrown in for good measure. Cranberries are packed with antioxidants and walnuts have essential fatty acids that can protect against heart disease, so in addition to looking good, this breakfast will leave you feeling good.

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