Monday Oatmeal

I make this for the kids every Monday. Great breakfast to kick start the school/work week. Its a warming, put a smile on your face meal. I am sure its just as good any other day of the week too.


1 serving
1/3 cup "real" oats
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup milk
1/2 banana sliced
honey

put the oats, water and milk in a small pot and broing to a boil , stir, cover and reduce heat to low, cook for 8-10 minutes. stir in banana and some honey to taste. dig in!

"Guacamole" and Margarita

I like my guacamole with real pop. I add a good amount of lime and cilantro to really make it jump. I rarely add onion or jalapeno,.... but will, if I am feeling it.

Throw some of this in front of your friends with warm tortillas or some good chips and a nice cold margarita.........uh huh... that's right. Party time

Guac

• Avocado - make sure when you give it a squeeze it feels soft, not mushy, but definitely gives. Kind of like when you squeeze a stress ball.
• Juice from half a lime - none of that dried up, month old lime. Get a nice fresh one.

• Cilantro - I love this stuff. Grab about 5 stems of it, tear off the leaves, roll em up and give it a good chop - you should have a couple tbsp worth

Scoop the flesh out of the avocado into a bowl, squeeze the lime on, toss in cilantro, good pinch of salt and mix and mash it up with a fork. Done

Margarita

• Tequila 1.5 oz
• Triple sec, 1 oz (orange liqueur)
• Lime juice, 1 oz
• Pinch of sugar or not (or if you are have the time make a simple syrup - boil equal parts sugar and water until the sugar dissolves and let cool, use a tbsp of this in place of sugar)

Pour it in a cocktail shaker with ice, shake shake shake. pour it into a glass. Awesome!

BBQ Braised Brisket

sick and easy to prepare. great for a bunch of people. your friends will love you for making this. great as a sandwich served on a fat bun with cole slaw and a half sour pickle or as an entree with a side of mashed potatoes or corn bread.

Stuff

• Big slab of brisket - 3, 4 or 5 lbs
• Bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce - you'll need 1/2 cup per lb of meat
• Chicken or beef stock - you'll need 1/2 cup per lb of meat

Steps

• heat oven to 300 deg F
• salt and pepper your meat
• grill on high or sear the meat in a pan for 4 minutes per side
• put the meat in a baking dish
• mix your sauce and stock together and pour over the meat
• cover it and make sure the seal is nice and tight - dont want the liquids evaporating on you or the brisket will dry out
• get it in the oven and cook it for 3 and half hours minimum...the longer the better - ideally 4-5 hours.

take it out, pull meat out of sauce, let rest for 10 minutes or so on a plate, slice it, serve with sauce and enjoy!

mmm....Beer

Who's thirsty? You know I am.....

Tonight I'll be keeping it simple. Grabbing an ice cold beer...Anchor Steam I believe. Why fight what your body is craving, right?

...next week I will get more creative.