double trouble

i know... but yesterday was hectic because we had family over so i hadn't the time to blog. because of our background (my mom's dad is icelandic, she grew up in germany and my family lived in austria) my mom's side of the family celebrates advent every sunday during the month of december. the whole family gathers at someone's house and we eat and sing and make merry while another candle is lit. 

i made possibly the most beautiful bowl of oats on sunday morning. it was gray out so i made them extra colorful...

 rainbow breakfast

 for these oats:
*oat bran
*coconut milk
*mixed frozen berries
*vanilla extract
*cinnamon
*pumpkin seeds
*golden raisins
*sugar

adding coconut milk was such a fantastic idea! thanks to sarah for that one :) it made the oats even more creamy and rich.

 love every bite

for this morning i decided to go back to how i eat oats when i'm lazy but just kick it up a notch. this bowl had
*vanilla
*cinnamon
*raisins
*applesauce
*coconut milk
*lots of sugar. i mean lots.

applesauce is another new idea i had that added a lot of body to the oats. it cooled them just a bit and gave it just the right amount of texture to keep it interesting but not steal the show entirely.

starting my week off right? i certainly hope so.

cheers! *^^