So here I was, just sitting at my desk uploading pictures to my computer. The next thing I knew, I saw a little stream of smoke appear in front of my eyes. As the smoke started to rise to the ceiling, I looked down to see where the source was coming from– my camera!!
Before I could even think, I quickly grabbed it and the smoke stopped immediately. What the heck? I first examined the screen, the lens, and the battery compartment to see if that’s where it was coming from. No such luck. I glanced at my desk to see if something else could have caused the smoke. Nothing looked abnormal. Confused, I picked up my camera and that’s when I noticed it.
There was a tiny part on the rubber grip that had started to melt. It wasn’t anything major, but it was there. I put my hand out to where my camera had been sitting and that’s when it all clicked together. My cosmetic mirror had reflected the light coming in from my window and slowly burned my dear camera. It was totally a Sid moment from Toy Story. My poor, poor, camera. Mirrors are dangerous, people! Especially ones with 16x magnification power! Don’t leave them unattended.
Now that you’ve got my lesson for the day, this oatmeal recipe falls under one of my least used categories on my blog: vegan goods. In my opinion, it’s really difficult to make vegan stuff that tastes good. This oatmeal was just okay. The part that ruined it for me was the sweetener. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get over that sweetener flavor (which is why I sprinkled sugar in the raw on top). I’d use real sugar the next time I made this, but if sweetener doesn’t bother you, then by all means stick to the recipe posted.
From Undressed Skeleton
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Whole Grain Oatmeal
- 1 Cup Water
- 1/4 Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
- 1/2 Cup Pure Pumpkin Puree
- 1 Packet Sweetener (Truvia)
- 1 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1 Tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1 Tbsp chopped pecans
Directions
- Microwave the water and oatmeal together for two minutes. Stir in the almond milk.
- Mix in the pumpkin puree and sweetener.
- Top with cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and chopped pecans.
Lovely photos!
Cindy x
http://www.cindynguyen.ca/
Just made this for breakfast because your picture was enticing! However, I followed your directions step for step, and mine came out as more of a soup consistency. May have something to do with my pumpkin purée? I made the purée at home using a small pumpkin. I’m guessing because I didnt strain it in a cheesecloth for 24 hours, it retained a bit of water?
It was also in dire need of more sweetness. It doesn’t exactly taste like a pumpkin pie. I think next time I will add more sugar (or sweetener) and omit the almond milk completely. I will also try it again with strained pumpkin purée.
I will say, it had a nice flavor after adding extra sweetener, and I used walnuts (all I had on hand). Love the crunch of the nut in this. It was also very filling! Thanks for the creative twist on breakfast oatmeal. I will try again with modifications.