Lovin' From the Oven

Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal in a Rice Cooker

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Growing up in an Asian household, rice was a staple for every meal. It was even the first thing that I learned to make! My mom would call from work when I was in elementary school and ask us to make rice so that it would be ready by the time she got off of work. We used the finger method, never quite measuring the water to rice ratio. Once the water hit a certain spot on your finger, it was ready to cook.

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We only made rice in our rice cooker… nothing else. There was white rice, red rice, and sticky rice. Panasonic sent over an electronic rice cooker and gave me a challenge. I had to make breakfast using their rice cooker for their #RiseAndShine Better Breakfast Month Challenge!

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The cooker itself comes with a steaming tray. That’s brilliant! How come I never thought of that before? You could fill the rice cooker with water and then put your vegetables on top of the tray. Close the lid and let the vegetables cook.

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I’ve never owned a rice cooker that had more than one button. Usually, it’s just press down to cook and that’s it. I mean, it makes sense to have more buttons since brown rice takes longer than white rice to cook. For a more versatile rice cooker, you need to have more options. This does just that.
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I chose to make oatmeal. Steel cut oats, to be exact. I figured that since steel cut oats had to sit on the stove for a while to cook, a rice cooker would be just as efficient. I tossed the oats in with some liquids, spices, and apples.
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The finished product was a thick, fully cooked, flavorful, and chunky bowl of oats.

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The apples became really soft, so if you prefer a harder apple, toss in your chopped apples after the oatmeal is done cooking.

Now’s your chance to win your very own Panasonic Rice Cooker! All you have to do is enter using the Rafflecopter below. If you create your own #RiseAndShine meal and tweet the picture to @HomePanasonic and @kimberlywyn, you can earn bonus entries! This giveaway lasts for a week, so you better get on it quick! 🙂

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Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal in a Rice Cooker

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup steel cut oats
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 2/3 cups almond milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 apple, finely chopped

Directions

  1. Mix together all ingredients in your rice cooker.
  2. Close the cover and press "porridge" to cook.
https://lovintheoven.com/cinnamon-apple-oatmeal-rice-cooker/

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Panasonic #MicrowaveOnly Challenge and Giveaway

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I am taking part of Panasonic’s #MicrowaveOnly challenge. What exactly does that entail? Well, for one day, I have to create all of my meals in the microwave! It’s actually a lot easier than I thought it would be.

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For this challenge, I’m using Panasonic’s Full-Size 1.6 cu. ft. Genius Prestige Countertop / Built-in Microwave Oven with Inverter Technology, aka Model #NN-SE782S.

Since living in an apartment, I’ve always been a little frugal with my microwave. I figured that since my living situation was only temporary, I shouldn’t buy a “good’ microwave because I’ll end up moving and selling it anyways.

I was thrilled when Panasonic sent me a microwave to use for this challenge. Heck, this microwave is even better than “good,” it’s awesome. With a cooking power of 1250 watts, you can heat up things in no time! My little microwave before this took forever just to heat up water for some tea. With this, well, you’ll see…

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For breakfast, I made Creamy Oats with Apple, Cherry, and Walnuts. I adjusted the recipe from Panasonic by using almond milk rather than apple juice for that extra creaminess.

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The result was a hearty and fulfilling breakfast that kept me full all morning.

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Creamy Oats with Cherry and Walnuts

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Quick-cooking oats
  • 2 tbsp Dried Cherries
  • 1 1/2 cup almond milk
  • 1/4 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • pinch of Salt
  • 1/4 cup Greek Vanilla Yogurt
  • 1 tbsp Brown Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Walnuts, chopped

Directions

  1. Combine the oats, dried cherries, almond milk, cinnamon, and salt in a microwave safe bowl.
  2. Cook on P10 for 2-3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until thickened.
  3. Top with yogurt and sprinkle with brown sugar and walnuts.
https://lovintheoven.com/panasonic-microwaveonly-challenge/

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Since the oatmeal kept me pretty full, I wasn’t starving when lunch came by. I decided to stay on the healthy track and eat a sweet potato.

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Thanks to Panasonic’s inverter technology, my sweet potato cooked evenly and kept it’s texture and taste. The inside of the potato was just as warm as the outside, so there were no cold spots anywhere!

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Microwavable Sweet Potato

Ingredients

  • 1 sweet potato
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla greek yogurt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. Rinse and scrub the sweet potato.
  2. Pierce the potato all over with a fork. Wrap the potato in a damp paper towel.
  3. Microwave for 4 minutes. Turn it over and microwave for another 4 minutes.
  4. Be careful removing from the microwave when it's done-- it'll be hot! Unwrap the potato and cut it in half. Dollop with the greek yogurt and sprinkle the cinnamon on top. Serve warm!
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For dinner, I admit that I heated up some leftovers along with a bag of microwavable popcorn. #guilty You really have to keep an eye out on your popcorn when using different microwaves– with this Panasonic, I only had to do it for a minute and twenty seconds rather than almost two minutes!

For other recipes and cooking tips, check out Panasonic’s website here.

Now for the good stuff! I’m giving away…

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That’s right.. I’m giving away a full size Panasonic microwave along with a product pack (as pictured above)!! All you have to do is tweet a picture of your own #microwaveonly meal with a short description to @HomePanasonic and @kimberlywyn to win! You must also follow @HomePanasonic in order to be qualified.

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This is a sponsored post, but the opinions expressed are my own.

Cinnamon Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies

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I just spent the past three days in beautiful Carmel and I’m still trying to find a way to get back to reality. More on that later, but for now I have cinnamon butterscotch oatmeal cookies for you.

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You see, I have two huge jars of oatmeal from Costco that I’m trying to use up before I move back to Southern California. I can’t buy anything from Costco at this point because I won’t be able to use it up in two months (except for greek yogurt… I inhale that stuff).

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I’ve also never been a fan of butterscotch chips, but for some reason, I had a bag in my pantry. My DF thinks otherwise and loves butterscotch anything.

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I guess if you like butterscotch then you’d like these cookies, if not, then you won’t (obviously). You can replace the chips with peanut butter, white chocolate, or even mint chocolate. The dough base itself is wonderful on its own.

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Recipe from A Spicy Perspective.

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Cinnamon Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/4 cup quick oats
  • 1 cup butterscotch chips

Directions

  1. Cream together the butter and both sugars.
  2. Mix in the vanilla and egg.
  3. Gradually stir in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt until just mixed.
  4. Fold in the oats and butterscotch chips. Refrigerate the dough for at least an hour.
  5. Preheat oven to 350. Drop the dough into tablespoon sized balls onto baking sheet. Bake for 10-11 minutes.
https://lovintheoven.com/cinnamon-butterscotch-oatmeal-cookies/

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