Oatmeal #132: Veggie Muffins I December 2, 2009
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I’ve been craving muffins as a meal lately, and I love veggie muffins, so I thought I’d make some! It’s always nice when you can make fun foods into something that’s also nutritious 
And since I’ve been staying up so often to run sessions at the lab, motivation to make healthy things is pretty much non-existent, so it’s nice to just throw a frozen muffin into a toaster and serve with yogurt and fruit for a quick lunch! [Lunch because making oatmeal for breakfast is never too much effort! 
] Besides, I can’t scarf salads down on a daily basis–vegetables are always more fun in muffins and pastas!
Oh yeah, this recipe is based on all the Morning Glory Muffins I’ve seen around the net! But I don’t have pineapples or anything like that and I wanted to add oatmeal so I ended up with my own version.
Carrot Coconut Goji Oat Muffins
makes 6 huge muffins
1 cup whole wheat flour
0.5 cup quick oats
1 tbsp each of wheat germ & flax
2 tbsp ground pecans or other nuts [optional]
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
0.5 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1 packet sweet & low [or sub 1 tbsp sweetener of choice]
0.25 cup brown sugar or sweetener of choice
1 egg
1 tbsp EVOO
0.5 cup milk
~1 cup grated bb carrots
0.5 cup goji berries, soaked in milk
0.25 cup unsweetened coconut
Mix everything and let sit for 3-4 hours.
Bake at 350F for 20-25 mins
It is awesome stuff. Best when it’s heated and served with plain yogurt! I’m planning to bake another variety using zucchini tomorrow morning when I get back from lab! So! Excited! Maybe I’ll bake some coffee muffins for next semester so I can be wired for more overnight sessions at the lab! Whoo! MUFFINSSSS!
And on a side note–2 weeks and 5 days til winter vacation!
Served With a Side of Sleep Deprivation November 30, 2009
Posted by oatmeal in Breakfast.Tags: banana, coconut
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Saturday’s breakfast
At the lab! Second day of torturing people running overnight sessions in a row–keepin’ awakin’ by watching TV and blogging at the same time! I tried to study but it’s all boring me to sleep…
Anyway I haven’t had coconut in my oatmeal for a while now and kind of miss it! So I decided to buy some and look! There it is on the oatmeal!
0.5 cup oats, 0.25 cup water, 0.25 cup milk
1 tbsp wheat germ, 1 tbsp flax
0.5 banana
0.25 cup plain yogurt
bit of cocoa and coffee powder
pumpkin seeds, peanuts, sunflower seeds
1 tsp coconut
Duuuude I love banana oatmeal and all, but after having frozen bananas, I can’t go back to the heated and stirred in version! There’s just something about frozen bananas that’s so awesome. And if you pair it with yogurt, the awesomeness explodes because it just can’t be contained in one tiny little bowl! But a random frozen half of a banana doesn’t look so photogenic so I decided to suck it up and nuked the thing.
And yes…there are a lot of pictures of this one bowl! I can’t resist good lighting dudes. And I also really really did not want to study…
Oh and I should note that mixing cocoa and french vanilla coffee together in the oatmeal makes the best smell ever! It smells like those chinese egg waffle things that I used to be obsessed with when I was a kid. I kid you not!
Last photo!
Oh my god I’m so hungry right now…I don’t bring food with me to the lab because my participants can’t eat so I shouldn’t eat so as not to stress them out…[I feel like I mentioned this before...] And I always have the biggest oatmeal craving that starts around 3 or 4 a.m. and then combines with a growling stomach all the way until 7 frickin’ a.m.!!!! 
1 hour and 21 minutes til I can go home and eat!
Obsessed with picture taking January 13, 2009
Posted by oatmeal in Breakfast, Dinner.Tags: coconut, pancake, peanut butter
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I have not been able to put my camera down ever since I discovered how the closeup shots work!
Jan 7
Breakfast:
First pancake of the year!
- oatmeal (mix of quick oats & organic rolled oats), unsweetened coconut, peanut butter, milk, cinnamon, ground ginger, flax
+ huge Fuji apple.
I wanted to toss the apple in the pancake–but I only had a plastic knife and those aren’t very good at apple cutting–too bad–because cooked apples go really well with pancakes! I’m so tempted to go and buy a real knife…
Jan 8 breakfast:
Mini blueberry bran muffins–nicked from the caf!
+ 1 egg
I’m really digging having muffins for breakfast! But it feels weird not to eat oatmeal everyday–have gotten so used to it ever since I started this blog!
Jan 9 dinner:
YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN ABOUT THE CLOSEUP SHOTS?!
Why can’t I be addicted to studying instead of random things like taking pictures of food?!!?
My brain is trying to tell me something… December 5, 2008
Posted by oatmeal in Breakfast, Lunch, Snack.Tags: almonds, applesauce, banana, coconut, cottage cheese, pancake, peanut butter, peanuts, pistachios, raisins
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This should tell you a little about my mental processes when I am working:
True story. Nov 25. There were no witnesses, but I do have the screencap!
I thought it was hilarious that the program went “What?” like it was in disbelief
Nov 26
Oatmeal #138: Nutty Oats – Part IV + applesauce
- applesauce, sliced &blanched almonds, cinnamon, ground ginger, shredded coconut, PB, flax, milk, quick oats, organic oats
Applesauce in pancakes! I have never tried it–have you? I added the entire mini container–so I managed to get the apple flavor!
Also–I decided to blend two different types of oats together because I’m running out of quick oats [my weapon of choice for microwave pancakes] so I decided to mix it with organic oats–it turned out quite well, actually! I was afraid it might take longer to cook, but it didn’t! And it was much chewier too.
+ spiced chai tea with milk. I haven’t had tea + milk in ages! If I had sugar around as well, it would have been complete!
My very amazing lunch:
Something I haven’t had in a long time [since last year!]–couscous! Ever since the caf introduced it into my life, I have been hooked. Grains = awesome in all forms!
The above contains: couscous, dried apricots, peppers, carrots, beans, tomatoes, raisins, peas, lemon-garlic vinaigrette
Extra large lunch, extra awesome.
Night-time snack:
I believe it was for an all-nighter. Can’t remember if I succeeded in staying up all night or not…I probably didn’t…
Nov 27
- banana, cottage cheese, flax, peanuts, pistachios, green raisins, PB
+ coffee
Actually…maybe I did stay up all night…
2 more exams + 1 paper left!
So I only need another week of all-nighters and maybe 3 days of sleeping over at the lab, and then I will be writing my last exam and then going HOME!!!
I have been waiting for this since school started!
Reacting to reactions… December 1, 2008
Posted by oatmeal in Breakfast, Dinner.Tags: almonds, apples, coconut, cottage cheese, granola, mango, peanut butter, raisins, yogurt
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I’m in major confusion over everything in my orgo textbook. My exam is in two days. Verdict: SCREWED.
And when trouble comes my way, I procrastinate.
Nov 24
Oatmeal #137: Tropical Smoothie – Part II
- mango yogurt smoothie, PB, coconut, raisin granola, flax
The caf served these smoothies on Sunday–which was majorly exciting! Once in a while they’d spoil us like this…
Long story short: I took some of that stuff home for oatmeal! Dessert for breakfast for the win!
Nov 25
- Golden Delicious apples, sliced blanched almonds, flax, cottage cheese, PB, brown sugar
This week’s oatmeal has been so full of excitement! I haven’t had brown sugar in my oatmeal since…high school? That was how my mom made them!
Question: What did your first bowl of oatmeal consist of?
Dinner:
Turkey breast + eng muffin + jam, peas
The lack of sleep is driving me nuts. Not to mention the fact that the chairs at the lab are extremely uncomfortable for sleeping on It’s at times like these that I wish I was a midget…
Nutty Oats – Part III November 19, 2008
Posted by oatmeal in Breakfast, Dinner, Snack.Tags: banana, cereal, chocolate, coconut, goji berries, longans, pancake, pumpkin seeds, walnuts
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It just occurred to me how appropriate it is that I have a Nutty Oats series on the blog the same time of year that I’m about to go nuts from a combination of homesickness and stress…see how hilarious I am?
Nov 11
- pumpkin seeds, walnuts, milk, coconut, flax, banana
Ever since I came up with the microwave pancakes, I’ve been craving them like crazy! I’m thinking of doing a savory pancake for dinner sometime
Nov 15
- raisin granola, goji berries, longans, flax, milk, cocoa, walnuts
I haven’t had granola with oats for a while!
Dinner
Baba ghanoush, tomatoes, whole wheat english muffin, scrambled egg, kidney beans, chickpeas
Nov 16
No oats for breakfast!
English muffin with margarine, watermelon, and scrambled eggs.
Kinda refreshing to have a change from the usual routine! I think I’m going to try and have something different for breakfast once every week so I can have oatmeal at the cafeteria XD
Dinner:
Hummus, baba ghanoush, roasted red pepper sauce + bread, tuna, kidney beans, chickpeas, coffee
All-nighter snacks:
Fruits, pistachios, apple, and coffee.
Only my plan failed and I fell asleep…
Home stretch! Only one more week of classes left! When do you guys finish school for the holidays??
Watching TV and Being Lazy November 15, 2008
Posted by oatmeal in Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Snack.Tags: applesauce, banana, coconut, goji berries, longans, peanut butter, yogurt
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That’s how I roll!
Nov 8
- applesauce, coconut, goji berries, longans, flax, cinnamon, ground ginger, walnuts, milk
I need to have applesauce in my oats more often! I see another variation of apple pie oatmeal coming up!
Nov 10
- vanilla yogurt, peanut butter, banana, flax
Sometimes I get a huge, overflowing bowl of oatmeal, and sometimes I barely get anything! It’s such a mystery–must figure this out!
Massive breakfast part 2:
For some reason I was still hungry?! 
Lunch:
<3 Thai rice noodle salad with lime dressing, sesame, and some other stuff. I buy this for lunch every time I can’t eat at the caf! The vegetable salads look so sketchy
Chicken gumbo. I had to dilute it with water since it was so salty D:
Snack:
Pumpkin seeds and almonds! I think it’s the second time I’ve ever had pumpkin seeds–it’s awesome!
And I ate a bunch of this before I took the picture
Dinner:
Scrambled eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, kidney beans and chickpeas. I wish I had some tortillas…stuff doesn’t fall out so easily~
I had this for breakfast on Sunday as well–which meant I got to eat oatmeal at the cafeteria! I haven’t done that since last year when I was just starting this blog~
Everyday is Oatmeal Day! November 1, 2008
Posted by oatmeal in Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Snack.Tags: chocolate, coconut, goji berries, longans, mochi, pear, sesame
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Oct 26
Oatmeal #128: Mochi
- Pear, milk, flax, walnuts, cinnamon, mochi!
Reiterating: mochi!
The package my parents sent me = best thing so far this semester.
<3
Dinner:
Oct 25
The last meal…
…before my doom aka Orgo midterm…
- cocoa, longans, milk, walnuts, flax, goji berries
+ mint tea
I wanted coffee but I didn’t think I need to be any more agitated
Pre-midterm snack:
Free Kashi bars from the cafeteria! Got the coupon in the mail–I also got a free coffee mug! This is why living in residence is awesome
Lunch, aka, consolation meal
Pumpkin & tuna sandwich, yogurt parfait from the tuck shop~
Dinner:
Surprisingly, I was full on this…and it didn’t really even look like much~weird.
pasta salad + beans, cottage cheese + cheerios + PB, pineapple, chocolate chip cookie
Oct 24
- black sesame, goji berries, longans, coconut, walnuts, flax, milk
Consolation Procrastination October 26, 2008
Posted by oatmeal in Breakfast, Dessert, Dinner, Lunch.Tags: banana, cantaloupe, cereal, coconut, goji berries, grapes, honeydew, longans, peaches, peanut butter, pineapple, watermelon
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…because the orgo midterm was a disaster.
Oct 18
- goji berries, longans, coconut, Muslix cereal, walnuts, milk, flax, cinnamon
Lunch:
The as usual!
Strawberry yogurt mixed with Greek yogurt, kashi, peanut butter.
I love weekend lunches ’cause that means I get to binge on Greek yogurt!!
Dinner:
Pumpernickel with baba ghanoush and cucs.
Crackers with baba ghanoush.
Tofu, tomatoes, tons of chickpeas, and potato salad with veggies and capers. This was the first time I’ve ever tried them–sad to say I don’t really like them!
Dessert:
Cookie with honeydew.
Oct 19
- Banana, peanut butter, walnuts, flax, milk
Not sure what else was in this! I have a feeling it may be cinnamon though…since I add it to everything
Hummus sandwich with tomatoes, tofu, egg, and cucs. Along with an apple.
Oct 20
A very fruity breakfast:
Even my tea was flavored with fruits! It’s basically green tea flavored with pineapple, orange, and passionfruit–was really good! I could taste it
- grapes, peach, cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple, milk, flax, walnuts
For some reason…I didn’t really like watermelon, cataloupe, and honeydew in my oatmeal…maybe ’cause they weren’t sweet enough? It was kinda bland :\
Oh, and check out what I got in the mail yesterday:
SO.MUCH.FOOD. <3 [except for the stuff that's obviously not food]
My parents are awesome But I love how they delivered my package in their Thanksgiving turkey box to remind me that they had a feast and I had caf food
Behind October 24, 2008
Posted by oatmeal in Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch.Tags: banana, cereal, cocoa, coconut, coffee, goji berries, longans, muesli, pumpkin, yogurt
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That is what I am! Can’t wait til this semester is over…
Oct 13
- pumpkin, yogurt, cinnamon, walnuts, flax, coconut, shreddies
Oct 14
- goji berries, walnuts, flax, longans?, mocha, milk
Oct 15-16
Not sure where my breakfast pictures went?!
Lunch:
Pumpkin pasta!
Oct 17
- cocoa, cinnamon, ground ginger, banana, walnuts, flax, milk
With Tazo Green Ginger tea! Didn’t taste very gingery to me
Pre-midterm dinner!
A bucketful of Brussels sprouts, an egg, and a hummus sandwich
Three more midterms to go! [Commerce, Orgo, Stats--sometimes I really hate my skewed sense of fun during course registration...]
