Oatmeal

I hate quick oatmeal, I love regular old-fashioned oatmeal. My sister Carla taught me to make perfect old-fashioned oatmeal.

Oatmeal Recipe

Think of how much oatmeal you want, if its 2 cups, put 2 cups water in a pan. Add some salt. Bring to a boil.

Pour slowly: regular (not quick or instant) oatmeal into the boiling water, just until the last two or three oatmeals do not sink, they float on the top. Never stir it.

Turn stove to very low (electric stove dial says 2 or 3). Leave uncovered. Just keep watching it for a few minutes until almost all the water has boiled away. There will be little holes going clear down to the bottom, with steam shooting out of them. Take it off the stove when it is as dry as you want it to be.

I try to make more than I want, then I keep it in a container in the fridge. Then I can heat up some in the microwave quickly for breakfast, and don't have to wait around cooking it each time.