Believe in the Magic Traci Diary

Oatmeal

  • Meal Prep Menu #2

    Prepare weekly creamer batches: eggnog, gingerbread, honey vanilla, cinnamon bun, peppermint mocha. Make iced coffee and prep veggies and fruits. Plan breakfast, snacks, and lunch. Continue reading

    Meal Prep Menu #2

  • Almond Joy Granola

    Gluten-free (if using gluten-free certified oats) Meal planning Quick Breakfast Snack Continue reading

  • Mom, What’s For Dinner? – January 8, 2018 & Pressure Cooker Steel Oats

    Last week was crazy.  I only worked twice during the week.  We had below freezing temps.  Extremely below freezing temps.  The wind chill on a couple of the days registered -20 or so below. Continue reading

    Mom, What’s For Dinner? – January 8, 2018 & Pressure Cooker Steel Oats

  • Six More Easy Breakfast Ideas

    This blog post presents 5 easy breakfast ideas: multigrain toast with almond butter, breakfast burrito, overnight oats, baked oatmeal, and omelet in a mug. Enjoy! Continue reading

    Six More Easy Breakfast Ideas

  • Chocolate Covered Strawberry Granola

    Happy Valentine’s Day! I’ve been in the mood for homemade granola, so I decided to experiment.  With Valentine’s Day approaching, I thought chocolate-covered strawberry granola would be a great version. Continue reading

    Chocolate Covered Strawberry Granola

  • Snickerdoodle Oatmeal

    Snickerdoodle Oatmeal Stars of the recipe: Steps: For a printable version of the recipe, click here. Happy Eating,Traci Continue reading

    Snickerdoodle Oatmeal

  • Applesauce Overnight Oatmeal

    Until a few years ago, breakfast was not a favorite meal of mine.  I rarely ate breakfast which is not a good habit to get into.  Then I made a resolution in 2013 to eat breakfast every day.  I did… Continue reading

    Applesauce Overnight Oatmeal

  • Pumpkin No Bake Energy Balls

    For a long time, I had wanted to try Larabars but was afraid because I didn’t know how they would like it because of the dates. Once I finally tried one of the bars, I decided it was not as… Continue reading

  • Cranberry Orange Oatmeal

    A few days ago, Tiffany from Eat at Home posted a recipe for cranberry orange oatmeal cooked in the slow cooker.  I’ve attempted to make oatmeal in the slow cooker, and it did not turn out pretty.  Most of it… Continue reading

  • Individual Five Spice Apple Crisp

    Last November, my foodie pen pal introduced me to Chinese five spice and suggested I use it in some of my fall time recipes instead of pumpkin pie spice blend. The five spice really does take it up a notch. If… Continue reading