Breakfast With The Newlywed Cookbook

The Book:

The Newlywed Cookbook by Sarah Copeland

Originally Published December 16, 2011

So, I’m not going to lie. One of my dear friends Kati got this book when she and her husband got married (They got married about 2 years before my husband and I) and when I saw it in her kitchen, I loved the way that it looked. And that was the main reason I registered for it. But since receiving it 4 years ago, I have not used it once. Not once.

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve read it. There are extremely helpful sections in the beginning about what produce to buy in certain seasons, stocking a pantry, etc. But, once I got to the recipes I ran into problems.

Let me side track really quick. Before I start down this road, let me just say that I love my husband more than anything. He is perfect. No doubt about it. He works hard, takes very good care of me, our dog, and our house. He’s smart, handsome, and makes me laugh. However, he might be one of the pickiest eaters on this entire planet of Earth. Among the things he doesn’t eat are (including, but not limited to): beans (any kind), cooked fruit (again, any kind), vegetables he has never heard of, pancakes, shrimp, mushrooms and many many other things. Hmmmm maybe I should do a blog post on things Will doesn’t eat…. Might come back to this.

Anyway, as I read through the Newlywed Cookbook, I realized there were very few recipes in there that he would eat. Though it does have about 10 pancake recipes that look outstanding, those do me personally no good. This was a bit disappointing considering the reviews online of this book are awesome. Nevertheless, I put the book on a shelf and never really thought about it.

But, here we are. The year of cooking from every cookbook in the house. Since I knew this book would be a challenge, I decided to start here. And what better way to start than with my favorite meal of the day: breakfast.

The Dish: Steel Cut Oats

Okay, so I had something else planned for breakfast this morning, but we are having furniture delivered in about an hour so I opted for a quicker solution.

Recipe is simple enough…

1 cup steel cut oats

3 cups water

¾ cup whole milk

1 cinnamon stick

pinch of salt

bring that to a boil on medium heat then drop to medium-low and simmer for 20-25 minutes until oats are tender. Top with raisins and honey.

That was easy… maybe a little too easy. But still delicious. May need to give this book more consideration after all.

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