pimp my porridge

godihatedehills

Seeing as we are facing the end of cycling as we know it (drugs eh?? who knew....) here's something from the ART forum to lighten the tone a bit:

pimp my porridge

I'm a fan of walnuts, berries and honey myself but a sick little part of me is intrigued about this nutella and grand marnier idea....

thebouldwhacker

Fresh ground Cinnamon, sliced banana and a good drop of milk for me.... cycle all day with that in you.

ednwireland

honey - that s it

Chips Lovell

Raspberry jam is your only man.

zzzzzzzz

Raisins and nutmeg!

Highway_To_Hell

Handfull of raisons with mixed nuts/seed + plenty of milk.

DirkVoodoo

Just honey for me!

Vélo

Just brown sugar.

godihatedehills

aidan.offbeat wrote: »

nutmeg!

careful now.....

TinyExplosions

The proper Scottish way, oats, water and a pinch of salt -anything else is fer the soft, southern, shandy drinking jessies!

RobertFoster

Raisins and banana for me. I used to have honey too, but with the fruit it was quite sweet.

TinyExplosions wrote: »

The proper Scottish way, oats, water and a pinch of salt -anything else is fer the soft, southern, shandy drinking jessies!

It's Donncha Pheig reincarnated!

Signal_ rabbit

A handful of frozen berries (bought from Lidl), blasted for another minute.

Luvly!

Lumen

TinyExplosions wrote: »

The proper Scottish way, oats, water and a pinch of salt -anything else is fer the soft, southern, shandy drinking jessies people who can afford milk

Fixed that for you.

DualFrontDiscs

Aldi's frozen raspberries. €1.99, good for a couple of weeks' worth of breakfasts. Add to porridge before you microwave.

DFD*

*DesignerFuel(petit)Dejeuner.

ryan_sherlock

thebouldwhacker wrote: »

Fresh ground Cinnamon, sliced banana and a good drop of milk for me.... cycle all day with that in you.

Exactly what I go for (oh, with raisons too - soaked over night) - sometimes an extra topping of a crunchy cereal too...

ROK ON

I detest porridge.

Fruit. Bread. OJ. Coffee. And on fridays 2 pain au chocolat.

mike12

Honey or maple syrup, Banana and sugar

Lumen

Porridge, milk, unbleached caster sugar.

Honey is bee bum juice.

DirkVoodoo

Lumen wrote: »

Porridge, milk, unbleached caster sugar.

Honey is bee bum juice.

What about milk? I was watching cows get milked at the weekend, it wasn't pretty.

Lumen

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

What about milk? I was watching cows get milked at the weekend, it wasn't pretty.

You went to watch a milfing, but it turned out to be a typo?

DirkVoodoo

Actual cows, huge they were! Got sh!t all over my jeans too which wasn't fun.

DualFrontDiscs

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Got sh!t all over my jeans too which wasn't fun.

I panicked the first time I saw real cows too!

DFD*

*DefecatingFromDread.

Chips Lovell

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Actual cows, huge they were! Got sh!t all over my jeans too which wasn't fun.

You're such a city slicker. Did you actually milk one or did you just watch? Machine or the old fashioned way?

davidoc

el tonto wrote: »

Raspberry jam is your only man.

This combo is known as "monkey brains" in our house.

Cinnamon, banana and maple syrup for me.

alfalad

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Actual cows, huge they were! Got sh!t all over my jeans too which wasn't fun.

Poor little city boy, got a little dirty!!

DirkVoodoo

el tonto wrote: »

You're such a city slicker. Did you actually milk one or did you just watch? Machine or the old fashioned way?

It was all automated, really cool. But you are in a little sub level in the middle of the two milking lanes, all their arses are pointed right at you, above your head. And they spook easily.

alfalad

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

It was all automated, really cool. But you are in a little sub level in the middle of the two milking lanes, all their arses are pointed right at you, above your head. And they spook easily.

You learn to dodge pretty fast after a couple of close calls!

abcdggs

People microwave porridge??:eek:

Harrybelafonte

Bake it! With honey, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, pecans, sesame seeds, natural yogurt and a banana.

Chips Lovell

abcdggs wrote: »

People microwave porridge??:eek:

I do it every day.

abcdggs

el tonto wrote: »

I do it every day.

Curiouser and curiouser...

Chips Lovell

alfalad wrote: »

You learn to dodge pretty fast after a couple of close calls!

Yep. And most of it goes down rather than out. It's the stray kicks from the tempermental ones you have to look out for.

Harrybelafonte

abcdggs wrote: »

People microwave porridge??:eek:

Usually includes instructions on the packet

abcdggs

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Usually includes instructions on the packet

Raam

Porridge is muck.

alfalad

el tonto wrote: »

Yep. And most of it goes down rather than out. It's the stray kicks from the tempermental ones you have to look out for.

Very true. Thankfully I was never been caught too badly!

Lumen

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Usually includes instructions on the packet

I guess it depends on the texture you're after. Microwaved porridge isn't creamy enough for my tastes, and the milk goes a bit funny too.

Cooking porridge is about getting the starch out, not just getting the heat in, and that requires time and stirring which doesn't suit the microwave approach.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

alfalad

Raam wrote: »

Porridge is muck.

Try the porridge in Brownes on Sandymount Green, that will change your mind. Don't know what they do to it but it's beautiful!

Harrybelafonte

Lumen wrote: »

I guess it depends on the texture you're after. Microwaved porridge isn't creamy enough for my tastes, and the milk goes a bit funny too.

Cooking porridge is about getting the starch out, not just getting the heat in, and that requires time and stirring which doesn't suit the microwave approach.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

Nope, I'd agree with you, but I usually don't fancy taking that long to make it, hence baking large batches of it to make granola

niceonetom

Lumen wrote: »

Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

Probably.

I favour a 2:1 mix of jumbo porridge oats and granola bits with dried fruit and seeds and bits of coconut and stuff in it. Mix that with twice its volume of milk, zap for three minutes and let sit for as long as you can stand it (go check your tyre pressures or something), then mix it and zap it for another minute or so. Creamy, fruity and very moreish.

I did try to make chocolate banana porridge. It was a disappointment.

Raam

alfalad wrote: »

Try the porridge in Brownes on Sandymount Green, that will change your mind. Don't know what they do to it but it's beautiful!

I do re-call having a rather tasty pesto chicken sandwich in there a few times.

Raam

niceonetom wrote: »

I did try to make chocolate banana porridge. It was a disappointment.

Chocolate, banana and custard. That's where it's at. Slice the banana and put the slices into a small glass of custard and chocolate (already made/melted and stirred into each other). Put it in the fridge to set for a while. Eat. Yum.

godihatedehills

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Bake it! With honey, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, pecans, sesame seeds, natural yogurt and a banana.

Bake it you say? More details please. I see you haven't overlooked the importance of including protein either...

Harrybelafonte

godihatedehills wrote: »

Bake it you say? More details please. I see you haven't overlooked the importance of including protein either...

Half inch layer of large milled oats in baking dish, some vegetable oil (not too much though, enough to stop them sticking), pile on some honey, mix it all together, throw in as much nuts and seeds as you like (no raisins or fruit though) mix it all together put in oven preheated to 170 C and bake for about half hour, should be able to smell it. Make sure to mix occasionally or the top layer will just burn.

Ciaran500

godihatedehills wrote: »

Bake it you say? More details please. I see you haven't overlooked the importance of including protein either...

Where is the protein? Very little protein in a normal portion of nuts, they're mostly delicious fat.

Signal_ rabbit

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Bake it! With honey, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, pecans, sesame seeds, natural yogurt and a banana.

Now this sounds nice! more details please.

godihatedehills

Ciaran500 wrote: »

Where is the protein? Very little protein in a normal portion of nuts, they're mostly delicious fat.

There's a lot more protein in a bowl of milk, yogurt, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, pecans and sesame seeds than there is in a bowl of oats with jam.

Harrybelafonte

You can also use a very sugary compote of your favourite out of date, but not furry, fruit. I think it's half a cup of water and half a cup of sugar, bring to boil, boil for a few mins then add your fruit and boil for another few mins until the fruit starts to breakdown, blueberries are good option.

godihatedehills

Ciaran500 wrote: »

Where is the protein? Very little protein in a normal portion of nuts, they're mostly delicious fat.

The recommended daily intake of protein for an adult is 40 to 70g per day

At a very quick search in this quantity of sunflower, pumpkin and sesame seeds you'd have 17.5g of protein, that's not even including the milk, yogurt and nuts.


Pumpkin seeds, 1oz 9.35g
Sesame seeds, 1 tablespoon 2.55g
Sunflower seeds, 1oz 5.48g


So that's where the protein is.

Harrybelafonte

godihatedehills wrote: »

The recommended daily intake of protein for an adult is 40 to 70g per day

At a very quick search in this quantity of sunflower, pumpkin and sesame seeds you'd have 17.5g of protein, that's not even including the milk, yogurt and nuts.


Pumpkin seeds, 1oz 9.35g
Sesame seeds, 1 tablespoon 2.55g
Sunflower seeds, 1oz 5.48g


So that's where the protein is.

I'm vegetarian so I take protein wherever I can find it.

biomed32

oats, cinnemon, pecans and pumpkin seeds covered in nice cold milk. I also tend to throw a little wheat germ in too