Winter Welcome

I have been wanting it to snow before I go back to school in New Orleans, and I finally got my wish! It started yesterday, and I woke up to a winter wonderland. The year just doesn't feel complete without true evidence of winter. I'm satisfied now.

So, upon waking up to this, I thought I'd make a festive, classic, winter breakfast. Now, I have only recently discovered that I like oatmeal. I was not a fan as a kid, but I tried it a couple of weeks ago and it has slowly made it's way onto the routine breakfast menu. I briefly skimmed some oatmeal recipes online, and when I saw pumpkin, I knew that's where I wanted this morning to go. So, I got out some gluten-free oats, organic pumpkin, cinnamon, and agave.

I went ahead and cooked the oatmeal, using just water, and then added two spoonfuls of pumpkin, one spoonful of agave, and some cinnamon...a lot of cinnamon.

A lot of the recipes I looked to for inspiration used some kind of milk, but once I got in the kitchen, I totally forgot. Next time I think I'll use rice milk, but even using just water, this was delicious! Great start to a snowy day.