Breakfast

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon butter
1/2 cup blackberries
1/4 cup grade B maple syrup
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions

  1. Place the margarine in a skillet over low heat. Let the margarine melt completely.
  2. Place the blackberries in the melted margarine.
  3. Cook 3 minutes or until the fruit just starts to soften.
  4. Gently fold in the maple syrup. Sprinkle on the nutmeg.
  5. Adjust temperature to medium and bring mixture to a boil.
  6. As soon as the mixture begins to boil remove the pan from the heat.
  7. Allow to cool slightly before serving over pancakes or waffles.

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I love cooking steel cut oatmeal in the slow cooker because the texture ends up great and you can set a timer and have it ready when you wake up!

I just toss everything in before bed and in eight hours I’ve got fresh oatmeal. (No worries if it sits longer, it’ll still taste fine.) Continue reading

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You’ll still get eggs, cheese, and tasty fillings but the rather than delivering them to your mouth by tortilla you’ll be delivering them by bell pepper!

That’s right, we’re going to create a tasty breakfast stuffed pepper.

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