Tasty Oatmeal the Microwave Way!

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup rolled oat
• 1 dash salt
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• cinnamon (I must use a teaspoon)
• 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup dried cherries (see Notes below)

Directions

1. 1

   Combine ingredients in microwave safe dish/pot. Nuke 2 mins 20 sec. Stir. If still "water-y," nuke 10-15 seconds.

2. 2

   ***Note #1: I often use whatever fresh fruit I have on hand -- chopped apples, cut up bananas, fresh peaches, etc.

3. 3

   ***Note #2: I also like to use dried fruit such as raisins, cherries, blueberries, etc. When using dried fruit, I like to nuke the fruit in enough water to cover for appx 2 mins, depending on the size of the fruit and it's estimated moisture content.

4. 4

   ***Note #3: After nuking dried fruit, do not drain if there is any water left. Add the other ingredients to the pot and go from there.

5. 5

   ***Note #4: Other than the water and oats, I don't actually measure the other stuff, just adding a handful of this and some of that.