Why hobbit food you ask?

Have you ever wondered what hobbits eat? This question never occurred to us until one Sunday night where we used left over boiled, mashed up tubers to cover a hard boiled egg. We took this concept from a Guyanese dish known as Egg Ball. Which really is a hard boiled egg covered in a single root called cassava. After we fried up these tuber balls and were sitting down to devour them Tony said, "Sara, you cook like a hobbit and it's awesome" which then turned these tuber balls into hobbit balls. This also got us thinking, "what else have we cooked that's been inspired through the use of local ingredients and cuisine?" From this our blog was born. But if you're actually looking for foods that hobbits eat you won't find them here. But we do hope you enjoy our creations!

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal

Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal with Bananas & Candied Peanuts


Oatmeal is a huge breakfast staple but lets be honest, it can get boring fast. So I've been experimenting with different, fun, and flavorful options to dress up our dear oats.
I love pumpkin and I make it at least once a week. I buy one pound and lately I've been cooking it and pureeing it to add to smoothies, or to bake pumpkin cookies or adding it to my oatmeal.

1/2 cup pureed pumpkin
1/2 cup oats (or how ever much you want)
pinch nutmeg
pinch cinnamon
1/2 t. vanilla
salt & sugar optional

I put a little water in my pan just to cover the bottom and add my 1/2 cup pumpkin, bring to a slight boil. Add oats, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, salt & sugar, stir well for about 2 minutes.
You could also use milk if you like it creamier.

Top with 1/2 sliced banana and candied peanuts (late last night I made candied peanuts and they were so good in today's oatmeal)

Enjoy!

~Sara

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