Happy Happy Easter!
We have a beautiful springtime morning here in the Carolinas!
Mist and Dew
And I was hungry for some oats!
Ladies [and gentleman!], may I present the Buddha Bowl! Coming soon to an Open Sky store near you!
Perhaps the most fun, beautiful and exciting bowl I have ever stumbled across! Hand-made to order, these bowls fit in the palm of your hand. GENIUS! I love to snuggle with my oatmeal, so this bowl was designed for me!
Today’s oatmeal mix featured the Bob’s Red Mill 10 Grain Hot Cereal.
Ingredients:
Some Justin’s Maple Almond Butter sauce – made with a few tbsp of milk and heated in the microwave and stirred until it was smooth
As well as a Breakfast Witch breakfast brownie Rebecca from NYC gave me yesterday!! It’s from the Fat Witch Bakery. I guess if you put brownies on your oatmeal everyday you become a fat witch!? Hee hee. Thanks Rebecca!!
The Mix
- 1/4 cup oats
- 1/8 cup 10 grain hot cereal
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1/2 banana
- Pinch salt
- Dash vanilla
- Almond butter sauce
- Fat Witch crumbles
I love to mix the hot cereals with oats. You get the small grains but it still turns out nice n creamy.
Hippity hoppity
May your day be filled with jelly beans, chocolate eggs, and DUCKS!
Happy Birthday to DUCKIE YOUNGER!
Born on Easter in 1991….
Today is Duckie’s 19th birthday!
MOM: “Hard to believe. He doesn’t act that old.”
LARBS: “He may not act that old, but he sure looks that old!”
Ha! Duckie loves oats too… and Lillian!
Adios!
Lauren @ A Fit Foodie says
Happy Birthday to Duckie! And Happy Easter to you! Love the Buddha bowl!!!
Freya @ Brit Chick Runs says
:O Oh MY, I want that bowl! That would make my eating life 10 x easier, I always pick up my bowls 😛
Happy Easter/Happy Birthday -2 reasons to celebrate, wahey!
lisa says
oooh i love seeing your outdoor shots again! yay for spring! i just love that beautiful mosaic table…so gorgeous.
and i LOVE that cuddle-mug.
happy easter kath!
Hannah says
I don’t know which is more gorgeous – the bowl or your duck, particularly with all the signs of love on his fur! But that bowl is brilliant – I love eating on the couch, snuggled up, and have spilled more times than I mean to. Darn Australian far awayness!
Danielle (Coffee Run) says
I love the idea of a bowl with a thumb hole! I always hold mine in my hand.
Happy Easter!! (& birthday to Duckie 😉 )
jen trinque says
You and your stuffed animals really crack me up. And it’s beautiful here in western North Carolina, too! I just came back from a glorious spring time walk!
Samantha says
What a cool bowl!! Love the blue color too!
Heather @ Side of Sneakers says
LOVE the bowl!! haha what a cutie duck 😉
Barbara says
Happy Easter Kath~
I WANT that blue bowl, does it come in green too? Love it!!!!!
Sounds like you had a great trip to NYC as well.
B
Kath says
Yes green too! Coming soon!
Morgan @ Life After Bagels says
That is the perfect colour bowl for easter breakfast
Sammi says
happy easter!! and happy birthday to duckie!! you made duckie real 🙂 have you read the velveteen rabbit?
Kath says
Yup!!
Megan (The Runner's Kitchen) says
I love fat witch bakery! A client sent my office a whole basketful at Christmas time. I was eating those brownies for weeks 🙂
Steph (@ mediterraneanmiss) says
Happy Easter Kath! What a pretty morning you had <3
I LOVE that buddha bowl!! It's such a great idea. I'll pick one up for sure. It'd be so fun to be able to carry a bowl of oats to the perfect snuggle-spot.
Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says
haha you WOULD snuggle with your oatmeal. Duckie looks old but very LOVED! Happy Easter, Kath.
Karla says
That is an awesome bowl!!
Duckie is a cutie too!
Mom says
Happy Birthday to Ducky and Happy Easter Everyone! Thanks for all your good thoughts for Kath, Matt, and our family, including Ducky and Lillian.
Barbara
Ariffa says
that. bowl. is. AWESOME!! happy easter!
Amanda says
Happy Easter to you, and Happy Birthday to Duckie! Hey Duckie, we’re the same age! I think I’ve fared a little better, though. I have a stuffed dog that I’ve had since I was four, and he’s so rough around the edges now my step-dad calls him a sheep.
Lisa says
Buddha bowl = WANT.
My family has a much-loved Easter stuffed animal, too – a gigantic, obscenely yellow bunny. It’s a little worse for wear, but like Sammi said, he’s real!
Kacie@Nonexistent Colors says
I love the buddah bowl!! What a great idea!! Happy Easter!
Jenny says
Happy birthday, Duckie!
Ashley says
That bowl WILL be miiiiiine 😉 It seriously looked like there was a cookie sitting on top of your coffee! haha Enjoy your Sunday!!
caronae says
Happy happy Easter! I actually have a big stuffed duck too; his name is Herbert! I bet he and Duckie Younger would be good friends. Herbert is only 4 though.
Kath says
Duckie’s middle name is Gerbert!
Stacey@http://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/ says
That’s funny, I thought ducky was your brother at first, hehehe. I love that bowl and I’m going to have to order one. Great simple idea with the thumb whole and great color.
How cute, your mom posted. 🙂
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
i love the buddha bowls! my landlady actually sells them in her online store for years and i’ve been wanting one…
Michelle says
haha Ducky! That’s so cute!
I NEED one of those Buddha bowls! I’m a big oatmeal cuddler too 🙂
Cole says
I love that bowl! So adorable.
Sarah @ THE FOODIE DIARIES says
Looooove fat witch! Glad you got in on some NYC goodies! NEEEED THAT BOWL! Can’t wait it to hit your shop!! Happy Easter, Kath!!
Diana says
awww cute duckie ahah
happy easter Kath!
Hadley says
Love the bowl! Can’t wait to try one — perfect for hot porridge.
Lisa says
That’s a really cool bowl! Where did you find it?
Kath says
I have my Open Sky team scouting out bowls for me!
Katherine says
Where can I get that mug? I love mugs… see post devoted to them like a month ago.
Anyways, is it okay if I link to this in my post ? Thanks!
Katherine
Kath says
Open Sky here: http://katheats.theopenskyproject.com/sagaform-mugs-2-pack.html
Run Sarah says
That buddha bowl looks like a lot of fun. Have a great Easter Kath!
Marina says
Happy Easter to you and the Duckie 🙂
That bowl is pretty awesome
Anne @ Food Loving Polar Bear says
I love the bowl even though I’m not a breakfast oat person 😀 I could eat something else out of it! but I guess you don’t ship overseas?
Kath says
Not yet 🙁
Midgetkeeper says
Love love love that bowl! The duckie is so cute.
Priyanka says
Happy Easter! Love the buddha bowl! Just curious and may be you have mentioned this before, are you the older of the two siblings or younger 🙂 ?
Kath says
I am 3 years older to the week!
Food Makes Fun Fuel says
Happy Easter and Happy Birthday to Duckie! I came home from the hospital on Easter ’91!
Autumn Tao says
Wondering if the mug can be held by the right hand? I’m a lefty who scoops with her left hand…
Kath says
YES!!! I am a lefty myself and that’s funny because I took the photo as if I was a righty!!
Kim says
Happy Easter Kath and family!
Love the bowl, my FAVORITE COLOR! LOVE Duckie! I think she and my Mister Bear would get along well.
Have a great day!
Kim
Boulder, CO
Jenn (www.j3nn.net) says
That bowl is awesome!
Happy Easter!
Jenn
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
Happy Easter Kath! LOVE the bowl!
Erin (Travel, Eat, Repeat) says
Spring and Easter go hand-in-hand, a season a renewal and new life. Loving that bowl — shape, color, everything!
Susan says
Happy Easter! Lurv the bowl, can’t wait to get it!
And happy birthday to Duckie Younger, who I’m happy to see loves a good magazine read just like his sister Kath! 🙂
Sara @ myfancytuna.blogspot.com says
Hi Kath! First, I LOOOOVE your blog! So many great recipes and I love reading about your running accomplishments! You (and some other foodie/runner bloggers) have inspired me to actually set goals for myself with running…I’m going to work on increasing my endurance instead of just rushing through my workouts to get done in thirty minutes! Perfect timing since it’s almost summer and no school to worry about!
I have a question though – how effective are ellipticals? I don’t ever feel like I’m getting a workout when I’m on the elliptical compared to when I’m on the treadmill or just running outside….any input?
Thanks! -Sara
Kath says
Thanks Sara!!
I’m not sure what you mean by “effective.” When I elliptical, my heart rate is usually in the 150s – which means I’m burning calories and breathing moderately. I could still carry on a conversation though. I use the ET as cross training from harder workouts scattered throughout my week.
Hope that helps!
Larbs says
Happy Birthday to Duckie! I do have to comment though that Kath is actually Duckie’s aunt (known as Yaf) and I am Duckie’s real mother…
Kath says
LOL!! Yes, sorry for the miscommunication!
Janna says
Happy Easter to you and your fam. And happy birthday to ducky.
Looks like a gorgeous day in the Carolinas.
Also, I had the funniest conversation with my dad the other day. My mom and him go to North Carolina a couple times a year and he was telling me about all the places they go while they are there. And then he said “We always go to this one grocery store… I forget what it’s called” and I said “Is it Harris Teeter?” And he goes “YES! How did you know that??” Haha. It’s cause I read KERF!
Kath says
Ha!! I love it when you guys report back stories like that!
kate says
kath
i have the vanilla chai VEGA whole food health optimizer….it says that you can take 2 full scoops (68 g) and add water and have a balanced smoothie.
I was going to have the FULL 2 scoops + 1 cup almond milk + water + 1 cup frozen berries. Its a lot of fibre I know…but…think that is TOO much for one siting alone?
I have had the full (30 g) whole food infusion one before and tolerated it fine.
never had this flavor of chai and wondering if u think that is far too much for a breakfast. Thanks..I will check back tonight to see if you leave me a response.
Kate
Kath says
Kate,
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with having two scoops, but since one serving = 1 scoop, I would make my smoothies with just one.
Cassie @ A Very Busy Mind says
I love Bob’s 10 Grain Cereal, and I love oats…but I’ve never thought of mixing them. Hmmm may just have to try that.
lauri Watson says
Oooooohhh! I want one of those pretty bowls!!!
BeccaR says
love the new bowl! can’t wait till its on open sky!
kate says
Thanks. But the Whole Health Optimizer says ” serving = 2 level scoops = 68 g = 240 cals” for a complete meal blended with berries and milk.
Kath says
Oh, then I’d say it’s totally fine!!
Mastering Public Health says
I, too, like to hold my oatmeal! That bowl looks perfect.
Gillian G. says
OMG I adore that bowl!!! And Duckie. I have many a stuffed animal friend that is, ahem, showing its age 😉