We woke up to lightening this morning! Sadly our beautiful day left during the night.
A rainy breakfast cheered me up – Cottage Cheese Scottish Oats
I have to say, I’m getting a little tired of the Scottish oats. They’re a little too much like a porridge and not enough chew or volume. Even though a serving is 1/4 a cup, they do not plump up as much as 1/3 cup rolled oats do (which is less than a 1/2 cup serving!) But we are out of rolled oats so it’s Scottish until I get to the grocery store! I also prefer Quaker’s rolled oats because they are a bit doughier than the bulk bin kind, so that means a longer wait to get to a Quaker store.
The Mix
- 1/4 cup Scottish oats
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- Half banana
- Pinch salt
- Splash vanilla
- 1/4 cup cottage cheese [Whole Foods, low-fat, organic], stirred in at end
- Lynda’s granola
- Maranatha AB
- Danielle’s Toasted Coconut Chips that are almost gone!
Peppermint tea (decaf) plus a few swigs of coffee to test out one bakery contender!
We’ve got two meetings this morning and dinner company tonight. Gonna be busy!
Brittany (A Healthy Slice of Life) says
Do you prefer decaf tea? Just curious! I drink decaf now because I’m pregnant, but miss a good kick of caffeine every now and then! 🙂
KathEats says
No, but I’m trying to get off of caffeine. I’ve been drinking lots of coffee everyday since last summer and am horribly addicted
Tracy says
Are you getting tired of answering that question? lol Seems like you get it at least once a day!
KathEats says
A little 🙂
Jenny @ Fitness Health and Food says
mmm the scottish oats looks so creamy and delish!
good luck with your busy day! 🙂
Holly @ The Runny Egg says
The oats look really creamy, but I know what you mean about wanting to chew your food instead of just slurping it off of a spoon.
Rebecca says
I love the creaminess and gooiness of cottage cheesy oats!
Do you like Chai tea? Drinking a cup of decaf chai in the morning with a splash of milk has helped wean me from being dependent on coffee. It’s rich and bold so I’ve found it a good substitute 🙂
KathEats says
I love chai but I haven’t found one I like..
Rebecca says
Celestial Seasonings has an amazing Coconut Chai!
Krissy @ Shiawase Life says
I must find this NOW!!!!! Thanks for this post!!!
Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday says
President’s Choice makes a good “Chocolatey Chai”
andrea @ chocolateandoranges says
These might be hard to find out of Colorado but my absolute favorite mix is Bhatki Chai followed by the 3rd Street Chais.
Baking Books says
Coconut?! Oh wow…I’ll never find that here though lol 😉
Do you usually just have 1/4 cup of oats? I guess it bulks up depending on the oats.
Kristina says
that bowl/mug is adorable! Where did you get it??
KathEats says
From a street vendor in Asheville, NC
Cait's Plate says
I was CRAVING oatmeal this morning but ended up running out of time to have it. Now I REALLY wish I had!! I’ve gotta make it tomorrow if it’s the last thing I do!
That bowl is amazing – I was somewhat hoping you’d say you got it from Crate n Barrel or something! Haha
Stacey (The Home-Cooked Vegan) says
Hope you have a productive day! Have fun making all those small decisions for the bakery 😉 I love stuff like that!
It was a tea kind of morning here too! 🙂
Miranda @ Working Mom Works Out says
I like chewier oats myself. I probably wouldn’t love Scottish oats. But you always make them looom yummy!
We got storms last night.
Elizabeth@The Sweet Life says
I kind of like rainy and stormy mornings–very cozy!
Lucy @ The Sweet Touch says
There is so much to learn about oats, lol!
Have you considered writing a cookbook featuring all oat recipes?! You are the pro on the topic after all:)
KathEats says
I would love to someday 🙂
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
Well, these oats never get old for me. 😉 You always have the most creative toppings… love it!
Hope the weather clears up for you today! Have a wonderful Tuesday!
Val @ Balancing Val says
I cant wait to hear which coffee you guys choose!
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
I agree with you on the Scottish oats and not enough volume! I’ve been preferring cereal lately, but Bob’s Red Mill 5 Grain Rolled Cereal with Flax is my go-to hot option – it absorbs so much liquid and gets nice and fluffy. Good luck with the meetings!
Krissy @ Shiawase Life says
The weather definitely did take a 360 – the one good thing though, is I feel more motivated to work when I know it’s kinda yucky out! It’s hard to concentrate when it’s sunny and pretty =)
Liz @ Tip Top Shape says
Love that bowl your oatmeal is in!!
Ash @ Good Taste Healthy Me says
OH I hate being woken up by thunderstorms! Mostly because they wake me up and I’m gripped with fear that a tornado is coming. Ridiculous, I know. I have tornado phobia.
Khushboo says
I actually kinda like Scottish pats! Maybe next time bulking it out with egg whites will help volumise the oats (yes I just made up the word volumise 😉 )
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
I have become quite the oatmeal snob these days. I went to my in-laws house this past weekend and they buy a super cheap store brand of rolled oats. I don’t know what the company does to the oats, but they are easily half quick cooking and half rolled…it’s gross. I do like Kroger and Publix store brand rolled oats too, but again, they are all rolled, not a funky mixture.
Stace says
My family has some great pottery from North Carolina, my Aunt lives there so we always go pottery shopping when we visit. I also went to college in NC, and I am goign back this weekend! So excited. I love my oatmeal to be chewy too.
Hannah says
I love your mosaic table! So pretty!
Danielle @ weightsandmeasures says
Is that a table or a tray in the background? It is very pretty.
KathEats says
Table!
Chelsea says
I put cottage cheese in my oats now because of you! I love how full they make me. I haven’t used scottish oats though! Sounds like a great day! I love having dinner company.
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
We’ve got a rainy day here too. Bleh– april showers, indeed!! 🙁
Jil @ Big City, Lil Kitchen says
It’s grey here, too – but those oats do look good! I’ve been all about the coconut lately – it’s been all over my breakfasts and snacks.
Denise says
I thought you loved scottish oats because of the volume? because I always thought: hey, my scottish oats have so little volume compared to the rolled ones…how does Kath do it?? 😉
KathEats says
Well I did when I was using much more than a serving without realizing it!
Kristi @ KristiAteIt says
I haven’t put cottage cheese in my oats for awhile. Looks good. I always love the different types of bowls/place mats you use. So cheerful!
Ashley @ Feeding Ashley says
For once it’s not gray here. The oats look good, but I like chewy doughy goodness to my oatmeal too.
Ally (Girl V Food) says
I’m going to try and switch to decaf iced coffee once summer hits, but it’s so hard to get off of it! I get so loopy and tired without a cup of regular/decaf in the morning. My yoga teacher’s been trying to get me to quit, and I went coffee-free for the month of January and really liked how I felt. I’ll have to use May as my coffee detoxing time!
Heather @ Get Healthy With Heather says
Toasted coconut chips sounds delicious! I need to start drinking more decaf teas. Even when I drink tea instead of coffee I tend to go for regular not decaf. Way too much caffeine is drank every day. Hope your meetings go well!
Ashley says
I think I just shed a tear about the Scottish Oats. 😉
KathEats says
:*(
Sarah @ Sarah's Cooking says
Hey Kath! I’ve only been reading your blog for just a few months and I love it! I’ve made “doughy” smoothies for the last two mornings and they are superb! Have you ever tried yerba mate tea instead of coffee? It has almost the same amount of caffeine as coffee, but it affects your body much differently. It gives you energy more slowly (no crazy coffee caffeine spike) and it’s not as addictive. I can go a morning without some and still feel good. The taste takes some getting used too, but you can always add honey!
KathEats says
I haven’t loved yerba mate in the past. And I definitely don’t need more caffeine!
Amanda- The Nutritionist Reviews says
Have a great day in your meetings!
Molly says
Try English breakfast tea…they come in decaf and have a great coffee quality to them. I always put a splash of milk in mine and it gives me the coffee experience without the caffeine.
Charise says
I agree with Molly! I love the actually-imported-from-England versions of Twinnings (look in specialty grocery stores) for decaf English breakfast or Earl Grey, with a couple splashes of milk. 🙂
Katie @ Nourishing Flourishing says
Yay, the mosaic table is back 🙂
Anastasia says
Looks like a good breakfast to fuel a busy day! All our beautiful weather turned to rain as well, but I’m enjoying it since I know it’s what brings all those May flowers :]
lynn @ the actor's diet says
yeah i can definitely see getting sick of scottish oats. even though they were an interesting deviation from my normal bowl of rolled, they weren’t good enough to warrant replacing them!
Katy (The Singing Runner) says
I’m not a big cooked oats person, but I know that my mom is. She told me that she doesn’t prefer Scottish oats either.
megan @ blackberries for jam says
I actually love thunderstorms in the morning. They’re so rare here and kind of peaceful. But a long stretch of gloomy days cancels out my enthusiasm!
Tracy says
I know what you mean about the bulk bin oats. Have you ever tried Bob’s Red Mill “Thick Rolled Oats”? Lots of texture and chew there!
KathEats says
I have but they don’t get creamy enough for me!
Haleigh says
I love waking up to a beautiful thunderstorm, but then again, I’m from Oklahoma 😉 I hope you have a good day! xoxo
Namaste Gurl says
You’re really making me want some of those coconut chips! I haven’t tasted them yet, but your pictures really advertise them well:)
Alex says
I love that bowl! It seems like you have a lot of these bowl/ cup combination things.
I am curious: Do you actually have whole sets of mugs and bowls or always just one of each style?. You seem to have so many different ones that you would have a pretty big cabinet to host all the sets…. then again, you have an entire room for your clothes 😉
KathEats says
I have 1 or 2 of everything! Only a full set of my white wedding dishes from Pottery Barn
Alaina says
It’s always rolled oats all the way for me. I love thick, doughy oatmeal. 🙂
Michelle | GOLD-HEARTED GIRL says
That bowl is so pretty. It reminds me of the pottery my mom makes.
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey says
I hold the secret to plumped up scottish oats. Cook them for about half the time at night, stick them in the fridge overnight, and then reheat the rest of the way with a little more liquid. I swear it’s delicious
KathEats says
I won’t cook breakfast twice! too much work 🙂
Justeen @ Blissful Baking says
I like rolled oats the best! 🙂 Although I love the chewiness of steel cut oats, they take wayyy too long to cook, and I’m just too hungry in the mornings to wait that long for breakfast!
Natalia - a side of simple says
I would have just gone with another bowl of that marshmallowy goodness from yesterday 😉 That’s kind of been on my mind for hours…
Katie says
I am in LOVE with the Mosaic table!
I tried the dough boy smoothie today! loved it!!!
Have a great day Kath! xo
Aly says
Hi Kath! I LOVE your table!! The mosaic is lovely. Anyway, I was wondering if you have ever used Scottish oat for overnight oats in a jar. I recently bought some by mistake. I haven’t opened the canister yet and I’m wondering if I should return/exchange them for rolled oats. I ALWAYS make overnight oats so I want them to be good! Thanks!!!
KathEats says
I haven’t ever used them. I worry about them not absorbing enough overnight, but they are pretty quick cooking. Let me know if you try i!
kaila @ healthyhelper blog! says
I just bought some Irish oats…I wonder if they are anything like scottish oats? I like that oats come in all sorts of shapes and sizes! You can try a different kind all the time and still get the whole grain goodness in each bowl!
KathEats says
I don’t think they are the same, although I’m not sure of the diff.
Beth@naturallyyoursbeth says
I love rainy days for the simple fact that they give me an excuse (not that it ever takes much convincing) to eat my fave rainy day food…oatmeal, soup, tea lattes, and hot chocolate.
Jen says
Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad the snowstorms seem to be gone, but getting jolted out of a deep sleep by thunder and lightning sucks! I can never go back to sleep after that!!
Have a great day 🙂
Ellie@fitforthesoul says
Interesting! I love bulk bin for almost everything including oats! but this time I had to get generic store brand oats (like quaker) and I noticed the consistency was indeed doughier and creamier, perhaps? 🙂
KathEats says
Agreed!
Annette @ EnjoyYourHealthyLife says
I love thunderstorms!!! They are so pretty 🙂 But I do love the sun too.
marian says
i LOVE your bowl – bowls with handles are my current obsession 🙂
Emma (Namaste Everyday) says
GORGEOUS photos this morning! Love the clay bowl, love the mosaic table, love the antiquey spoon
Molly says
Lightning allows the excuse of rolling over and going back to bed or drinking the jolt all day!
Brittany @ Pretty Fit, Pretty Healthy, Pretty Happy says
Your oats posts always make me crave a hot bowl of oats. 🙂 They all look so delicious.
Cindy says
Your breakfasts are always so pretty 🙂
J3nn(Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
I’ve never had Scottish oats but I like when food expands when cooked! All about the volume. 🙂
Liv says
I really have to try adding cottage cheese to my oats. It sounds so interesting. Can you taste it when it’s cooked in the oatmeal?
KathEats says
Yup! It’s like a cheese danish
andrea @ chocolateandoranges says
I discovered the other day that my local ‘healthy’ grocery store (natural grocers by vitamin cottage, they’re a regional chain) has two types of bulk rolled oats – regular rolled oats and old fashioned rolled oats. The old fashioned seem to be equivalent to the quaker oats and I can buy them organic for just a few cents more per lb. than I spend on the conventional quaker at Costco. So you might keep an eye out for ‘old fashioned’ rather than just rolled oats in the bulk section as well!