breakfast – The Bearded Hiker

Looking to switch up your oatmeal game? Cheesy Oatmeal in the Instant Pot will make you a believer in breakfast again! 14 minutes to start your day right!

Cheesy Savory Oatmeal – Instant Pot

For some of you, this cheesy savory oatmeal may be hard to wrap your head around. Or maybe it just sounds weird. I’ve been there and I’ve heard it all before… Oatmeal is supposed to be sweet. It’s supposed to be topped with berries and fresh whipped cream, or smothered in peanut butter with walnuts and maple syrup on top, or come in little bitty packets loaded with sugar and who knows what. I know, I’ve been there. Actually, that’s not entirely true. Before savory oatmeal came into my life I hated oatmeal. But now I love it. It makes…

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Homemade Canadian Bacon

I tried my hand at making homemade Canadian bacon! Yes! It came out brilliantly! It’s the perfect recipe if you want to get into curing and don’t want a huge time commitment or if you just want the best damned Canadian bacon on the planet! Bold statement, but true. At least I think so. When I told my wife I wanted to make some homemade Canadian bacon, I saw her soul die a little bit. She hates Canadian bacon. But I finally convinced her to give up a little bit of room in the fridge for a few days to…

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Shakshuka

My go-to breakfast? Eggs almost always. Usually, it’s a very, very simple heuvos rancheros with the Mission super thin corn tortillas. Eggs just last me all day…Well, until noon at least. Even though the cholesterol police – wife – wants to stuff oatmeal in my face, she is satisfied as long as I eat eggs and beans. Huevos rancheros is quick and mindless. Shakshuka is what we have when we have a little more time on our hands. Not that it takes that long, but it does require a tiny bit of prep and simmering time. Not much though, don’t be…

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Risoatmeal - Risotto meets oatmeal and risoatmeal is their love child! Cheesy, delicious savory oats! Pressure cooker and stovetop instructions.

Risoatmeal – Savory Oatmeal, Pressure Cooker + Stovetop

Risoatmeal? Yep. After putting my bacon sriracha oatmeal out there, it got me and the wife thinking about more savory oatmeal recipes. But it’s not that easy because, let’s face it, savory oatmeal is a little hard to get your head around. Having dinner one night, out of the blue, she said, “You know that pressure cooker risotto I make with the peas and parmesan? I think we should try an oatmeal like that.” Check. So I was just throwing some words out there to call it, I can’t even remember what I was saying, but I kept on getting…

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Bacon Sriracha Oatmeal Topped with a Fried Egg

Until I did a search just this morning I had no clue about other recipes for bacon oatmeal. I got schooled because people are putting maple syrup on or using maple bacon in the oatmeal. Truthfully, I didn’t read any of the recipes I saw in depth, so I don’t know what they’re about, but this recipe here does not have maple anything. Although that would be good! This is just savory oatmeal. No sweetness at all and it came about because of the cholesterol thingie. Remember I told you about my slightly elevated cholesterol, which my wife is constantly…

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No fail sky high buttermilk biscuits! AKA Biscuits for dummies.

No Fail Buttermilk Biscuits

So…you’ve been searching for a no fail biscuit? You’ve tried and tried but you just can’t … and by golly, you’re southern! You may think that golden, tender biscuits may never be in your cards and you’ll have to buy frozen/whomp biscuits forever. I know you do, cause I did too (and I’m Southern!). aBefore I tried this recipe it was like trying to find a unicorn standing near a pot of gold that was meant only for me. I will not bore you with all of my trials and tribulations with biscuits. Let’s just say, hundreds of biscuits have…

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