Grab and Go Breakfast: Cottage Cheese Parfait

So, you could totally make this with plain greek yogurt instead, cottage cheese is just usually cheaper. It's delicious with regular yogurt (plain or flavored), but that's not going to have as much protein.

So, here's the deal. Get containers to take to work/school. Get cottage cheese, bag of nuts (baking aisle seems to be cheapest usually for the good stuff), and bag of frozen fruit (I haven't found one that isn't delicious yet-- berries, tropical blend, weird blend with peaches and grapes). Put cottage cheese in the containers, add some nuts and fruit. Then shove the nuts and fruit in the freezer to keep 'em good. Done. Delicious.

Hmmm I should try adding some spices... cardamom or cinnamon or something.

Apple Cherry Baked Oatmeal: It's a thing

Eh. I'll probably make this again, but I'm not thrilled about it.

 I've tried budget bytes morning glory baked oatmeal and that was pretty addictive after a couple of days when I'd gotten used to the baked oatmeal and the flavors had intensified, but it was such a pain to make. I made this earlier this week for a potluck brunch and it was okay, so I tried it again today (all the ingredients were still there) and cooked it for less time and added a tablespoon of brown sugar. It's still just okay, but it's super easy to make and sounds great, so tomorrow I'm going to hope the flavors have gotten stronger and add some almonds on top. Live in hope!

It does get stronger and more delicious the next day. If I made it again, I would consider adding more spices or something-- maybe cardamom? Mix it up a little and give it a little more flavor without adding more sugar.

http://www.budgetbytes.com/2015/05/apple-cherry-baked-oatmeal/