Yes, I know, I’m surrounded by delicious food here in Italy. Things like truly good pasta, the best pecorino, real parmigiano, tons of fresh produce (I just had some fresh, home-grown cauliflower), and delicious meat (yes, even that tastes different here). But, every once in a while, I get nostalgic for things that I can’t get here. Sometimes I can remedy the situation – as in Friday’s Apple Butter recipe – and sometimes I can’t because I just can’t find the ingredients.
The other day I was shopping at Lidl which often runs specials on food from different countries. They were having a special on British food and look what I found
Oatmeal!
Now, I know some have found oatmeal in other parts of Italy, but I have yet to find it here. And, yes, this is instant oatmeal. True, the other kind is better for you, but beggars can’t be choosers. Besides, I grew up on instant oatmeal. Quaker oats – my favorite flavors were apples and cinnamon (what a surprise) and maple and brown sugar.
So, I’m rationing my oatmeal and every once in a while I treat myself for breakfast. (And if I mix a teaspoon of apple butter in I’ve got oatmeal with apples and cinnamon) Yummm!
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I am chuckling here. Did you look among the health foods for plain aveno? Anyway, can you make Apple Crisp with it?
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No, I don’t think it would work for Apple Crisp. I’m going to have to start looking for a health food store to see if they have aveno. I looked everywhere in my grocery store – even the health food section – and the only thing they have is muesli. Maybe I could use that for apple crisp.
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