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My Favorite Oatmeal

Are you a fan of oatmeal?

I’ll be honest and say I’m not a huge one, though sometimes it really hits the spot on a cold morning. But I’m not really into the texture.

That is until I met Irish Oatmeal (also known as Steel Cut oats).

Irish Oatmeal, in a nutshell, consists of oats that have been cut [...]

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

The perfect Valentine’s Day treat.

Easy, fun, and OH so yummy.

No really, I mean easy!

I first found this recipe on Allrecipes.com, love it.

You need just 3 basic ingredients, but can add more to get fancy:

You need:

Strawberries with leaves.
Good chocolate, I like bittersweet
Shortening, 2 Tbsps per bag of chocolate chips (this helps the chocolate set, you won’t taste [...]