Jilli, I work with someone who is a fan of yours. She's also the proprietor of this place [link] . She was making some of these yesterday.

You people who eat oatmeal, do you do something to add protein? All-carb breakfasts leave me hungry again an hour later.

This is why I make my own muesli. Plus, then you don't have to cook it.

A more complicated recipe from Jamie Oliver:

Composed Muesli (to store):
8 large handfuls oats
1 handful raw pumpkin or sunflower seeds
1 handful chopped walnuts
1 handful slivered or chopped almonds (or cashews)
1 handful chopped dried dates
1 handful chopped dried apricots (or other)

Preparation (the night before):
Add the amount of cereal you want for the next couple of days to a bowl or Tupperware container, cover fully with milk, and stir. If you like, grate in half an unpeeled Granny Smith (or other) apple, and stir immediately to stop the apple from discoloring. Cover and place in the refrigerator. By the next morning, the oatmeal should have a silky texture and be slightly sweet from the dates. Serve plain, or with a mashed up banana, honey, and/or yogurt.

An easier recipe from Mark Bittman:

Muesli:
5 cups oats
3 cups nuts and/or seeds
1 cup unsweetened coconut
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups dried fruit
salt

Both these recipes can take a lot of tinkering, put in whatever takes your fancy. Dates add sweetness, so if I use these I usually don't add sugar. Whole foods sells chopped dates rolled in flour, which is convenient.

I add almonds and dried cranberries to my oatmeal.

Man goes on rampage, destroying beef in grocery store, to save little girls from eating the meat and getting fat. [link]

aurelia, her work looks gorgeous!

I used to get those packets of mixed nuts and dried fruit and add that to oatmeal. Or a handful of Fiber One cereal for crunch.

HA. Someone made a three-course meal, including cocktails, from Sandra Lee's recipes.

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And then, as I poured apple pie filling from a can into the center of the dish (really), the can actually attacked me, slicing open my middle finger, presumably enraged by its forced participation in a crime against contemporary African-American culture, good taste, and nature. Sandra Lee suggested I garnish with acorns. My mother suggested that acorns are not edible.

aurelia, her work looks gorgeous!

I thought you might like her stuff. She always has some project in the green room or backstage.

OK, how sad is it that, of all the movies I've been watching this weekend, the one that made me think, "I really should get back into being involved in theatre stuff" was High School Musical?

I can't get rid of these cookies! We were supposed to get together after the farmers' market, but we dawdled and everyone had to rush off to various other things. Then, after I got back from the pool, I sent an email out, but everyone replied they were out for the evening. At least Ben next door took some for him & his daughter. I swear, I am going door to door tomorrow night. Of course, at that point, everyone will be post-Easter sugared up....

TJs in the morning, long walk and maybe IKEA or the huge nursery I heard about. And nails.