New (to me) Food

A very discerning reader noticed that we said all kinds of things about NYC but left out food.  That's distressing, people.  Our tasty food consisted of pizza, pizza, pizza and pizza. We hit an Irish Pub (another of our traditions) and had some yummy Shepherd's Pie, and at another place we had the best hummus and flat bread that I've ever tasted.  Of course I have no pictures of this because I can't control myself around food and it's usually gone before I remember that I should have documented the experience.

However - I will say that I made an interesting discovery.  Not a discovery as much as a new inclusion to my breakfast choices.

There was an elegant, small French bistro close to our hotel and we ate breakfast there.  I chose "Muesli" thinking it was some sort of oatmeal, but it ended up being like trail mix on steroids, topped with milk.  G was not surprised by this.  Apparently he used to eat this in college and we would make fun of him and ask what trough he got it out of, where the other farm animals were, etc.  I can neither confirm nor deny his claims because that was when I used to eat Grapenuts and those same culprits would call it gravel.  I'm just sayin.

This muesli was so good that I ate it every day we were there.  It had oat clusters, all sorts of fresh and dried fruit, sliced almonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and apparently some sort of addictive chemical because I came back home craving it.   Of course they served it with milk so creamy that I wanted to bathe in it.

I looked all over for it in the grocery store and couldn't find anything.  I'm not one of those industrious people who shops all over town to find the best bargain, or the specific thing I happen to be looking for.  Instead, I grabbed several ingredients from all around the store and made my own version of it.

An important note:  This is missing fresh fruit.  I highly recommend adding blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries.  I also recommend using whole milk (I use one percent and I pine over the creaminess I tasted before).

Another note:  It would be cheaper to track down a pre-made version of this, but extra time is not something I have.  I rationalize that the cost of buying all these ingredients is OK because I change up what I eat for breakfast and therefore these ingredients will last me like 6 months.

This is filling and healthy (full of good fats), and will give you about 3 servings of fruit and grains in one sitting.  :)

I'm happy with my new dish.